Skillsoft Earns Multiple Awards in Elearning! Media Group’s 2016 “Best of Elearning!”

Multiple Skillsoft platforms receive honors in industry exclusive user’s choice awards

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skillsoft, the global leader in eLearning, as well as SumTotal, a Skillsoft company, announced that they have been recognized for multiple solutions in Elearning! Media Group’s 2016 “Best of Elearning!” awards. SumTotal was a repeat winner from last year in the Learning Management System Enterprise category while Skillsoft earned Award of Excellence honors for three platforms –SkillPort, I.T. Skills Library, and Learning Services. Skillsoft is one of only four companies to have been recognized every year since 2005.

“We have focused the entire organization to deliver beautiful technology and engaging content and these awards recognize our commitment and success to delivering on this vision,” said Bill Donoghue, chairman and CEO of Skillsoft. “Our consistent recognition for the past 11 years by Elearning! Media Group is an endorsement of our substantial investment and innovation to provide engaging, impactful learning-centric content and beautiful technology to our customers and their employees.”

The “Best of Elearning!” awards honor best-in-class solutions across the learning and technology marketplace. Now in its 12^th year, Elearning! Media Group accepted nominations across 27 different categories and all nominations, which totaled more than 4,000, were made directly by end users.

“We are honored to recognize these 99 solutions providers as Best of Elearning! 2016,” says Catherine Upton, group publisher, Elearning! Media Group. “The number of nominations and winning organizations is a testament to the innovation and engagement of the learning industry.”

Winners will be honored at the Best of Elearning! Awards Celebration hosted at the Enterprise Learning! Conference in August 2017.

About Skillsoft
Skillsoft is the global leader in eLearning. We train more professionals than any other company and we are trusted by the world's leading organizations, including 65 percent of the Fortune 500. At Skillsoft, our mission is to build beautiful technology and engaging content. Our 165,000+ courses, videos and books are accessed more than 130 million times every month, in 160 countries and 29 languages. With 100% cloud access, anytime, anywhere. www.skillsoft.com

About SumTotal
SumTotal Systems, LLC, a Skillsoft Company, is the world’s most popular Talent Management Solution. SumTotal’s award winning Talent Management Suite enables companies to attract, know, mobilize, develop, progress and reward their workforce. With over 150 million users, SumTotal is continuously investing to allow for the changing demands of customers and their users. The Talent Expansion Suite includes three key components - Learn, Talent and Work. www.sumtotalsystems.com

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Released January 16, 2017