Produced by the digital-learning content-management business-solution provider eXact learning solutions, the tool placed in the top left quadrant of the 9-Grid Report. The eXact learning LCMS was recently updated to include

• one-click, multiple-formats publishing and integration with Microsoft Office tools - for subject-matter experts and content authors
• business-analysis reports and project-management enhancements; support for TinCan API and learning record store (LRS) reports for managers and administrators
• next-generation mobile apps and social-network features for learners

Valerio Torda, eXact learning solutions’ CEO, commented, "Now part of Italy’s leading management-consulting firm, Lattanzio Group, with an annual turnover of some sixteen million euros, eXact learning solutions already has a couple of decades’ experience in developing state-of-the-art applications for the online-learning-technologies market worldwide. The company is seeing growth in its customer base, particularly from international organizations with easily recognized brand names."

"It’s good to see independent research identify the eXact learning LCMS authoring tool, which is integral to the LCMS, as a potential leader in its field," he added.

Among Europe’s leading independent talent and learning analysts, Elearnity provides independent research, analysis, and advice on learning innovation and technologies, in addition to publishing its 9-Grid Report.

The Report rates learning management systems (LMSs), bespoke eLearning development, and authoring tools. It compares solutions according to five criteria:

• potential - scope and sophistication
• performance - market performance and customer performance
• presence - historic and current presence in the market
• total cost of ownership – the full cost of acquiring, implementing, and operating the solution
• future trajectory – trends of the market related to a vendor’s performance and potential