MEDIA RELEASE PR 35629
Turnitin(TM) Introduces Services in Asian Languages
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Company Releases Originality Checking and GradeMark for
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Bahasa Melayu
Turnitin, the leader in originality checking and plagiarism prevention,
announced availability of its award-winning Turnitin Originality Checking and
GradeMark(TM) services in Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified),
Japanese, Korean, Thai and Bahasa Melayu. The company has working
relationships with hundreds of educational institutions across the
Asia-Pacific region. Worldwide, Turnitin and GradeMark are used in over 109
countries.
"This is in response to strong demand for bringing our award-winning
services to institutions worldwide," said Dr. John Barrie, PhD, founder and
CEO of iParadigms, the creator of Turnitin. "It's exciting to offer our
services to institutions all over Asia."
Interested parties may contact:
Hong Kong and Macau, Ms. Robyne Lovelock, robyne@aldis.com.au
Taiwan, Mr. Hill Chen, hill.chen@libraryforce.com
China (PRC), Mr. Ibsen Siu, ibsen@libraryforce.com
Korea, Ms. Monica Sung, monica@shinwon.co.kr
Japan, Mr. Kazuki Kasama, kazuki.k@ijapan-groupnet.jp
Thailand, Mr. Bhawat Ruangying, pootorn@book.co.th
Malaysia, Mr. Daniel Choo, daniel@apexknowledge.com.my
Other countries in Asia, email turnitin_sales@igroupnet.com.
About iParadigms LLC
Turnitin is a service of iParadigms LLC, the leader in textual
intellectual property protection and a pioneer of web-based services for
collaborative, online educational support. The company is at the forefront of
using technology to increase awareness of best practices in teaching and
learning as it relates to the use of other people's textual content.
About iGroup
For more than twenty years, iGroup and its subsidiaries have worked with
publishers and libraries to bring research information to the desks of Asian
academics, students, doctors, businessmen and research scientists. iGroup
consists of several companies prominent in the Asia-Pacific information
industry.
About ALDIS
ALDIS, a group of information professionals with over twenty-five years
of experience in the library and information field, represents Turnitin and
GradeMark in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia.
SOURCE: Turnitin
CONTACT: Lim Ching,
Product Manager of iGroup (Asia Pacific) Ltd.,
+65-6745-5581,
limching@igroupnet.com;
or Robyne Lovelock,
Managing Director of ALDIS Associates Pty. Ltd.,
+61-(0)3-9502-0347,
robyne@aldis.com.au;
or Katie Povejsil,
VP of Marketing of iParadigms LLC,
+1-510-287-9720, ext. 287,
kpovejsil@iparadigms.com,
for Turnitin
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