eduverse.com Partners with Malaysia's Largest English Language Newspaper The Star.RENO, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- eduverse.com(TM), (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:EDUV), today announced that it has signed an agreement with I.Star Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. ("The Star"), Malaysia's largest English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. newspaper. Under the terms of the agreement with I.Star Sdn. Bhd., The Star newspaper will promote eduverse.com's ENGLISH PRO Web Edition software to their daily readership of over one million people. ENGLISH PRO Web Edition will also be made available on The Star's web site (thestar.com.my), one of the most visited Web portals in the country. The Star has always been active in promoting education in Malaysia Education in Malaysia may be obtained from government-sponsored schools, private schools, or through homeschooling. The education system is highly centralised, particularly for primary and secondary schools, with state and local governments having little say in the curriculum or with community activities that include workshops for teachers and various special events. Star-NIE, the non-profit Newspaper in Education program of The Star (www2.thestar.com.my/education/nie), was officially launched by Minister of Education Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (born July 23, 1953, in Kuala Lipis, Pahang) is a Malaysian politician and has been the country's Deputy Prime Minister since January 7, 2004. on September 16, 1997. Star-NIE's vision is: "To bring The Star into the classroom in support of the national goals of improving English proficiency." "The Star's commitment to education, the popularity of its Web portal and its capability to inform the masses through print make it the ideal partner to promote eduverse.com's e-education initiatives in Malaysia," stated Mark E. Bruk, President and 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. of eduverse.com. Davin Arul, Vice President, I.Star Sdn. Bhd., stated, "We believe eduverse.com has the right model for content delivery and advertising that will satisfy both its users as well as its partners. We are excited to be working with eduverse.com whose offerings are the ideal complement to our own education efforts." This partnership agreement with I.Star Sdn. Bhd. broadens eduverse.com's presence in Malaysia, building on the recent signing of an agreement with CSS (1) See Cascading Style Sheets. (2) (Content Scrambling System) The copy protection system applied to DVDs, which uses a 40-bit key to encrypt the movie. Management Sdn. Bhd., the appointed management company responsible for implementing the Malaysian SJK SJK Santa Justa Klan (Spanish) SJK Sterling James Keenan (pro wrestler) (C) Smart School Project. The signing ceremony took place at the offices of the Ministry of Education on September 15th and was attended and witnessed by the Deputy Minister of Education Malaysia, Datuk Dr. Fong Chan Onn Dato Sri Fong Chan Onn (1944 - ) is the current Malaysian Minister of Human Resources since December 1999.He is currently the Cabinet of Malaysia. He is also one of four vice-presidents of Malaysian Chinese Association. He is the Member of Parliament for Alor Gajah, Melaka. , and invited guests including dignitaries, business associates, school principals and headmasters (see News Release dated September 16, 1999). eduverse.com would like to thank John Keller of Enterprise Malaysia and the Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other (CIDA CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIDA Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Grand Rapids, MI) CIDA Centro de Información Documental de Archivos CiDA Certificate in Digital Applications ) for their continued assistance in Malaysia. About The Star The Star and Sunday Star, Malaysia's most widely-read English language daily and Sunday newspapers, are published in four editions. Two editions cover the northern peninsular states of Penang, Kedah, Perlis and northern Perak, while the other two editions cover the rest of the country. About eduverse.com eduverse.com is an international educational software company focused on distance education using its proprietary technology. The Company's flagship product is ENGLISH PRO Web Edition, available at www.freeENGLISH.com. By combining e-education with e-commerce, eduverse.com is recognized as the first company to develop a model that combines these two vast markets. eduverse.com is dedicated to providing free quality education to the masses while generating revenue through corporate sponsorships. The Company also generates revenue through the global retail sales of the shrink-wrapped version of its ENGLISH PRO product line via established reseller channels. For more information on the Company, visit the corporate web site at www.eduverse.com or email info@eduverse.com. |
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