FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2005 - Contact: Tom Winterstein, 803 978-2708

EMANUEL COUNTY SCHOOLS
DEPLOYS AWARD WINNING SOFTWARE
TESTVIEW WILL PROVIDE AUTOMATED STANDARDIZED TEST SCORE ANALYSIS AND ACADEMIC PLAN MANAGEMENT  FOR DISTRICT PERSONNEL

COLUMBIA, SC – VC3, Inc. announced today that Emanuel County Schools (GA) entered its Georgia TestView Pilot Program.  VC3 – a technology services and software firm - is headquartered in Columbia, SC with regional offices in Atlanta, GA and Raleigh, NC. 

The Award-Winning TestView is a flexible, easy-to-use web based solution geared towards providing K-12 educators the ability to easily track and analyze academic progress, create NCLB & AYP reports, automatically develop academic improvement plans, allocate resources, report on student performance, and administer state/federal accountability mandates.

Erma W. Jenkins, Director of Curriculum & Professional Learning for Emanuel County Schools proclaimed “We are excited about this partnership and the opportunity to provide our staff with technology to enhance what they are presently doing to enhance student performance.”

Thomas Winterstein, Sr. Vice President – Academic Services stated “we are eager to work with Emanuel County Schools in deploying TestView.  The district is committed to utilizing progressive and innovative programs across its schools.  We are fortunate to partner with the district in its student achievement and accountability endeavors.”

TestView was originally developed in 1999 and utilizes the latest Microsoft .NET and SQL server technologies.  Since January 2004 TestView has been adopted by 379 schools and manages, analyzes, and provides reporting capabilities for over 230,000 students.  The program has an estimated 20,000 users.

About VC3 – Atlanta – Columbia - Raleigh
VC3 is a dynamic IT services organization that has spent the last decade delivering customer-oriented solutions to both the commercial and public sectors.  The company’s professionals implement IT projects and services that 1) provide above average returns on investment, 2) significantly enhance productivity, or 3) lower technology ownership costs.  Current services offerings include: Technology Assessments & Security Audits, VOIP Solutions, Computer & Network Support Services, Network Design, Configuration & Optimization, Internet & Data Center Services, K-12 Academic Services, and E-Government.  For more information on VC3 visit www.VC3.com, or call (803) 733-7333.   For more information on TestView visit www.TestView.com.

- end -