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September 30, 2009
Respondus 4.0 offers seamless publishing and retrieval of assessments to and from courses in Moodle and Desire2Learn.

August 18, 2009
The Utah Education Network (UEN) has selected Respondus LockDown Browser to reduce common methods of cheating and copying during online assessments. 
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July 31, 2009
Respondus announces the integration of Respondus LockDown Browser with ANGEL 7.3 and higher. Respondus LockDown Browser provides a powerful layer of security for assessments delivered in ANGEL and includes a broader range of functions than ANGEL’s own secure browser, such as a student-friendly installer and a Macintosh version.
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July 8, 2009
Respondus announces the availability of Respondus LockDown Browser for Moodle, versions 1.9 and higher. When running Respondus LockDown Browser during a Moodle quiz, students cannot print, copy, go to another URL, access other applications, or exit the quiz until it is submitted for grading. Respondus LockDown Browser reduces cheating and inhibits common methods students use to copy and distribute exam questions.
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January 7, 2009
Respondus announces the release of StudyMate Class, a web-based collaboration tool that lets students and instructors create interactive study materials from within online courses.
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July 8, 2008
Respondus announces the beta release of StudyMate Class Server for the Blackboard Learning System (Enterprise and Vista/CE). StudyMate Class Server is the "ultimate study group" where teachers and students create study materials in a web-based, collaborative environment.
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March 26, 2007
Respondus announces the integration of Respondus LockDown Browser and the Desire2Learn Learning Environment. When enabled, students are unable to print, copy, go to another URL or access other applications during the test. Students are locked into the Desire2Learn test until it is submitted for grading.
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February 6, 2007
McGraw-Hill Higher Education partners with Respondus to make test banks available in Respondus format. An instructor who adopts a participating textbook can request the test bank from the Respondus Test Bank Network and then download it with Respondus 3.5 or StudyMate Author 2.0. Select McGraw-Hill Higher Education titles are available immediately from the Respondus Test Bank Network, with additional titles being added throughout 2007.
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January 19, 2007
Respondus announces the release of StudyMate Author 2.0. New features include the ability to generate learning activities that can be viewed on iPod Video and PSP players, a new template for creating algorithmic questions, the ability to embed audio files, SCORM enhancements, and more.
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April 27, 2006
Respondus received the highest customer satisfaction score among 44 higher education e-learning vendors that were included in a report by The Alliance for Higher Education Competitiveness.
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April 20, 2006
Respondus 3.5, a free update to Respondus 3.0 users, offers new importing features and dozens of other enhancements. A key feature allows the importing of questions with embedded images from a MS Word file.

April 18, 2006
Respondus announces the release of Respondus LockDown Browser, following a 6-month beta period that includes over 150 institutions. Respondus LockDown Browser provides a secure testing environment for assessments that are delivered in WebCT or the Blackboard Learning System.
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October 19, 2005
StudyMate Author wins a Gold Excellence in E-learning Award. Brandon Hall, the e-learning industry's leading research and consulting firm, presents the award to Respondus for its "Innovative Technology" category.
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June 16, 2005
StudyMate Author 1.5, which is a free update for StudyMate Author users, includes five new language settings (Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Spanish), enhanced accessibility features, and ANGEL LMS integration.
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April 1, 2005
Respondus announces the release of Respondus 3.0. New features include a publishing wizard, support for calculated/algorithmic questions, and ANGEL LMS integration.
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January 31, 2005
StudyMate Author 1.1, a free update to StudyMate Author 1.0 users, includes a crossword puzzle activity, printing features, and the ability to output SCORM-compliant Flash objects.

September 20, 2004
Respondus announces the release of StudyMate Author 1.0, an authoring tool that lets instructors create Flash-based games and activities and then publish them to an online course.
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July 8, 2004
Pearson Education partners with Respondus to make test banks available in Respondus format. An instructor who adopts a participating textbook will be able to request the test bank from the Respondus Test Bank Network and then download it with the Respondus software. Pearson Education will begin offering Respondus-formatted test banks in the third quarter of 2004.
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February 16, 2004
Respondus partners with Thomson Higher Education to make test banks for over 100 titles available in Respondus format. Thomson Higher Education, which includes the Thomson Wadsworth, Thomson Brooks/Cole, and Thomson South-Western brands, will be offering Respondus-formatted test banks in the second quarter of 2004.
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December 16, 2003
Institutions with a Respondus Campus-wide License are provided a free Respondus upgrade that offers tight integration with WebCT Vista. The new features, which are based on web services, make it possible for instructors to publish assessments directly to WebCT Vista or to move assessments from other course management systems to WebCT Vista.

October 1, 2003
Respondus wins a Gold Excellence in E-learning Award. Brandon Hall, one of the e-learning industry's leading research and consulting firms, presents the award to Respondus for its "Innovative Technology" category.
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February 3, 2003
Respondus announces the release of Respondus 2.0, its next generation of exam management software. For the first time, instructors can create one exam file and publish it to a WebCT, Blackboard, eCollege, or IMS QTI-compliant e-learning system (e.g., Perception). Respondus 2.0 also makes it possible to move exams from one course management system to another, and offers enhanced printing capabilities for traditional paper-pencil exams.

June 13, 2002
Respondus announces a customer milestone — registered users at 2,000 colleges worldwide.

February 5, 2002
Respondus announces the release of Respondus 1.5, which includes dozens of new features including spell checking, a "Power Edit" task for creating tables and enhanced formatting, an HTML Editor, and much more.

September 4, 2001
Respondus adds support for the Blackboard Learning System, including integration with Blackboard 5 and Courseinfo 4.

February 5, 2001
Respondus announces the availability of Respondus 1.0, a full-featured version of Respondus for use with the WebCT^® platform.

October 6, 2000
Respondus, Inc. releases Respondus Lite 1.0, a free software application that lets teachers create tests offline and transfer them to a WebCT course.