ClassesUSA Acquires ClasSearch.com; New Service Converges 90 Million Adult Learners and America's Class Providers.Business & Education Editors STATEN ISLAND Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York City. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2001 ClassesUSA, a procurer of Web-based solutions for both class providers and adult learners Adult learner is a term used to describe any person socially accepted as an adult who is in a learning process, whether it is formal education, informal learning, or corporate-sponsored learning. , today announced the acquisition of ClasSearch.com, a nationwide class catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. Web site founded in 1999. The ClasSearch.com database and back-end technology has been absorbed into ClassesUSA's continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). portal, ClassesUSA.com. ClassesUSA.com soft launches today with 2,500 Class Provider Affiliates actively utilizing its proprietary ClassManager Interface. The official launch, scheduled for June 2001, will include ClassesUSA.com's fully functional, nationwide online class registration service, which will provide instant enrollment/registration to both brick & mortar and online courses. Through ClassesUSA.com, adult learners will be able to locate traditional brick & mortar and distance learning professional and recreational online courses based on geographic location (zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. ), field of interest, class keyword, and class provider. Learners will also have the opportunity to buy books, supplies, and other materials required and related to the course(s) for which they register. ClassesUSA.com additionally features a vast, online collection of timely, cutting-edge content related to a multitude of topics and courses of study. Paul Segedin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and founder of ClasSearch.com, joins ClassesUSA.com as Director of Class Provider Affiliate Relations. ClassesUSA.com headquarters will remain at its New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office; additional satellite offices will be maintained in Chicago and Seattle. Approximately 90 million adults - 46 percent of the adult population - participated in some form of continuing education in 1999. "Up until now, adult learners have had to research their continuing education endeavors in a time-consuming, inefficient way - by calling numerous schools; scouring scouring characterized by scour. scouring disease a colloquial name for secondary nutritional copper deficiency. libraries, yellow pages, and bookstores for guides on particular programs; waiting in line to enroll; shopping around for school supplies; etc.," says Luciano Rammairone, company chairman. "ClassesUSA.com fills the void by being the only one-stop source for class search and sign-up." Founded in partnership with The CollegeBound Network, ClassesUSA is the e-offspring of the industry leading SUCCEED Magazine - The Magazine for Continuing Education & Career Opportunities. ClassesUSA.com is a comprehensive continuing education destination portal for adult learners, cataloging brick & mortar and distance learning classes. In addition, through its ASP subscription-based offering, ClassManager, ClassesUSA offers Class Provider Affiliates proprietary Web-based solutions that feature real-time information systems, class supply/e-commerce procurement, and assessment tools, as well as the capabilities to market their classes and accept registrations online. |
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