Cambridge University Press was founded by a royal charter granted to the University of Cambridge by King Henry VIII in 1534. It is the oldest printer and publisher in the world, having been operating continuously since 1584, and is one of the largest academic publishers globally. Its purpose is to further the University's objective of advancing learning, knowledge and research. Academic Publishing: Cambridge is one of the world's largest and most prestigious academic publishers and is acclaimed for its list of journals, textbooks, monographs and practitioner guides, in subjects from medicine and law to literature and classics. Cambridge's academic publishing includes around 200 journals, around 1200 new books each year, and its historic Bibles list. Cambridge Learning: Cambridge is a global leader in English Language Teaching (ELT) books and resources and is well established as a publisher of books for schools in the United Kingdom, Australia and Africa. Cambridge-Hitachi a joint venture between Cambridge University Press and Hitachi Software Engineering produces a range of curriculum-based software developed with the changing needs of today's teachers in mind. Cambridge Learning consolidates these strands of educational publishing into a single brand.

The Encyclopædia Britannica was born in 18th-century Edinburgh amid the great intellectual ferment known as the Scottish Enlightenment. It was there and then that Adam Smith prepared The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott wrote novels, Robert Burns poetry, David Hume and Adam Ferguson philosophy, and James Boswell grew to manhood and attended the university. According to one chronicler of Britannica history, Edinburgh in the mid-1700s was "a city on the verge of a golden age, a center of learning and a home of writers, thinkers, and philosophers, wags, wits, and teachers."



Starry Night astronomy software, published by SPACE.com, offers the ultimate user-friendly desktop tool for exploring our cosmic neighborhood.


CLEARVUE/eav was established in Chicago in 1970. Since its inception, the company has led the industry in educational content, program publishing, distribution, and customer satisfaction. Their curriculum-based programs in English, social studies, science, art, and music help students better understand important concepts and core ideas in their middle school, high school, and college studies.

MetaMetrics, a privately held educational measurement company, develops scientifically based measures of student achievement that link assessment with instruction, foster better educational practices, and improve learning by matching students with materials that meet and challenge their abilities.

The company’s team of experienced psychometricians developed The Lexile Framework for Reading, The Quantile Framework for Mathematics and The Lexile Framework for Writing. In addition to licensing Lexiles and Quantiles to states and test and text publishers, MetaMetrics delivers professional development, resource measurement and customized consulting services.

LearnStar Inc develops engaging software, quality test items and interactive classroom response systems designed for the K-12 education market.