PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 6, 2011 --
Educational Testing Service (ETS®), the world's leading educational
assessment and research organization, has acquired Edusoft Ltd. (
www.edusoftlearning.com ), a developer of interactive English
Language Learning solutions worldwide. Edusoft's solutions have been
used since 1990 in classrooms, on computers and online in more than 30
countries and delivered in 25 languages.
Edusoft's flagship English Discoveries Online (EDO) product is the ELL
product of choice by international universities, ministries of
education, government agencies, corporations and individuals for
acquiring English skills. It will operate as a wholly-owned, for-profit
subsidiary.
"As providers of the most widely used and respected ELL assessments in
the world, the TOEFL and TOEIC tests, we believe that we have a
responsibility to help English Language learners improve their skills,
whatever their level and independent of the stage they are at with
respect to taking one of our assessments," says Dr. Phillip Tabbiner,
ETS Senior Vice President for Business Innovation & Growth.
"Edusoft will help us meet this mission."
"Edusoft has been a pioneer in introducing blended learning solutions,
combining on-line learning tools with traditional classroom instruction
to ensure maximum effectiveness," says Edusoft CEO, Mr. Rafi Moran.
"This methodology is proven to be the most effective because it combines
the social benefits of learning with others coupled with the tools to
support an individual's specific needs."
In addition to delivering award-winning, personalized educational
content via the Internet, the company offers courses on mobile devices,
CD-ROM, flash drives and local intranets in markets where the broadband
infrastructure is less developed.
About ETS
At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide
by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves
individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by
providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English
language learning, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary
education, as well as conducting education research, analysis and policy
studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, administers and
scores more than 50 million tests annually -- including the TOEFL® and
TOEIC® tests, the GRE® tests and The Praxis Series(TM) assessments -- in
more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.
www.ets.org
About Edusoft
Edusoft develops, customizes, and implements comprehensive English
language learning solutions for a range of educational, government, and
corporate sectors worldwide. With 20 years of expertise, Edusoft is a
pioneer in delivering turnkey Blended Learning solutions and large-scale
Distance Learning packages based on cutting-edge interactive technology
and field-proven pedagogical approaches.
Edusoft offers General English courses ranging from absolute beginner
through advanced levels as well as English for Specific Purposes and
Teacher Training courses. The company's solutions include a wide range
of services (Pedagogical, Training, Management, and Technical).
At the core of Edusoft's solutions is a scalable multimedia online
learning platform, English Discoveries Online (EDO), which provides
approximately 1,000 hours of learning content. EDO interactive courses
are among a handful to be certified as SCORM compliant by Advanced
Distributed Learning ("ADL").
Edusoft currently hosts a growing community of millions of students
worldwide. Its solutions have been adopted by multiple prestigious
universities and ministries of education across the globe.
For more information, visit
www.edusoftlearning.com
CONTACT: Tom Ewing, 1-609-683-2803, tewing@ets.org
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