Although currently there is no set date at which point organisations will have to stop using Oracle’s User Productivity Kit (UPK) and invest in an alternative tool, as UPK approaches end of life in December 2022, there are several key factors to consider. The biggest factor impacting the decision on UPK replacement is whether content […]
Following the acquisition of Bimba by IMI Precision Engineering in 2018, the business needed to align Bimba’s processes and best practices to those across the wider IMI Group. This included how systems-based training would be delivered to their large user base. Bimba is a market leading manufacturer of pneumatic, hydraulic and electric motion solutions with […]
This free UPK Guide is intended to help existing UPK Developers utilise the tool to its full potential, including some suggestions for enhancing your existing content and making the most out of UPK’s many features. If you have invested in Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) for the development of your learning content, you may be […]
The UPK Knowledge Center offers SCORM-compliant management and deployment of content and is known as a Learning Content Management System (LCMS). It has been shipped with UPK as an integrated module since 2006, but many UPK users don’t utilise it to its full potential. If it’s configured correctly, the UPK Knowledge Center can meet, and […]
When Oracle announced end of life for User Productivity Kit (UPK), we undertook a comprehensive analysis to identify alternative products. What we realised when we were reviewing these other tools was how much the market has changed and as a tool that is now more than 20 years old, UPK is not only competing with […]
If, as an organisation, you have invested in Oracle User Productivity Kit (UPK) for the development of your learning content, you may, understandably, be concerned by Oracle’s announcement that UPK Support is being withdrawn. Despite the recent announcement that Premier UPK Support will now continue until December 2022, development in the tool will be limited […]
Our free, downloadable guide to UPK content migration was written to support existing UPK clients in categorising their existing UPK content and identifying its value. By doing so, we hope that you are able to make a better informed decision when it comes to choosing a Oracle UPK replacement and UPK alternatives. Our guide covers […]
Although there is no set date at which point organisations will have to stop using Oracle’s User Productivity Kit (UPK) and invest in an alternative tool, as UPK approaches end of life (December 2022), there are several key factors to consider. The biggest factor impacting the decision on UPK replacement is whether content authors can […]
Whilst Oracle’s announcement of the phased withdrawal of User Productivity Kit (UPK) has seen some organisations migrate to other content development platforms, many have chosen to maintain their UPK content, at least in the short to medium term. However, some of our clients have found themselves in a position where their internal UPK resource has […]
New UPK enhancements since version 12.1 Oracle User Productivity Kit – UPK 12.1 ESP 3 has just been released and is now available for download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. Many existing UPK Developers may not yet have taken advantage of earlier service pack releases in version 12.1, so this is an opportune time to […]