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Scheduled Maintenance

Larry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:37:13 +0000

A brief heads up that we have scheduled the following maintenance windows:

87id, Attigo

Thursday, January 21, 2010, 10:00 – 13:00 (Hong Kong Time)

Thursday, January 21, 2010, 21:00 – 00:00 (US Eastern Time)

Pay4bugs, Attigo

Friday, January 22, 2010, 14:00 – 18:30 (Hong Kong Time)

Friday, January 22, 2010, 01:00 – 05:30 (US Eastern Time)

We will be upgrading servers, launching an update of Pay4Bugs with numerous revisions and deploying bug fixes to Attigo’s account management system. During these time blocks you may be unable to access the affected services.

Thanks for your patience and support!

Closed October 1 – 8

Larry — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:04:43 +0000

Attigo’s Chinese service will be closed in observance of the People’s Republic of China National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival from October 1 to October 8.

Attigo Chinese Closed on April 5, 2009

Larry — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:13:35 +0000

In honor of the Chinese Qing Ming Holiday, Attigo Chinese will be closed on Sunday, April 5, 2009 in the USA. Normal hours will resume on Monday.

Video Tours

Larry — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:10:01 +0000

Check out our video tours here.

Updates & New Product Launch

Larry — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:20:03 +0000

Some have you may have noticed slight changes to our account management website. We pushed out a rewrite of the site that will make it much easier for us to enhance both the student and teacher experience. One of these new enhancements is already live. Now teacher can organize course lessons by simple drag and drop!

In other news, our colleagues at our Hong Kong subsidiary launched an exciting new product called Pay4Bugs at midnight on Valentine’s Day. Pay4Bugs is a unique software testing service that brings together a worldwide network of testers to help customers test their software products. Featuring no commitment needed to sign up and clear and upfront pricing, Pay4Bugs helps customers get early feedback regarding problems with their products from real humans.

Anyone can be a tester! If you made it to this blog, you already have the computer skills necessary.

Attigo Founder Profiled in CET Chronicle

Larry — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:25:03 +0000

The premier issue of study abroad leader CET’s newsletter features a story on Attigo’s founder who is a three time veteran of CET’s China programs. You can download a copy of the issue and read the article on page 3.

CET students who returned from summer study abroad in China have been participating in our beta testing program as a way to bring the language immersion provided by CET home to the States with them. CET students accepted in the the January and Spring 2009 terms in one of their China programs will be offerred similar access to the program as a way to ease their transisition into a 24×7 Chinese-only language environment.

Sept 28 to Oct 2 – Closed – Chinese National Day Holiday

Larry — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:48:17 +0000

In observance of the Chinese National Day in the People’s Republic of China which runs from September 29th until October 5th, Attigo’s Chinese beta service will be closed from Sunday, September 28th to Thursday, October 2nd. Normal service will resume on Sunday, October 5th, 2008.

First Week Wrap-Up

Larry — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:23:25 +0000

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for our beta program since we started sending out invitations a week or two ago and especially those who logged in over the past week to use the service!

The first week went off without any major technical glitches. Congratulations goes out to our development team for all of their hard work!

We will be sending out more invitations over the next several weeks to join the beta program for those of you that have previously signed up, so please watch your inbox closely. If you are an individual user who would like to be part of the program, please sign up and we will notify you as soon as space becomes available. If you represent an institution or company that wishes to allow its students or employees to participate in the program, please contact us at beta@attigo.us.

Initial Beta Service Hours – Chinese

Larry — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:15:09 +0000

Daily beta service hours for Attigo’s Chinese virtual immersion service will begin on Sunday, August 17th at 7pm US Eastern Time. Initial service hours will be 7pm to Midnight, Sunday through Thursday on the US East Coast and 4pm to 9pm, Sunday through Thursday on the US West Coast.

CET Academic Programs Joins Beta!

Larry — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:38:40 +0000

Attigo is happy to welcome students returning from CET Academic Program’s China study abroad programs this August into our private beta program. CET alumni returning from summer sessions will be eligible to be among the first to use Attigo’s Chinese virtual language immersion service to protect and enhance their investment in Chinese fluency made by studying in China with CET.

Returning CET graduates will receive an invitation code which can be used to create an Attigo Account and join the beta program in their welcome home packets. A limited number of students will be eligible for free usage on a first-come, first-serve basis. All CET graduates signing up through this program will be eligible for discounted beta pricing for the duration of the program.

For more information, returning CET students can refer to the information included in their welcome home packet, visit http://attigo.us/cet/, or contact us at beta@attigo.us.

CET Academic Programs is a leading study abroad program provider enrolling over 500 students in its China programs each year. In addition to its six distinct China programs, CET offers study abroad programs in Vietnam, Prague, Czech Republic, Spain and Italy.