iParadigms Taps Systems Link International to Distribute Turnitin WriteCycle in Latin America

OAKLAND, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- iParadigms, the creator of Turnitin and the world leader in originality checking and plagiarism prevention, announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Systems Link International, a leading supplier of educational tools for research and development to Latin American institutions. Under the agreement, Systems Link has become the exclusive distributor of iParadigms' industry-leading Turnitin and WriteCycle software services to Latin American markets.

"Systems Link has established wide-ranging relationships with educational institutions across Central and South America, where demand is growing for our web-based software solutions," said Chris Caren, iParadigms president and CEO. "This agreement will help us reach the educators who need our solutions most."

"This is part of our effort to provide Latin American schools and universities with the world's best educational tools and resources," said Robert Wing, CEO of Systems Link International. "Turnitin has established itself as a leader in its field, and we're pleased to add Turnitin and WriteCycle to our offerings."

WriteCycle includes Turnitin Originality Checking, the industry standard plagiarism prevention solution used by more than a half-million educators and millions of students in over 100 countries. WriteCycle also includes the PeerMark peer reviewing solution and GradeMark, for digital markup and grading of student papers.

iParadigms currently offers its software in Spanish for Latin American countries and will soon offer Portuguese versions as well. Prior to the agreement with Systems Link, iParadigms distributed its solutions directly to Latin American customers. Sales inquiries may be directed to [email protected] .

About Systems Link International

Systems Link International focuses on providing access to top databases, online publications, standards and ebooks. Both corporate and academic sectors benefit greatly from obtaining access to such content. For the past five years Systems Link International has managed to become a leader and proudly represents high-impact academic publishers in Latin America.

About iParadigms LLC

iParadigms LLC (http://turnitin.com) is the global leader in textual intellectual property protection and a pioneer of web-based services for collaborative, online educational support. The company's award-winning WriteCycle product suite includes Turnitin, the leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention service used by millions of students and faculty and thousands of institutions in more than 100 countries.

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