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Thinkronize Expands into Asia-Pacific Region with iBridge Learning Agreement to Sell netTrekker d.i.
Sales of America's Leading Educational Safe Search Tool, netTrekker d.i., to Target International and Bilingual Schools Seeking English Digital Resources
Cincinnati, OH, October 30, 2008 - Twenty-six Asia-Pacific countries
will soon have the opportunity to provide their students and teachers
with America’s #1 K-12 safe search tool, netTrekker d.i. This
agreement, signed between Thinkronize, Inc., developers of netTrekker
d.i., and iBridge Learning, leading K-12 solution providers in Asia,
marks Thinkronize’s expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.
Thinkronize Inc. is a leader in the digital delivery of K-12 educational
content. Its flagship product, netTrekker d.i., offerssafe and
academically-relevant digital resources custom designed to help every
child learn. Using netTrekker d.i., students and educators have
fast and easy access to more than 300,000 educator-selected, standards-based
digital resources that support and enhance the complete curricula.
"As we continue to expand globally, this exciting relationship
with iBridge Learning and its partners in Asia-Pacific represents a tremendous
opportunity to bring netTrekker d.i.'s valuable resources to
whole new populations," said Randy Wilhelm, CEO, Thinkronize, Inc. “We
are thrilled that our mission to enhance the education of today’s
youth is now being realized on a global scale.”
iBridge Learning represents the industry’s leading K-12 content
providers that bring online educational tools to the Asia-Pacific region's
academic community in countries including China, Japan, Australia, Singapore
and India. For Thinkronize, iBridge will focus on selling netTrekker
d.i. to international and bilingual schools seeking English digital
resources.
"Ten minutes into my first netTrekker d.i. presentation
I knew this was a product that needed to be in our schools in Asia. The
dynamic folks at Thinkronize have put together a powerful yet easy-to-use
product that allows K-12 schools to take control of digital content and
resources," said Carter Keltner, CEO, iBridge Learning. “The
combination of great technology and research, coupled with the progressive
and conscientious team behind netTrekker d.i., makes for a powerful
K-12 solution.”
About iBridge Learning:
Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, iBridge is a partnership of
strength, forged between iGroup—the most experienced provider
of information and publishing services to the Asia-Pacific scholarly
community, and Bridge Learning—a seasoned expert in the provision
of K-12 resources to institutions throughout Asia. iGroup is staffed
by 450+ people across 12 countries and works with publishers, universities,
libraries, research centers and technology providers to bring academic
reference and research information in print and electronic media formats
to Asia-Pacific’s scholarly communities. Houghton Mifflin’s
exclusive agent for Asia, Bridge Learning has over a decade of
experience with all tiers of the K-12 market. The agency is also
particularly adept in the provision of valuable insight into how US
publishers work, think and operate and has a strong presence with international
and bi-lingual schools, and increasingly, with local schools
across the region.
About netTrekker d.i.
netTrekker d.i. is the #1 K-12 educational search
tool that transforms digital content into safe, valuable, custom
designed resources for educators and students. Unlike ordinary
search engines, netTrekker d.i. provides
fast and easy access to more than 300,000 digital resources that have been
evaluated by a team of expert educators for superior quality and academic appropriateness,
organized by grade and readability level and aligned with state standards. The
company’s unmatched proprietary technology adds valuable differentiated
instruction features to the content mix. Using netTrekker d.i., educators,
school librarians, students, and parents save valuable time because they are
directed to relevant, reliable websites every time—meaning less time
spent on searching and more time focused on teaching, learning, and achieving. For
more information visit www.netTrekker.com.
About
Thinkronize
Founded in 1999, Thinkronize is a leader in the digital delivery
of K-12 educational content and is dedicated to enhancing the education
of today’s
youth with highly effective technologies that deliver the rich educational value
of the Internet to every child in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format. With
the mission to help every child learn and a belief that technology can transform
education, Thinkronize was first to market with a standards-based educational
search engine, utilizing the services of Academic Benchmarks (www.AcademicBenchmarks.com),
the premier provider of comprehensive standards-based K-12 educational databases,
alignment tools, and integration products. Thinkronize’s flagship
product, netTrekker d.i., is the #1 educational search tool
in K-12 schools and is currently used in over 21,000 schools nationwide.
Peers, educators, and parents have honored Thinkronize and netTrekker d.i. over
25 times for its contribution to education. In 2007, netTrekker d.i. was
named the Best Education Solution in SIIA's CODiE award competition.
In addition, Thinkronize was named to the 2007 Inc. 5000 and
2006 Inc. 500
lists as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United
States. The company was founded by Robert Reinders and currently serves
over 12 million students in all 50 states, including adoptions by key
districts and states nationwide. For
more information visit www.Thinkronize.com or
phone 877-517-1125.
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