Press Release - October 19, 2004
Vantage Learning To Further Educational Needs in the Asia Pacific Through Partnership with Datapax Philippines Inc.
Partnership with Philippines-based corporation provides schools and businesses with Vantage Learning's customized web-based learning tools to enhance English reading and writing skills
Newtown, PA, October 19, 2004 - Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com), the leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring, today announced its partnership with Datapax Philippines Inc., developer of Mobile Enterprise Applications and reseller of software solutions customized for educational institutions. Datapax will offer Vantage's off-the-shelf and customized educational and commercial web-based solutions to schools and businesses throughout the Philippines. The program will enhance English reading and writing skills of elementary and high school students, as well as address the educational needs of the workforce to meet the increasing standards of the local and international business community.Additionally, Vantage and Datapax will be working closely to support the country's Secondary Education Development and Improvement Program and other non-government organizations to uplift the educational standards of schools. Students and those in the workforce will have the opportunity to use Vantage Learning's suite of products, MY Access!™ and Learning Access!™. MY Access! is Vantage's online writing tool powered by IntelliMetric®, its award-winning artificial intelligence scoring engine. MY Access! will be offered in grade schools and high schools throughout the Philippines, while Learning Access!, a suite of online diagnostic tools for assessments of student knowledge in reading, writing, math, and science, will be introduced to support the national curriculum which is funded through grants and by international agencies.
"With the Philippine business community experiencing significant growth in business process outsourcing, call centers, and medical transcription fields among others, the need for highly literate, world-class employees is crucial," says Harry Barfoot, VP of Sales of Marketing for Vantage Learning. "We are proud to work with Datapax to provide the newest and most advanced web-based learning tools to students and employees to further their education and careers."
"We look forward to Vantage Learning's products contributing to the success of The Secondary Education Development and Improvement Program," says Jose Dueñas, President of Datapax Philippines, Inc. "We also are excited that Vantage's MY Access! and Learning Access! will enhance the professional workforce's reading and writing skills, as well as polish their English-speaking abilities."
About Datapax, Inc.
Datapax Philippines, Inc. (www.datapax.net) is a Mobile Enterprise Applications (MEA) development group providing expertise to companies in need of powerful, customized mobile business solutions. Datapax specializes in every facet of MEA, from conceptualization, design, prototyping, development, deployment and support. Its clients include those from the financial services, manufacturing, distribution, insurance, telecommunication, and retail sectors.
Datapax and its affiliates are also resellers of leading software solutions catering to the schools and universities market e.g. library administration systems, collaborative systems, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems for facilities maintenance. The sales and implementation of the collaborative system by the company at the Asian Institute of Management, one of the top three MBA schools in the Asia Pacific, is one of the major references of the company and its affiliates.
About Vantage Learning
Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com), an affiliate of Vantage Laboratories and the leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring, developed IntelliMetric® to meet the needs of business, education, and government agencies needing a comprehensive Internet-based test authoring, delivery, scoring, and reporting platform. IntelliMetric administers and scores responses to open-ended questions over the Internet using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. An individual can enter a response to a question posed, submit the response, and receive an immediate score with feedback within seconds.
Eduventures recently selected Vantage Learning as one of the eight most innovative educational technology companies. MY Access! earned a 2003 District Administration Top 100 Award, was included in Technology and Learning Magazine's Top 10 Smart Technologies for Schools, and was a Codie Awards finalist 2 years in a row. Vantage Learning provides services in all 50 states including Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, Oregon, and Texas and provides services to educational leaders such as The College Board, ACT, Harcourt Assessment, Inc., CTB/McGraw Hill and Thomson Learning, and industry giants such as Microsoft, Apple Computer, AOL, and Sun Microsystems.