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26. Wildform Flair (Wildform, Inc.) Creates Flash
presentations and converts PowerPoint to Flash.
27. Wimba Create (Wimba) An MS Word conversion tool
which allows you to add interactive components. Wimba and Elluminate are now
both owned by Blackboard.
28. Wondershare PPT Flash Professional (Wondershare Software Co., Ltd.)
A PowerPoint to Flash converter

A list of PowerPoint to Flash conversion tools is available at

This site was last updated in 2006 so is probably out of date.

There is an excellent article by Mark Simon at
/>=email&utm_source=lsm-news which compares Articulate, Adobe Presenter, Lectora
Snap!, and iSpring Presenter.
Test and Assessment Tools
Many authoring tools include the ability to incorporate quizzes, tests and surveys. These
are separate tools for this purpose.

1. Articulate Quizmaker (Articulate)
2. ASKnLearn EduOne (ASKnLearn.com) Singapore
based test and assessment tool.
3. Atrixware QuizMaker Suite (Atrixware, LLC)
A test and assessment tool.
4. Comartis e-Testing and e-Survey (Comartis Ltd.) .
Based in Switzerland.
5. Epistema Easyquizz Pro (Epistema, France) . They

also offer Epistema Assessment Server for managing assessments.
6. ExamSoft (ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc.) Software for
exam design, delivery, scoring and administration.
7. Half-Baked Software Hot Potatoes (Half-Baked Software Inc./University of
Victoria, BC) Freeware. Based in Victoria, BC.
8. Ingenious Group Testcraft (Ingenious Group LLC)
They also offer QuestionLab.
9. KRYTERION Webassessor (KRYTERION, Inc.) .
Online testing.
10. Learnosity OnScreen (Learnosity Ltd.) . Offer
assessment software and consulting. Based in Ireland.
11. Pedagogue Assessment Management System (Pedagogue Solutions)
.
12. Platte Canyon Exam Engine (Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation)

13. PROfiler (PROfiler) Online skills assessment or
Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Measures core individual, group or
organisational talent and skills gaps. Based in the UK.
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14. Qarbon ViewletQuiz and ViewletPoll (Qarbon.com Inc.)

15. Questionmark Perception (Questionmark) State
of the art assessment software.
16. Tanida Quiz Builder (Tanida Inc.) Creates quizzes
in Flash.
17. Respondus 3.5 (Respondus Inc.)
18. TeraLearn Collaboration and Testing Sollution (CTS) (TeraLearn.com Inc.)


19. Wimba Diploma (Wimba) Helps build tests from
textbook questions.
20. Wondershare Quiz Creator (Wondershare Software Co., Ltd.)
.
Note: There are many stand-alone quiz creation tools available – some of them free.
Do a Google search for “quiz builder.”

Screen capture tools for building software simulations

1. Adobe Captivate (Adobe) .
2. Assima Training Suite (Assima Plc) A simulation
development tool using “software cloning”.
3. datango Performance Suite (datango AG, Berlin)
Application simulation and on-line help development for rollout of major
enterprise systems.
4. Kaplan STT Trainer and Atlantic Link Capture Point (Kaplan Learning
Technologies)
5. Mzinga Firefly Simulation Developer (Mzinga)

Part of Mzinga Collaborative Authoring Suite. Formerly Knowledge Planet.
6. NetPlay Instant Demo (NetPlay Software)
7. NYCircuits Screenbook Maker (NYCircuits Inc) A
tool for creating visual tutorials for computer training.
8. Qarbon ViewletBuilder and ViewletCam (Qarbon.com Inc.)

9. TechSmith Camtasia Studio (TechSmith Corporation)
. A screen capture and simulation tool. Also handles
PowerPoint, video and audio. TechSmith also offers SnagIt and Jing.
10. TEDS SimCorder (TEDS Inc.)



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More sophisticated simulation tools
Simulations are among the most effective learning tools. They allow learners to practise
skills in a safe environment. Beyond simple software applications training, they can be
very expensive to build. Many companies like Humentum
and umind offer custom development of simulations.

1. Adobe Flash Builder (Adobe) For
developing cross-platform rich Internet applications and content using the open
source Flex framework.
2. BTS Simulations (BTS.) Company offers simulation tools
and custom development of business simulations. Based in Sweden. They
acquired Strategic Management Group in 2005.
3. Experience Builders Experience Builder (Experience Builders LLC)
A role-playing simulation builder.
4. Knowledge Dynamics KD SimStudio and KDCalc (Knowledge Dynamics, Inc.)
, ,
.
5. Linden Research Second Life (Linden Research, Inc.) A
complete 3D learning platform.
6. NexLearn SimWriter (NexLearn, LLC) Social
simulation creator.
7. PCS LabMentors (PCS Edventures!.com Inc.)
provides guided on-line labs for web-based training. Mostly a tool the company
uses for custom development.

8. Percepsys SIMSTUDIO (Percepsys Inc.) Based in
Toronto.
9. Presagis STAGE (Presagis Canada Inc.) Simulation
software for the generation and execution of complex, large-scale training and
analysis scenarios with a military orientation. Based in Montreal.
10. Proton Media ProtoSphere (ProtonMedia, LLC) -
3D virtual collaboration environment.
11. Regis Learning Solutions (RLS) SimPort Simulation Platform (Regis
Learning Solutions)
12. Thinking Worlds (Caspian Learning) . A 3D
engine and authoring environment which enables designers to create and publish
highly immersive simulations like Second Life.
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Virtual Classrooms
Also called Web Conferencing, these tools provide an interface for synchronous, over-
the-web meetings and classes. They typically include a whiteboard for presentation and
data sharing with interactive graphic tools. They may also include video sharing, audio
tools, a chat window for instant messaging among participants and polling and feedback
tools. Some vendors cater to business and some to education.

The term “Virtual Learning Environments” is a term used to describe education learning
management systems particularly in the UK. More recently it has come to mean a web-
based platform that enables a virtual event or simulates a conference. In the ELearning
Media Group Learning Trends Report, “New Horizons: Virtual Learning Environments”
(2011, January) they are described as a blend of Webcasts, virtual classes, learning
rooms, networking lounges, resource libraries, and social media. They fit between virtu-
al classrooms and virtual worlds like Second Life.


This is not a totally comprehensive list. A Google search for Web Conferencing will turn
up many more. I have tried to identify the major players by the highlights. There are
also numerous resellers of these products and I have moved them to the “Apparently
discontinued or changed products” section below.

1. 3Dsolve 3D4M (3Dsolve Inc.) A software
environment for collaborative simulation-based training.
2. Academic Systems Video Conference Classroom Management System
(Academic Systems) A virtual classroom
combined with a management system.
3. Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional (Formerly Macromedia Breeze
Meeting) Purely Flash based - no
other plug-ins required. Adobe purchased Macromedia in 2005.
4. Akiva WebBoard WebMeeting (Akiva Corporation)

5. AnyMeeting (AnyMeeting
SM)
A free (advertising
supported) meeting platform formerly known as Freebinar.
6. Arel Spotlight (Arel Communications and Software, Ltd.)
Available in several versions
(Campus, Meeting, Webinar, VirtualClass). Status of company may be in doubt.
The latest update to the website was in 2006.
7. AT&T Connect (AT&T) In Nov. 2007 AT&T purchased
Interwise.
8. Aunwesha LearnITy Virtual Classroom (Aunwesha Knowledge Technologies
Private Limited) . A suite of tools. Based in India.
9. BigBlueButton (BigBlueButton Inc.) . Open source
(free) conferencing for higher education.

10. BigMarker (BigMarker.com) . Free web conferencing
and virtual community.
11. Blackboard Collaborate (Blackboard, Inc.) .
Blackboard purchased Elluminate and Wimba (other virtual classroom tools) in
July 2010 which will be merged to become Blackboard Collaborate
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Blackboard was
purchased by Providence Equity Partners in June, 2011.
12. Blue Jeans Network (Blue Jeans Network)
13. BridgeOne Global Solutions . A web-
conferencing integrator/reseller.
14. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
Part of
Cisco’s Unified Communications offering.
15. Cisco WebEx Training Center (Cisco Systems, Inc.) .
Cisco purchased Webex in March 2007. Cisco also provides TelePresence
( which is a dedicated
high-definition conferencing system for higher education.
16. Citrix GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar (Citrix) . Or
Available in several versions
(GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, GoToTraining).
17. ConferTel i-Present Pro (ConferTel) Offer several
different versions of their web conferencing capability. Purchased Call-Fusion in
Nov., 2007.
18. Corocall (CoroWare, Inc.) “Affordable HD
Videoconferencing.”
19. Desire2Learn Capture (Desire2Learn, Inc.)

In April, 2011 Desire2Learn acquired Captual Technologies Inc. to offer this
product (formerly ePresence). It combines webcasting and lecture capture.
20. Dialcom Spontania Unified Collaboration (Dialcom Networks)
Based in Europe, they recently entered the North
American Market, their focus is on corporate web conferencing rather than
classroom.
21. Dimdim Web Conferencing (Dimdim, Inc.) . Open
source and free up to a point.
22. Distance Learning ScribeStudio (Distance Learning, Inc)
Includes learning management, content authoring,
etc.
23. EMC Documentum eRoom (EMC)
24. eBLVD (eBLVD) www.eblvd.com
25. Elluminate Live! – based in Calgary, Canada. They
also provide software called Elluminate Plan and Elluminate Publish for planning
live sessions and making recorded sessions available. Elluminate was
purchased by Blackboard in July, 2010.
26. FacilitatePro (Facilitate.com)
27. Foroso Meeting Center/Training Center (Foroso Communications GmbH)
.
28. Fuzebox Fuze Meeting (Fuzebox, Inc.) Also offer
other meeting and collaboration tools.
29. G-Cube Solutions Wizdom Room VCR (G-Cube Solutions) -
solutions.net Based in India.
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30. Glance (Glance Networks) Described as a sales demo
tool.

31. Global Crossing Ready-Access Web Meeting Service (Global Crossing)
/>ss_webmeeting_over.aspx
32. GlobalMeet (American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd)
. Marketed primarily as a business meeting tool rather
than as a virtual classroom.
33. Google+ Hangouts A free videoconferencing tool. Not
a full fledged virtual classroom, it is designed as a meeting place for friends.
34. HP Virtual Rooms (HP)
35. Hyperwave eConferencing Suite (Hyperwave AG)
Part of the Hyperwave CIM platform.
36. IBM Lotus Sametime (IBM)
IBM purchased WebDialogs in Aug. 2007 and has integrated it into the product
called Lotus Sametime. Also offer LotusLive Meetings https://www-
304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/isv/unyte. Formerly called
Unyte.
37. iCohere Collaboration Platform (iCohere, Inc.)
Includes communities of practice, online meetings and webinars, elearning
management. Focus on associations, non-profits and government.
38. Infinite Conferencing Desktop Sharing WebInterpoint (Infinite Conferencing)

39. InterCall Conferencing Services (InterCall, a subsidiary of West Corporation)
. Offer audio, video and web conferencing. They now
own Raindance, Genesys Conferencing and Unisfair (as of March 2011).
40. Intuitext Virtual Classroom (Intuitext) Part of Intuitext
Learning Suite. Based in Romania. Website available in slightly awkward
English.
41. JDH Web-4M (JDH Technologies)
42. KMI Flashmeeting (Knowledge Media Institute – a division of the Open
University in the UK) />Technology.
43. KMX Live (Knowledge Management Solutions Inc. (KMSI))

- part of KMx platform
44. Knoodle (Knoodle, an SK Telecom Americas portfolio company)
. Primarily a tool for uploading PowerPoint and video to
the web, it also includes a Virtual Classroom and some Learning Management
features.
45. Krawler Virtual Classroom (Krawler Networks) .
Also offer an LMS, an LCMS with content authoring and test creation, and
Campus Management for educational institutions. Based in India.
46. Linktivity Inter-Tel Web Conferencing (Linktivity division of Inter-Tel, Inc.)

47. LogMeIn Join.me (LogMeIn, Inc.) A free meeting and screen
sharing tool. A “Pro” version is available at extra cost.
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48. MeetingOne Click&Share Web Conferencing (MeetingOne)

49. MetaSwitch Networks Conferencing
The company's two formerly separate business brands (Data Connection and
MetaSwitch) have been merged into a single corporate brand, Metaswitch
Networks.
50. MicroPower Presence (Micropower)
Based in Brazil.
51. Microsoft Live Meeting (Microsoft)
52. Microsoft Meeting Space (Microsoft) – A replacement for NetMeeting (the
original and most familiar web meeting tool) but now apparently a part of
Windows Vista (but not Windows 7. Windows Meeting Space can be used to
collaborate with limited numbers of other people, share documents, and make
presentations but features like microphone support and the ability to set up audio

or video conferences are now removed.
53. Netbriefings (Netbriefings)
54. Netdive eAuditorium (Netdive)
55. NetViewer (Netviewer AG) Based in Germany.
56. New Horizons Online LIVE (New Horizons Worldwide, Inc.)
A proprietary virtual classroom for delivery of New
Horizons courses. They also offer New Horizons Learning Hub/Port/Online
ANYTIME which appears to be a proprietary LMS for delivery of New Horizons
courses.
57. omNovia (omNovia Technologies)
58. ON24 Webcast Center (ON24 Inc.)
Uses Real Player. It is
designed more for corporate webcasting than for instruction but is used by
Campus Technology ( Also provide virtual
events/virtual shows/virtual learning environments.
59. Openmeetings An open source web
conferencing tool.
60. Oridus SpaceCruiser Web Conferencing and NetTouch (Oridus Inc.)

61. iLinc (iLinc Corporation) They provide several interfaces
designed for specific purposes – MeetingLinc, LearnLinc and ConferenceLinc
and SupportLinc as well as software to manage the content.
62. PGi (PGi, Inc.) . A reseller of web conferencing solutions
including GlobalMeet, Adobe Connect, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Office Live
Meeting, and IBM Lotus Sametime
63. Pearson Learning Solutions ClassLive Pro (Pearson Education)
/>online-learning.php.
64. Pixion PictureTalk (Pixion)
65. podia (podia Ltd.) . Based in UK. A sister company to the
interactive whiteboard company – Promethean

66. Radvision SCOPIA Video Conferencing (Radvision)
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67. ReadyTalk Web Conferencing (ReadyTalk)
68. RedTray CloudRooms (REDTRAY Managed Services Ltd.)
Also offer the ALTO LMS. Based in the
UK.
69. Saba Centra Classroom, Meeting and Suite (Saba)
Centra was one of the leaders in the
development of virtual classrooms and was purchased by Saba in 2006.
70. SimplyDigi DigiCast (SimplyDigi.com, Inc.)
71. SkillSoft® Dialogue (Skillsoft)

72. Skype (Skype Limited) Not a full featured virtual
classroom, it is a free (up to a point) internet telephone service used by many as
a meeting alternative. Purchased by eBay in 2005, then by a Silver Lake
consortium in 2009, it was announced on May 10, 2011 that it was being
purchased by Microsoft.
73. Smile Tiger eMeeting Server (SmileTiger Software Corporation)
Available in several versions.
74. Speechi Share and Speechi Interactive (Speechi US)

75. TeamViewer (TeamViewer Inc.) A tool for remote
access and support over the Internet that can also be used for meetings and
presentations.
76. TeraLearn Virtual Rooms and Registration Solution (VCR) (TeraLearn.com
Inc.) They use the HP Virtual Rooms technology and
integrate it with their LCMS adding registration features.

77. TFactor Web Conferencing and Collaboration (TFactor, Inc.)
.
78. The Streaming Network (The Streaming Network)
. Video conferencing. Associated with
Virtual Events.ca. Based in Toronto.
79. Thomson Reuters Webcasting (Thomson Reuters)
Formerly
Streamlogics.
80. Time4You IBT Live Collaboration (Time4You GmbH)
81. Unisfair (Intercall, a subsidiary of West Corporation) A
virtual event solution or virtual learning environment. Sold to Intercall
in March 2011.
82. Vcall Web Conferencing (Vcall, Inc. part of PrecisionIR Group - formerly
Communicast) .
83. Viack VIA3 (Viack Corporation)
84. VirtualEvents.ca (VirtualEvents.ca) . A virtual event
platform or virtual learning environment. Associated with The Streaming
Network. Based in Toronto.
85. Vidyo (Vidyo, Inc.)
86. Web Conferencing Central (Web Conferencing Central) -
conferencing-central.com/
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87. WEBCONFERENCE.COM™ (Webconference.com)

88. WebMeet Pro (WebMeetPro)
89. WebTrain BlueTrain (WebTrain Communications Inc.)
Based in Victoria, British Columbia. Also offer

BlueTrain Express for up to 25 people.
90. Wimba Classroom (Wimba) Focuses on the formal
education market. Also offers an authoring tool called Wimba Create. Merged
with HorizonLive in 2004 and was known as Horizon Wimba for a short time.
Purchased Silicon Chalk in 2005. Wimba and Elluminate were purchased by
Blackboard in July, 2010 and will be combined and become part of Blackboard
Collaborate.
91. Winnov CBOX and Videum Conference Pro XP (Winnov USA)
. Hardware solutions for web conferencing.
92. WiZiQ Virtual Classroom (WiZiQ, a division of authorGEN Technologies)
. Basic version is free. Integrates with Moodle.
93. XStream sofTV.Presentor (softTV.net, a division of XStream Software Inc.)
. Streaming technology for audio, video and PowerPoint.
94. Yugma (Yugma, Inc.) . Basic service is free.

Notes:
 There are many companies that offer web conferencing as a service using one of
the tools listed above. For example Allen Communication uses LearnLinc,
Brainshark uses Microsoft Live Meeting, and some use their own in-house tools
but offer them only as a service.

 Link to more virtual classrooms
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Generic (off-the-shelf) eLearning Courseware Vendors
Many organizations have found that it is useful to purchase generic courseware for
information technology, communications, sales, financial skills, ethics, values, diversity

and regulatory compliance. This is a list of some of these. A few of them also offer an
LMS or LCMS to manage their courseware. Many LMS vendors offer courseware
libraries through reseller agreements with these courseware developers.
1. 24X7 Learning Pvt. Ltd. . Primarily a reseller of
thousands of online courses for business. Based in India.
2. AchieveGlobal Sales, customer service,
leadership development.
3. Acumen Technologies Financial simulations
4. Adayana Inc. “The Learning Campus” Workplace
Compliance, Financial Services, Agriculture and Food
5. ALEKS ALEKS stands for Assessment and LEarning in
Knowledge Spaces. It is “a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and
learning system. ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately
determine exactly what a student knows and doesn't know in a course.” They
offer courses in mathematics and science for K-12 and higher education.
6. Apex Learning ClassTools (Apex Learning) A
supplier of K-12 courseware and assessments.
7. AthenaOnline Business skills information
available online as short “SmartBytes”.
8. Auralog TELL ME MORE Foreign language
learning.
9. Aurion Learning Provide equality and diversity
learning programs and several other learing tools. Based in the UK.
10. Automated Learning Corporation
Manufacturing processes, health and safety. Based in Kanata, Ontario.
11. Aventa Learning (KC Distance Learning, Inc.) Online
courses for middle and high school students.
12. Aveta Solutions - Six Sigma Online Online
training for Six Sigma.
13. Axzo Press and

Instructor-led and eLearning for business and IT skills courses marketed under
various brands including Crisp, CertBlaster, FLIPCard, CompTIA, etc.
14. Bankers Edge Online courses for the retail
banking industry.
15. Berlitz (Berlitz Languages, Inc., a Benesse Company)
Language training. Puchased Telelangue in August,
2011 expanding its elearning offerings complete with an integrated learning
management system.
16. BIS Trainer (Business Improvement Solutions Inc.)
Offer custom development of courses as well as
safety oriented off-the-shelf courses such as WHMIS, First Aid, Oil Sand
Orientation, and Winter Driving Fundamentals. Free for individuals. Based in
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Alberta, Canada.
17. Brainbench Assessments and Certifications
for over 600 Skills. Purchased in 2006 by Previsor .
18. Bray Leino Broadskill (Bray Leino Broadskill)
UK based.
19. BTS Offer computer-based business simulations which can
be customized. Based in Sweden.
20. Business Training Library (Business Training Library) .
3000 courses on various topics. Mostly a reseller of courses produced by others
such as Skillsoft, they also offer a Learning Management System and Trivantis
Lectora for course authoring.
21. Care2Learn Healthcare
22. Carnegie Learning, Inc. A vendor of math
curricula for middle school, high school and higher education. Originally

associated with Carnegie-Mellon University, it was purchased by Apollo Group,
the parent company of the University of Phoenix, in August, 2011.
23. Cegos (The Cegos Group) Vocational training courses.
Based in France with international offices. Partner with SumTotal and Expertus
to offer LMSs for customers.
24. Cengage Learning Offers the Gale reference
library, Course360 - online courses and a library of both educational and
professional course materials. Offers the LMS called NetLearning. Also offers
MindTap which they say goes "well beyond an eBook, a homework solution or
digital supplement, a resource center website, a course delivery platform or a
Learning Management System." Their brands include Brooks/Cole,
CourseTechnology, ed2go, Gatlin, Delmar, Gale, Heinle, South-Western and
Wadsworth. They are working to integrate their product lines into LMS’s such as
Sakai and Moodle.
25. Checkpoint Learning (A division of Thomson Reuters

Offer tax, accounting, and finance courses online under the brands MicroMash
and PASS Online.
26. CiNet Courseware focused on public safety,
healthcare and industrial operations. They also offer a portal and administrative
support.
27. Class.com (Class.com Inc.) Middle and high school
course content. To be acquired by Cambium Learning Group Inc. in 2011.
28. Class on Demand Video-based IT training for
professionals and novices.
29. Coastal Now Dupont Sustainable Solutions. Safety,
ethics, compliance and industrial skills
30. Compass Learning Odyssey (CompassLearning, Inc.)
A K-12 software-based curriculum.
31. CourseSmart (CourseSmart, LLC) Provide most

of the higher education textbooks as eTextbooks, as well as a catalog of
eResources and digital course materials.
32. CrossKnowledge (). A European based provider