| Business Summary | | English
Language
Learning
and
Instruction
System,
Inc.
is
a
software
development
and
marketing
company.
The
Company's
business
is
developing
and
marketing
computer
software
programs
and
supporting
written
materials
to
teach
English
as
a
Second
Language
(ESL).
The
Company's
signature
product
is
ELLIS
(English
Language
Learning
and
Instruction
System),
a
series
of
20
interactive
multimedia
software
programs
designed
to
teach
English.
ELLIS
combines
text,
translation,
full-motion
video
and
digitized
sound,
graphics
and
animation
into
a
virtual
language
learning
experience
for
learners
of
all
proficiency
levels
and
native
speakers
of
58
languages.
ELLIS
is
designed
to
be
effective
in
all
teaching
of
ESL,
English
as
a
Foreign
Language
(EFL),
and
as
an
indispensable
support
to
Teachers
of
English
to
Speakers
of
Other
Languages
(TOEFL).
Additionally,
ELLIS
has
become
a
critical
application
for
companies
and
organizations
dealing
with
workers
and
citizens
of
limited
English
proficiency. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | English
Language
Learning
and
Instruction
System
is
a
software
development
and
marketing
company
whose
products
are
used
by
schools
and
others
to
teach
English
as
a
Second
Language.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
total
sales
totaled
$5.4
million,
up
from
$2.4
million.
Net
loss
totaled
$779
thousand
vs.
an
income
of
$647
thousand.
Results
reflect
higher
software
sales
due
to
a
larger
and
more
efficient
sales
network,
offset
by
$1.7
million
in
nonrecurring
consulting
and
organizational
costs. | More
from
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Francis Otto, Ph.D., 64 Chairman | -- | Timothy Otto, 32 Pres,
CEO, Director | $182K | Kimber Jensen, 32 COO,
Director | 121K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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