SAFARI Montage Joins IMS Global Learning Consortium to Provide Leadership in Interoperability for Digital Media in Schools

The leading provider of digital media solutions for U.S. schools joins IMS to apply and adapt the next generation of learning technology standards for the benefit of numerous school districts

Lake Mary, FL and Wynnewood, PA (September 8, 2010) - The IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC) and SAFARI Montage today announced that SAFARI Montage has joined IMS GLC as a Contributing Member. SAFARI Montage will be providing leadership in IMS GLC with respect to the rapid convergence of digital media and a wide variety of learning technology platforms, such as course management systems, portals, and classroom technology. As the leading provider of digital media management solutions in the U.S., SAFARI Montage provides insight into school district requirements for a wide variety of digital media. Leading school districts and educational institutions around the world will look to SAFARI Montage and IMS GLS to provide a seamless classroom experience with digital media integration for teachers, students and parents.

IMS GLC members include the leading educational technology and publisher organizations across K-20. IMS has already introduced the suite of IMS Digital Learning Services interoperability standards consisting of Common Cartridge, Learning Tools Interoperability, and Learning Information Services. These standards are immediately applicable for enabling seamless interoperability of digital media with learning management and portal platforms.

"I can’t think of a better partner for IMS to work with to make Digital Media integration seamless for teachers and students than SAFARI Montage,” commented Dr. Rob Abel, Chief Executive of IMS GLC. “The IMS members are very pleased that SAFARI Montage has stepped up to provide leadership for the benefit of school districts in the U.S. with work that will be applied around the world.”

"I have spoken with many leading school districts around the country about the urgent need for an open standards-based approach to integrate digital media into the information technology infrastructures of schools," said Tim Beekman, President and Co-Founder of SAFARI Montage. "SAFARI Montage is joining in the work of IMS because we see the IMS approach as fitting this need and we feel we can provide leadership to ensure that the goals of our customers are met.”

About IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS GLC)

IMS Global Learning is a nonprofit member organization that strives to enable the growth and impact of learning technology in higher education, K-12, and corporate education worldwide. IMS GLC members are leading corporations, higher education institutions, school districts and government organizations worldwide that are enabling the future of education by collaborating on interoperability standards and major adoption projects for the digital support of education and learning. IMS GLC also sponsors Learning Impact: a global awards program and conference that recognizes the impact of innovative technology on educational access, affordability, and quality. For more information, visit www.imsglobal.org.

About SAFARI Montage

SAFARI Montage provides K-12 school districts with a comprehensive solution for their digital media networking and visual instruction needs. The full suite of integrated products provides a single interface for accessing all visual resources from inside the school district intranet or from home. The award-winning SAFARI Montage Video-On-Demand and Digital Media Management enterprise solution is designed to cut costs for school districts by utilizing intelligent digital media delivery, while facilitating visual instruction and learning in the classroom. SAFARI Montage servers come preloaded with educational video titles tied to the curriculum from the industry’s leading video publishers. In addition, SAFARI Montage provides the ability for school districts to easily upload and manage their own digital video and other content, and easily disseminate it to all classrooms throughout the district. With the introduction of its new Pathways SM module, SAFARI Montage now provides a solution for districts to control, manage and schedule classroom and district devices. For more information, visit www.SAFARIMontage.com.