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Stephen Downes

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As the headline suggests, Centra, known for its real-time virtual classrooms, is to be acquired in a $284 million stock deal by SmartForce, known mostly for its e-learning content but also for its LMS and content creation tools. The move improves SmartForce's learning delivery capacity but mainly delivers Centra's 775 customers, the majority of whom are new to SmartForce. This transaction is the largest to date in e-learning history.CRLFMore information.

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