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Rosetta Stone Introduces Next-Generation Enterprise Solution to Advance Workplace Globalization and Diversity

^{Published on 2010-05-17 05:05:59 - Market Wire}
 

ARLINGTON, Va.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Rosetta Stone Inc. ] (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, today announced the introduction of its next-generation enterprise solution, Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALea". This new solution meets the needs of todaya™s employees while offering companies and government agencies a scalable and highly effective language-learning platform to drive their bottom line, expand into new and emerging marketplaces, and strengthen corporate diversity initiatives.

"In todaya™s global environment organizations are looking to increase their earning power, expand to new markets and gain a competitive edge. Effective language training through Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALe will empower organizations to achieve these goals"

Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALe builds upon the critically-acclaimed and award-winning Rosetta Stone solution, allowing employees to learn at their own pace without a bricks-and-mortar classroom environment. Employees can learn to speak, listen, read and write in the language of their choice, participate in practice sessions tutored by native speakers, interact with others and practice conversational skills in an online community.

The new solution helps organizations communicate better internally and externally by breaking down language barriers. aIn todaya™s global environment organizations are looking to increase their earning power, expand to new markets and gain a competitive edge. Effective language training through Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALe will empower organizations to achieve these goals,a said Tom Adams, CEO of Rosetta Stone.

According to a study conducted by Bersin & Associates in 2010, more than half of employees (53 percent) think speaking an additional language is an important skill and nearly half (47 percent) view proficiency in an additional language as a key challenge in the workplace. Meanwhile, less than half of the companies in the U.S. (44 percent) provide any type of language-learning support for their workers¹.

aIt is critical for companies in the U.S. a" across all industries a" to provide employees access to language learning in todaya™s competitive global economy,a said Adams. aOur success, both as a country and as individual organizations, will rely heavily on our ability to communicate within and across our borders. Challenges around communication, global expansion and diversifying workforces are necessitating new demands for language learning a" and with the help of Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALe, organizations can provide employees with conversational proficiency in the languages they need.a

Current users of Rosetta Stone enterprise solutions are delighted and offered the following testimonials:

• aThe Rosetta Stone TOTALe program has given this group of professionals with a challenging schedule, the ability to access a fun (powerful) interactive and innovative language learning system --- allowing them to reach their language learning goals with a great degree of confidence, flexibility, and motivation.a a" Angel Febles, Deputy Senior Language Authority, United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
• aWithout a doubt, TOTALe provided us with the means for a speedy, accurate, and multifaceted understanding of the language, ultimately resulting in a more successful and efficacious medical relief effort.a a" Jonathan Smith, President, Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children: Yale University Chapter
• aThe deciding factors in the decision to implement Rosetta Stone on a global level were the programa™s unique scalability, accessibility and measurability. The ability to integrate the program into our global network, coupled with the ano translationa™ learning methodology, mean not only can our staff access it from any of our global offices, but also make language learning accessible to learners of all ability levels.a a" Andy MacGovern, Vice Presidenta"Strategic Talent, Thomson Reuters

At the same time, early efficacy testing shows even better learner results. Indeed, Rosetta Stone recently commissioned a quantitative study by Rockman et al. a" an independent evaluation, research, and consulting firm a" measured the effectiveness of the new Rosetta Stone solution. After six hours of online sessions and 64.5 hours of work with the software, the majority of participants advanced 1-2 levels of proficiency in Spanish as demonstrated by the results of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Oral Proficiency Interview (ACTFL OPI-C).

Organizations can experience Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALe firsthand by visiting the Rosetta Stone booth (#603) at the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) conference in Chicago from May 17 - 19, 2010.

For more information please visit [ RosettaStone.com/organizations ] or [ pr.RosettaStone.com ].

About Rosetta Stone

Rosetta Stone Inc. is changing the way the world learns languages. Rosetta Stone provides interactive solutions that are acclaimed for the power to unlock the natural language-learning ability in everyone. Available in more than 30 languages, Rosetta Stone language-learning solutions are used by schools, organizations and millions of individuals in over 150 countries throughout the world. The company was founded in 1992 on the core beliefs that learning a language should be natural and instinctive and that interactive technology can replicate and activate the immersion method powerfully for learners of any age. The company is based in Arlington, Va. For more information, visit [ RosettaStone.com ].

aRosetta Stonea, aTOTALea and aRosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALea are trademarks or registered trademarks of Rosetta Stone Ltd.

¹Language Learning Custom Research, Bersin & Associates, 2010