Apprend Associates

Education and Training Systems International is one of the leading educational providers of training materials for pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical device companies. Its training staff includes editors, trainers, evaluators, medical illustrators, multimedia specialists and layout artists. Its educational products include home study materials, interactive workshops and workmats, computer-based training, assessment and validation tools, launch workshops and curriculum planning. In addition, it offers compendium, audioprograms, computer-based training, training cards, trainer s toolkit, PowerPoint presentations, obstacle handling guide, and coaching toolkit. The company offers various services, such as curriculum planning, product development, assessment and consulting. Its educational program includes therapeutic areas, such as account management, analgesia, dentistry, hematology, gynecology, immunology, dermatology and gastroenterology. Education and Training Systems International is located in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Founded in 1984, MetaMetrics is a privately held educational measurement company that develops scientifically-based measures of student achievement from kindergarten through grade 12. The company provides products under various brand names, such as The Lexile Framework for Reading, The Quantile Framework for Mathematics, The Lexile Framework for Writing and Lexile and Quantile Professional Development. Its products are used in more than 100,000 books in over 80 million articles and in nearly 60,000 Web sites. The company offers technology applications, resource management, instruction and customized consultation services. Its client base includes schools, parents, students, instructional consultants, educational researchers, publishers, test development companies and academic measurement groups, as well as the State Departments of Education. MetaMetrics corporate headquarters is located in Durham, N.C.