ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, announced today that it will provide complimentary Japanese language-learning licenses to all relief organizations for use in aiding victims of Japan’s recent earthquake and tsunami. Rosetta Stone is encouraging all relief organizations to access free online subscriptions of Rosetta Stone® Enterprise TOTALe® software– a self-paced solution currently used by corporations, non-profits and government agencies worldwide –to assist their members in learning Japanese. The company hopes to support volunteers’ communication with Japanese citizens, ease recovery efforts and speed emergency response time.
"Rosetta Stone is committed to using its technology to support government, nonprofit and other organizations involved with relief efforts in Japan,” said Tom Adams, CEO of Rosetta Stone. “The effects of this disaster will be felt for a very long time; however, it’s our hope that by providing these organizations with the tools their members need to learn Japanese, we can help lessen their burden while increasing their ability to communicate with those in need.”
Rosetta Stone Enterprise TOTALe is a next-generation solution that provides immersion-based language learning with quantifiable measurements of success. Many global non-profits, as well as the U.S. military that are already on the ground administering aid, have deemed language learning a mission critical tool vital to government success and international relief efforts. All relief organizations wishing to acquire complimentary Japanese language-learning licenses to assist with relief efforts in Japan should contact a Rosetta Stone institutional representative at 1 (800) 811-2755.
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About Rosetta Stone® Enterprise Solution
Rosetta Stone Enterprise is a cost-effective language training solution that harnesses the power of technology to provide immersion-based, self-paced study, accelerate language learning and provide quantifiable measurements of success. Rosetta Stone Enterprise builds language skills, helping organizations maximize their talent pool and improve communication internally and globally. Used by thousands of companies worldwide for all levels of learning, Rosetta Stone Enterprise is uniquely scalable and flexible to any business or organization’s needs. Innovative features include advanced speech recognition technology, that helps learners to start speaking a language quickly with correct pronunciation and an intuitive user interface that captivates and engages users. The program is offered in more than 30 languages and can be accessed online by employees anywhere at any time. The program also offers Rosetta Stone Manager, a built-in management tool that provides powerful, easy-to-use administrative and reporting functionality for tracking employee success easily. These tools deliver easy-to-read reports and graphs that track learner activity, progress and scores – providing organizations with key information needed to confirm a return on their language investment.
About Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone Inc. is changing the way the world learns languages. Rosetta Stone offers an interactive solution that is acclaimed for its speed and power to unlock the natural language-learning ability in everyone. Available in more than 30 languages, the Rosetta Stone language-learning solution is 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.
“Rosetta Stone” “TOTALe” and other names used herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Rosetta Stone Ltd. in the U.S. and other countries.