March 13, 2012
Respondus announces the availability of a new mobile app for StudyMate Class, enabling students to access StudyMate learning activities, self-assessments and games from Android-based smartphones and Kindles. The free app is available from Google Play (Android Marketplace) or the Amazon Appstore.

February 29, 2012
Respondus announces a new integration for StudyMate Class and the Desire2Learn Learning Environment. StudyMate Class helps students “master the basics” of course material through the use of learning activities and games. The latest release of StudyMate Class adds to existing integrations for Blackboard, ANGEL and Moodle.

December 6, 2011
Respondus announces the integration of Respondus LockDown Browser with Sakai, supporting both the SAMigo and Mneme assessment engines. LockDown Browser creates a locked testing environment within assessment and learning systems, reducing student cheating and the copying of exam questions.

October 11, 2011
Respondus announces the availability of StudyMate Author 2.5, the client-based version of StudyMate that enables instructors to easily create learning activities and games for online courses. The campus-wide edition of Version 2.5 creates activities in formats appropriate for smartphones and tablets, and allows learning activities to be accessed from a simple URL.

June 13, 2011
Respondus announces new integrations for the Instructure Canvas platform: Respondus 4.0, an exam authoring tool for instructors, and Respondus LockDown Browser, a custom browser that locks down the online testing environment to reduce student cheating.

February 22, 2011
Respondus announces major enhancements to the Respondus Test Bank Network, a repository of thousands of test banks from the leading publishers in higher education. Both Respondus 4.0 and StudyMate Class have been upgraded to take advantage of the new features in the Respondus Test Bank Network.

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