Totara 1.1 builds upon the success of the initial Totara LMS release which was launched in January this year. Totara LMS provides a range of enhancements to Moodle designed to make this popular platform meet the needs of corporate enterprises. The enhancements include competency frameworks, learning plans, classroom management, line manager roles and enterprise reporting, Totara 1.1 features sophisticated new Program Management functionality enabling an organisation to set up training programs set for individuals, job roles or divisions of an organisation.

Sven Laux, Product Director at Totara Learning Solutions commented: "This is a perfect example of Totara's collaborative open source business model delivering greater flexibility and cost effectiveness. We worked closely with Tesco so they could receive a flexible solution with functionality specific to their requirements. Plus the overall product feature-set advances meaning more cost effective outcomes for all of our subscribers."

Totara's CEO Richard Wyles commented: "Releasing the new version of Totara is an exciting milestone for us, demonstrating the benefits of the commercial open source model. Through our global partnership network, clients from throughout the world are reaping the rewards of a more economically sustainable and innovative learning platform."

Over 50 organizations have already selected Totara LMS. These include large corporations with over 100,000 employees to small enterprises. Totara LMS clients come from a variety of sectors, including finance, retail, energy, health, government and the not-for-profit sector, including:

Tesco - the UK's largest private sector employer

NZ Inland Revenue - New Zealand's tax department

PAZ - the largest energy company in Israel

Michelin, China - the World's largest tyre manufacturer

Logica - one of the largest business and technology service providers

Victim Support - Serving over 70 locations in New Zealand

Guys' & St Thomas' NHS Hospital - a leading UK hospital

BMI healthcare - UK's number one private hospital group


Don't forget the Totara European Conference on 28th September in London, for the opportunity to hear at first-hand about how organizations across a range of industries are using Totara.

About Totara

Totara is designed to bring the benefits of open source learning management software to corporate enterprises.

The Totara company was formed by three partners: Catalyst IT, Kineo elearning and Flexible Learning Network (now Kineo Pacific). We share a passion for delivering cost-effective solutions to corporate enterprises.The three partners together form a global alliance dedicated to enhancing Moodle, the leading open source learning platform, for the corporate sector and to creating the leading learning platform for corporate enterprises.

The combined experience of the three partners includes custom Moodle developments for over 100 corporate enterprises including McDonald's, Nikon, BP, Tesco and Nike.

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