InterWrite SchoolBoard and SchoolPad now bundled with RM Easiteach Software

Award Winning Software Designed for Interactive Technologies Includes Content-Rich Lessons and Tools 

May 16, 2005–GTCO CalComp, Inc. announced today an agreement with Research Machines (RM) to provide the award-winning Easiteach® software to its education customers. Under the terms of the agreement, GTCO CalComp will include a user and home license for RM Easiteach Studio and a North American Starter Pack with all InterWrite SchoolBoards and SchoolPads shipped in the United States and Canada for the K-12 Market. Easiteach will be provided in addition to InterWrite Software, providing educators greater options for their interactive learning environment.

RM Easiteach Software is a powerful and flexible whole-class-teaching software designed for use with interactive whiteboards. The software provides a wide range of cross-curricular teaching tools for schools, starting with the primary package Easiteach Studio. Easiteach Studio enables the combination of text, graphics, video and flash animations–helping to bring any lesson to life. Easiteach Studio is the ideal environment in which to create and share interactive teaching materials. In addition to Easiteach Studio, the Easiteach family of products includes subject specific toolbars and content pack upgrades, in subject areas such as Math, Science and English/Language Arts, that GTCO CalComp will also distribute through its authorized reseller partners. 

“We are pleased to announce this partnership with RM, one of Europe's largest, most innovative and most respected suppliers of technology-based curriculum products for education. We are confident that Easiteach software will be a wonderful complement to our InterWrite Software, allowing teachers to interact and enhance their current lessons and create new and exciting, content-rich lessons.” says Rob Meissner, Vice President of Marketing. “GTCO CalComp is committed to offering educators various options in creating truly interactive and dynamic learning experiences. By including Easiteach Studio with our InterWrite SchoolBoard and SchoolPad products, we are giving them the flexibility to work with our InterWrite Software program and utilize many of the content-rich features that Easiteach offers, truly maximizing the benefit of using our interactive technology in the classroom.”

“RM is delighted to be working with GTCO CalComp, a leading supplier of interactive technology,” said Chris Tossell, Vice President of International Business Development for RM. “RM Easiteach transforms teaching and learning and this alliance will serve to further enhance the experience of teachers and students alike.”

Please browse our Web site for more information on the InterWrite™ Interactive Classroom, which includes the SchoolBoard–an interactive whiteboard, the SchoolPad–a Bluetooth® wireless pad, InterWrite PRS–a classroom response system, and the iPanel–an interactive LCD display.


About GTCO CalComp
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2005, GTCO CalComp is a leader in computer input peripherals, with over one million systems installed worldwide. Founded in 1975, GTCO CalComp pioneered the use of pen-based electromagnetic sensing technology currently utilized in the Company's Interactive Whiteboard and Digitizer product lines. In 2004, GTCO CalComp expanded its line of interactive products with introduction of InterWrite PRS, a classroom response system. GTCO CalComp Inc, a global company, is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona; and Munich, Germany. GTCO CalComp maintains distribution partners in over 90 countries, providing solutions to professionals in Education, Training, Presentation, GIS, Computer Aided Design, Construction Estimating and Graphic Arts. For more information on the brands and products offered, visit the GTCO CalComp Web site at www.gtcocalcomp.com.