IMS Welcomes Questionmark as Contributing Member

For Immediate Release

IMS Welcomes Questionmark as Contributing Member

Maker of Questionmark™ Perception™ testing and assessment software

BURLINGTON, Mass., USA - June 11, 2003 - IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. today announced that Questionmark Computing Limited has become a Contributing Member of IMS. Questionmark, with offices in Stamford, CT, London, England, and Brussels, Belgium, joins a growing number of corporate, academic, and governmental groups that have joined IMS — the leading international consortium that develops and promotes interoperable technical specifications for online learning.

Prior to joining IMS as Contributing Members, technical staff from Questionmark helped to develop IMS specifications by working with the IMS Developers Network.. "The expertise in assessment and active support which Questionmark brought to the original development of the Question and Test Interoperability specification was invaluable. We are very much looking forward to Questionmark's participation in IMS as a Contributing Member,” said Edward Walker, Chief Executive Officer of IMS.

“IMS is an important organisation for us to join to help advance elearning specifications,” said Questionmark President Eric Shepherd. “The IMS has a proven track record of delivering specifications which are becoming the backbone of development in the distributed learning arena.”

About Questionmark
Founded in 1988, Questionmark has more than 1,700 customers worldwide. Questionmark Perception testing and assessment software gives educators, professional trainers and business managers the ability to create, administer and analyse tests and surveys over the Internet, corporate networks or individual PCs. Without programming skills, users can create virtually any kind of quiz, test, exam or survey, with built- in wizards to incorporate sophisticated features such as up to 20 different question types, feedback based on response and flexible scoring. Tests can also include IT simulations, videos, graphics and other supporting media. Applications include diagnostic tests, skills assessments, course evaluations, partner and professional certifications and employee and customer surveys. Questionmark supports AICC, ADL SCORM, IEEE, IMS and other open standards by deploying product features that are compliant with them. Further information is available at www.questionmark.com.

About IMS
The IMS Global Learning Consortium develops open technical specifications to support distributed learning. Its specifications are accessible to everyone at no charge from its website and require no licensing fees to implement. IMS is a non-profit organisation supported by members of a worldwide consortium that includes 50 Contributing members and affiliates and 60 Developers Network subscribers. The IMS in Europe foundation supports activities among European members. Information about IMS specifications, on-going activities, and membership is available at the IMS website www.imsglobal.org.

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