From: "SANAKO Corporation" <[log in to unmask]> Date: June 6, 2008 2:17:41 AM EDT To: "Otmar Foelsche" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: SANAKO: Building Fruitful Global Partnerships in Education Reply-To: [log in to unmask] PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TURKU, FINLAND May 05, 2008 SANAKO: Building Fruitful Global Partnerships in Education SANAKO has launched a global partner school program to encourage innovation and excellence in the use of learning technology. The SANAKO Global Partner School program is a structured program for collaboration with selected schools, to jointly introduce, implement and develop educational technology in live learning environments. $E2AuSANAKO has long partnered with educational institutions to test and develop its live learning solutions,$E2Au said Kimmo K$C3$A4rpijoki, Senior Manager Business Development, Strategic Partnerships & Large Scale Projects. $E2AuBut now we have formalized our system of collaboration to ensure that schools that are truly committed to the innovative use of technology can partner with us to advance that goal,$E2Au he added. SANAKO$E2Aos Global Partner School program is open to schools worldwide with IT-based teaching infrastructure that can demonstrate a commitment to advancing the innovative use of technology to improve learning results. Broad System of Rewards Schools that are selected for participation in the program benefit from a broad system of rewards, including the opportunity to use, test and develop the latest SANAKO technology for motivating learning experiences; free onsite training sessions backed by free online training packages; recognition for pioneering teachers and teaching practices; and the opportunity to build global partnerships with other participants. Global Partner Schools will be encouraged to be active participants in the program. They will be invited to share examples of their innovative use of technology on a regular basis, acts as $E2Aushowcase$E2Au institutions, and tell their stories in case studies and testimonials. Schools interested in participating in the program should contact their SANAKO Business or Regional Managers to recommend them for membership. More information about the program is available at the Global Partner School Program website: www.sanako.com/globalpartnerschool . Editorial contact: Kimmo K$C3$A4rpijoki, Senior Manager Business Development, Strategic Partnerships & Large Scale Projects, phone +358(0)2 2166 500 or [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$E2Aos solutions include modern software, wireless and mobile systems that act as a catalyst for improving teaching outcomes by motivating learning. Our sales network reaches customers all over the world and we$E2Aove 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^AE Gold Certified Partner, a Blackboard Building Blocks$EFEi community member and a WorldDidac Quality Charter 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 The following files are available for download: PDF *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning Technology (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]) ***********************************************