CoSN - Advancing K-12 Technology Leadership

2008 Sponsor and Exhibitor Profiles

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OdysseyWare, Inc.
Booth No. 510
300 North McKemy Avenue
Chandeler, AZ 85226
Marketing Contact: Chris Calcagno, Marketing Coordinator
Phone: 877.795.8904 E-mail: ccalcagno@odysseyware.com
www.odysseyware.com
OdysseyWare delivers online curriculum for grades 3-12 for the four core subjects plus electives. OdysseyWare gives you the flexibility to individualize instruction and manage student data while delivering the content in an engaging, multimedia format. Its flexible content base can be used as a core curriculum, for credit recovery, remediation, enrichment, alternative education, virtual schools, and special education. For more information, call 877.795.8904.
Primary Focus Area: Instructional Software

PARAT Solutions
Booth No. 106
31 Waterloo Avenue
Berwyn, PA 19312
Marketing Contact: Peter Jauss, Director, Sales
Phone: 610.647.5976 E-mail: pjauss@paratsolutions.com
www.paratsolutions.com
PARAT Solutions is an innovative developer and manufacturer of products that securely store, transport, and synchronize mobile computing devices using innovative technology, sturdy craftsmanship, technical expertise and a high degree of creativity. Products include a mobile IT lab, various mobile transport case models, and charging/synchronization docks for iPods.
Primary Focus Area: Hardware Devices

Pearson
Booth No. 224
569 Montcalm Place
St. Paul, MN 55116
Marketing Contact: Deb deVries, Vice President Association and Event Marketing
Phone: 651.695.1005 E-mail: deb.devries@pearson.com
www.pearson.com
Pearson is the leader in educational publishing, assessment, student information, and services. We help people of all ages to learn at their own pace, in their own way. For students preK–12, Pearson provides effective and innovative curriculum products in digital and print media, assessment for students and teachers, student-information systems, and teacher professional-development and certification programs. Our respected imprints and products include Scott Foresman, Prentice Hall, AGS, PowerSchool, SuccessMaker, TeacherVision and many others. Pearson's comprehensive offerings help inform targeted instruction and intervention so that success is within reach of every student.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Instructional Software, Professional Development

Pearson Foundation
241 Miller Avenue
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Marketing Contact: Adam Ray, Marketing and Communications
Phone: 415.533.1005 E-mail: adam.ray@pearsonfoundation.org
www.pearsonfoundation.com
The Pearson Foundation extends Pearson's commitment to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance across the globe. The Foundation aims to make a difference by sponsoring innovative educational programs and extending its educational expertise to help in classrooms and in local communities. More information on the Pearson Foundation can be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org.
Primary Focus Areas: Hardware Devices, Professional Development, Virtual Learning

Pokémon Learning League
Booth No. 503
8120 Chapel Point Road
Port Tobacco, MD 20677
Marketing Contact: Shane Moyerman, Sales Representative
Phone: 301.934.0865 E-mail: shanekx34@usa.net
www.pokemonlearningleague.com
Pokémon Learning League is an award-winning online educational suite of animated, interactive lessons in language arts, math, science, and life skills for children ages 8–12. The content has been developed by experienced education writers and producers and is guided and evaluated by an advisory board of leading elementary educators.
Primary Focus Areas: Instructional Software, Internet, Virtual Learning

Promethean, Inc.
Booth No. 100
1165 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 400
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Marketing Contact: Pat Henry, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
Phone: 678.762.1500 E-mail: pat.henry@prometheanworld.com
www.prometheanworld.com, www.prometheanplanet.com
Promethean is a global leader in interactive teaching and learning technology that empowers teachers to engage, educate, assess, and motivate learners. Developed by and for educators, its award-winning products help teachers to prepare digital lessons quickly and with greater ease. The technology enables them to create, customize, and integrate text, Web, video, and audio content, so they can more easily capture students’ attention and accommodate different learning styles. Promethean Activclassroom solutions help educators teach and students learn worldwide with Activboard, the world’s most durable interactive whiteboard technology; Activstudio, a software platform for secondary teaching; and Activprimary, the only product designed specifically for use in primary schools and nurseries that runs on any brand of interactive whiteboard. It also offers a family of wireless hand-held student response systems (Activote, Activote VR and Activeexpression), which permits instantaneous assessment of pupils’ comprehension of lessons. Promethean is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with its USA headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Primary Focus Areas: Assistive/Accessible Technologies, Hardware Devices, Instructional Software

Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG)
Booth No. 220
80 Queen Street, Suite 405
Montreal, QC H3C2N5 Canada
Marketing Contact: Fontana Tam, Marketing Coordinator
Phone: 888.387.8005 x218 E-mail: ftam@publicconsultinggroup.com
www.publicconsultinggroup.com
PCG is an innovative company specializing in school improvement planning and data warehousing, through its SkoVision and Skopus products. SkoVision is a leading-edge software solution that automates your school improvement planning by allowing the definition and tracking of school objectives, indicators, and their associated projects. Skopus is a complete data warehousing solution intended for the detection and tracking of students at risk in order to improve student achievement.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Consulting Services

Privacy Networks, Inc.
Booth 102
200 West Mountian Avenue, Suite 102
Fort Collins, CO 80521-2769
Marketing Contact: Betsy Craig, Sales-Government + Education Phone:970.224.2339 x313
E-mail: betsy.craig@privacynetworks.com
www.privacynetworks.com
Privacy Networks provides school districts with a powerful tool for archiving emails, instant messages and voice mails. The tool supports Exchange, GroupWise and Domino environments. Privacy Networks is the only archive supplier to provide school districts with free archive licenses for an unlimited number of students. Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software

SAFARI Montage/Library Video Company
Booth No. 307
7 East Wynnewood Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Marketing Contact: Melissa McVaugh, Vice President of Marketing
Phone: 610.645.4000 E-mail: Melissa@llibraryvideo.com
www.safarimontage.com
SAFARI Montage WAN Manager is the award-winning, video-on-demand and digital media management solution for school districts designed to optimize visual instruction and learning in the classroom. SAFARI Montage comes preloaded with the finest educational video content from the world’s top publishers, but also allows districts to upload and manage their own video content using SAFARI Montage CreationStation. SAFARI Montage WAN Manager —only wide-area-network digital media management and video-on-demand solution for schools—provides maximum flexibility for a school district to upload, manage, and disseminate all of their digital video from a central location. Visit Booth 307 to learn more about SAFARI Montage and its ultimate suite of visual learning products that generate results in the classroom.
Primary Focus Areas: Hardware Devices, Networking, Virtual Learning

SAS
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513
Marketing Contact: Melissa Perez, Industry Marketing Specialist
Phone: 919.531.1155 E-mail: Melissa.Perez@SAS.com
www.sas.com
SAS has a powerful and interrelated suite of solutions and services to enhance student achievement and teacher effectiveness, including award-winning curriculum resources, innovative schooling-effectiveness tools, and administrative solutions that turn data into information and insight, allowing effective decisions to be made with confidence. Our commitment to teachers, our focus on content and our approach to technology provide the tools you need to teach, assess, and lead effectively. SAS can help improve student test scores and graduation rates, better prepare students for college and the work force, recruit and retain the best teachers, ensure that students are performing at their highest level, determine which programs help individual students make progress, and find online curricula that meet state standards. Education professionals can turn to SAS to get the accurate, critical, and timely information they need. SAS gives you The Power to Know® you’re making a difference in education.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Instructional Software, Professional Development

Scholastic Administr@tor
Table Top A
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Marketing Contact: Michele Robinson, Group Publisher
Phone: 212.343.6455 E-mail: mrobinson@scholastic.com
www.scholasticadministrator.com
Scholastic Administr@tor is a must-read resource for today’s education elite. The magazine serves as a clearinghouse for refreshingly concise and practical ideas, smart leadership strategies, and proven technology solutions, and now, with Scholastic Administr@tor online, the innovative ideas, leadership strategies, and insight into what’s next in education reach an even larger audience of education leaders. Scholastic Administr@tor online features a virtual magazine, exclusive online offers, up-to-the-minute blog updates, convention and conference information, and Web-only exclusives. Scholastic Administr@tor is the only publication focused on replicable best practices, actionable content, places to turn, and lessons learned.
Primary Focus Area: Publications

SchoolDude.com
Booth No. 311
1100 Regency Parkway, Suite 200
Cary, NC 27518
Marketing Contact: Nick Mirisis, Market Manager
Phone: 877.868.3833 E-mail: nick@schooldude.com
www.schooldude.com
SchoolDude is the nation's No. 1 provider of online tools designed exclusively for educational-operations professionals. Do you have too much stuff and not enough staff? Our broad suite of on-demand products is revolutionizing IT operations with such applications as help desk management for streamlining the workflow process from incident request to resolution, asset management for inventory tracking and control, and wireless applications for the mobile technician. With robust reporting, audit, and analysis features, SchoolDude's tools are simple and easy to use, with implementation and turn-up in a matter of days. All you need is your Web browser and access to the Internet. Since you don't have to manage servers, install software, or do backups, the total cost of ownership is generally 70% less than traditional desktop software systems. SchoolDude's affordable annual subscriptions are priced for unlimited use and unlimited users. Come see us and find out why nearly 3,000 educational institutions, large and small, have selected operations solutions from SchoolDude. www.schooldude.com.
Primary Focus Areas: Assistive/Accessible Technologies, Internet, Networking

SchoolMessenger
Booth No. 308
603 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Marketing Contact: Nate Brogan, Deputy Vice President, Sales and Regional Operations
Phone: 888.537.5225 E-mail: sales@schoolmessenger.com
www.schoolmessenger.com
SchoolMessenger's industry-leading parent-notification solutions offer the power of choice. Options include fully hosted service that delivers thousands of messages in minutes, as well as the only parent-notification application certified by Cisco; all of these solutions offer unmatched data integration with over 130 student-information systems and other data sources. Since 1999, SchoolMessenger has partnered with more than 7,000 education clients to meet their notification needs for emergencies, announcements, absences, surveys, and more. Visit us at the CoSN conference, or go to http://www.schoolmessenger.com to learn more about SchoolMessenger’s easy-to-use, powerful notification solutions.
Primary Focus Areas: Hardware Devices, Internet, Networking

SchoolNet, Inc.
Booth No. 315
525 7th Avenue, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10018
Marketing Contact: Doug Eicher, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Phone: 646.496.9000 E-Mail: sales@schoolnet.com
www.schoolnet.com
SchoolNet Inc. is the leader in Data-Driven Decision Making for K-12 school districts. SchoolNet's award-winning Instructional Management Solution (IMS) helps districts improve efficiency and increase student achievement. SchoolNet's systems are built upon an open, scalable platform that provides users with the data, reports, tools, and content to develop teachers, individualize instruction, engage parents, and promote school improvement. SchoolNet's solutions are used successfully by many of the nation's largest school districts including Atlanta Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, School District of Philadelphia, and Albuquerque Public Schools. SchoolNet is recognized by Inc. Magazine's Top 500 List and Deloitte's Fast 50 and as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country. SchoolNet was founded in 1998 by MIT graduate Jonathan D. Harber and education author Denis P. Doyle.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Instructional Software, Professional Development

SchoolRack
Booth No. 201
2527 Frances Street
La Crescenta, CA 91214
Marketing Contact: Artia Moghbel, Director of Marketing
Phone: 818.515.8339 E-mail: artia@schoolrack.com
www.schoolrack.com
An online service that provides teachers with classroom websites, used to keep students and parents informed outside of the classroom. SchoolRack.com offers packages in different sizes and can meet the needs of individual teachers, schools, and even school districts.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Internet, Professional Development

Schoolwires, Inc.
Booth No. 501
320 Rolling Ridge Drive, Suite 201
State College, PA 16801
Marketing Contact: Barbara Ottervik, Vice President of Marketing
Phone: 814.689.1046 x341 E-mail: bottervik@schoolwires.com
www.schoolwires.com
Schoolwires delivers the easiest, most powerful, and most comprehensive online solutions for K–12 schools, ranging from content-management to digital file sharing to work-order management. Our products—Academic Portal, Synergy, and Assist—are designed to empower and connect educators, administrators, parents, students, staff, and communities through increased communication and collaboration.
Primary Focus Area: Internet

SMART Technologies ULC
Booth No. 218
1207–11 Avenue, SW, Suite 300
Calgary, AB T3C 0M5 Canada
Marketing Contact: Mick Adkisson, Manager, Education Advocacy
Phone: 503.747.5530 E-mail: mickadkisson@smarttech.com
www.education.smarttech.com
SMART Technologies ULC is both the industry pioneer and the global education market segment leader in user-friendly interactive whiteboards and group collaboration tools. SMART products include the award-winning line of SMART Board® interactive whiteboards, interactive pen displays, wireless slates, and software. SMART products are designed to meet the needs of today’s students. Every day, SMART’s innovative and versatile products help create engaging learning environments for 15 million students in 500,000 classrooms in more than 100 countries worldwide. From kindergarten to university, SMART products encourage student participation, help educators streamline lesson preparation, and improve student motivation and learning outcomes.
Primary Focus Area: Assistive/Accessible Technologies

Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc.
Booth No. 101
901 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD 21204
Marketing Contact: Scott Cary, Senior Vice President of Marketing
Phone: 410.616.0329 E-mail: scary@spectrumk12.com
www.spectrumk12.com
Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. helps school districts more effectively manage the individualized learning process for all students receiving special services or interventions. Spectrum K12 works collaboratively with districts of all sizes to deliver scalable, easy-to-use software solutions that lift the burden of paperwork from education professionals so they can focus on the most important part of their work: educating children and improving student achievement. For more information, visit www.spectrumK12.com or call 800.490.8445.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Instructional Software, Professional Development

Sprint Nextel
Booth No. 225
5020 Riverside Drive
Irving, TX 75039
Marketing Contact: Richard Marvin, National Marketing Manager, Education
Phone: 972.405.3100 E-mail: richard.marvin@sprint.com
www.sprint.com/k12
Whether it’s for students and their teachers; principals and administrators; or your transportation, security, and maintenance crews—Sprint Nextel is there with affordable solutions for communication whenever you need them. Sprint Nextel’s wireless networks, devices, and services increase connectivity and productivity to improve safety, transportation, and management capabilities for everyone in your district. Visit www.sprint.com/k12.
Primary Focus Areas: Hardware Devices, Internet, Networking

Stoneware, Inc.
Booth No. 403
14300 Clay Terrace Boulevard, Suite 240
Carmel, IN 46032
Marketing Contact: Ken Quinton, Vice President, Sales
Phone: 888.473.9485 E-mail: sales@stoneware.com
www.stone-ware.com
Stoneware’s webNetwork is universal Web access delivered in a portal or WebOS interface. The secure portal interface provides access control both on campus and after hours. Stoneware’s WebOS is the next evolution in virtual desktop computing for a fraction of the cost of traditional desktops. WebOS—must-see technology.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Internet, Networking

Strategic Hardware, LLC: LeftHand Networks and VMware Solutions
Booth No. 211
P.O. Box 3783
Ketchum, ID 83340
Marketing Contact: Jill Wernig, Senior Account Manager
Phone: 208.725.0725 E-mail: Jill.Wernig@strategichardware.us
www.strategichardware.us
Strategic Hardware is a proud partner of both LeftHand Networks and VMware. Through them, we’re providing virtualized infrastructure solutions to school districts and universities nationwide. Whether you’re moving from DAS or NAS to an iSCSI SAN, need to virualize/consolidate servers, or want to implement BCP/DR solutions, we can help you build rock-solid solutions.
Primary Focus Areas: Hardware Devices, Networking

TANDBERG
Booth No. 200
1860 Michael Faraday Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Marketing Contact: Noreen Powell, Education Manager
Phone: 703.709.4221 E-mail: Noreen.Powell@tandberg.com
www.tandberg.com
TANDBERG is the leading global provider of interactive video communication products and services. Through our management tools, video systems, infrastructure, and services, we provide a natural communication experience. Students connect to once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Teachers join professional development without leaving campus. Video communications enable education—and TANDBERG is leading the way.
Primary Focus Areas: Internet, Networking, Virtual Learning

Technology & Learning, NewBay Media, LLC
Table Top E
1111 Bayhill Drive, Suite 125
San Bruno, CA 94406
Marketing Contact: Jared Stearns, Marketing & Sales Coordinator, Technology & Learning
Phone: 650.238.0313 E-mail: jstearns@nbmedia.com
www.techLEARNING.com
For 28 years, Technology & Learning continues to be the leading resource for K-12 leaders. Our publication, Web site, and events provide factual and evaluative information on trends, products, and strategies to educators who purchase technology products in their districts and schools. Technology & Learning delivers the highest quality content and essential resources to manage, train, and teach technology. Please visit www.techLEARNING.com for more information today.
Primary Focus Areas: Professional Development, Publications

Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL)
Table Top T4
809H Bay
Capitola, CA 95010-2146
Marketing Contact: Michael Simkins, Co-Director
Phone: 831.479.5391 E-mail: msimkins@portical.org
www.portical.org
Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) is a unique professional-development project designed to help K–12 school administrators provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education. TICAL is provided by Santa Cruz County Office of Education on behalf of the California and Arkansas Departments of Education.
Primary Focus Areas: Internet, Professional Development, Virtual Learning

Teledata Systems and Services
Booth No. 103
245 Main Street, Suite 390
White Plains, NY 10601
Marketing Contact: Del Alvarado, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Phone: 914.686.2100 E-mail: delat@webeim.com
www.webeim.com
Teledata Systems and Services provides software solutions to educational institutions. WebEIM is complete management software that can be adapted for schools, districts, or universities. Its different modules cover all aspects of educational institutions' management. We are a division of Teledata Informatics Limited, a software products and services company with a global network of offices providing market research, solution implementation, and on-site customer interaction. The company is ISO 9001:2001–certified and is a CMM Level-3 organization.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Internet, Virtual Learning

Texas Instruments Incorporated
Booth No. 309
7800 Banner Drive, MS:3920
Dallas, TX 75251
Marketing Contact: Rick Dreizen, Publisher Relations Manager
Phone: 800.TI.CARES E-mail: rdreizen@ti.com
www.education.ti.com
Supporting educators’ passion for teaching, TI’s research-based technology for instruction and assessment, curricular materials, and professional development combine to provide essential elements for greater student achievement in math and science. See how TI-Nspire™ learning handhelds and software deepen understanding, and how the TI-Navigator™ system enables real-time assessment. Visit education.ti.com.
Primary Focus Areas: Hardware Devices, Internet, Professional Development

T.H.E. Journal
Table Top D
16261 Laguna Canyon Road
Irvine, CA 92618
Marketing Contact: Kay Heitzman, Marketing Director
Phone: 818.734.1520 x158 E-mail: kheitzman@1105media.com
www.thejournal.com
T.H.E. Journal informs and educates K–12 senior-level district and school administrators, technologists, and tech-savvy educators within districts, schools, and classrooms to improve and advance the learning process through the use of technology. Reaching 90,000 qualified readers, T.H.E. Journal is the largest-circulated monthly K–12 education-technology publication. Each issue contains news, trends, and how-to features, with topics covering networking, security, policy and advocacy, telecom, hardware/software, the smart classroom, mobile computing and wireless, eLearning, technology funding, professional development, and technology support—all the important issues for administration and teaching. In addition, T.H.E. Journal contains product reviews, best practices, and in-the-trenches reporting each month.
Primary Focus Area: Publications

The Big Deal Book/Marketing Projects, Inc.
Table Top T7
1250 South Grove Avenue, Suite 200
Barrington, IL 60010
Marketing Contact: Marilyn Schutz, President
Phone: 847.991.8066 E-mail: maschutz@bigdealbook.com
www.bigdealbook.com
The Big Deal Books, published by Marketing Projects, Inc., are content-rich resources for K–12 educators, targeted to specific audiences. These groups include technology specialists, educators of struggling students (middle school/high school), and educators of English-language learners. Each publication provides time-saving, resource-building information focusing on grant opportunities, free and inexpensive materials and equipment, interactive websites, and resources for 21st-century teaching and learning. Under the Big Deal umbrella, Marketing Projects, Inc. also publishes a free biweekly technology e-newsletter and a free e-newsletter for educators of English-language learners called hELLo!
Primary Focus Area: Publications

The Winter Group
10620 East Bethany Drive, Suite 7
Aurora, CO 80014
Marketing Contact: Linda Winter, President
Phone: 303.778.0866 E-Mail: winterl@wintergroup.net
www.thewintergrp.com

Winter Group is a Denver-based marketing communications, design, and market research firm, focused on the K-12, higher education, library and related markets. Working with a full-time staff of 14 writers, designers, planners, account managers, research planners, analysts, and support staff, the Winter Group’s research work is known both for its direct insight into educators’ preferences and decision-making processes, its objectivity, and thorough analysis. Winter Group’s research products have helped to inform and shape educational product development, promotional and marketing strategies, messaging, branding, positioning, and specific product feature/function sets. Established in 1978, the firm’s services include qualitative and quantitative market research and a broad range of integrated marketing communications capabilities, including planning, identity/branding, advertising, direct marketing (direct mail, email, telesales), catalog design, collateral materials/sales support, special events, exhibit design, web site design and content development, publicity and public relations support. Visit www.wintergroup.net for additional information or by calling Linda Winter at 303.778.0866, ext. 12.

Primary Focus Areas: Consulting Services, Publications, Professional Development

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
9740 Irvine Boulevard
Irvine, CA 92618
Marketing Contact: Margaret Rea, Public Sector Manager
Phone: 949.587.6623 E-mail: Margaret.Rea@tais.toshiba.com
www.education.toshiba.com
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS) comprises the Digital Products Division, the Imaging Systems Division, the Storage Device Division, and the Telecommunication Systems Division. Together, these four divisions provide mobile products and solutions, including industry-leading portable computers; projectors; imaging products for the security, medical, and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer, and consumer electronics applications;
and telephony equipment and associated applications. TAIS provides sales, marketing, and services for its wide range of information products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, which is a global leader in high technology and integrated manufacturing of electrical and electronic components, products, and systems, as well as major infrastructure systems. Toshiba has more than 172,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US $54 billion (FY2005). For information on Toshiba’s leading innovations, visit www.toshiba.com.
Primary Focus Area: Hardware Devices

Vericept Corporation
Booth No. 223
555 17th Street, Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80202
Marketing Contact: Sean Donahue, Director, Education
Phone: 404.614.6078 E-mail: sean.donahue@vericept.com
wwww.vericept.com
Vericept Corporation is the leading provider of comprehensive compliance and data loss-prevention solutions. Vericept mitigates internal risk by providing discovery, classification, and prevention of the information exchanged inside and outside an organization. Only Vericept offers comprehensive solutions for data at rest, data in motion, and data in use at the endpoint, providing visibility and control of sensitive data across all forms of traffic, including e-mail, webmail, IM, P2P, and FTP. Vericept’s technology is deployed in over 750 organizations worldwide and protects billions of pieces of communication every day.
Primary Focus Areas: Administrative Software, Consulting Services, Networking

Verizon Business
Booth Nos. 404 & 405
3300 East Renner Road, Room B-3141-I
Richardson, TX 75082
Marketing Contact: Carlton Baker, National E-Rate Manager
Phone: 972.656.2062 E-mail: carlton.baker@verizonbusiness.com
www.verizonbusiness.com/edu
Verizon Business works with some 4,000 educational institutions across the nation in the deployment of well-developed technologies to meet today’s educational demands. An endorsed communications provider for the MiCTA/ATAlliance, Verizon Business delivers new, innovative solutions to support the next-generation services educators and administrators need, including IP, VoIP, notification solutions, distance learning, conferencing and security. Verizon Business is one of the largest common carriers participating in the E-Rate Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) annual discount program. As a qualified Funding Year 2008 E-Rate service provider, Verizon Business has had more than 10 years of E-Rate experience working with K–12 clients nationwide.
Primary Focus Areas: Internet, Networking, Virtual Learning

Wimba, Inc.
Table Top T3
10 East 40th Street, 11th Floor
New York City, NY 10016
Marketing Contact: Donna Krausman, Director, Corporate Marketing
Phone: 646.861.5193 E-mail: dkrausman@wimba.com
www.wimba.com
Wimba is a leading provider of collaborative learning software applications and services to the education industry. Our collaborative software applications for the online and blended education market enable institutions to bridge technology and pedagogy by supplementing course management systems with many of the proven disciplines of in-person learning environments. Wimba’s intuitive solutions enable educators and students to quickly and easily teach and learn live online, engage in live chat and instant message exchanges, benefit from oral content being added to text-based course content, and more. Instructors can also use Wimba solutions to convert Microsoft Word documents into accessible course content and to create and administer tests, quizzes, and exams. Our focus on education and collaboration with educators fuels our product development.
Primary Focus Areas: Instructional Software, Internet, Virtual Learning

Xirrus
Booth No. 506
370 North Westlake Boulevard
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Marketing Contact: Lorna Pierno, Director Marketing Programs
Phone: 805.557.2873 E-mail: lorna.pierno@xirrus.com
www.xirrus.com
Xirrus is the leader in high-performance Wi-Fi. Schools are deploying campus-wide wireless networks enabling students and teachers to collaborate and access information while on the go. Customers choose Xirrus because we deliver more coverage, bandwidth, and throughput, with fewer devices, cable drops, and switch ports than any other standard access point in the industry.
Primary Focus Areas: Internet, Networking, Virtual Learning

 

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