The links below are ones that I have toured. Some offer a free trial while others do not. I have also placed a link to a comparison of the products and some of the products' sites also have comparison links as well. Please feel free to submit other links that I may have overlooked.

Go to Comparisons of these programs 

WebCT

WebCT is a tool that facilitates the creation of sophisticated World Wide Web-based educational
environments. It does this in three ways:

   1.It provides an interface allowing the design of the presentation of the course (color schemes, page
     layout, etc).
   2.It provides a set of educational tools to facilitate learning, communication and collaboration.
   3.It provides a set of administrative tools to assist the instructor in the process of management and
     continuous improvement of the course.
http://www.webct.com

 The WebCT site contains a form which interested users can fill out in order to request a
 free trial. I do not know how long you have to wait to hear back from them. This was a good link as of Aug. 2002 please let me know if it is no longer there.

 http://www.webct.com/company/viewpage?name=company_info_request_form
 

Bravo

Bravo merged with WebCT

Web-based application built on strong pedagogical principles.
Bravo! is not merely a course management or content delivery system. Designed from its inception to support diverse learning and teaching styles, Bravo! is an active learning environment that provides students with a launch point for experientiallearning, reading, viewing, note-taking, sharing, interacting, studying, practice and assessment.
The Bravo! Learning Environment is designed by educators for educators. From its inception, Universal Learning Technology (ULT) has worked closely with faculty to provide a system that is pedagogically sound, easy to use and flexible enough to support the widest possible array of teaching and learning styles.

Blackboard  provides you with a suite of tools for supporting
multiple on-line learning environments. It provides a standardized way of
constructing CourseSites and allows instructors to self-manage many of the
repetitive aspects of course creation (e.g. creating an on-line syllabus).
http://www.blackboard.net/
 

Web Course In A Box

This one was  acquired by Blackboard :)
Web Course In A Box- developed and supported by the MadDuck  Technologies staff, WCB is a Web-based course management system that allows instructors to easily develop and deliver instructional materials via the Web.
http://www.madduck.com/index.html

Prometheus

This one also went into partners with Blackboard.
Prometheus is a Web-based course software application designed to enable an entire university to go online.

 Prometheus is simple enough for any faculty member to begin using immediately-without training-yet is flexible enough to allow for advanced features that the faculty may grow into.

http://www.prometheus.com

ANGEL is a web-based course management and collaboration portal that helps educators manage course material and communicate quickly, easily, and effectively.  ANGEL is designed to be used as a complement to traditional courses and for distance learning.  With ANGEL, educators can freely tailor their course environment to their teaching style without spending lots of time and money on training and support. (Thanks to Richard class of August 2002 for submitting this one!)

http://www.cyberlearninglabs.com/

There are two products here, the ecompanion which is not a full blown course infrastructure but offers partial enhancement features and ecourse which is the full courseware infrastructure. The demo provides information on ecourse and at the end of the demo slideshow you will find a link to a free trial version of ecourse.

http://www.ecollege.com

The D2L Learning Platform offers you a complete web-based suite of easy-to-use teaching and learning tools with a focus on course development, delivery and management.

D2L combines all the features and functionality found in what some refer to as: a learning management system (LMS), a course management system (CMS), a learning content management system (LCMS), basic portal, and more, in the D2L Learning Platform.

TopClass

Top Class is a comprehensive training management solution that spans the entire learning process from creation of courses to managing classes and mentoring.
http://www.wbtsystems.com/

It's a Course Management System
A Learning Management System
And an Imbedded Communications
Management System - All in one package.  It offers a free trial.
http://www.classleader.com/

Educator by U-Compass

In an online medium, the control you have over how knowledge is portrayed is a function of the quality and quantity of e-learning features in your platform. For over five years, Ucompass has focused on continuously packing Educator with robust, sensible and friendly learning and teaching features. http://www.ucompass.com/

http://www.intralearn.com/

http://www.mindflash.com/pages/schools.asp

Nicenet Internet ClassroomAssistant (ICA2)
 

Nicenet is pleased to announce the public availability of the new Internet Classroom
Assistant (ICA2), a sophisticated communication tool that brings powerful World-Wide-Web based
conferencing, personal messaging, document sharing, scheduling and link/resource sharing to a variety of
learning environments. The ICA2 incorporates many new features and responds to requests we have received  from our users. Nicenet provides the ICA free of charge with no advertising.

 http://www.nicenet.org

Features Include

         Comprehensive course management system customized for your institution
         Integrated registration, e-mail, and gradebook importing / exporting
         Easy incorporation of multi-media courses
         Extensive on-line testing, post-test analysis, and security
         Real-time student chat-room / bulletin board / IntraCom - for entire class or
         small moderated groups
         Access anytime, anyplace, using any web browser
         24 hour support through our toll free help desk
http://www.anlon.com

 ETUDES Learning Environment

(no longer available, in process of being acquired by select colleges that already were using it)
 

ETUDES ("Easy To Use Distance Education Server") is a total solution for
             designing and teaching courses over the web. Any instructor and institution
             can use it since it is free, and once it is downloaded to a web server it takes
             about two minutes for a system admin set up a new (empty) course. The
             instructor then logs in from any web browser on any platform (Windows,
             Mac or UNIX) and begins the process of creating, maintaining and teaching
             his or her particular class.
http://153.18.81.11/www/IntroToEtudes/logframe.html

SoftArc's FirstClass Collaborative Classroom (FCCC)
FCCC is also a fully functional Web server which enables schools to easily publish a Website, send and receive Internet mail, and support commonly used Internet clients. FCCC is the easiest cross-platform, messaging and collaboration solution for education.
http://www.education.softarc.com/

Check Out Some Comparisons of Many of the Tools Listed above:

Feature/Tool and Tech Info

Side by Side Comparisons of many of the courseware management tools above. You can do a side by side comparison of ones that you may be considering or look at a table comparing many of the top courseware choices. This site is designed to help educators evaluate and select online delivery software. The analysis, originally conducted by Dr. Bruce Landon of Douglas College, New Westminster, B.C., describes and  compares the most viable applications currently in use in Canada.

More comparisons courtesy of Warren, Apr. 2003 class.

http://webtools.cityu.edu.hk/commercial.html

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/ocotillo/courseware/compare.html

http://www.purchasingresearchservice.com/js/rs/pid_1.site_1.cat_10579.dcc_15.dtc_226.html
 
 

Course Authoring Tools

These are more designed to actually develop lessons or presentations with built in assessments and interactive links. They are quite sophiticated but may not offer all the features (administrative in particular)  needed for a fully functional online course.

This is a program designed to create and deliver online training modules and presentations, as well as providing live conferencing between participants. It is quite expensive!

http://www.macromedia.com/software/breeze/
 

ToolBook Instructor provides a comprehensive authoring solution to create effective software application simulations, assessments, and rich, interactive content. Expensive but less than many others.

http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/toolbook/instructor.html
 

Create - Build custom courses quickly.  Include lessons, videos, exercises. "FlexTraining is a reliable, flexible suite of e-Learning tools that powers online training for over 200,000 online learners worldwide. " It is also quite expensive.

www.flextraining.com