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NCS Pearson Inc.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
Army Wants Soldiers to Be All They Can Be
Dec 15 2000 01:45 PM PST

A Textbook Case
Oct 09 2000 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Here's a company that will put your brain to the test. NCS Pearson (formerly National Computer Systems) provides assessment and testing services to test publishers, state education agencies, the federal government, school districts, and commercial customers. The company also offers program design, software development, printing, collection logistics, optical mark reading (OMR), image scanning, and Web-based testing services. NCS Pearson rounds out its offerings with enterprise software for school administration and outsourced systems design and data collection services. The company is a subsidiary of British publishing firm Pearson.

 COMPETITION
Houghton Mifflin Company (HTN)
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (MHP)
The Thomson Corporation (TOC)

 DEALS
Deal: NCS to Buy NovaNet
Date Announced: 05.06.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Information-services firm to acquire online-curriculum content provider.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: January
2000 Sales (mil.): 629.50
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 24.6%
Employees: 4,600
Revenue per employee: $136,847.83

 KEY PEOPLE
• David W. Smith
    CEO
• James F. Dahl
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
11000 Prairie Lakes Dr.
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
US
Phone: 952-829-3000
Fax: 952-829-3167
Online: Web Site

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