Learn.com
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software, E-learning |
| Founded | January 1999 |
| Founder | Jim Riley, Patrick Toomey |
| Defunct | October 2010 |
| Fate | Acquired by Taleo Corporation |
| Headquarters | Sunrise , United States |
| Products | LearnCenter LMS, LearnCenter X, WebRoom, Learn.com Personal Edition (LPE) |
Learn.com Inc. was a software enterprise headquartered in Sunrise, Florida, focusing on on-demand learning management, talent management solutions, and e-learning course offerings.
History
Established in January 1999 by Jim Riley alongside Patrick Toomey, Learn.com introduced a platform known as LearnCenters that allowed users to design and distribute e-learning courses and websites. By September 2000, together with co-founder JW Ray, the company launched the initial commercial release of its LearnCenter LMS.
In June 2001, the client ECOT marked a milestone as the first electronic charter school in the United States to graduate students.
Growth for Learn.com included strategic acquisitions such as Learn2 Corporation in September 2002 and Mentor Communications, Inc. in June 2004.
December 2005 saw the debut of LearnCenter X, recognized as the first integrated Talent management suite within the Human Capital Management (HCM) sector. The company further expanded its offerings with the introduction of WebRoom, a web conferencing tool, in September 2007, followed by the Learn.com Personal Edition (LPE) aimed at course development and skill enhancement in June 2009.
In October 2010, Learn.com was purchased by Taleo Corporation (NASDAQ: TLEO), a prominent provider of on-demand Talent Management solutions. Taleo itself was acquired by Oracle Corporation in April 2012, with Learn.com's technology serving as a foundation for Oracle Learn Cloud.
Awards
Throughout its operation, Learn.com received multiple accolades including Best Talent Management System and Best Learning Management System from Elearning! Magazine in 2009. Additionally, it secured Best Enterprise LMS awards from Training Magazine consecutively for four years up to 2006.
The LearnCenter platform earned recognition as Best LMS by Elearning! Magazine readers in both 2007 and 2008, who also acknowledged its IT and Soft Skills content collections.