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<h2 id="history">History</h2>
The itslearning LMS was created by a group of students at <a href="/facts/Bergen_University_College/jFJrpwcT">Bergen University College</a> in 1998 as a project on the topic of "virtual classrooms".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> A council of educators inquired about the platform's feasibility, and once awarded a grant by the College, itslearning was established the following year. Bergen University College became the system's first user.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> The company was first established as "it:solutions".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>
In 2004, Arne Bergby became CEO of itslearning.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a> An American office was opened in 2009 in Massachusetts.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> itslearning acquired SkoleIntra in 2013<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> and Fronter in 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> In 2014, 40% of the company was sold to the Swedish private equity fund <a href="/facts/EQT_AB/mXsX6VX8">EQT</a>. The company at the time was valued at 600 million NOK ($73 million).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a>
In December 2019, itslearning was acquired by Sanoma Group – a European learning and media company in <a href="/facts/Helsinki/9za9r3jS">Helsinki</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://itslearning.com">https://itslearning.com</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">"itslearning LMS Debuts iOS and Android Apps". THE Journal. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2025-03-18. <a href="https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/05/08/itslearning-lms-debuts-ios-and-android-apps.aspx" target="_blank">https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/05/08/itslearning-lms-debuts-ios-and-android-apps.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">Ravipati, Sri (2017-04-28). "itslearning LMS Integrates to Microsoft Office 365, G-Suite Cloud Apps". THE Journal. Retrieved 2025-03-18. <a href="https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/04/28/itslearning-integrates-to-microsoft-office-365-g-suite-cloud-apps.aspx" target="_blank">https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/04/28/itslearning-integrates-to-microsoft-office-365-g-suite-cloud-apps.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"About us". itslearning. Retrieved 11 October 2016. <a href="https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Lilleby, Jan. "Nedturen har vært å prøve oss i markeder vi ikke har lyktes i". E24. E24. Retrieved 15 October 2016. <a href="http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771" target="_blank">http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"About us". itslearning. Retrieved 11 October 2016. <a href="https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Lilleby, Jan. "Nedturen har vært å prøve oss i markeder vi ikke har lyktes i". E24. E24. Retrieved 15 October 2016. <a href="http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771" target="_blank">http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">"About us". itslearning. Retrieved 11 October 2016. <a href="https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"About us". itslearning. Retrieved 11 October 2016. <a href="https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"About us". itslearning. Retrieved 11 October 2016. <a href="https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"About us". itslearning. Retrieved 11 October 2016. <a href="https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/us/about-us/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">"itslearning Acquires Fronter". FinSMEs. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2025-03-14. <a href="https://www.finsmes.com/2015/11/itslearning-acquires-fronter.html" target="_blank">https://www.finsmes.com/2015/11/itslearning-acquires-fronter.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:12">Lilleby, Jan. "Nedturen har vært å prøve oss i markeder vi ikke har lyktes i". E24. E24. Retrieved 15 October 2016. <a href="http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771" target="_blank">http://e24.no/digital/eksportprisen-2016/itslearning-vil-erobre-usa-nedturen-har-vaert-aa-proeve-oss-i-markeder-vi-ikke-har-lyktes-i/23580771</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:13">"Our Story - itslearning LMS for education | itslearning Global". <a href="https://itslearning.com/global/our-story/" target="_blank">https://itslearning.com/global/our-story/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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