Multimedia Tutorial Referenced in Newly Released Market Forecast by Ambient Insight for Self-Paced eLearning Products and Servic
October 30 2006 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Conclusions Reinforce Decision to Focus on Self-Paced eLearning and
Further Validate Market Potential of Recently Introduced Online
Learning Tools for K-12 Math and Test Prep BROOKLYN, N.Y., Oct. 30
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc.
(OTC:MMTS) (BULLETIN BOARD: MMTS) , a leading developer of
educational content and marketer of math tutorial programs
announced today that it was one of the companies covered in Ambient
Insight's comprehensive report, The US Market for Self-paced
eLearning Products and Services: 2006-2011 Forecast and Analysis.
The study includes five-year spending forecasts for eight customer
buying segments: consumer, corporations and businesses, federal
government, state and local government, PreK-12 academic, higher
education, non-profits and associations, and healthcare. An
Executive Overview and information about purchasing a copy of the
Ambient Insight report can be found on their website at
http://www.ambientinsight.com/Reports/eLearning.aspx. The market
for Self-paced eLearning products and services in the US across all
the buying segments topped $10 billion in 2006, according to
Ambient Insight. "The current US eLearning market is in a period of
rapid transformation with new business models being tried, new
low-cost variations of traditional products appearing, new
suppliers entering the market, and new buyers adopting the
products," said Sam Adkins, Chief Research Officer at Ambient
Insight. The study also points out that the fastest growing segment
is the PreK-12 academic market, which is growing by a brisk 59.9%.
By 2011, the combined PreK-12 and higher education markets will
account for 57% of all Self-paced eLearning products and services
revenues in the US. Among the additional findings in the Ambient
study is the fact that there is strong demand for packaged content
in the PreK-12 market which is being driven by the
highly-standardized state requirements to meet the NCLB (No Child
Left Behind) mandates. Barry Reichman, Multimedia's president
commented, "We were very pleased to see that Multimedia Tutorial
Services was listed among some the nation's foremost suppliers of
educational content, such as Kaplan, KnowledgePlanet, McGraw-Hill,
Pearson Education and Thomson learning, which were also covered in
Ambient Insight's Forecast and Analysis. "Their conclusions
reinforce our decision to focus on self-paced eLearning and further
serve to validate the market potential for Multimedia's recent
product offerings, such a the Tutorial Channel, which provides
affordable real-time live tutoring online. With the Tutorial
Channel's intuitive diagnostics, the site automatically creates
tests for students and provides real-time skill assessment 24/7 to
help parents evaluate the progress of their children." Reichman
added that, "In our opinion, the Tutorial Channel combined with our
flagship program, Math Made Easy(TM) adds a new dimension to
self-paced learning, allowing students to work in the comfort of
the home without the high cost of private tutors and learning
centers." About Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc. Multimedia
Tutorial Services, Inc. has key strengths in educational product
marketing and development. To date, the company's premier tutorial
program, Math Made Easy(TM) has been purchased by over 300,000
families, representing in excess of $30 million in sales since
inception. In addition, several thousand schools and colleges
throughout the country have acquired the Math Made Easy(TM) series
for their libraries and classrooms. Math Made Easy(TM) is widely
recognized as one of the nations foremost home tutorial programs.
Since 1995 Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc. has invested over $10
million in national advertising to create significant brand equity
in the Math Made Easy(TM) name. The tutorial series has been
featured on CNN, Bloomberg, ABC News Radio and other major
networks. The company's sales are made primarily through online
direct advertising backed-up its own call center and customer
service operation. Information about the company's products and
services can be found at http://www.mathmadeeasy.com/ and
http://www.tutorialchannel.com/. Forward Looking Statements Some
paragraphs of this news release, particularly those describing
Multimedia's strategies and business plans, contain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities of
1993, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. While Multimedia is working to achieve those
goals, actual results could differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of
factors, including difficulties in marketing their products and
services, need for capital, competition from other companies and
other factors, any of which could have an adverse effect on the
business plans of the subsidiary companies of Multimedia, its
reputation in the industry or its expected financial return from
operations. Factors such as these could have an adverse effect on
Multimedia results of operations. In light of significant
uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements included
herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as
a representation of Multimedia or any other person that the
objectives and plans of Multimedia and its subsidiaries will be
achieved. DATASOURCE: Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc. CONTACT:
Barry Reichman, President of Multimedia Tutorial Services, Inc.,
+1-718-758-3806, Web site: http://www.tutorialchannel.com/
http://www.mathmadeeasy.com/
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