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Prometric, Inc.
 PROFILE
If Prometric has its way, you can put down your pencils for good. The Thomson Corporation subsidiary provides computer-based testing and assessment services through more than 4,100 centers in more than 140 countries. With proprietary software, Prometric delivers the tests to the testing site, scores the tests, and provides immediate results. The company also operates 10 call centers for test scheduling and customer services. Its clients include academic institutions (Prometric administers the GRE, GMAT, and other tests for the not-for-profit Educational Testing Service) and professional licensing organizations (American Psychological Association), as well as corporations such as Lotus, Microsoft, and Novell.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Prometric Takes Stake in ExamSoft
Date Announced: 02.08.01
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Online testing services company takes 20% stake in computer-based testing software maker.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 178.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 54.6%
Employees: 1,400
Revenue per employee: $127,642.86

 KEY PEOPLE
• Michael Brannick
    CEO
• Graham J. Taylor
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1000 Lancaster St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
US
Phone: 410-843-8000
Fax: 410-843-8068
Online: Web Site

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