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PCS Edventures! Announces Strategic Relationship With Fischertechnik(R) & Expanding Robotics Challenge Program
| Source: PCS Edventures!.com, Inc.
BOISE, ID -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 11, 2007 -- PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. (OTCBB : PCSV ) today
announced the continued progress and growth of its PCS Edventures Robotics
Challenge (ERC) program, a global engineering and robotics program for
students in grades 3-12. Launched in 2003, the ERC has enjoyed wide
participation from around the United States and foreign countries including
Pakistan, Korea, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. This new expansion and
next generation of the ERC involves a new strategic relationship with
Fischertechnik®, a German manufacturer that produces premier quality
engineering manipulatives used in K-12, university, and corporate
environments.
PCS has selected Fischertechnik® as the new primary vendor for their
engineering and robotics programs due to the superior and more
sophisticated nature of the building manipulative, the high level of
support and customer service Fischertechnik® is providing, and a
strategic marketing relationship that will enable PCS to expand its market
reach quickly. Engineered to scientific precision and manufactured using
high strength nylon, plastic, and steel, Fischertechnik® components are
designed to last for decades and beyond. The unique design of
Fischertechnik® results in far stronger and more consistent physical
connections when modeling and building than in other manipulatives PCS has
utilized. The multitude of options for mechanization and power are also
extensive with access to an advanced power motor system that enables
serious engineering endeavors.
Robert O. Grover, Executive Vice President and CTO, said, "The capabilities
of this system are vastly superior to the simple bricks & blocks we had
been using, and our curriculum development staff is very excited about the
improved power and flexibility of this new system. While we enjoyed our
20-year relationship with Lego®, it was clearly time to move up to this
level of sophistication in the manipulatives for our engineering and
robotic labs. To spread the word about this exciting new program for
educators, we have launched a major giveaway and marketing promotion that
organizations from across the country are participating in. Some lucky
organization will be winning a complete PCS Academy of Robotics™
package, and we will be announcing the winner at the conclusion of our
February ERC, culminating at the end of National Engineer's Week in
February."
Laurenz Wolfarth, Vice President in charge of International Sales at
Fischertechnik®, said, "We are delighted to be working with PCS
Edventures! and are excited about this new relationship. They are
aggressively integrating our materials into their product lines and we are
impressed with the quality of their programs, marketing, and sales
initiatives. We look forward to significantly expanding our market
presence in the United States and around the world through this exciting,
strategic partnership."
About PCS Edventures!
PCS Edventures! is the recognized leader in the design, development and
delivery of products and services rich in technology, imagination,
innovation, and creativity that make learning easier, more engaging, and
more effective at all levels. Our product lines range from hands-on
learning labs in technology-rich subjects like engineering, science, math,
robotics, IT, and electronics. PCS programs operate in over 3,000 sites in
all 50 United States as well as in 15 countries Internationally.
Additional information is at http://www.edventures.com