via SiT - The Chronicle: 5/24/2002: Mixing and Matching Distance-Education Software

Until recently, moving data among software made by different proprietary companies has often been an arduous process that involved the risk of not being able to use old content in the new system. And the proprietary nature of the software made by many companies made swapping content or capabilities among systems difficult.

As usual David C-T digs up another great link. The timing couldn't have been better as Strathclyde University is going through an evaluation of MLEs process at the moment. I arranged a meeting of interested staff in my department to discuss the recent consultant's report about MLEs. One of our conclusions was that supporting standards was a vital aspect of any MLE to avoid lock-in. The report cited above is very helpful in that respect.