Weehawken, NJ- February 20, 2006 - ClassLink Inc., New Jersey’s leading educational technology firm, was recently selected as a finalist in the prestigious CODIE Award competition. Sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association, the CODIE awards recognize the best and brightest of the software industry. The ClassLink System 2000™ is a finalist in the Best Instructional Solution: classroom management category
ClassLink has an established reputation of providing software tools that address the unique demands of the K-12 market. Working with over 150 schools and 150,000 students and teachers today, ClassLink is revolutionizing electronic desktops throughout K-12 class-rooms. The ClassLink System 2000™ enables schools to manage their instructional technology infrastructure with a simple to use, robust capability tool and empowers students, teachers and administrators to utilize technology to its fullest potential. Comprised of three core components, including the ClassLink Portfolio System™, ClassLink LaunchPad™ and ClassLink Information Console™, ClassLink provides the critical foundation on which schools can deploy their chosen curriculum software.
Established in 1986, the Codie Awards is the longest-running awards program in the software and information industry. The program acknowledges the industry’s most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. For 20 years, SIIA Codie Awards have remained the leading honor for the software and information industry’s finest products and services. The 2006 finalists were chosen from more than 1,026 nominations submitted by more than 500 companies- breaking the nominations record set in the 2005 awards. According to Ken Wasch, SIIA President. “Today competition is fiercer than ever. That makes selection as a CODIE finalist a true achievement, and all the companies on this year’s list should feel justifiably proud of their recognition”.
 The 2006 Codie Awards will be presented at a black-tie gala on May 16, 2006.For a complete list of 2006 Codie Awards finalists, visit http://www.siia.net/codies/2006/finalists.asp
 About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading software and information companies. For further information visit http://www.siia.net.
About ClassLink
Founded in 1998, ClassLink serves K-12 school districts by providing award-winning and patent-pending software that create Universal Learning Environments. Universal Learning Environments benefit school districts by simplifying access to virtually any educational software application in support of student achievement, while lowering the overall cost of technology. Through ClassLink, every user has seamless access to their individualized learning environments from any computer in the school, community and from home.
