Vantage Learning Posts Record Monthly Volume for Online Testing

Over 17 million online test transactions were completed in August with 100 percent uptime

Newtown, Pa, September 11, 2006 - Vantage Learning, the world's leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring tools, today announced they set a new online testing record with over 17 million test transactions in the month of August, with 100 percent uptime of all systems.

"While Vantage sets the standard for online testing, other online learning systems continue to be besieged and criticized, blaming computer glitches for problems, sending wrong scores to students—not to mention concerns about reliability of scores—because their computer systems are slow and unreliable," says Harry Barfoot, VP of Marketing for Vantage. "Even the largest and most recognized companies in educational testing who are considered 'experts' in their field have difficulty processing large volumes successfully. Providing a quality and reliable online testing platform that meets the needs of individual clients is paramount, and Vantage Learning's history of high volume, scalable, reliable online test delivery is second to none in the industry. Our ability to deliver over 17 million test transactions in August dwarfs all known volume of any other online educational testing platform."

The 17 million online test transactions is a record August for Vantage. The all-time highest monthly volume recorded was April 2006, with over 26 million online test transactions.

For more information regarding MY Access!, please contact Harry Barfoot at 267-756-1125, or HBarfoot@Vantage.com.

About Vantage Learning

With over 146 million online test transactions last year, Vantage Learning is the world's leading provider of online assessment and automated essay scoring. Recognized as the gold standard for scoring quality, consistency, reliability, and scalability, Vantage Learning's award-winning education tools meet the needs of educators and school administrators, businesses and government agencies that need a comprehensive Internet-based test authoring, delivery, scoring, and reporting platform. Vantage developed IntelliMetric®, which administers and scores responses to open-ended questions over the Internet using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Vantage Learning's MY Access!® instructional writing program won a Codie Award in 2006 for Best Instructional Program: English/Language Arts - Secondary, was a Codie Awards dual winner in 2005, and was a 2004 Award of Excellence winner from Technology and Learning Magazine. Eduventures selected Vantage Learning as one of the eight most innovative educational technology companies.

Vantage Learning provides services across a broad spectrum of clients. The College Board, ACT, and the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), all utilize Vantage technologies for college readiness and admissions. Oregon, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia leverage the Vantage Learning Platform™, the Student Progress Monitoring System™, and the Uniform Online Testing System™ for formative, summative, and computer adaptive assessments that drive instructional programs. Respected publishers like Hampton-Brown offer customized versions to support assessment linked to their proprietary content. School districts such as Los Angeles Unified School District, Red Clay DE, Milwaukee Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, and many other respected districts integrate MY Access! into their core language arts curriculum. Learn more at www.VantageLearning.com.