From: "SANAKO Corporation" <[log in to unmask]> Date: October 25, 2007 8:45:10 AM EDT To: "Otmar Foelsche" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SANAKO Partners Microsoft School of the Future Summit Reply-To: [log in to unmask] PRESS RELEASE TURKU, FINLAND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 2007 SANAKO Partners Microsoft School of the Future Summit SANAKO is pleased to be among education leaders at the third annual Microsoft School of the Future Summit to take place in Helsinki, Finland. Sanako joins two other reputable companies, Houghton Mifflin Learning Technology and the Henry Ford Learning Institute, in sponsoring the event. From 30 October until 1 November thought leaders from around the world will gather to challenge, debate, discuss and discover issues of education. This year's theme is "Innovation in the Age of Accountability", and the benchmark event has attracted over 300 attendees from nearly 50 countries. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss future solutions and help shape the future of education for the 21st Century. The objective of the School of the Future World Summit is to bring together policy makers from around the world to share best practices and talk about the role that ICT can play in education. The event showcases new methods and ideas in education and the role technology plays in making education a positive force for future economies. SANAKO Sales Director Juha Merinen said, "Sponsorship of this landmark education event represents our ongoing commitment to developing progressive technologies that support sustainable education programs worldwide." Finland's Minister of Education and Science, Sari Sarkomaa will deliver an address while distinguished presenters from over 15 countries will also address participants. This year, speakers will come from Brazil, France, USA, Japan, UK, Germany, Australia, Colombia, and Guatemala. More information about Microsoft School of the Future Summit: http:// sofsummit.com/default.aspx Editorial contacts Juha Merinen, Sales Director, puh: +358 (0)40 740 2231 sahkoposti: [log in to unmask] Kimmo Karpijoki, Senior Manager Global Partnerships, +358 (0)40 576 5801 sahkoposti: [log in to unmask] SANAKO Corporation SANAKO, formerly Tandberg Educational, is a learning technology company developing language teaching solutions, teaching and classroom management software, virtual learning and professional development solutions, as well as supplying customer services. We are the world leader in live language learning technology. Today's solutions include modern software, wireless and mobile systems that act as a catalyst for improving teaching outcomes by motivating learning. Our sales network reaches customers all over the world and we've provided Tandberg Educational Quality to satisfied users in over 100 countries. We serve our customers through a network of resellers in 70 countries. Based in Finland, the company has sales offices in China, France, UAE, UK and US. SANAKO is a Microsoft(R) Certified Partner and Blackboard Building Blocks community member. Blackboard, the Bb logo, Building Blocks, the Building Blocks logo, Blackboard Developers Network, and the Blackboard Learning System are trademarks/registered trademarks of Blackboard Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Usage by permission. Microsoft is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries This information was brought to you by Cision http://newsroom.cision.com *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************