Integrate e-learning into the enterprise, and deliver knowledge to the desktop. But the market is shifting to serve non-IT needs, such as general skills training. There is a lot more need for training than there has been delivery. For corporate decision-makers, it is a bewildering choice. All shapes and sizes of technology providers jostle to grab the biggest piece of the corporate e-learning pie.
Service providers promise companies no-fuss solutions.
IBM recently launched its Mindspan Solutions business unit to offer a number of services, including the Lotus LearningSpace 4.0 e-learning authoring tool. A 20-minute academic workout lets employees slip in a dose of learning between phone calls and meetings. It has launched Coursebuilder for Dreamweaver, an add-on for the popular Web site authoring tool. Along with an expanding roster of partners, CDI will build and host virtual learning portals that retain the look and feel of corporate Internet sites without the need for additional infrastructure. For corporate clients reluctant to invest in yet another development project, this may be an attractive option.