ETS Forms Strategic Alliance with EDmin.com, Inc.

ETS Forms Strategic Alliance with EDmin.com, Inc. Contact: Jason Baran 1 - (609) 683-2428 mediacontacts@ets.org Princeton, N.J. (October 1, 2008) — Educational Testing Service (ETS) today announced an agreement to enter into a strategic alliance with EDmin.com, Inc. (EDmin®) for the sale and service of the IDMS® (Instructional Data Management System™) application. EDmin is a leading provider of learning management solutions that enable school districts and teachers to accelerate student learning and improve performance. The IDMS application is a web-based system that helps K–12 educators manage and use assessment data to drive instructional practices, improve student achievement and optimize learning results. The IDMS technology delivers data directly to the desktop computers of school leaders and teachers. It identifies critical state standards and allows educators to pace instruction, align materials to the standards, create assessments, and generate meaningful, actionable reports at the district, school, class and student levels. Online test management and scoring options give educators flexibility to administer and score tests online or use paper-based tests. Clients with the IDMS application can use the ETS® Formative Assessment Item Bank to create assessments. “EDmin’s expertise in utilizing technology to improve student performance is why ETS is confident that clients will benefit from this new relationship,” explains Phil Tabbiner, senior vice president, ETS. “Their passion and expertise is why we believe they are the best company to work with our IDMS application customers.” EDmin Chief Executive Officer Peter Sibley agrees, noting that “the transition will be seamless and clients will not experience any interruption in service.” He adds that in terms of business strategy, the acquisition of the IDMS product further enables EDmin to achieve its mission of improving learning opportunities for every student by providing access to resources that will optimize learning. Through this newly formed strategic alliance with ETS, EDmin also will distribute the ETS Formative Assessment Item Bank and other professional services provided by ETS. EDmin, a California-based company with offices in Connecticut and Washington, was created by educators for educators. The company’s goal is to provide schools and districts with the data and knowledge that enable teachers and administrators to take immediate action to address learning deficiencies and improve performance. About ETS ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related services for all people worldwide. In serving individuals, educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional development products and services, classroom and end-of-course assessments, and research-based teaching and learning tools. Founded in 1947, ETS today develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually, in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. About EDmin Founded in 1989, EDmin is the leading provider of role-based decision support systems, tools and portal applications e.g. INFORM®, In$ite® ,TotalReader™, and educationworld®.) to improve performance for the K-12 educational enterprise. The company's products and services provide a complete solution to help school districts support a cycle of continuous improvement. EDmin’s strategic focus is to provide educational organizations with web-based tools and systems that are easy to use and powerful. EDmin’s Enterprise Information Technology department has a proven track record of providing state-of-the-art applications. Additional information is available at www.edmin.com.