BW1205 JAN 15,1999 9:30 PACIFIC 12:30 EASTERN
( BW)(OK-HEARTSOFT)(HTSF) Memphis Public Schools Adopts Heartsoft's Thinkology for Its Special Ed Program
Business Editors
TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 1999--Heartsoft, Inc. (OTC BB: HTSF), publisher of educational software products, announced today that Memphis, Tenn., Public Schools has purchased the company's new critical thinking skills software, Thinkology(R), for use in the district's Special Ed program which serves all of Memphis' 112,000 students.
Heartsoft's Thinkology, which was just recently released to the School Market, is the first multi-media, CD-ROM based, software product designed exclusively to teach PreK thru 3rd grade students critical thinking and higher order reasoning skills. Thinkology, which is published for Microsoft's Windows 95(R) and Windows 98(R) (Nasdaq: MSFT) as well as Apple Computer's iMac(R) (Nasdaq: AAPL) operating systems, was placed on Memphis Public Schools "approved list" for use in its Special Education in November, 1998.
Commenting on the recent purchase of Thinkology by Memphis, Benjamin Shell, Heartsoft, Chairman and CEO, said, "The purchase of Thinkology by Memphis Public Schools is encouraging news considering that Thinkology was just recently released to the School Market. Further, given that Memphis chose to purchase the product for use in its special education area shows that Thinkology does indeed deliver outstanding results for all elementary level students."
"Each week we are finding that Thinkology is being used in broader arenas of education due to its universal appeal to students, teachers, and parents. It's exciting to publish a product such as Thinkology, but it's even more exciting to see the product accepted by educators everywhere, even internationally," said Shell.
Heartsoft, Inc. publishes, and distributes a diverse line of multimedia curriculum-based products for schools and parents nationwide. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Heartsoft is acknowledged among educators as the price-vs.-performance leader -- delivering such product classics as the Heartsoft Bestseller and its new critical thinking skills software, Thinkology, with unsurpassed customer service and customer loyalty. The company's stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol HTSF. Heartsoft's web sites are located at heartsoft.com and thinkology.com.
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