Kurzweil Educational Systems® Named as Finalist in 2011 American Business Awards(SM)

NATICK, Mass., May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurzweil Educational Systems was named a Finalist in the New Product or Service of the Year - Computer Software - New Version – up to 100 employees category for Kurzweil 3000™ Version 12 for Windows®.

To vote for Kurzweil 3000 in the Favorite New Computer Software - New Version category, visit http://peopleschoice.stevieawards.com/default.cfm?sitetype=P.

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. 

This year's Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 20 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.  More than six-hundred executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend.  The event will benefit Camfed (camfed.org), which fights poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa by educating girls and empowering women to become leaders of change. The ceremonies will be broadcast on radio nationwide by the Business TalkRadio Network.  

More than 2,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year.  Kurzweil Educational Systems is nominated in the New Product or Service of the Year - Computer Software - New Version - up to 100 employees category.

Kurzweil 3000 is a premier literacy learning tool that is valuable for all students, particularly those who struggle. By harnessing the power of technology and the core principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Kurzweil 3000 provides the very best integrated reading, writing, and test-taking supports available for today's learner. Students with learning disabilities, students who have the cognitive ability but not the reading ability to learn from grade-level content, and English language learners are among the many student populations that benefit from the use of Kurzweil 3000.

Finalists were chosen by business professionals nationwide during preliminary judging in April and May.  Stevie Award winners will be selected from among the Finalists in each category next week by members of 10 specialized final judging committees.  More than 150 executives will have participated in judging this year.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.  

Information about Kurzweil Educational Systems can be found at www.kurzweiledu.com.

Contact:  
Debby Frohbieter
Cambium Learning Technologies
[email protected]

About Kurzweil Educational Systems

Kurzweil Educational Systems, with more than 30 years developing educational software, is the leader in assistive technology, text-to-speech and software literacy solutions.  Kurzweil Educational Systems has been serving the needs of the nation's most challenged students, including individuals with special needs and learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder or those who are English Language Learners.  Driven by the vision to serve the needs of the nation's most challenged learners and enabling students to reach their full potential Kurzweil provides complete reading, study skill, and writing support for students grades 3-college and adults with academic challenges and/or who are blind or visually impaired.

About Cambium Learning Technologies

Cambium Learning Technologies designs and publishes instructional technology for students in general and special education ranging from Pre-K to Adult comprising of four- industry leading brands: Learning A-Z, ExploreLearning, Kurzweil Educational Systems and IntelliTools. Cambium Learning Technologies is a business unit of Cambium Learning Group, Inc. [NASDAQ: ABCD] based in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit www.cambiumtech.com.

About the Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.  Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.  Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.

Sponsors and partners of The 2011 American Business Awards include Infogroup, IBM Netezza, American Support, Citrix Online, Epic Media Group, High Performance Technologies Inc., iolo technologies, LifeLock, Merisel, PetRays, SDL, SoftPro, and Verite, Inc.

SOURCE Kurzweil Educational Systems; Cambium Learning Group