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July 1, 2020

CYPHER LEARNING releases unique activity display feature

The new activity display feature makes learning more interactive and emphasizes a sense of community. Users can see in real time updates from various activities within classes, paths, and groups.

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June 29, 2020

Asynchronous learning: the new standard post-pandemic

In this podcast, Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, talks about the different types of asynchronous learning and how schools and businesses are taking advantage of this strategy during the pandemic.

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April 3, 2020

CYPHER LEARNING Releases Integration with MS Teams for NEO and MATRIX LMS

The integration with MS Teams allows users to easily create and launch MS Teams meetings from within the learning platforms. Users can embed MS Teams video conferencing links.

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March 26, 2020

MATRIX Fast Start Bundle for Businesses

Many companies now need to work remotely. Fast Start Bundle helps businesses with tools and resources to get started quickly with e-learning and set up a remote training environment.

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March 26, 2020

Remote Training Kit

The recent pandemic is making most companies consider remote training. That’s why we’ve put together a kit full of helpful resources and tools for companies that are looking for an easy way to get started with e-learning.

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December 13, 2019

Aligning today’s workforce with the skills needed in the future

Hungry Workhorse, a partner of CYPHER in the Philippines, discuss in this podcast the multigenerational workforce of today and the future skills needed for tomorrow’s workplace.

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December 13, 2019

MATRIX wins Silver for Brandon Hall Excellence Awards

MATRIX won a coveted Silver Award in the category Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for the Brandon Hall Excellence Awards.

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November 15, 2019

MATRIX Blog celebrates its 4th anniversary

In the past year, the MATRIX Blog has delivered more than 100 insightful articles on different topics related to the e-learning industry. The Blog has climbed in the last year into the top 4% of all e-learning blogs.

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November 7, 2019

CYPHER LEARNING Opens New Sales Offices

The growing popularity of the company has made it possible to expand quickly and cover more of the world. In 2019, CYPHER LEARNING opened new sales locations in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and most recently in Russia.

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October 8, 2019

CYPHER LEARNING Releases New Features for its LMS Products

CYPHER LEARNING announced the launch of new features for its learning management systems, including drag and drop dashboard widgets, a visual portal editor, mentor accounts, graphical profile pages, and more.

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July 9, 2019

MATRIX LMS Selected as a Gold Winner for the LearnX Awards

MATRIX won the Gold award for the Best Learning Management Solution Implementation that was done in partnership with its client, VETR, the digital learning community for the Australian and training sector.

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May 7, 2019

MATRIX will be at ATD 2019

MATRIX will be exhibiting at ATD 2019, in Washington D.C., between May 19-22. Attendees can visit MATRIX in the expo hall at Booth 327, where the MATRIX team will provide attendees with insights on how to effectively manage online training activities, how to create courses for employees, and showcase the newest features.

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April 16, 2019

CYPHER LEARNING Launches the APAC version of MATRIX LMS

The APAC version of MATRIX LMS is hosted in the Amazon data center in Sydney. The system complies with all regulations and is ideal for companies in Australia and the surrounding regions that are looking to have their data hosted in Australia. The APAC version of MATRIX LMS is available at www.matrixlms.com.au.

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February 28, 2019

MATRIX is a finalist for the Talented Learning Awards

MATRIX has been announced as a finalist for the Talented Learning Awards 2019 in the category Extended Enterprise Systems. The award shines a light on business-oriented solutions targeting external audiences such as customers, channel partners, suppliers, and contractors.

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November 7, 2018

New functionalities released for the Learning Paths feature of MATRIX

The new powerful feature allows business leaders to have complete autonomy over the goals they wish to set for their learners and an option to increase their revenue by selling learning paths.

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September 12, 2018

CYPHER LEARNING Releases new features for NEO and MATRIX

The new features include certificates as learning path goals, selling learning through the course catalog, the ability to add competencies to individual quiz questions and competencies to rubric criteria.

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August 3, 2018

CYPHER LEARNING Releases new features for NEO and MATRIX

CYPHER LEARNING released for its learning management systems NEO and MATRIX a series of features such as: new automation functionalities, new features and an upgraded design for rubrics, and a new design for learning paths.

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August 1, 2018

Podcast on adaptive learning with CEO Graham Glass

Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, discusses on the podcast EdTech by MarketScale all things personalized learning, adaptive learning, innovative schools, and the trends that will shape up the future of education.

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May 17, 2018

MATRIX receives Great User Experience and Trending Software Awards

MATRIX was recently recognized with the Great User Experience Award and Trending Software Award by SoftwareSuggest. The awards are given for products that demonstrate a commitment to providing the best solution for clients and offer outstanding quality in terms of satisfying the current needs of the B2B and SaaS markets.

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April 25, 2018

MATRIX LMS will be ATD 2018

MATRIX will be exhibiting at ATD International Conference & Exposition 2018 in San Diego, CA between May 6-9. The MATRIX Team will be showcasing the newest features such as adaptive learning, micro learning, and compliance. Attendees can expect at the MATRIX Booth a lot of surprises, goodies, a big raffle, and interactive activities with fun prizes on the spot.

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April 9, 2018

Adaptive Learning feature released for NEO and MATRIX

The adaptive learning feature enables teachers and instructors to deliver better learning experiences to their students by personalizing the content that they make available to them based on their progress and skills.

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February 19, 2018

Micro-Learning feature released for NEO and MATRIX

With the relatively small learning units, known as micro courses, that are designed to be consumed in small 5-10 minute chunks, learners can focus on the bite-sized content without any distractions from courses.

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January 23, 2018

CYPHER LEARNING launches INDIE LMS for Entrepreneurs

INDIE is designed for entrepreneurs that need an easy and accessible way to create, manage, and sell online courses. The platform boasts with intuitive design, powerful features, easy setup, and attractive pricing.

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January 9, 2018

MATRIX receives Great User Experience Award

MATRIX was recently reviewed by Finances Online and awarded the Great User Experience award in the LMS category. This award is given by a team of experts at Finances Online to products that show especially good quality in terms of satisfying the current needs of the B2B and SaaS markets and helps companies choose solid and efficient solutions.

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December 15, 2017

CYPHER LEARNING Announces MATRIX LMS Integration with 750+ apps via Zapier

The MATRIX app on Zapier allows you to create zaps between MATRIX and 750+ other apps. You can automatically manage great learning content for any audience, based on data from your favorite business tools. With the Zapier and MATRIX LMS integration, you have every tool at your disposal to make your online training program successful.

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November 20, 2017

MATRIX LMS wins Award for Exellence in Best of Elearning! 2017 Awards

MATRIX received the Award of Excellence in the category 'Learning Management System-Cloud'. The Best of Elearning! Awards recognize 60 brands across 20 categories for excellence and honor best-in-class solutions.

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November 9, 2017

CYPHER LEARNING releases Ad-hoc Reporting and Compliance features for MATRIX LMS

CYPHER LEARNING launched ad-hoc reporting and compliance features for MATRIX. The compliance feature is perfect for companies that take part in compliance training. The new ad-hoc reporting feature allows administrators and instructors to create custom reports using parameters defined by them.

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October 24, 2017

CYPHER LEARNING launched MATRIX LMS EU

CYPHER LEARNING launched the European version of MATRIX LMS at matrixlms.eu. The MATRIX LMS EU site is hosted in the Amazon data center in Frankfurt. MATRIX LMS EU complies with all European regulations and is ideal for companies that are looking to have EU data protection instead of US data protection.

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October 24, 2017

MATRIX launched the mobile app for Windows

The MATRIX mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set of the platform such as creating and delivering courses, sharing resources, tracking learner progress, and collaborating on projects.

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October 11, 2017

MATRIX will be exhibiting at DevLearn 2017

MATRIX will be exhibiting at DevLearn 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada between October 25 - 27 where it will be announcing upcoming features and the latest releases of the system including ad-hoc reporting and compliance.

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August 10, 2017

Users can now sell digital media via the course catalog

MATRIX clients can now sell digital media such as audio, video, or e-books directly from the course catalog as any other selling item. The feature offers numerous configuration options, such as adding coupons, selecting the catalog audience category, and setting up visibility conditions for which users should see each item.

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August 10, 2017

Major upgrade to the 'Learning Paths' feature

Learning Paths were already a powerful feature and differentiator for MATRIX LMS because of its innovative set of options such as gamification and automation. As part of the upgrade, CYPHER LEARNING has made Learning Paths a first-class item in MATRIX and added new features such as path templates, archiving, copying, exporting, and importing.

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June 9, 2017

Guest post on Training Industry: Understanding the brain and how learning shapes it

People in the L&D industry know that, before creating everything related to a business training program, they should know how the human brain works during the learning process. Understanding learning as a process during which the brain physically changes its structure is the base on which every learning material should develop.

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June 9, 2017

Guest post on Chief Learning Officer: Is 70-20-10 a Most Unfortunate Name?

The 70:20:20 learning model has all the right pieces, but that moniker can be misleading. Why should we keep the numbers in the name of the popular model for learning and development if they are just guidelines and should change depending on each organization's learning needs? Why not call it the Experience:Exposure:Education model of professional learning instead?

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May 8, 2017

MATRIX will be exhibiting at ATD 2017 in Atlanta

MATRIX will be exhibiting at The ATD 2017 International Conference & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia between May 21- May 24. ATD is the largest event for talent development professionals worldwide, providing visitors with the knowledge, strategies, and solutions they need to effectively train and develop talent.

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February 23, 2017

MATRIX is in The Top 50 LMSs For 2017

MATRIX is among the Top 20 LMSs for 2017, according to the "Top 50 LMS 2017 Rankings Report" written by Craig Weiss, the author of the Elearning 24/7 blog and e-learning industry analyst. In this report 1,000 systems around the world were explored, using a vast range of criteria including: learning environment, mobile, social, reporting, learner functionality, training/support, and more.

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November 18, 2016

Best tips for a successful LMS implementation by CEO Graham Glass

Graham Glass has years of experience when it comes to LMS implementation and in this e-book, he shares his expertise on what are the typical steps that companies must follow for a successful implementation.

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November 11, 2016

The MATRIX Blog celebrates its 1 year anniversary

The blog is known for providing useful articles and tips about e-learning, online training, LMSs, and the latest technology trends. MATRIX Blog has delivered more than 70 insightful articles on the e-learning industry.

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November 3, 2016

Major user interface upgrade for CYPHER LEARNING products

Several design improvements took place for the NEO and MATRIX interface including an upgrade to their popular graphical tiles, a new layout for lessons, and a new design for the class catalog pages.

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September 19, 2016

Interview with Graham Glass, CEO of CYPHER LEARNING

Read Graham's interview on BSOCO, a platform that helps businesses choose professional IT solutions. The interview covers the future of e-learning, the company CYPHER and the differences of its products from the competition.

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August 23, 2016

LMS.org reviews MATRIX

LMS.org, a service that helps professionals find the best learning management system, recently made a review of MATRIX on their website. The review takes under consideration the product features and usability.

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June 2, 2016

CYPHER LEARNING Partners With Arnos

CYPHER LEARNING announced its partnership with Arnos, a private educational institute from Greece. The partnership help both companies further expand their reach, by promoting NEO and Arnos classes, to schools and organizations in all of Greece and beyond.

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May 19, 2016

MATRIX LMS - Expert's Choice 2016 product by Finances Online

FinancesOnline, a popular software review platform, recently reviewed Matrix LMS and granted the platform with two awards: Great User Experience Award for the LMS category as well as the prestigious 2016 Experts' Choice Award.

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February 19, 2016

The only company with two LMSs in the Top 50 LMS Report

CYPHER LEARNING announced having two LMS products recognized in the "Top 50 LMS 2016 Rankings Report". This year's report goes multiple steps forward to bring the insight and information you want and need in today's global environment by conducting a review of 690 systems.

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February 19, 2016

MATRIX announced as the #1 LMS for Small Businesses for 2016

MATRIX was ranked as the #1 LMS for Small Businesses in the "Top 50 LMS 2016 Rankings Report" written by Craig Weiss. He is the author of the Elearning 24/7 blog and well-known e-learning industry analyst.

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November 12, 2015

MATRIX LMS announces the launch of its new blog

MATRIX launched its new blog, a place where readers can find all sorts of useful information about e-learning, online training, corporate learning management systems, and everything in between. The mission of the blog is to deliver insightful posts that help readers get the best results from their daily e-learning activities.

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September 28, 2015

MATRIX LMS announces integration with 400+ apps via Zapier

MATRIX announced its integration with Zapier, a popular, easy-to-use service that allows users to integrate over 400 different apps. The MATRIX integration let's you do things like "when a user purchases a course via my third-party shopping cart, create them an account on MATRIX and enroll them into courses A, B, and C".

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May 20, 2015

MATRIX released two new major features, Rules and Gamification

MATRIX announced the release of two new major features, Rules and Gamification. These two features are definitely the best ones that MATRIX has released so far, making the platform one of the only Business LMS to incorporate a Rules engine into its core design.

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April 28, 2015

Training and HR Talk Radio Show with CEO Graham Glass

Graham Glass, CEO and Founder of MATRIX and NEO, was a guest at Training and HR Talk Radio on April 28th, where he discussed what the main differences are between MATRIX and NEO, the newest MATRIX features (rules engine and gamification), and exciting upcoming features such as Learning Paths.

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March 17, 2015

Education Talk Radio Show with CEO Graham Glass

Graham Glass, CEO and Founder of MATRIX and NEO, was a guest at Education Talk Radio on March 17th, where he discussed his background in education, his reasons for creating MATRIX and NEO, and also the future redirection of education.

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February 2, 2015

MATRIX launches its mobile apps for iOS and Android

MATRIX announced the launch of its mobile apps for iOS and Android. The MATRIX mobile apps allow users to access the full feature set of the site rather than a restricted subset, and use a mobile variation of the beautiful MATRIX UI design. The apps are available on Google play and the App Store.

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September 16, 2014

MATRIX launches its Global Resellers Network

The Resellers Network, which is free to join, provides an opportunity for companies to grow their revenues by offering their clients the best cloud-hosted LMS. Designed to be the most attractive resellers network in the industry, its clear structure provides generous rewards for resellers and a listing on the official MATRIX resellers page.

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MATRIX Awards

2020 SoftwareSuggest Great User Experience Award

MATRIX received the Great User Experience Award, based on the platform’s commitment towards its customers and the exceptional service provided to them.

2019 Silver Award for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology

MATRIX won the Silver Award in the Brandon Hall Technology Excellence Awards for the category Best Advance in Learning Management Technology.

LearnX Award for Best Learning Management Solution Implementation

MATRIX LMS was selected as a Gold winner for the LearnX awards for its LMS implementation with VETR, the digital learning community for the Australian and training sector.

2019 SoftwareSuggest Great User Experience Award

MATRIX received the Great User Experience Award from the SoftwareSuggest Team. The award is given to products that contribute tremendously to the quality of the user experience in their platforms.

2019 SoftwareSuggest Best Usability Award

MATRIX received the Best Usability Award from the SoftwareSuggest Team. The award is given to products that show a commitment towards their customers and provide exceptional services to them.

2019 Talented Learning Awards Finalist

MATRIX is a finalist for the Talented Learning Awards 2019 in the category Extended Enterprise Systems. The award is given to business-oriented solutions targeting external audiences such as customers, channel partners, suppliers and contractors.

Top 50 Learning Systems for 2019

MATRIX was selected as one of the Top 50 Learning Systems for 2019 in the report published by The Craig Weiss Group.

2018 Learning Portal/LMS Companies Watch List

The list created by Training Industry is intended to help buyers of training services evaluate learning portal providers, representing emerging or unique strengths or capabilities.

SoftwareSuggest Great User Experience Award 2018

MATRIX received the Great User Experience Award from SoftwareSuggest. The award is given to products that demonstrate commitment to providing the best solution for their clients.

SoftwareSuggest Trending Software Award 2018

MATRIX received the Trending Software Award from SoftwareSuggest. The award is given to products that offer outstanding quality in terms of satisfying the current needs of the B2B and SaaS markets.

eLearning Industry User Experience badge 2018

MATRIX was included in the eLearning Industry Top 20 LMSs based on User Experience. The top LMSs were chosen based on input from actual LMS users taking under consideration the System Usability Score, Perceived Usefulness, and Net Promoter Score.

Top 50 Learning Systems for 2018

MATRIX is one of the Top 50 Learning Systems for 2018 in the report written by Craig Weiss - industry analyst and author of The Craig Weiss Group blog.

Finances Online Great User Experience Award 2017

MATRIX was awarded the Great User Experience award in the LMS category. This award is given by a team of experts at Finances Online to products that show especially good quality in terms of satisfying the current needs of the B2B and SaaS markets and helps companies choose solid and efficient solutions.

Top 50 LMS for 2017

MATRIX is one of the Top 50 LMSs according to the report "2017 Top 50 LMS Report" written by Craig Weiss, the author of the Elearning 24/7 blog and e-learning industry analyst.

MATRIX awarded the 2016 Experts' Choice Award by Finances Online

FinancesOnline, a popular software review platform, awarded MATRIX with the Great User Experience Award for the LMS category as well as the prestigious 2016 Experts' Choice Award.

Top 50 LMSs for 2016

MATRIX was selected as the #1 LMS for Small Businesses in the "Top 50 LMS 2016 Rankings Report" written by Craig Weiss, the author of the Elearning 24/7 blog and well known e-learning industry analyst.

Best of Elearning! Awards 2014 Finalist

MATRIX was chosen as one of the finalists for the Best of Elearning! Awards 2014 in the category "Best Learning Management System (Cloud/SaaS)". Readers and professionals from both the private and public sector cast more than 3,000 nominations for the best 27 product categories.

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