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Rosetta Stone Classroom Wins 2009 BESSIE Award For Best Multi-Level Foreign Language Web Site

2009 April, 29

Language-Learning Solution Offers More Than 30 Languages to Schools

Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE:RST), a leading provider of technology-based language learning solutions, announced today that Rosetta Stone® Classroom Version 3 has been awarded a 2009 Best Educational Software Award (BESSIE) in the Best Multi-Level Foreign Language Website Category. The BESSIE awards, sponsored by San Diego’s ComputED Learning Center, honor innovative and content-rich programs and Web sites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Winners were selected from titles submitted by publishers around the world.

”We pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovation in language learning at Rosetta Stone,” said Tom Adams, CEO of Rosetta Stone. “This BESSIE Award signifies that we are offering students and teachers the best tools to unlock the power of language learning.”

Rosetta Stone Classroom provides immersive and individualized language lessons for a diverse range of students, teachers and classrooms. The cutting edge features of the platform, including voice-recognition technology, vivid imagery, speech analysis tools, grammar and spelling components, provide all students with the unique opportunity to learn at their own pace. Further, the exclusive management tools of Rosetta Stone Classroom allow faculty and administrators to track student progress, usage, and advancement with easy-to-read reports, charts and statistics.

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About Rosetta Stone Classroom

Rosetta Stone Classroom Version 3 is a powerful learning tool that blends seamlessly into a teacher’s overall language-learning curriculum. Features such as speech analysis tools, grammar and spelling components, along with predefined course templates effectively complement classroom teaching expertise. Rosetta Stone Classroom provides the support teachers need with Rosetta Stone Manager, a built-in management tool that delivers real-time reporting capabilities, details on student progress and user-friendly administrative functionalities. The software offers flexible license solutions that are tailored to meet a school’s specific needs, technology environments and requirements. Available in more than 30 languages, Rosetta Stone Classroom affords teachers the opportunity to entrust critical language skill development to the software so that invaluable classroom time can be focused on topic-based activities that bring language learning to life.

About Rosetta Stone Inc.

Rosetta Stone Inc. is changing the way the world learns languages. Rosetta Stone offers an interactive solution that is acclaimed for its speed and power to unlock the natural language-learning ability in everyone. Available in more than 30 languages, the Rosetta Stone language-learning solution is used by schools, organisations and millions of individuals in over 150 countries throughout the world. The company was founded in 1992 on the core beliefs that learning a language should be natural and instinctive and that interactive technology can replicate and activate the immersion method powerfully for learners of any age.

“Rosetta Stone” is a registered trademark Rosetta Stone Inc.

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