2010 |
| 8/23/2010 | OutStart Shares Insights on Transforming Customer Relationships in Social CRM Roundtable
On August 25, Jeff Heine, vice president of sales for OutStart, will participate in a roundtable discussion produced by DestinationCRM and CRM Magazine entitled, “Get Ready for Social CRM.” To demonstrate how organizations can transform their customer relationships, Heine will draw upon his experiences helping enterprises apply social business software to improving business performance. |
| 8/16/2010 | OutStart Leads Panel on the Future of Mobile Learning at SALT Washington Interactive Technologies Conference
Jeff Whitney, vice president of marketing for OutStart, will moderate a panel on mobile learning at the Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) Washington Interactive Technologies Conference (August 18-20). Each panelist brings a unique perspective to the topic of mobile learning ensuring a wide ranging and thoughtful discussion that will explore the definition of mobile learning, how organizations are using mobile learning today, and what the future holds for mobile learning technologies and usage. |
| 7/26/2010 | OutStart TrainingEdge.com Named One of “Five Emerging LMSs to Watch” by Brandon Hall Research in CLO Magazine
Boston – July 26, 2010 – In the July 2010 issue of CLO Magazine, the chairman of Brandon Hall Research named OutStart TrainingEdge.com as one of Five Emerging LMSs to Watch. More than just an LMS, OutStart TrainingEdge.com is a complete, integrated learning system that includes a fully-functional LCMS, a comprehensive LMS and a collaborative social software platform. |
| 6/15/2010 | OutStart Teams with Alcatel-Lucent University to Showcase “Mobile Technology use with Evaluation” at eLearning DevCon 2010
OutStart’s Technical Director Mike Gregory joins Alcatel-Lucent’s Dave Batchelder, Sales Training Manager at Alcatel-Lucent University, to discuss “Mobile Technology use with Evaluation” at the eLearning DevCon 2010 conference in Salt Lake City June 14-16. In this presentation attendees will learn about Alcatel-Lucent University's challenge around data collection and analysis of attendee feedback data. |
| 6/11/2010 | OutStart’s Jeff Whitney Featured in Enterprise 2.0 Panel “The Inside-Out Organization: Connecting to Customers and Markets”
On June 15, OutStart’s Vice President of Marketing Jeff Whitney will participate in a panel discussion on “The Inside-Out Organization: Connecting to Customers and Markets” at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. Whitney will draw upon his extensive experience at organizations implementing social business solutions to provide insights and practical guidance to attendees. Enterprise 2.0 2010 is happening June 14-17 at the Westin Boston Waterfront. |
| 5/19/2010 | OutStart’s John Alonso to Discuss Benefits of Mobile Learning to Law Enforcement at the 2010 STARS Workshop
John Alonso, Co-founder and CTO of OutStart, will present “Mobile Learning for a Mobile Workforce” to the attendees of the STARS Workshop in San Antonio on May 25. Public safety professionals, including members from local, state and federal law enforcement, will learn how mobile technology can provide invaluable training and refresher information to officers and other public safety individuals while deployed in the field. |
| 4/21/2010 | OutStart’s John Alonso to Discuss the Benefits of Mobile Learning for a Mobile Workforce at WATS 2010
On April 29, OutStart co-founder & CTO John Alonso will speak in on the topic of mobile learning for a mobile workforce at the World Airline Training Conference & Tradeshow (WATS) in Orlando. In his presentation, entitled “The Flying Classroom – Mobile Learning for the Mobile Workforce: Can We Afford Not to Do It?” Mr. Alonso will focus on the values and virtues that mobile learning. |
| 4/19/2010 | OutStart Sponsors Social Media for Business Executives Roundtable; Social CRM Industry Analyst Allen Bonde Leads Discussion of Executive Experiences, Successes and Challenges Applying Social Media and Web 2.0 Models
On April 21, OutStart is sponsoring an executive roundtable event on Social Media for Business hosted at Hewlett-Packard. Led by social CRM industry analyst Allen Bonde of Evoke CRM Partners, this event brings together an intimate group of customer service, training and marketing leaders for a half-day session to share their experiences, successes and challenges applying social media and Web 2.0 models in their business, and hear about some of the latest trends and best practices. |
| 4/5/2010 | OutStart Introduces Always Learning Webinar Series to Help Organizations Connect Their People to the Know-How, Creativity and Learning They Require to Drive Business Results; Monthly Panels Bring Experts Together to Share Strategies and Lessons Learned
Individuals and organizations interested in connecting people to the know-how, creativity and learning they require to drive meaningful business results are invited to visit the OutStart sponsored Always Learning Webinar Series led by industry analyst Bryan Chapman. Each monthly, 30-minute interactive session brings practitioners from leading companies together to share tips, techniques and lessons learned. Webinar panelists will highlight how they approached specific challenges and leveraged formal learning, social collaboration and/or mobile technologies to meet their needs. The newly launched series will run for the remainder of 2010 and into the early part of 2011. For more information on the Always Learning paradigm read the OutStart blog post What is Always Learning? |
| 2/25/2010 | OutStart Executives Share Expertise at SALT New Learning Technologies Conference; CEO Massood Zarrabian Presenting Keynote Address
At the Society for Applied Learning Technology (SALT) New Learning Technologies Conference (March 3-5) OutStart executives will share their insights, experiences and best practices with academics, and industry, government and military professionals to learn about new developments in learning and training technologies. President and CEO Massood Zarrabian will open the conference on March 3 with the keynote address “Getting Real about Learning.”
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| 1/28/2010 | OutStart Participate 2010 Raises the Bar for Social Business Software, New release offers new workspaces, enhanced social networking and more personalized UI
OutStart announces OutStart Participate 2010, the latest release of its social software for business. The 2010 release provides enterprises with new workspaces, enhanced social networking and additional Web 2.0 and mobile features to enable employees and customers to share and find the information they need, while offering the benefits of SaaS. The result: a better user experience, quicker deployment, broader adoption, and more effective collaboration and continuous learning across the enterprise.
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| 1/7/2010 | OutStart LCMS and Hot Lava Mobile Earn 'Best of ELearning!' Awards
The readers of Elearning! magazine have awarded OutStart Inc. two Best of Elearning! awards for OutStart LCMS and Hot Lava Mobile, respectively. After receiving more than 1,700 online ballots from readers who nominated an array of products as the best, Elearning! magazine’s staff tallied the results and OutStart won for its work during the past year in the following categories: “Best Enterprise LCMS” and “Best Mobile Learning.”
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2009 |
| 12/10/2009 | To Support Its Aircraft Contracts, BAE Systems Overhauls Training With OutStart Learning Content Management Software
BAE Systems is taking a new, holistic approach to the way it develops training for its Military Air Solutions’ customers around the world. Spurring this new method of doing business is a concept that the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and its defence contractors call “through-life capability management.” Essentially, through-life capability management ensures that the capabilities needed to accomplish missions are sustained consistently and logically, from cradle to grave. |
| 11/12/2009 | OutStart Participate Well Positioned to Ride Social Business Wave, Participate Customer DIRECTV Riffs on Social Media in Upcoming Webinar
OutStart, a leader in social business software and learning systems, is seeing unprecedented demand for its OutStart Participate social business solution. Participate applies the full potential of Web 2.0 models like communities, collaboration, and user-generated content in a secure, managed environment that makes social media work for the enterprise. Learn more about Participate during an upcoming CRM Magazine Web Event, on November 18, 2009. Register for this session at: http://www.destinationcrm.com/Webinars/Details.aspx?EventID=203&src=out4
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| 10/7/2009 | Hot Lava Mobile to Boost Quality of Education for 150,000 African Students
Pilot project launched to turn the mobile devices carried by 150,000 Ghanaian and Nigerian students into a platform for publishing, delivering and tracking multimedia learning content. |
| 8/20/2009 | OutStart Expands Across Australia, Asia and Pacific
OutStart, a maker of social business software and learning systems, has expanded its global footprint by opening an Asia-Pacific headquarters in Sydney, Australia. |
| 7/28/2009 | OutStart Sees Software Sales Surge in German-speaking Countries; Company Signs 100th Customer
Berlin-headquartered OutStart GmbH, a subsidiary of OutStart Inc., has signed its 100th customer within the German-speaking region of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Companies from Audi to Fresenius to Lufthansa now use one or more of OutStart GmbH’s solutions to connect their people to the know-how, creativity and learning they require to be efficient, effective and agile. |
| 7/8/2009 | Market Leader OutStart Unveils ‘Next-Gen’ Single-Source Learning Content Management System
OutStart Inc. announced the immediate availability of OutStart LCMS 2009. The new OutStart software delivers next-generation learning content management system (LCMS) functionality to develop, manage, maintain and deliver modular learning, which replaces the one-size-fits-all courses that have been a staple of the training industry for decades. |
| 6/9/2009 | WEBACAD Manages European Content Production Project with OutStart’s LCMS Software, OutStart Meets Complex Requirements for Development of Certified European E-Learning Manager Program
WEBACAD, an e-learning content development company, has chosen the OutStart learning content management system (LCMS) to develop, manage, maintain, and deliver e-learning content for an online training initiative known in Europe as the Certified European E-Learning Manager (CELM) program |
| 6/8/2009 | OutStart Merges with Mobile Leader Hot Lava Software
OutStart will make use of Hot Lava’s patent-pending technology to develop, deliver and track mobile content for everything from product training to assessments, surveys, job aids, and checklists. OutStart plans to incorporate Hot Lava Mobile capabilities in its learning and social solutions as well as offer Hot Lava Mobile as a stand-alone solution.
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| 4/14/2009 | OutStart Appoints Vice President of European Sales
OutStart Inc. has promoted Matthias Schulz to vice president of European Sales, a newly created position. In addition to leading European Sales, Mr. Schulz will continue as the managing director, or Geschäftsführer, of Berlin-based OutStart GmbH. |
| 2/18/2009 | New Learning Technology Conference Taps OutStart’s Alonso to Speak on Selecting LCMS Technology
OutStart Founder and CTO John Alonso will present “Selecting the Right LCMS for Your Business” to training professionals at the New Learning Technology Conference. Mr. Alonso’s presentation will highlight how to choose the right class of learning content management system (LCMS) to meet an employer’s learning and business strategies.
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| 1/28/2009 | American Management Association Receives Two “Best of Elearning!” Awards; OutStart LCMS Plays Key Role
Elearning! Magazine’s awards program recognized AMA for excellence in the Best Leadership Training category for its Advanced Executive Leadership course and in the Best Soft Skills Content category for its Blended Learning: Business Skills course. AMA developed the content for these courses by using the OutStart LCMS – ForceTen Module |
| 1/22/2009 | OutStart to Showcase Wireless Mobile Capabilities at Learning Technologies Conference - OutStart and Customer Royal Navy Also to Present
OutStart will highlight how learners can use OutStart’s solution set to develop, manage, maintain, deliver and access an array of formal and informal learning from popular wireless mobile devices. Additionally, presentations covering innovative strategies and best practices for developing, managing, maintaining and delivering learning and knowledge will be made.
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2008 |
| 12/16/2008 | OutStart Announces 2009 Global User Conference
OutStart will host its 2009 global user conference in Miami, Florida, April 29 - 30. OutStart has designed its conference for senior-level executives as well as day-to-day users of OutStart’s software. The agenda includes case studies highlighting the way executives at leading companies met their business challenges using OutStart’s learning and social software; networking and brainstorming opportunities; in-depth product sessions punctuated with best practices; and, a not-to-be-missed OutStart Customer Appreciation Night.
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| 12/11/2008 | CAE selects OutStart’s LCMS to Support Worldwide Training Operations for Canadian Air Force
OutStart to implement its OutStart LCMS (learning content management system) software as part of a global project to help Canada’s Air Force transform its training operations. |
| 8/28/2008 | OutStart Listed in 2008 Corporate Learning Systems Magic Quadrant
OutStart has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “visionaries” quadrant of this year’s “Corporate Learning Systems Magic Quadrant .” The Corporate Learning Systems Magic Quadrant, previously named the “Magic Quadrant for E-Learning Suites,” provides a synopsis of and advice about software firms that deliver, analyze and manage training via the web. |
| 8/7/2008 | Outstart SellingEdge.com Now Certified for the Force.com AppExchange from Salesforce.com
To meet the sales knowledge-gap challenge, sales pros can now look to the integration of SellingEdge.com and Salesforce CRM for answers. To use SellingEdge.com, salesforce.com customers easily access the SellingEdge.com portal within Salesforce CRM, ask questions of the system and SellingEdge.com provides relevant knowledge just as an expert would. |
| 7/22/2008 | OutStart and Eedo Knowledgeware Merge
OutStart Inc. and Eedo Knowledgeware Corp. have combined their operations, making the new company the largest provider of software for creating and sharing organizational knowledge through learning and social collaboration. |
| 6/17/2008 | Global eLearning Standards Group Taps OutStart's John Alonso to Speak About Linking Learning to Virtual Worlds Technology
OutStart Founder and Chief Technology Officer John Alonso will speak to an international audience of training professionals about integrating virtual world simulations and learning content on June 19, 2008, in Hamburg, Germany. Alonso goes to Hamburg at the invitation of the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC), a worldwide association of technology-based training pros who promote elearning standards across multiple industries. |
| 5/1/2008 | OutStart's Q1 Results Mark Eighth Consecutive Quarter of Profit
OutStart closed its first quarter on March 31 by posting another three months of healthy profitability and positive cash flow. The recent quarter marks the eighth consecutive time the company has recorded such results. |
| 4/9/2008 | LINGOs Selects OutStart Employee as Volunteer of the Year
LINGOs, which assists non-governmental organizations around the globe with learning and training names OutStart employee as volunteer of the year |
| 4/3/2008 | With OutStart, Cummins Powers the Exchange of Two Kinds of Knowledge
Cummins Power Generation, the Minneapolis maker of electrical generators, decided people need to exchange two kinds of knowledge – structured and informal – to work with its products. So the company has purchased OutStart TrainingEdge.com software to deliver on-demand training and spark collaboration, in one place. The goal is to upgrade the way the Minneapolis company, a division of Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), teaches its global network of employees, distributors and customers about its products. |
| 3/21/2008 | Bersin & Associates, Federal Government Distributed Learning Association and OutStart Team Up to Put Learning on Tap with Webcast and Seminar
During this archived webinar, Chris Howard of Bersin & Associates shows training professionals the trends, tools and teamwork needed to shift from simply creating courses to giving employees strategic and laser-focused learning at a moment’s notice. |
| 1/29/2008 | OutStart to Present and Exhibit at the Learning Technologies Conference
Company executive to highlight ways to maximise learning combining formal and informal training technologies |
| 1/29/2008 | OutStart Reports Results for 2007
OutStart announced results for 2007. The company was profitable for the second consecutive year, achieved more than $2 million in EBIDTA, and reported healthy positive cash flow in its fiscal year that ended Dec. 31, 2007. |
| 1/9/2008 | Bersin & Associates Names the National Science Teacher's Association a 2007 Learning Leader for its Innovation with OutStart Evolution LCMS
The NSTA won the award for its development of online learning experiences focused on science content that reaches more than 25,000 teachers today and is expected to grow to more than 1 million. With OutStart Evolution LCMS, NSTA was able to create reusable and repurposable interactive content with built-in metrics for evaluation of use and formative learner feedback. |
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