ATA Successfully Delivers Third National Security Practitioner Exam in China

BEIJING, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAI - News; "ATA", or the "Company"), the leading provider of computer-based testing services in China, announced today that it has successfully delivered the third National Security Practitioner Qualification Exam and Security Broker Special Exam on behalf of the Securities Association of China. The exam was successfully delivered on September 26 and 27 in 1,436 sites across 39 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, leveraging ATA's national test center network. The number of test takers for this edition of the exam reached 370,000 with 330,000 taking the Security Practitioner Qualification Exam. The fourth Security Practitioner Exam is scheduled to take place at the end of November 2009."We are delighted to announce the successful delivery of our third Security Practitioner exam to a record number of test takers that exceeded our expectations," commented Mr. Kevin Ma, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ATA. "This exam clearly demonstrates our unparalleled ability to deliver large scale tests across our extensive test center network in China offering convenience to candidates while safeguarding the integrity of the exam."After the examination, ATA will assist the Securities Association of China in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the exam through extensive data collection and statistical analysis.About ATA Inc.:ATA is the leading provider of computer-based testing services in China. The Company offers compreh...
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Morgan Stanley Analyst Sees Mergers And Acquisitions Picking Up In Education Stocks As Companies With Excess Cash On The Balance Sheet Will Pay To Cure 90/10 Violations

67 WALL STREET, New York - October 5, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has recently published its Education Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 57 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 or via The Wall Street Transcript Online. Topics covered: Management Teams -- Secular Trends -- Regulatory Concerns -- Focus on Quality -- Developing Postsecondary Education Programs -- Growth in Postsecondary Education -- Online Education -- International Students -- Student Funding -- Execution Risk -- Management Transition -- Acceleration of Enrollment Rates -- Return on Invested Capital -- Long Term Prospects -- Regulatory Uncertainty -- Valuation Levels -- Stafford Loans -- Earnings Growth -- Opporunity for Growth -- For-Profit Institutions -- Nontraditional Students -- Postsecondary Tuition -- Domestic Players -- Jobs Market -- Decline in Stock Prices -- Fundamental Trends -- Valuation Levels -- Postsecondary Education in China -- Global Education -- Growth Prospects Companies include: SkillSoft plc (SKIL); Rosetta Stone Inc. (RST); American Public Education Inc. (APEI); Apollo Group Inc. (APOL); Bridgepoint Education Inc. (BPI); Career Education Corp. (CECO); Capella Education Co. (CPLA); DeVry Inc. (DV); ITT Education Services Inc. (ESI); Grand Canyon Education Inc. (LOPE); Strayer Education Inc. (STRA); Blackboard Inc. (BBBB) and Universal Technical Institute Inc. (UTI); Corinthian Colleges (COCO); Lincoln ...
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ATA Successfully Delivers 21,000 HR Select Exams in China

BEIJING, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAI - News; "ATA", or the "Company"), the leading provider of computer-based testing services in China, announced today that it has successfully delivered HR Select exams to People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) and to Zheshang Bank. On September 26, ATA delivered to PICC the first nationwide underwriter and claims handling exam, involving more than 20 subjects, including Auto Insurance Underwriting, Auto Insurance Claims, Property Insurance Underwriting, Engineering Insurance Underwriting, Hull Insurance Underwriting, Shipping Insurance Underwriting, Agricultural Insurance Underwriting, Liability Insurance Underwriting, Casualty/ Health Insurance Underwriting, Energy and Aviation Insurance Underwriting and Claims Handling. The PICC exam was successfully delivered to 19,000 test takers in 230 sites across 55 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, among others.Separately, on the same date ATA delivered an HR Select exam to Zheshang Bank covering 54 subjects to 2,000 test takers in 53 test sites across 12 cities in China. As the 12th national joint-stock bank approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission, Zheshang Bank highly values the ethics and professional skills of its employees and is committed to their training and performance appraisal. In 2008, Zheshang Bank adopted the computerized examination services provided by ATA. Following the success of the first exam, Zheshang Bank increased the number of subjects and doubled the numb...
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ATA to Attend Signal Hill Education Preview Investor Conference

BEIJING, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. ("ATA" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ATAI - News), the leading provider of computer-based testing and testing-related services in China, today announced that Mr. Carl Yeung, the Company's Chief Financial Officer will attend the 3rd Annual Signal Hill Education Preview Investor Conference. The date and location of the conference are as follows: Date: November 12, 2009 Venue: The Hyatt Regency Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland During the conference, Mr. Yeung will be available for one-on-one meetings with analysts and portfolio managers. Interested parties and investors who wish to meet with ATA management may contact Signal Hill institutional sales directly. Participation in this conference is by invitation only.About ATA Inc.:ATA is the leading provider of computer-based testing services in China. The Company offers comprehensive services for the creation and delivery of computer-based tests based on its proprietary testing technologies and test delivery platform. The Company's computer-based testing services are used for professional licensure and certification tests in various industries, including information technology, or IT, services, banking, teaching, securities, insurance and accounting. ATA's test center network comprised 1,951 authorized test centers located throughout China as of June 30, 2009, which the Company believes is the largest test center network of any commercial testing service prov...
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ATA to Attend Citi Greater China Investor Conference

BEIJING, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. ("ATA" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ATAI - News), the leading provider of computer-based testing and testing-related services in China, today announced that the Company's management team will attend the Citi Greater China Investor Conference. The date and location of the Citi Greater China Investor Conference are as follows: Date: October 14 thru 16, 2009 Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Beijing Hotel 83 Jianguo Road 100025- Beijing During the conference, ATA management will be available for one-on-one meetings with analysts and portfolio managers. Interested parties and investors who wish to meet with ATA management may contact Citi institutional sales directly. Participation in the Citi Greater China Investor Conference is by invitation only.About CitiCiti achieves the extraordinary for our clients around the world. No financial institution is more committed to advancing the goals of its clients -- our diverse and talented staff in more than 100 countries advises companies, governments and institutions on the best ways to realize their strategic objectives. We create solutions for and provide the broadest possible capital and market access to thousands of issuer and investor clients. And no institution better executes the increasingly complex payment and cash management solutions required in today's global economy.Global Capital Markets provides world-class global capabilities for corpo...
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ATA Announces Results for Second Fiscal Quarter 2010

BEIJING, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. ("ATA" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ATAI - News), the leading provider of computer-based testing and testing-related services in China, today announced unaudited financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 ("Second Quarter 2010"). Second Quarter 2010 Highlights -- Net revenues decreased by 19.6% year-over-year to RMB41.6 million (US$6.1 million). -- Gross profit decreased by 54.3% year-over-year to RMB15.7 million (US$2.3 million). -- Loss from operations was RMB17.2 million (US$2.5 million) compared to an operating income of RMB8.8 million in the same period last year. -- Net loss was RMB16.4 million (US$2.4 million) compared to a net income of RMB8.3 million in the same period last year. -- Net loss excluding share-based compensation expense and foreign currency exchange gain (losses) (non-GAAP) was RMB15.2 million (US$2.2 million). -- Basic and diluted loss per ADS was RMB0.74 (US$0.11). Basic and diluted loss per ADS excluding share-based compensation expense and foreign currency exchange gain (losses) (non-GAAP) was RMB0.68 (US$0.10). Each ADS represents two common shares of the Company. -- For the quarter, revenue from testing services increased 88.8% from the same period last year. ATA delivered approximately 0.7 million tests, a decrease of 49.1% year-over-year while average revenue per test increased to RMB36.2 from RMB9.8 in t...
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ATA Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2010 Results

BEIJING, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAI - News; "ATA", or the "Company"), the leading provider of computer-based testing services in China, announced today that it will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, November 9, 2009, to discuss results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010. Joining Mr. Kevin Ma, ATA's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will be Mr. Walter Wang, Director and President, and Carl Yeung, Chief Financial Officer. The Company plans to distribute its earnings announcement before the call.To participate in the conference call, please dial 1(866) 804-6927 five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time and mention the pass code 93328082. International callers should dial +1(857)350-1673 and mention the pass code 93328082.If you are unable to participate in the call at this time, a replay will be available on November 9, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. ET, through November 16, 2009. To access the replay, dial +1(888)286-8010, international callers should dial +1(617)801-6888, and enter the pass code 17674995.This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties on ATA's website at http://www.ata.net.cn . To listen to the live webcast, please go to ATA's website at least fifteen minutes prio...
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Q2 2010 ATA Inc. Earnings Release - Before Market Open

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ATA to Attend Brean Murray Carret Investor Conference

BEIJING, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. ("ATA" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ATAI - News), the leading provider of computer-based testing and testing-related services in China, today announced that the Company's management will present at the upcoming Brean Murray, Carret & Co. 2009 China Growth Conference. Date: November 19, 2009 Time: 10:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. ET Presenter: Carl Yeung, CFO Location: The Millennium Broadway Hotel New York, NY The Brean Murray, Carret & Co. 2009 China Growth Conference is a two-day conference (November 19-20, 2009) that consists of 25-minute presentation slots followed by 10-minutes of open floor Q&A sessions with institutional investors. ATA's management will be available for 1x1 meetings before and after the Company's presentation.About ATA Inc.:ATA is the leading provider of computer-based testing services in China. The Company offers comprehensive services for the creation and delivery of computer-based tests based on its proprietary testing technologies and test delivery platform. The Company's computer-based testing services are used for professional licensure and certification tests in various industries, including information technology, or IT, services, banking, teaching, securities, insurance and accounting. ATA's test center network comprised 1,954 authorized test centers located throughout China as of September 30, 2009, which the Company believes is the largest test center networ...
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ATA Inc. Earnings Call scheduled for 9:00 am ET today

Call DetailsATA Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Q2 2010)Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 9:00 am EasternAbout ATA Inc. (NasdaqGM:ATAI)ATA, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides computer-based testing services in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers its services for the creation and delivery of computer-based tests based on its test delivery platform and proprietary testing technologies. Its computer-based testing services are used for professional licensure and certification tests in various industries, including information technology (IT) services, banking, securities, teaching, insurance, and accounting. The company also provides test-based educational services; and logistical support services relating to test administration. In addition, it provides career-oriented educational services, including single course programs, degree major course programs, and pre-occupational training programs focusing on preparing students to pass IT and other vocational certification tests; test preparation and training programs and services to test candidates preparing to take professional certification tests in the securities, futures, banking, insurance, and teaching industries; online test preparation and training platform for the securities, insurance, and banking industries; and test preparation software for the teaching industry. Further, the company offers HR Select employee assessment solution for the insurance and banking industries. It serves Chinese governmental agencies, professional associations, information technology vendors, Chinese educational institutions, and individual test preparation services consumers. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Beijing, China.More Info:Quote |Profile |...
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