The Bersin & Associates' study was based on responses from 325 eLearning managers and content developers, as well as interviews with representatives from eleven vendors and vendor customers and product reviews. The 130-page study offers a comprehensive look at factors driving adoption of LCMSs, purchasing considerations, the differences between LCMS suites and stand-alone solutions, implementation considerations, and acquisition costs.


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"Eedo's Force Ten is one of the most comprehensive, pure-play LCMS on the market today," said Chris Howard, senior analyst for Bersin & Associates. "Its rich feature set makes it a good fit for organizations seeking an enterprise-wide solution for managing content assets."

"Eedo's Force Ten is one of the most comprehensive, pure-play LCMS on the market today," said Chris Howard, senior analyst for Bersin & Associates. "Its rich feature set makes it a good fit for organizations seeking an enterprise-wide solution for managing content assets."

In evaluating LCMS features, Bersin & Associates reviewed the following features:

• PowerPoint authoring
• simple assessment creation
• authoring templates
• authoring tools
• learning objects
• content management
• domain security
• development and production environments
• meta-data
• multi-language capabilities
• enterprise scalability
• personalized delivery
• interdepartmental security
• dynamic content delivery

"We see the Bersin report as a strong validation of Force Ten's support for sophisticated content management," said John Hudson, CEO of Eedo Knowledgeware. "This study confirms the advantage gained by our keen focus on product enhancements and functionality that meet the needs of organizations looking to manage valuable content assets efficiently."