Announces 215% Revenue Increase in Q1 2009

NORCROSS, Ga., - Simtrol, Inc. (OTCBB: SMRL), an innovative developer of enterprise-class software solutions that manage the extended network of connected devices, today announced first quarter 2009 fiscal results.

Revenue for the quarter was $251,287, an increase of 215% compared to $79,897 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Net loss for the quarter narrowed to $882,733, or ($0.08) per common share, from a net loss of $1,433,502, or ($0.19) per common share in the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Dr. Robert Marzano addresses the question “What do we know about the effect of technology on student achievement?” at the CUE 2009 Conference on March 6, 2009. Interim research findings conducted by Dr. Marzano indicate that students whose teachers used Promethean’s ActivClassroom gained, on average, a 17 percentile point increase in academic achievement over students whose teachers did not use Promethean’s ActivClassroom. The findings further showed that an average 30 percentile point increase was achieved under certain conditions.

More than $100B Targeted To Improve Student Achievement and Teacher Effectiveness

Norcross, GA – Simtrol, Inc. (OTCBB: SMRL), an innovative developer of enterprise-class software solutions that manage the extended network of connected devices, commented today that the company is well-positioned to benefit from the more than $100 billion in Education stimulus funds that are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The ARRA provides funds across many education-specific initiatives intended to boost student achievement and teacher effectiveness by targeting improvements in areas such as technology, professional development, collection and use of data, and modernization of facilities.

School districts hoping to score their share of stimulus cash better be willing to fight for it.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has pledged $5 billion for the Race to the Top fund for the freshest, boldest, most out-of-the-box ideas to boost student achievement...

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Atlanta, GA – Education technology specialist, Promethean, today announced the launch of ActivCommand, a software-based solution which optimizes the management of classroom technology devices. During preliminary trials, use of ActivCommand showed a reduction in average daily projector runtime by 37%, extended the average projector lamp life by 12 months, and deferred the expenditure of over $365 per classroom.

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