<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
eLearning	O
platform	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
Course	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
(	O
CMS	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
(	O
LMS	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
Virtual	B-Protocol
Learning	I-Protocol
Environment	I-Protocol
(	O
VLE	B-Protocol
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
has	O
historically	O
been	O
coming	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
editions	O
,	O
from	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
edition	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
eFrontPro	O
edition	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
available	O
one	O
in	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
is	O
designed	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
online	O
learning	O
communities	O
while	O
offering	O
various	O
opportunities	O
for	O
collaboration	O
and	O
interaction	O
through	O
an	O
icon-based	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
is	O
commonly	O
included	O
in	O
lists	O
of	O
well	O
known	O
open-source	B-Application
learning	O
systems	O
or	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
Moodle	B-Application
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
comparison	O
matrices	O
between	O
learning	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
often	O
favor	O
eFront	B-Protocol
,	O
especially	O
under	O
usability	O
characteristics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCORM	O
development	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
shift	O
on	O
AJAX	B-Device
technologies	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
publishing	O
of	O
a	O
stable	O
2.5	O
version	O
during	O
2005	O
.	O
eFront	B-Protocol
was	O
then	O
rewritten	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
making	O
essential	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
an	O
open-source	B-Application
license	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
edition	O
that	O
is	O
distributed	O
as	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
commercial	O
editions	O
with	O
a	O
modified	O
features	O
set	O
,	O
targeted	O
at	O
learning	O
professionals	O
,	O
educational	O
institutions	O
and	O
enterprises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
versions	O
of	O
eFront	B-Protocol
are	O
distributed	O
via	O
a	O
partners	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
eFront	B-Protocol
won	O
an	O
award	O
from	O
Elearning	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
eFront	B-Protocol
won	O
a	O
coveted	O
bronze	O
award	O
for	O
technology	O
excellence	O
in	O
the	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Technology	O
for	O
Small	O
-	O
and	O
Medium-sized	O
Businesses	O
category	O
from	O
Brandon-Hall	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
listed	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
LMS	B-Application
Software	O
Solutions	O
for	O
2012	O
and	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
typically	O
found	O
in	O
eLearning	O
platforms	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
eFront	B-Protocol
runs	O
without	O
modification	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
operating	O
system	O
that	O
supports	O
PHP	B-Application
5.1	O
+	O
and	O
MySQL	O
5+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
is	O
being	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
paradigm	O
and	O
its	O
architecture	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
3-tier	B-Operating_System
design	O
approach	O
separating	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
presentation	O
from	O
its	O
logic	O
and	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
