FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For further information, contact: January 4, 2007
Catherine Upton, Publisher
888-201-2841 x845
cupton@b2bmediaco.com
www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com
Learning Executives Select the Best of Elearning! For 2006
—The Exclusive Readers’ Choice Awards Honor 42 Products in the Learning Industry
Corona, CA, January 4, 2007—Elearning! Magazine, the industry trade magazine produced by B2B Media Company, announced today the recipients of Best of Elearning! 2006 Awards. More than 500 executives cast votes for the Best of Elearning! and named 42 solutions across 25 companies. From Best LMS to Best Simulation Solution, these companies rank as "Best in Class."
"The Best of Elearning! 2006 Awards program is the exclusive readers’ choice awards in the market," reported Catherine Upton, Publisher of Elearning! Magazine. "Approximately 49% of solution buyers report that they rely on peer and word-of-mouth for product information, so it made sense for us to host a formal program sharing what works and why," concluded Upton.
Of the 42 products named, seven repeated honors for the Best of Elearning! in 2006. Learn.com and SkillSoft led in total nominations with honors in five categories, followed by Adobe’s four nominations. The winners and finalists for each category are as follows:
| Category | Company | Product |
| Best LMS/LCMS | ||
| Honorable Mention | SumTotal | TotalLMS |
| Honorable Mention | Plateau | LMS |
| Honorable Mention | Saba | Enterprise 5 |
| Honorable Mention | EEDO | ForceTen LCMS |
| Best Hosted LMS | ||
| Winner | GeoLearning | GeoMaestro |
| Honorable Mention | Learn.com | LearnCenter |
| Honorable Mention | NetDimensions | EKP |
| Best IT Content | ||
| Winner | element K | IT Library |
| Honorable Mention | SkillSoft | IT Skills |
| Honorable Mention | Learn.com | LearnCenter Tech Library |
| Best Leadership Training | ||
| Winner | Ken Blanchard | Situational Leadership Series |
| Honorable Mention | Books 24x7 | ExecSuite |
| Honorable Mention | Richardson | Sales Training Series |
| Honorable Mention | Learn.com | LearnCenter Leadership Series |
| Best Soft Skills Training | ||
| Winner | SkillSoft | Business Skills Library |
| Honorable Mention | AMA | Management Training |
| Honorable Mention | Learn.com | LearnCenter Business Library |
| Honorable Mention | Richardson | Quick Skills |
| Best Compliance Content | ||
| Honorable Mention | Brightline Compliance | Ethics & Compliance Training |
| Honorable Mention | SkillSoft | Legal Compliance |
| Honorable Mention | Redhawk | Ethics Training |
| Best Virtual Classroom | ||
| Winner | WebEx | Training Center |
| Honorable Mention | SkillSoft | Dialogue |
| Honorable Mention | Saba | Centra Symposium |
| Honorable Mention | Microsoft | Live Meeting |
| Best Web Seminar Solution | ||
| Winner | WebEx | Meeting Center |
| Honorable Mention | Citrix | GoTo Meeting |
| Honorable Mention | iLinc | Conferencing |
| Honorable Mention | Communiqué | Conferencing |
| Best Collaboration Solution | ||
| Winner | Adobe | Connect |
| Honorable Mention | Skype | Skype |
| Honorable Mention | WebEx | Training Center |
| Best Presentation Tool | ||
| Winner | Articulate | Presenter Pro |
| Honorable Mention | Adobe | Captivate |
| Honorable Mention | Microsoft | PowerPoint |
| Honorable Mention | Wildform | Wildpresenter Pro |
Best Authoring Tool |
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| Winner-Tie | Articulate | Presenter Pro |
| Winner-Tie | Trivantis | Lectora |
| Honorable Mention | Adobe | Authorware |
| Honorable Mention | Learn.Com | CourseMaker |
| Honorable Mention | Articulate | Rapid E-Learning Studio |
Best Simulation Solution |
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| Winner | Adobe | Captivate |
| Honorable Mention | Adobe | Authorware |
The seven products repeating honors for the Best of Elearning! in 2006 are:
Saba Enterprise 5 LMS
GeoLearning GeoMaestro LMS
SkillSoft Business Skills Library
Adobe Captivate simulation software
Trivantis Lectora authoring software
WebEx Training Center web conferencing solution
Articulate Presenter Pro authoring tool
All the finalists and winners of each product category are featured in the winter edition of Elearning! Magazine published in January 2007. “Readers of the issue can learn what products are leaders in each category, and read the personal testimonials from real-world users,” added Upton.
Readers and learning professionals nominated and voted for products and solutions via Elearning! Magazine’s online ballot. All ballots were cast between September 15 and December 15, 2006. Each ballot was reviewed and validated by the editorial team, and all vendor ballots were voided. Categories with less than a 10% winning margin over the next nominee resulted in an honorable mention award. This occurred in two categories for 2006; Best Enterprise LMS and Best Compliance Content.
“The Best of Elearning! Awards are unlike any hosted in this market,” said Upton. “Every brand and product was reader-nominated and the winners are the leading vote earners from each product category,” she added.
Elearning! Magazine is one product in a family of five media products serving the $50 billion market: Elearning! Magazine, e-zine, Web site and Elearning! E-news and Elearning! Alert. In combination, these brands reach over 750,000 executives, practitioners and professionals all evaluating, deploying or implementing e-learning solutions across their enterprises. Plus, readers, subscribers, advertisers and sponsors are invited to forward content to their peers and constituencies. To learn more about these products, visit: www.elearning.b2bmediaco.com.
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