Virtual Class™ Enhances Learning in Chicago-Area Schools

IRVINE, CA — March 3, 2003 — FarStone Technology’s Virtual Class remote teaching solution is receiving good grades from students and teachers alike in some Chicago-area schools. East Aurora School District #131 has implemented Virtual Class in all 26 of its computer labs.

“The ability to be able to broadcast to the students what I am doing on my computer has greatly improved the teaching process,” said John Gaspar, a computer lab teacher at Waldo Middle School in this district. “I love being able to monitor what my students are doing on their computers.”

“The students like the fact that they can see the actual demonstration on their monitors,” Gaspar continued.

East Aurora School District #131 includes 12 elementary schools, three middle schools, one senior high school, and two alternative schools, all of which maintain at least one computer lab. More information on the East Aurora School District is available on the district’s web site.

About Virtual Class

Virtual Class is a multimedia broadcast solution that creates a virtual classroom over a local area network. Instructors can remotely broadcast data to all students on the network and monitor their progress. Priced at just $799, Virtual Class is an affordable alternative to hardware-based remote instruction systems, which can cost up to $5,000 for a 25-user computer lab.

About FarStone

Founded in 1993, FarStone Technology develops data backup and CD emulation software. FarStone is an ISO 9001 certified software publisher holding multiple technology patents. Headquartered in Irvine, CA, the company licenses its software to corporations, small businesses, educational institutions and consumers worldwide. FarStone’s technology partners include Intel, NEC, Phoenix Technologies, and Toshiba.