Edmark
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | CD-ROM software internet |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Parent | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Edmark Corporation was a publisher of educational print materials and an educational software developer in Redmond, Washington.[1] They developed software for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in several languages and sold it in over a dozen countries.[1]
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[edit] History
Edmark was incorporated in 1970, they began developing software in 1992.[1] Edmark was listed on NASDAQ.[1] Their audience was children between the ages of 2 and 16 years.[1] Edmark had more than 65 industry design awards.[1]
In 1989, Sally G. Narodick and W. Hunter Simpson became directors.[1] Narodick became the CEO in October 1989.[1] Edmark hired Donna Stanger as vice-president of product development in October 1991.[1] In 1992, Edmark released Millie's Math House and KidDesk.[1] Sally Narodick resigned as CEO in September citing the stress, and Donna Stanger became the CEO[2] Edmark was acquired by IBM on November 13, 1996 for $102.3 million ($15.50 per share for two-thirds of Edmark's shares) to expand its presence in home software.[2][3] In September 2000, it was sold to Riverdeep.[4]
[edit] Software
1991
- Strategy Challenges Collection 1 (formerly Strategy Games of the World)
- Strategy Challenges Collection 2: In the Wild (1997)[5]
- Stanley’s Sticker Stories[6]
- ThemeWeavers: Animals
- ThemeWeavers: Nature
- Travel the World with Timmy! Deluxe[7]
- Let’s Go Read! 1: An Island Adventure - ages 4-6[8]
- Let’s Go Read! 2: An Ocean Adventure - ages 7-12
- Stories & More: Animal Friends
- Stories & More: Time and Place
- MindTwister Math[9]
- Space Academy GX-1
- Virtual Labs: Light
- Virtual Labs: Electricity
- Talking Walls[10] - runner-up for the Macworld 16th Annual Editors' Choice Award for Education[11]
- Talking Walls: The Stories Continue[10]
[edit] House Series [12]
1992-present
- Millie's Math House (1992)
- Bailey's Book House (1993)
- Sammy's Science House (1994)
- Trudy's Time & Place House (1995)
[edit] Thinkin' Things
1991-1999
- Thinkin' Things: Toony the Loon’s Lagoon
- Thinkin' Things: All Around FrippleTown - ages 4-8, won the 1999 Macworld Editors' Choice Award for Education[13]
- Thinkin' Things Collection 1 (1993)[14]
- Thinkin' Things Collection 2 (1995)[15]
- Thinkin' Things Collection 3: Galactic Brain Benders (1995) - ages 8-12[16][17]
- Thinkin' Things Sky Island Mysteries - ages 8-12[18]
- Thinkin' Science
- Thinkin' Science Series: ZAP! (1998)[19]
- Thinkin' Space
[edit] Imagination Express
2000
- Imagination Express: Castle[20]
- Imagination Express: Neighborhood[21]
- Imagination Express: Rain Forest[22]
- Imagination Express: Ocean[23]
- Imagination Express: Pyramids[24]
- Imagination Express: Time Trip, USA[25]
[edit] Mighty Math
1994-2001
- Mighty Math Carnival Countdown
- Mighty Math Zoo Zillions
- Mighty Math Calculating Crew
- Mighty Math Number Heroes (1996) - 3rd- to 6th-graders[26]
- Mighty Math Astro Algebra
- Mighty Math Cosmic Geometry
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Edmark Corporation -- Company History". FundingUniverse.com. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Edmark-Corporation-Company-History.html. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b Browder, Seanna; Larry Armstrong and Paul C. Judge (1996-12-16). "The Disappearing CD-ROM Players: Small makers of kids' software sell out--or get squeezed out". BusinessWeek (The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.). http://www.businessweek.com/1996/51/b3506151.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Erickson, Jim (1996-11-14). "IBM to Buy Educational Software Maker Edmark". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64675823.html. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Company Timeline - Riverdeep, Destination Success, Reading Software, Math Software, Education Software". http://www.riverdeep.net/pls/portal/url/page/RVDP/AU/Company_Timeline. Retrieved 2006-11-25. "Edmark Corporation [...] was acquired by Riverdeep in September 2000. It is now part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt"
- ^ Bilow, Chuck. "Strategy Challenges Collection 2 - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/strategy-challenges-collection-2-/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Stanley's Sticker Stories (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294820338. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Travel the World With Timmy". macHOME magazine. http://www.machome.com/reviews/MacReviewZone.lasso?grr8=33811. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Elstrom, Peter (1997-10-06). "Learn to Read -- And Say the Words Right". BusinessWeek (The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.). http://www.businessweek.com/1997/40/b3547135.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "MindTwister Math". macHOME magazine. http://www.machome.com/reviews/MacReviewZone.lasso?grr8=34033. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b Huie, Bonnie (2000-08-01). "Talking Walls; Talking Walls: The Stories Continue: History Software Speaks For Itself". Macworld (Mac Publishing, LLC.). http://www.macworld.com/2000/08/bc/15reviewswalls/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "The 16th Annual Editors' Choice Awards". Macworld (Mac Publishing, LLC.). 2001-03-01. http://www.macworld.com/2001/03/features/editoral/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Riverdeep - Edmark House Series". http://www.edresources.com/images/resources/Edmark_House/index.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "1999 Editors' Choice Awards". Macworld (Mac Publishing, LLC.): p. 80. 2000-03-01. http://www.macworld.com/2000/03/features/1999eddys/index.php. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Lim, Rob; Peter Freese. "Thinkin' Things Collection 1 - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/thinkin-things-collection-1/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Thinkin' Things Collection 2 - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/thinkin-things-collection-2/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Thinkin' Things Collection 3 - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/thinkin-things-collection-3/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Devincenzi, Keelin (April 2000). "Thinkin' Things Galactic Brain Benders". MacAddict: p. 60. http://www.macaddict.com/issues/2000/4/reviews/ttgbb. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Thinkin' Things Sky Island Mysteries". macHOME magazine. http://www.machome.com/reviews/MacReviewZone.lasso?grr8=33654. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ Bilow, Chuck (2005-01-12). "Zap! for Windows - MobyGames". http://www.mobygames.com/game/zap/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Imagination Express, Destination: Castle (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294819648. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Imagination Express, Destination: Neighborhood (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294819743. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Imagination Express, Destination: Rainforest (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294819654. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Imagination Express, Destination: Ocean (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294819651. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Imagination Express, Destination: Pyramids (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294819652. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Product Support - Imagination Express, Destination: Time Trip, USA (School Edition)". Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. http://support.riverdeep.net/faq_list.asp?id=1294819655. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
- ^ "Mighty Math Number Heroes - MobyGames". 2006-02-19. http://www.mobygames.com/game/mighty-math-number-heroes/. Retrieved 2006-11-25.
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