Educators Better Equipped to Assess Written Communication Skills

TaskStream and Turnitin Announce Integration Partnership

NEW YORK, April 14, 2010 - TaskStream (www.taskstream.com), the leading provider of web-based
software and supporting services for electronic portfolios and outcomes
assessment, and iParadigms, creators of Turnitin (www.turnitin.com),
the leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention service, announced
a seamless integration to help educators streamline the process for assessing
higher order student learning outcomes via written assignments.

Educators around the world use TaskStream's performance assessment system
to collect and evaluate work from students in order to examine student
achievement of learning outcomes and provide feedback for improvement. The
system uses a portfolio-based approach to assess learning. Students collect
papers, projects and other artifacts and submit that work for evaluation in
the system. Evaluators then review the submitted artifacts, score the work
using defined evaluation methods, such as rubrics or forms, and provide
feedback to students.

Due to the portfolio-based nature of the system, the assessments
conducted in TaskStream are typically designed to examine higher order
thinking skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, analysis, and
information literacy.

"As part of the assessment process, many of our clients want the ability
to check proper citation and originality of student work," said Webster
Thompson, TaskStream's President. "They are not only concerned that students
are submitting original work, but, more importantly, that their students have
been able to appropriately synthesize and attribute information from various
sources - vital skills for success in today's knowledge economy."

The use of the Internet as a research tool has led to rising concerns
over plagiarism and improper citation, both intentional and unintentional.
Today, students must demonstrate the ability to sift through countless
sources, synthesize that information, and clearly articulate original,
well-formulated ideas. These complex skills require much practice and
guidance from teachers.

Said Chris Caren, Chief Executive Officer of iParadigms, "Turnitin is an
ideal complement to the robust outcomes assessment capabilities offered by
TaskStream. Now TaskStream users can take advantage of Turnitin's leading
originality checking services as part of their assessment activities."

Turnitin provides educators and students the capability to check written
work for improper citation and misappropriated content by comparing it to a
vast library that includes: over 14 billion web pages; over 120 million
student papers; over 80,000 subscription-based publications such as
newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals; and thousands of books.

"We are delighted to be able to offer our clients the power of the
Turnitin service directly within TaskStream" said Thompson. "The seamless
integration between these two leading services offers a powerful solution for
assessing authentic student work and promoting strong written communication
skills."

For more information about this integration, please contact TaskStream at
+1-800-311-5656 (US) or +44-(0)-113-815-2480 (UK) or learnmore@taskstream.com.

About TaskStream:

TaskStream provides the highest quality web-based software and supporting
services to efficiently plan and manage assessment processes, facilitate the
demonstration of learning achievement and foster continuous improvement.
Using TaskStream's powerful tools for assessment planning, outcomes
alignment, e-portfolios, rubric-based data collection and reporting, field
placement management, surveys, and more, educators around the world are
ensuring that students are learning the skills and knowledge they need to be
successful in today's global economy. www.taskstream.com

About iParadigms (Creators of Turnitin)

iParadigms, LLC is the leading provider of web-based solutions to check
documents for originality, plagiarism, and misappropriation of text. The
company's award-winning educational products include Turnitin(R) and
Writecycle(TM), web-based services used in over 100 countries to vet work for
originality, enable web-based peer review, and provide cutting-edge tools for
digital grading of student work. iParadigms is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
www.turnitin.com or www.iparadigms.com.

Courtney Peagler, Director of Marketing of TaskStream, +1-212-868-2700, cpeagler at taskstream.com; or Katie Povejsil, VP of Marketing of iParadigms, +1-510-764-7579, kpovejsil at iparadigms.com