100資訊月傑出資訊應用暨產品獎 TutorABC三度獲獎

國內資訊產品最高榮譽「傑出資訊應用暨產品獎」100年得獎名單公布，TutorABC以「TutorMobile 行動學習系統」在「數位內容類目」脫穎而出，這也是TutorABC第三度獲得該獎項，豐碩成果在業界大放異彩。

本年度「傑出資訊應用暨產品獎」於12月3日資訊月開幕當天，由經濟部次長黃重球頒獎表揚。受獎的單位皆屬在資訊科技與產品應用領域之典範代表，頒獎會場堪稱為資訊產業的「星光大道」。

這次獲獎的「TutorMobile 行動學習系統」因完整掌握行動載具「非獨占性」之特色，讓使用者能善用通勤、等待之零碎時間，不受時地與載具之限制，自由使用TutorABC所提供之線上學習服務，貼近現代人的生活型態與需求，獲得評審一致青睞。

「TutorMobile 行動學習系統」可跨手機、平板電腦、筆電使用。當使用者外出應酬，可攜帶輕便的平板電腦，善用空檔時間完成線上訂課、上課；而隨身攜帶的手機也能成為線上教室的介面，使用者因此不必再往返於實體教室，大幅節省時間與交通成本，真正享受「anytime, anywhere」的行動學習優勢。

除了跨載具帶來的便利，「TutorMobile 行動學習系統」的課程內容亦突破傳統、深具創新思維。有鑑過往教材依「章節」編列，使用者只能依照僵化的課程設計，被動接受不適合的教材內容，不只削弱學習興致，也降低學習成效，然而透過TutorABC獨家研發的動態課程生成系統，開啟動態的「關聯式學習」模式，將完全改寫此困境。

舉例來說，透過客戶在系統登錄的個人背景、興趣、需求主題，電腦會自動從顧問資料庫中進行最合適的師資、教材程度與課程主題配對。並且，客戶每一筆的意見回饋、希望增添的課程主題，都能快速反應至教材中心，百分之百做到以學生為學習之主體，並以服務業的精神，帶動教育產業於品質與效益上的雙重提升。

「傑出資訊應用暨產品獎」採初審、複審及決審三個階段嚴格篩選、歷產官學三方評審代表交鋒評議，在近兩百件參賽作品中選出年度最具創新性與趨勢性的優良產品與服務，「TutorMobile 行動學習系統」以多項優勢與堅強實力擊敗同業對手，正式問主全球首席的雲端學習內容平台。

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2011第二屆台灣數位學習金質獎 TutorABC奪得雙項肯定！耀眼加倍

科技主導未來的潮流走向，也讓學習數位化的趨勢銳不可檔！國內傳統出版品紛紛轉型教材格式，將紙本內容運用科技成為數位電子內容，把關國內優質數位學習產品之首要單位--數位學習品質服務中心，日前舉辦第二屆「臺灣數位學習金質獎」，眾多數位教學產品參賽角逐「電子白板教材軟體」及「創新行動學習應用軟體」，12月15日公布得獎名單，TutorABC以「TutorMeet雲端數位教材及視訊教學系統」及「TutorMobile行動學習系統」，雙雙贏得至高的肯定

第二屆「臺灣數位學習金質獎」，由產官學三方評審小組審慎議評，歷經初審、複審及決審三階段的嚴格篩選，「TutorMeet雲端數位教材及視訊教學系統」及「TutorMobile 行動學習系統」遙遙超越眾多參賽廠商，囊括多項優勢與創新實力奪得雙份榮耀。

不同於傳統學習出版品的先進，TutorABC不僅把教材內容數位化，更運用過往深耕於網路科技平台精進的技術，發展優質雲端互動學習平台，突破傳統數位教材單向教與學的型式。此次獲獎「TutorMeet雲端數位教材及視訊教學系統」，因擁有客製化的學習特性，如：創新DCGS技術，依照學習者的程度、背景、興趣等條件，隨時動態調整個人的學習記錄，產生最佳化的教材內容，再透過雲端視訊平台，讓老師與學習者進行雙向式互動，改寫早期e-Learning 1.0的教與學過程，如此前瞻性的創新，深獲評審青睞。

除了在「電子白板教材軟體」脫穎而出；另一得獎作品「TutorMobile行動學習系統」，完整體現智慧行動學習之創舉，也受評審一致肯定；整合手機、平板電腦的介面，結合行動載具「非獨占性」之特色，提供跨載具的雲端學習服務，讓學習永不再有時間、地點的限制，學習者直接透過輕便的平板電腦，即時隨地開始個人化的學習，並在課程中，透過觸控，感受不同的觀看體驗，不論是「老師全螢幕」還是「教材全螢幕」的內容畫面，一切依照學習者的需求，輕鬆把樂趣帶入學習中，實踐「學習，無所不在」之創新性，徹底打破傳統定點且制式化的學習規則。

TutorABC以創新性、趨勢性、前瞻性的穩健腳步，為數位學習領域開啟劃時代的新局面，精進的雲端技術，著實帶動了網路高效率應用，更讓TutorABC持續站穩雲端語言學習市場，奠定第一學習品牌的地位。相關平台服務請洽 www.TutorABC.com、0800-66-66-80

TutorGroup獲啟明創投注資1500萬美元，加速拓展中國市場

April 25, 2012, 9:00 a.m. EDT

TutorGroup Raises US$15 million from Qiming Venture Partners to Fund Expansion in China

TutorGroup獲啟明創投注資1500萬美元　加速拓展中國市場

媒體來源：Wall Street Journal 華爾街日報
SHANGHAI, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Online language live tutoring company TutorGroup (the parent company of VIPABC.com and TutorABC.com), a premier provider of live synchronous e-Learning services, announced today that it has raised US$15 million in growth financing from Qiming Venture Partners. This investment will fund the rapid expansion and broad delivery of TutorGroup services throughout China.

The fast growth of China's private education market is being driven by globalization, and the English tutoring segment that TutorGroup primarily targets has an addressable market of over US$17 billion by 2015, which is growing at 25% annually. Mr. JP Gan, Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, said: "We value the tremendous potential of TutorGroup's scalability, augmented by worldwide teaching resources via internet; TutorGroup's tutors and customers are all situated all around the world, a true practice of globally operating business model." He added, "We look forward to building a great company together and becoming the world's largest online education platform."

Dr. Eric Yang, TutorGroup's CEO, said: "Our partnership with QiMing Venture Partners represents another significant milestone for TutorGroup. It demonstrates a strong acknowledgement of our achievement and viability of our business model."

Since 2004, TutorGroup has been a leader in the development of a scalable e-Learning platform for 24/7/365 non-stop live tutoring. TutorGroup is currently one of the world's largest online live language training companies to provide its customers self booking and customized learning solution with its proprietary software for dynamic learning experience. Synchronous interaction between teachers and students during online classes has swept the market of professional clienteles and major corporate. To date, with VIPABC.com and TutorABC.com in mainland China and Taiwan respectively, TutorGroup has conducted over 5 million classes for their student and clients accessing in 14 countries.

To address and maintain teacher quality, TutorGroup as a leading brand employs the industry's most rigorous training program; and TutorGroup was the first to introduce a merit pay program where student review of teacher performance sets teacher pay, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem of top quality instructors.

TutorGroup has established a cloud computing architecture for personalized language training. This proprietary architecture is today complimented by a network of over 1,000 certified tutors in 60 cities worldwide, providing students 24/7 access to quality English language consulting in 14 countries. TutorGroup offers online classes from conversational and business English to preparation for standardized language tests. With its suite of proprietary software modules to monitor and enhance the live learning experience and patented fuzzy-coupling mechanism that smart-selects lesson plans and teachers based on the student's background, preferences, proficiency level and needs, TutorGroup has redefined the concept of customized learning solutions.

TutorGroup's launch of its browser-based TutorMobile® classroom on the Android platform in 2011 marked the world's first synchronous application of its kind; and the much anticipated release of TutorMobile® on the iOS for both iPads and iPhones in the second quarter of 2012 will again raise the bar in classroom delivery, making learning truly mobile and universally accessible.

Dr. Eric Yang, TutorGroup's CEO, said: "Teaching is noble and virtually still a service business. TutorGroup embraces e-learning 2.0 and strives for each customer to take control of and maximize the use of their time in learning. The internet has flattened the world, and it has changed the fundamental landscape of education. We will continue to bring disruptive innovation into this evolving frontier. TutorGroup's quality of education is built upon our 'Education as a Service' philosophy."

TutorGroup's initial focus on the language learning needs of working professionals and major corporate has quickly expanded into multiple brands and products to service different markets. Of particular importance is the addition of TutorABCJr.com for students from grades 6 to 12 and Mandarin language training under the TutorMing.com brand, a premium segment showing promising growth. Notably the number of AP Chinese language exam test takers and those studying Mandarin in US colleges have doubled in recent years, making Mandarin the fastest growing second language in the U.S. On a worldwide scale, learners of Mandarin have reportedly reached 40 million. This trend signals an enormous market opportunity for accelerating TutorGroup's expansion into diverse geographic and language markets.

About Qiming Venture Partners

Qiming Venture Partners is a leading venture capital firm in China with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Seattle. Founded in February 2006, Qiming currently manages five funds with US$1.1 Billion in assets and focuses on early to growth stage investments in Information Technology, Internet and Consumer, Healthcare, and Cleantech. Qiming's over 20 partners and investment professionals who all have strong operational experience and successful investment track records add a great deal of value to the portfolio companies. Qiming has invested in over 60 companies and many of them have gone IPO or mergers and acquisitions. Qiming has established a great reputation and strives to be the top investment partner by the Chinese entrepreneurs. Visit www.qimingventures.com for more information.

About TutorGroup

Founded in 2004, TutorGroup is a leading, online language institute specializing in English training in Asia and Mandarin Chinese training for global business professionals. TutorGroup created the first commercially available synchronous learning portal in the world and developed four prominent service product businesses including VIPABC.com, TutorABC.com, TutorABCJr.com for English training and TutorMing.com for Mandarin Chinese. To date TutorGroup has conducted over 5 million classes in 14 countries. Visit www.tutor-group.com for more information.

Contacts:

TutorGroup Inc.+86-4006303022 Investor Relations: ir@tutor-group.com Press Inquiry: press@tutor-group.com

SOURCE TutorGroup Inc.

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