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4 March 2026
This is what our technical team does to ensure smooth experience for students during peak LMS traffic times, such as semester start. [...]Read More... from News and Blogs
24 February 2026
As the LMS market gets more and more saturated, proprietary software providers have started to make false claims about open source technologies in order to win market share. Some of...
2 February 2026
The need for corporate LMS is growing among many industries. In this blog, we look at some of the challenges various companies are facing with their L&D programs, and...
29 January 2026
At Catalyst, we don’t just promote open source through our hosting, customisation and support of platforms like Moodle, Mahara, Totara, Drupal and WordPress - we live and breathe it. This post gives some insight...
19 August 2024
‘What does Open Source even mean?’ is a common question. Apart from the word ‘free’ associated with open source software, which comes with its own associations such as ‘lower quality’, not many people we speak...
6 January 2024
With so much choice in application development languages, how do businesses make sure they are making the best selection for their needs? This post looks at top programming languages to help you choose the right...
22 May 2025
Released in October 2024, Moodle 4.5 is a Long Term Support version of Moodle and is currently being rolled out across the globe. Here are a few features and enhancements that we love about the...
26 March 2025
Moodle LMS 4.5 saw over 250 new features and improvements including the introduction of the AI subsystem. The AI subsystem allows organisations to choose if, how and where they want to integrate AI...
14 September 2023
In Moodle, we find many people stick to the tried and true – a page, a file, a quiz or an assignment – simply because that is what they know and are familiar with. There’s...
18 June 2025
The Koha library software team at Catalyst is delighted to share the Koha latest version 25.05. This major release contains 5 new features, 186 enhancements and 481 bug fixes. [...]Read More... from Koha latest version...
22 May 2025
Released in October 2024, Moodle 4.5 is a Long Term Support version of Moodle and is currently being rolled out across the globe. Here are a few features and enhancements that we love about the...
5 May 2025
What's new in Mahara 25.04? Here is an overview of key features and enhancements in the latest version of Mahara ePortfolio platform. Click below to read. [...]Read More... from Mahara 25.04 version highlights.