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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Greta Hass317.202.2280 x.18greta@dittoepr.com<strong>Learn360</strong> <strong>Can</strong> <strong>Now</strong> <strong>Be</strong> <strong>Integrated</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>One</strong> Search <strong>in</strong> <strong>Follett</strong> Dest<strong>in</strong>y®Instant Access to Premium Content for Students, TeachersWOODBURY, N.Y. (July 8, 2010) – <strong>Learn360</strong> (www.learn360.com), an <strong>in</strong>teractivemedia-on-demand service, can now be <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong>to <strong>Follett</strong> Software Company’s<strong>One</strong> Search, a search eng<strong>in</strong>e used by schools to compile their acquired resources.Schools that use <strong>One</strong> Search <strong>with</strong> their Dest<strong>in</strong>y Library Manager solution will have theability to <strong>in</strong>tegrate their <strong>Learn360</strong> search results <strong>in</strong>to the <strong>One</strong> Search database, provid<strong>in</strong>ga seamlessly <strong>in</strong>tegral pathway from Dest<strong>in</strong>y’s Library Manager to <strong>Learn360</strong>’s content.“Partner<strong>in</strong>g <strong>with</strong> <strong>Learn360</strong> allows our educators and teachers to more easily collaborateon activities that impact student achievement” said Lisa Blakely, product manager at<strong>Follett</strong> Software Company. “We’re cont<strong>in</strong>ually seek<strong>in</strong>g to broaden our reach to botheducators and students. By provid<strong>in</strong>g schools <strong>with</strong> <strong>in</strong>stant access to a wider variety ofresources, we further our mission of educational excellence <strong>in</strong> a technology-drivenenvironment.”This new collaboration allows students and teachers to easily search for their <strong>Learn360</strong>content <strong>in</strong> tandem <strong>with</strong> other library content. Similar to <strong>Learn360</strong>, <strong>One</strong> Search isavailable anywhere there is an Internet connection, so the K-12 digital community will beable to conveniently access a comprehensive yet familiar platform while enhanc<strong>in</strong>g theirlearn<strong>in</strong>g and research experience.“This partnership is consistent <strong>with</strong> <strong>Learn360</strong>’s mission to provide a digital stream<strong>in</strong>gservice that’s both user-friendly and accessible,” said Chris Sanborn, president andCOO of <strong>Learn360</strong>. “Enabl<strong>in</strong>g users to search for <strong>Learn360</strong> content <strong>with</strong><strong>in</strong> <strong>One</strong> Searchwill save them valuable time while also provid<strong>in</strong>g top quality educational content andresources.”<strong>Learn360</strong> provides customers <strong>with</strong> over 8,400 digital video titles, 21,000 video clips andthousands of images, articles, audio files and podcasts. These trusted resources areprovided by top educational publishers such as the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia(over 25,000 articles); AETV, which <strong>in</strong>cludes A&E, Biography and History Channel;Weston Woods, PBS, WGBH, Sunburst Visual Media, National Geographic, and ofaudio files from Scholastic Audio, among many others.-more-


Page 2About <strong>Follett</strong> Software Company<strong>Follett</strong> Software Company is the <strong>in</strong>tegrated educational technology solution provider thatmore than half of America’s school districts trust to support staff and engage students <strong>in</strong>today’s digitally rich learn<strong>in</strong>g environment. <strong>Follett</strong>’s digitally powered technologies helpdistricts more efficiently and cost-effectively manage traditional and digital educationalresources, provide digital learn<strong>in</strong>g environment tools focus<strong>in</strong>g on student achievementand make confident decisions based on quality academic data. Powerful, <strong>in</strong>tegratedsolutions enable <strong>Follett</strong> to support today’s collaborative learn<strong>in</strong>g community andempower 21 st century learn<strong>in</strong>g and discovery. <strong>Follett</strong> Software Company is a subsidiaryof <strong>Follett</strong> Corporation, a $2.7 billion, privately held company that provides products,services and solutions to the educational marketplace. <strong>Follett</strong> Corporation was founded<strong>in</strong> 1873 and has its headquarters <strong>in</strong> River Grove, Ill. www.<strong>Follett</strong>Software.comAbout <strong>Learn360</strong>With an extensive library of digital video titles and onl<strong>in</strong>e resources, <strong>Learn360</strong> giveseducators and students the power to meet and exceed 21 st century educationalexpectations. Sett<strong>in</strong>g a superior standard of quality for video stream<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>Learn360</strong>delivers the rich resources educators need to br<strong>in</strong>g standards-based and differentiated<strong>in</strong>struction to students everywhere. <strong>Learn360</strong> is a division of AIM Education, Inc., which<strong>in</strong>cludes Sunburst Visual Media, the lead<strong>in</strong>g producer of K-12 health and guidanceprograms for over 30 years. For more <strong>in</strong>formation, or to sign up for a free 30-day trial,visit www.learn360.com.###

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