Synacor Adds Boston Test Prep SAT Tutorial Service to Premium Online Offerings

June 6th 2006

Synacor, the leading provider of premium content and services on the Internet, today announced an agreement with Boston Test Prep to offer their online SAT test prep program as part of Synacor’s premium content bundles for broadband subscribers. The deal provides Boston Test Prep access to a universe of more than 10 million broadband-enabled households through Synacor’s network of cable and telecommunication partners.

“We partnered with Boston Test Prep because, like our other content partners, they offer users a valuable service that can be personalized to fit specific needs,” said Theodore May, Synacor vice president of Content and Value Added Services. “With Synacor, Boston Test Prep can deliver its educational program directly into the digital home without having to worry about systems integration, billing or front line customer support.”

More than 1.4 million college-bound high school students worldwide take the SAT annually and are increasingly turning online to prepare. Boston Test Prep’s SAT program is an easy-to-use prep solution created by educators specifically for online study. Students can improve scores by focusing on the areas where they require the most improvement using more than 9 hours of narrated online lessons and an unlimited number of customized practice quizzes. A community blog provides tips and other personalized support.

“Only with Boston Test Prep can students study when they want, what they want and how they want,” said Ronald C. Pruett, Jr., CEO of Boston Test Prep. “Only with Synacor can we so quickly and easily access millions of homes and provide families with a valuable service at such an affordable price. We provide the content and know Synacor can do the rest.”

Normally retailing for $39 per month, the service will be available to broadband subscribers at a low monthly rate as part of Synacor’s larger offering of education and other family-friendly content.

Synacor’s technology platform enables delivery of a wide variety of Web-based services through a single user interface supported by unified registration, login and aggregated transactional and subscription billing components.

About Synacor
Synacor is the leading platform provider of premium content and services on the Internet. The company combines its proven industry expertise with a powerful technology platform to help many of the world’s leading broadband providers and online brands quickly and cost-effectively deliver personalized, subscription-based Internet offerings and portals into more than 10 million broadband homes. For more information, please visit www.synacor.com.

About Boston Test Prep
Based in Boston, Boston Test Prep (BTP) is a leading developer and distributor of premium, online test preparation programs that build real confidence for test-takers. BTP is the only 100 percent pure online test prep provider. Customers range from high school and post-graduate students to professionals.

SAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board.