WebAssign Named Finalist for Top Tech Company Honor

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WebAssign, the leading provider of powerful online instructional tools for faculty and students, has been named a finalist in the "Software Company" category as part of the 2012 NCTA 21 Awards, sponsored by the North Carolina Technology Association.

The NCTA 21 Awards are North Carolina's only statewide technology awards program, recognizing companies and individuals who have characterized excellence, innovation and leadership in 21 categories.

Joining WebAssign as finalists in the Software Company category are AvidXchange, Epic Games, KnowledgeTree and Red Hat. All NCTA 21 winners will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the annual awards gala dinner at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, N.C.

"Being named  a finalist for the NCTA award is a tribute to our entire team at WebAssign," said Alex Bloom, president of WebAssign. "In the midst of our company experiencing double-digit annual growth – both in revenue and number of employees – this is an exciting time here, and it's gratifying to be recognized by an organization such as the NCTA."

The North Carolina Technology Association is a non-profit trade organization that connects business decision-makers, lobbies government officials on issues relevant to technology companies, and provides educational forums. NCTA has more than 500 member companies, comprising some 100,000 employees in North Carolina.

About WebAssign | http://www.webassign.net
WebAssign is the leading provider of powerful online instructional tools for faculty and students. Partnering with all major textbook publishers, WebAssign offers customizable pre-coded questions from a wide range of math and science textbooks along with easy-to-use tools that allow instructors create their own questions. To date, more than five million students have used WebAssign to submit over one billion answers to homework assignments, tests, and practice problems. In return, the students have received millions of pages of feedback on their work. During any one term, more than 500,000 students are using WebAssign at over 1,500 educational institutions worldwide. With more than 180 employees, WebAssign is one of the largest technology "startups" in RTP. Incubated on the North Carolina State University campus in 1997, WebAssign has a strong history of innovation, technology leadership and profitable growth.  The private company is based on Centennial Campus in Raleigh, N.C.

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