Based in San Antonio, Harcourt Assessment is a leading provider of
high-quality assessment instruments and testing programs used by
educators , psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational
therapists, human resource professionals , admissions and credentialing
professionals, and businesses.

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Call centers containing between 10 and 100 APs, from SMEs to
smaller centers within large organizations. Skype is available in 27 languages and is used in almost every
country around the world. To learn more visit skype.

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Harcourt developed Aprenda 3 in cooperation with a wide range of
Spanish-speaking educators to ensure that the test reflects the
diversity of Latino culture. 1TC is the only comprehensive global communications
service that offers around-the-clock "in-language" on-demand information
solutions for the International consumer. The service is part of an initiative announced by
Skype for Business , to lower operating costs and increase productivity for
the estimated 22.5 million business users .

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They are also based on the
National Science Education Standards and the Benchmarks for Science
Literacy, and conform to the Standards for Educational and
Psychological Testing and the Code of Fair Testing Practices in
Education.

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Published authors of Spanish children's
literature in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Spain, and
Central and South America contributed original reading passages. 23% of small
call centers in Europe currently purchase managed and hosted contact
center services.
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Educators can use Aprenda 3 to assess student achievement and
critical thinking skills of Spanish-speaking English language learners
in core academic areas, including reading, mathematics, language arts,
science, and social science.
"We took the innovative design elements of Stanford 10 and applied
them to the completely new content of Aprenda 3 to create a
Spanish-language achievement test like no other," said Don Barfield,
Harcourt Assessment's vice president of educational products.

Country segmentations for Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain.com/reports/c12342

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This will enable readers:

Understand the demands of the fastest growing sector of the
European call center market.

TelePlus focuses on the development of low-cost international communication
solutions., DBA TelePlus Group, is a leader in the field of
international telecommunications, combining wireless technology and
advanced proprietary software with the lowest rates and the highest levels
of customer service.

About Skype

Skype is the world's fastest-growing Internet communication offering,
allowing people everywhere to make unlimited voice and video communication
for free.

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Research and Market: Average Small Call Center in Europe plans to Expand by 13% to 2005

It is anticipated the addition of Japanese language services
for Skype customers will immediately follow. More importantly, this opportunity
further demonstrates Teleplus' ability to customize and deliver its
proprietary content solutions, 'a la carte', through an alternative sales
channel . The TelePlus product provides travelers and
tourists with a 24/7 live private assistant who functions as a translator,
concierge or emergency dispatch in their native language. TelePlus Group through its services helps facilitate the expansion
of the user's global experiences through business and recreation.1tc.

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Aprenda 3 test items are based on a wide range of state and
national content standards , including those of the International
Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English
(NCTE), the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National
Council for the Social Studies (NCSS).
TelePlus Group, a pioneer in the field of
international telecommunications, today announces a wholesale deal in
association with Digitrad France to provide certain foreign language
assisted services to new and existing Skype customers. TelePlus Group is currently
finalizing an acquisition deal to become a part of Texxon Inc.

The deal allows the recently launched Skype Voice Services Program to
target individuals in need of a personal translator during any Skype-in or
Skype-out VoIP call.com.

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PRESS RELEASE TelePlus Group to Provide International Communication Services to Skype Customers

(OTC BB: TXXN) and expects closing within 30 days. The company also operates
several call centers throughout the United States, Europe, Asia.

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Skype also has
relationships with a growing network of hardware and software providers.com.

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the Nordics, and the UK.

"We are pleased to offer our wholesale application services to the current
75 million subscribers of Skype," says Claude Buchert , President and CEO of
TelePlus Group. Skype generates revenue through its premium
offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from landline and
mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding.

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However, the
tests are not timed and students are encouraged to work at their own
pace to answer all of the questions.
Aprenda 3 items are also based on international standards
established for Spanish-speaking classrooms in Puerto Rico and Mexico. TelePlus'
innovative and low-cost 1TouchConnect (1TC) product and service gives
users direct access to a full-service concierge and translator in their
native language. The company is dedicated to helping people worldwide
through proprietary "content in-language" communications tools and services
which delivers the highest level of customer service at user friendly
rates.

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The company is affiliated with the Harcourt book publishing
companies, and together they form the global education brand of Reed
Elsevier Group plc (NYSE:RUK) (NYSE:ENL) -- a world-leading publisher
and information provider operating in the science and medical, legal,
education and business-to-business industry sectors.com/reports/c12342 ) has
announced the addition of Spending Priorities in Small Call Centers to
their offering
The average small call center in Europe plans to expand by 13%
between 2004 and 2005. SMS is the fastest growing channel.skype.com/directory/live_interpreter_by_1touch_connect/view/.

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"With more companies turning to various international
transactions such as outsourcing, as a means for profitable business
models, we see a demand for a simple and efficient way to communicate
without getting lost in translation.

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1TC is a seamless and highly specialized telephone service that
bundles reliable, inexpensive international long distance with a wide
variety of proprietary , in-language, services for the mainstream
international traveler.
TelepPlus Group maintains its network operations and primary customer
service center at its Los Angeles headquarters.

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Like Harcourt 's innovative English-language Stanford 10, Aprenda 3
resembles instructional materials used in classrooms and is printed in
full color with realistic illustrations.
Select the right channels and strategies with to approach this
very fragmented market.

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TelePlus offers their products and services to various vendors and
customers in the telecommunications and travel industries through wholesale
applications (service only) or through complete product offerings,
consisting of a bundle of product (phone) and service.

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Harcourt Assessment Introduces New Edition of Spanish-Language Achievement Test; Aprenda 3 Incorporates Innovative Design Features of Stanford 10

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has introduced the third edition
of its Spanish-language Aprenda(c) achievement test for grades K - 12.
Through the development of custom statewide educational testing
programs, Harcourt is helping more than 20 states meet the
accountability requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
This survey analyzes the attitudes of small call centers to a
number topics, including customer service, key decision makers , CIM
and CRM technology vendors, multi-media, resellers + channels, and
hosted solutions.

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Determine which vendors have largest installed base and strongest
reputation in the European mid-market. The flexible
business model allows TelePlus to target partners looking to enhance its
current product offerings or customers in search of a "complete" means of
communications.

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Each section of the Aprenda 3 has a suggested testing time, which
is a guideline to help teachers and administrators plan. An easy-to-navigate answer
document helps students stay on track and fully engaged.researchandmarkets . TelePlus will provide Skype
customers with an efficient and low-cost solution to language barriers by
offering concierge and interpreter services in French, Spanish, Cantonese
and Mandarin. For more
information please visit www.

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researchandmarkets. Emails account for 21% of contact in small
European call center.

About TelePlus Group

TelePlus Inc.

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Education Editors

SAN ANTONIO----Leading test
publisher Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Its Stanford English Language
Proficiency Test (Stanford ELP) enables educators to measure how well
English language learners comprehend and express themselves in
English."

TelePlus Group

For more information please visit Skype for Business at:
http://share. The key to the
service is "content in-language," delivered through a combination of
cutting-edge patent-pending intelligence and telecommunication platform and
allows the company to offer direct access to their comprehensive live
services in over 120 languages.
Skype is an eBay company (EBAY).

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