850 N Grove Ave, 60120 Elgin
Sunburst Technology Corporation
Sunburst Technology Corporation
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1550 Executive Drive60123 ElginIllinois
- (800) 321-7511 (Toll-free)
- (888) 800-3028 (Toll-free)
Description of Sunburst Technology Corporation
Sunburst Technology develops and distributes supplemental curriculum materials for the school market. Founded in 1972, Sunburst emerged as market leader in 1983 by releasing the widely-adopted Voyage of the Mimi. Supporting this interdisciplinary, multimedia product with instructional software, Sunburst began to build a strong presence in the ed-tech market with a philosophy of creating stable and reliable programs for schools. Focusing its business on math and instructional keyboarding programs, Sunburst is best known for the Type to Learn® series and award-winning business simulation programs such as Hot Dog Stand: The Works and Ice Cream Truck. Sunburst acquired Tenth Planet® in 1998 supporting the development of their skills-based early literacy and elementary number, fraction, and geometry programs. In 1999, Sunburst was sold to the Houghton-Mifflin Company, who brought Math Arena®, the Little Planet® Literacy series, and the Curious George® titles to the product line. Sunburst received the EdNet Hero Award in 2001 for making a positive impact in education through learning technologies. That year Sunburst, as part of Houghton Mifflin, was purchased by Viviendi Universal. Creating a partnership with Knowledge Adventure® School Division, a Vivendi Universal company, Sunburst began to distribute popular brands such as the Jump Start Learning System and the Math Blaster¨ and Reading Blaster Series. In 2002, Houghton Mifflin divested Sunburst Technology, which then merged with Educational Resources to form the Sunburst Technology Corporation. In this transaction, Sunburst retained ownership of the HyperStudio® brand. In 2003, Sunburst's health and guidance video and print division joined School Specialties, Inc.
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