Studica Skills (www.StudicaSkills.com), the free online competition site exclusively for students, has just reached over 10,000 sign ups for the current round of approximately fifty competitions.

Sanborn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/13/2007 -- Studica Skills (www.StudicaSkills.com), the free online competition site exclusively for students, has just reached over 10,000 sign ups for the current round of approximately fifty competitions. The Studica Skills competitions reward students of all educational levels with worldwide recognition and prizes ranging from software and electronics, to cash. The number of Studica Skills participants is expected to grow exponentially throughout the competitions' set deadline of April 30th, 2008.

Studica Skills offers a variety of online student competitions in such categories as 2D/3D Animation, CAD, Comic Book Design, Desktop Music, Digital Video, Graphic Design, Robotics, and many more areas. While a few competitions are specifically designed for a particular grade level (Middle School, High School, or Higher Education), most competitions are open to all students regardless of education level. Every Studica Skills competition is free to participate in and open worldwide, exclusively to student competitors.

As the newest season of competitions featured on StudicaSkills.com has opened, prizes are being awarded monthly, as well as at the end of each competition. The monthly prizes are awarded through a random lottery in each competition. The Top Twenty entrants who meet the competition theme and as determined by popular vote count advance as Finalists. Any visitor can vote for their favorite entries, once every day. Once the Top Twenty entrants are determined, a team of Studica Skills Judges selects the overall prize winners. Over $100,000 in cash prizes are up for grabs to winning students.

ABOUT STUDICA
Studica.com, a division of Torcomp Studica, Inc., is committed to providing the latest software and music products at the lowest prices for students, teachers, and schools. This philosophy has allowed Studica to grow to be one of the top academic resellers in North America. Studica is a nationally authorized education reseller for a wide range of companies such as Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Final Draft, Microsoft, M-Audio, Pantone, Propellerhead, Quark, SolidWorks, Sony, Wacom, and many more. As a means of giving back to the Education community, Studica also has a series of educational initiative programs that are free, called the Studica Difference.

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Studica.com will now be able to serve Students, Teachers, and Schools, not only in the United States and Canada, but in the United Kingdom as well as all member states of the European Union.

Sanborn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 07/23/2007 -- Studica.com, academic discount e-store giant, announced today that they have gone live with the opening of their first venture outside of North America. Studica.com will now be able to serve Students, Teachers, and Schools, not only in the United States and Canada, but in the United Kingdom as well as all member states of the European Union.

The new office, located in the town of Twyford (Berkshire County), is now shipping to customers across Europe and the U.K. With the addition of the Twyford office, Studica now has a physical presence in three countries. Existing offices in the United States (Sanborn, NY) and Canada (Toronto, ON) have been open since 1985.

About Torcomp Studica Inc.
Studica.com, a division of Torcomp Studica Inc., is committed to providing the latest software, hardware, and music products at the lowest prices. This philosophy has allowed Studica to grow to be one of the top academic resellers in North America. Studica is an internationally authorized value added e-store for a wide range of companies such as Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Final Draft, Microsoft, M-Audio, NetOp, Pantone, Propellerhead, Quark, SolidWorks, Sony, Wacom, and many more. Studica also offers "The Studica Difference", a series of free programs all designed to give back to the Education Community. The flagship program within The Studica Difference is "Studica Skills" (www.StudicaSkills.com). Studica Skills is a free skills competition website where students of all ages, grades, and skill levels can compete for cash and prizes. Other programs with The Studica Difference include Studica Internships, Studica Rewards Program, and the Studica Street Team.

For further information visit, http://www.studica.com or contact Jennifer Shanley Clark, Director of Marketing and Public Relations for Torcomp Studica Inc.

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Torcomp Studica has announced the Studica Internship Program, a new addition to the Studica Online Community. The Internship program is free to students, educators, and employers for the purpose of providing cooperative education opportunities.

Sanborn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 01/15/2007 -- Torcomp Studica today announced the Studica Internship Program at www.StudicaInternships.com. Studica Internships is a new addition to the Studica Online Community. The Internship program is free to students, educators, and employers for the purpose of providing cooperative education, skills training, mentoring, and internship opportunities.

Education and industry have long demonstrated the substantial benefits derived from practical workplace internships. The Studica Internship Program enables these valuable workplace experiences to take place from one another or online within a classroom or from the comfort of the student's dorm or home potentially a world away. In addition to "real life" internships, StudicaInternships.com uniquely offers "virtual" Internships as well. With Virtual Internships, all participants; Employers, Educators, and Student Interns; can interact in a rewarding, efficient, effective, and productive manner without disturbing the established routines of their respective situations. Students and Educators can access the database of student internships and employment opportunities by visiting www.StudicaInternships.com.

For further information regarding the Studica Internship Program please visit www.StudicaInternships.com or contact Jennifer Shanley Clark for an interview.

About Torcomp Studica
Started in 1985, Torcomp Studica is a premier value added reseller of software, computer hardware, and music technology to K-12 schools, higher education, and students across the United States and Canada.

In addition to selling product, Torcomp Studica invests in the Education Community through a series of free, community-building programs such as Studica Skills (StudicaSkills.com) and the Studica Internship Program (StudicaInternships.com). Torcomp Studica also offers a free loyalty program, Studica Rewards (StudicaRewards.com) as well as hosting a community message board for teachers and students, The Studica Forums, at Studica.com/forums.

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Studica.com has launched a new Rewards Program for students and teachers to earn points tranferable into cash off any purchase on studica.com or torcomp.com.

Sanborn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 12/04/2006 -- Studica (www.studica.com), the online center for students and faculty to purchase software/hardware/music equipment for specially discounted academic prices, has launched the new Studica Rewards Program. The Studica Rewards Program (www.studica.com/rewards) awards redeemable points to students and teachers who actively promote Studica, Torcomp (www.torcomp.com), and Studica Skills (www.StudicaSkills.com). Points accumulated for the Studica Rewards Program are transferred into a credit for the referring party that can be redeemed for cash off orders at either www.studica.com or www.torcomp.com.

Frank Nanfara, President of Torcomp, Inc. (parent company of Studica and Studica Skills) acknowledges that, "The idea of the Studica Rewards Program is to thank and reward our customers who are good enough to spread the word about our web stores. We are thankful for their support and this is our way to give back to those customers."

Once a student or teacher creates an account on either Studica or Torcomp, they will automatically be e-mailed a Referral Code, which in turn can be passed on to their friends, family members, classmates, and teachers. For every dollar spent on products on either website by someone who uses the Referral Code, points will be awarded to the appropriate account. The points translate into credit and can be applied on any order placed by the account hold on either website (Studica or Torcomp).

Students or teachers who participate in the Studica Rewards Program can also acquire points by referring other students to register and upload their work on www.StudicaSkills.com. Submissions can be submitted for any current competition, and points will be credited once the entry is uploaded. Studica Skills is a free online center for students and schools to compete for cash and prizes, while showcasing student work to the world. All competitions are free to enter, and any students in the US and Canada are eligible to participate. For more information, please visit StudicaSkills.com.

About Torcomp, Inc.: Since 1985, Torcomp, Inc. has been supplying technological solutions to educators across North America. Torcomp is an authorized educational reseller of software for institutions; from box product to classroom and lab licensing, Torcomp represents hundreds of manufacturers, offering specially discounted prices for Schools and Educators. For further information visit www.torcomp.com.

About Studica: Studica.com, a division of Torcomp, Inc., is committed to providing the latest software and music products at the lowest prices. This philosophy has allowed Studica to grow to be one of the top academic resellers in North America. Studica is a nationally authorized education reseller for a wide range of companies such as Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Digimation, Final Draft, Microsoft, M-Audio, Pantone, Propellerhead, Quark, SolidWorks, Sony, Virtools, Wacom, and many more! Studica also hosts the skills competition site, Studica Skills. For more information, please visit www.studica.com.

For more information regarding the Studica Rewards Program, please visit www.studica.com/rewards, or contact Jennifer Shanley Clark, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations.

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Studica Skills Announces Winners for First Cycle of Student Competitions

Sanborn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/30/2006 -- Today StudicaSkills.com, the free online center for students and schools to compete for cash and prizes, announced the winners of the first cycle of competitions. Based on vote counts from the real-time online voting system, the top finalists were determined and evaluated by a team of Studica Skills judges.

The winners include dozens of students from schools across the United States and Canada who submitted their entries over the past several months. For a complete list of winners and to view the winning entries, visit http://www.studica.com/skills/winners/apr_06.cfm
Prizes being awarded at this time include approximately $10,000 in cash as well as multiple copies of various software products, a Sony Portable Playstation, and an iPod Nano.

The first round of the Studica Skills Expose Yourself Competitions had over 1,000 students signing up to have their work, talent, and skills exposed. Over fifty schools participated in the Competitions and over 150,000 votes have been logged for the Competitions. The real-time voting ended on April 28th for these eleven competitions and a team of judges, composed of teachers, manufacturers, sponsors, people working in the field, and qualified Studica Skills representatives, examined the top entries of all closed competitions and chose three winners from each competition.

Studica Skills is a free online opportunity available exclusively to students, providing the chance to expose their work to the world while earning cash and prizes.
With the growing interest in Studica Skills by Corporate Sponsors and Manufacturers, the Studica Skills Team is able to provide new and exciting prizes to all of our 70+ current competitions! Students entering in a Studica Skills Competition are eligible for not only a chance at being a finalist, but in many cases a competition will award a random entrant once every month. Teachers who sign up a minimum of five students to enter a competition, may qualify for free software/licensing in some instances.
About Torcomp, Inc.: Since 1985, Torcomp, Inc. has been supplying technological solutions to educators across North America. Torcomp is an authorized educational reseller of software for institutions; from box product to classroom and lab licensing, Torcomp represents hundreds of manufacturers, offering specially discounted prices for Schools and Educators. For further information visit www.torcomp.com.

About Studica: Studica.com, a division of Torcomp, Inc., is committed to providing the latest software and music products at the lowest prices. This philosophy has allowed Studica to grow to be one of the top academic resellers in North America. Studica is a nationally authorized education reseller for a wide range of companies such as Adobe, Autodesk, Avid, Corel, Digimation, Microsoft, M-Audio, Pantone, Propellerhead, Quark, SolidWorks, Sony, Virtools, Wacom, and many more! Studica also hosts the skills competition site, Studica Skills. For more information, please visit www.studica.com.

For more information regarding Studica Skills, please visit www.StudicaSkills.com, or contact Jennifer Clark, Manager of Marketing and Public Relations.

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Torcomp, Inc is now offering a CAD Camp Conference that will provide a hands-on-training experience for educators.

Sanborn, NY -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/16/2006 -- Torcomp, Inc. announced today that the First Annual Torcomp Summer CAD Camp Conference for Educators will be held at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 22, 23, and 24, 2006. This summer's CAD Camp will offer educators three days of training seminars using the successful Autodesk Instructor Development Program (AIDP) for several of the top Autodesk CAD programs including Inventor Professional, Revit Building, Architectural Desktop, and AutoCAD. A course will also be offered on 3ds Max, the Autodesk Media and Entertainment Division's flagship product for 3D animation for film and video special effects, game development and visual simulation. Courses will also be offered for the Autodesk Design Academy curriculum and the Autodesk Animation Academy which are special software and curriculum bundles offered to secondary schools. Each attendee will receive a free not-for-resale copy of the product for which they have trained.

The cost for attendance at the Conference is $99 per day. Attendees may sign up for as many days as they choose. Additionally, attendees will receive a free copy of the software program for which they are attending.

These hands-on-training courses are specifically developed for educators. The Torcomp CAD Camp Conference will not only aim to further enhance the instructors' knowledge of Autodesk products, but will include both instructor demonstrations and student exercises at multiple levels, with the goal of further enriching classroom time, as well.

About Autodesk Instructor Development Program: Autodesk, Inc. partnered with Torcomp, Inc. offer a variety of options to assist educators in their professional development. The comprehensive Autodesk Instructor Development training seminars and conferences are designed to give instructors hands-on knowledge of Autodesk software.
The Autodesk Instructor Development Program meets the needs of educators new to Autodesk software, as well as those interested in learning features of new releases. Torcomp's Instructor Development seminars and conferences will help Instructors to learn practical uses for teaching the design process in their classroom. These seminars are conducted in small, comfortable learning environments designed to give instructors the support they need.

About Torcomp: Torcomp, Inc. is an Autodesk A+ Academic Specialist Premier Solutions Provider (PSP). The coveted Autodesk A+ PSP status indicates that Torcomp, Inc. is considered the premier provider of services and customer support within the educational communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
With over 20 years as an Autodesk academic reseller, Torcomp, Inc. continues to provide educators with the leadership and expertise to harness technology. Torcomp is committed to efficient and effective mastery of technical subject matter. Torcomp provides educators with innovative, cost-effective training systems and dedicated after-sales support.

For further information regarding the Torcomp Summer CAD Camp please visit www.torcomp.com/training or contact Jennifer Shanley Clark for an interview.

Contact: Jennifer Shanley Clark, Director of Marketing & Public Relations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel: 888/561-7521 x210 E-Mail: jennifers@torcomp.com
Web: www.torcomp.com

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