RM plc is the UK's leading provider of commercial education services. RM's passion is education and its aim is to explore and exploit the potential of IT to improve educational standards. The RM Group also includes the specialist web design company 3T Productions Limited and Softease, an educational software publisher. RM has expanded its range of products and services to include interactive whole-class teaching services, teacher training, ICT-based needs assessment and school management information systems.

RM, the leading provider of ICT to education, is proud to announce that it has been short-listed for 6 of the most sought after awards in the education industry: the BETT Awards 2005. The BETT Awards are renowned among teaching communities across the world for setting the standards in Information Communication Technology (ICT).

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The use of ICT across the spectrum of subjects in education now sees a new flagship product in the Softease range, Textease Studio Plus. Textease Studio Plus is an essential selection of ICT tools designed to simplify teaching of the curriculum in schools. Textease Studio Plus consists of Textease, Softease Spreadsheet, Softease Database, Softease Paint, Softease Presenter, Softease Branch and Softease Turtle. Each component of this educational toolbox can be used as a stand alone application or as a fully integrated suite.

Softlink has grown steadily over the last 20 years to become a major supplier of library software to libraries throughout the world. Over 10,000 libraries in over 100 countries use their products.

The success of implementing library management software involves more than just understanding the features of our products. It involves skills in working with clients to understand their needs and to then deliver solutions. Softlink's strengths lie in their ability to listen to and understand the challenges faced by libraries and information centres, the functionality and reliability of their software, the excellent training they offer and their outstanding support.

The following are the products Softlink offers:

Junior & Secondary	Alice is one of the most popular Library Management Systems in the world, it is multilingual, functionally rich and available as a comprehensive set of modules. Alice is under constant development, with new facilities being released on a regular basis.
	Oliver is the web-based Library Management System for Schools. Softlink has built on the understanding of thousands of school clients, over many years, and has designed a new system for school libraries and learning resource centres in the 21st century.
	Liberty3 is Softlink’s web-based Library Management Solutions and has been designed for Corporate, Special and Tertiary Education libraries.

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Apex Learning help educators meet the needs of all students - from those not succeeding in a classroom to those capable of accelerating their learning- with multiple approaches to online learning.

Create a path of achievement for each student. CompassLearning Odyssey solutions allow educators to create individual learning paths for students and ensure they are on the road to academic success. Easy-to-understand student, class, and school achievement reports support data-driven decision-making and help educators meet the requirements of NCLB.

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Immersive Education is a specialist education software publishing business based in Oxford, UK. Immersive also publishes curriculum-based offline support materials for teaching in the form of lesson plans, activity suggestions and units of work that function alongside its software platforms.

Crocodile Clips, established in 1994, is a fast growing Edinburgh [Scotland] based technology firm. The company develops and publishes educational software for the secondary school market worldwide.

Crocodile Clips software is now used in over 50 countries worldwide, and in around 70% of UK secondary schools. It has been translated into French, German and Brazilian Portuguese. A Japanese edition has also been developed in partnership with ASCII Solutions [Tokyo]. The French version has been awarded the mark 'Reconnu d'Intérêt Pédagogique' by the French Ministry of Education, meaning that it is seen as ideal for teaching the French curriculum.

From the original Crocodile Clips product, the 'Crocodile' range of simulation and modelling packages has developed. Now covering physics, chemistry, technology, mathematics and ICT/Computer Science, these software tools allow flexible experimentation in safe and accurate virtual laboratories. They can be used at all ages between 10 and 18 years old. The key feature of all 5 titles is that they are easy to use but at the same time powerful and accurate.

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Sunflower Learning have built an impressive portfolio of products under the banner Sunflower Multimedia for Science. Their programmes have been glowingly reviewed by experts and the press. They have been voted Best Secondary Software at the BETT Awards 2005 and have also won Best Secondary Resource at the Education Awards 2005 – no mean achievement for a company just two years old. Their programmes sell in countries as far away as Singapore and Australia.

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GTCO CalComp, Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of large-format digitizers, desktop graphics tablets, wide-format scanners and Internet conferencing tools used for a wide range of design, engineering, construction, graphics, GIS/mapping and Internet conferencing applications.

Leading Interactive Remote Response System

Qwizdom UK brings interactivity back into education and the corporate arena.

An interactive remote response system that lets you communicate with your audience and them with you!

Using a remote control and infrared receiver system that registers live feedback, you can create presentations, quizzes, games and surveys all using our Qwizdom Interact Software.

Ranger was made specifically for the Education sector.

There are over 400 educational establishments throughout the U.K. who use Ranger to keep control over ICT security, costs and management without in anyway compromising the PC as an invaluable data handling and teaching tool for both local networking and the internet.

Ranger provides ICT Manager’s with a network that is stable and cannot be tampered with by anyone else. This is a huge bonus for Education as on average there are nine users per computer. It also provides excellent value for money.

Xpert Learning has the largest e-learning library in the Middle East. Their aim is to provide an e-learning solution integrated into the customer's organization to achieve measurable gains in the knowledge and productivity of staff or students.

Our strategic partner for E-learning content for corporate solutions. Such as:

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EASTMOND PUBLISHING Ltd is a dynamic young company dedicated to creating educational resources that make the most of the ICT revolution.