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The Learning Company
This company has a few core brands that are very well know as The Learning Company, Mindscape, Brøderbund Software and Creative Wonders.

What is the name, location and size (number of employees and/or other measurements, like annual income, gross sales, etc.) of the company?

The Headquarters are in Cambridge MA. This company has corporate offices in several different locations. For California they are in Fremont CA, Novato CA.

Novato Offices:

Mindscape
88 Rowland Way
Novato, CA 94945
415-895-2000

Brøderbund Software
500 Redwood Blvd
Novato, CA 94947
415-382-4400

http://www.learningco.com/

Jobs:

http://www.learningco.com/jobs/default.htm

Stock Symbol:

MAT on NYSE and SSK on TSE

Number of Employees:

2,600 worldwide

Financial Highlights:
(in thousands except per share amounts)

	Year Ending December 31, 1996	Year Ending December 31, 1997

Net revenues	$343,321	$392,438
Operating income	95,879	100,583
Operating margin	28%	19%
Net income	72,234	76,325
Earnings per share	1.77	1.50

	9 Months Ending September 30, 1997	9 Months Ending September 30, 1998

Net revenues*	$401,532	$564,042
Operating income*	66,555	95,297
Operating margin*	17%	17%
Net income*	50,242	71,940
Earnings per share*	.77	.77
*Restated to reflect merger with Broderbund.

What is the general 'mission' or purpose of the company?

The Learning Company is one of the world's leading consumer software companies. The company develops and markets educational, reference, personal productivity, and family entertainment software. Through their family of premium brands they provide software that educates across age and area of interest, from young children to adults. The company distributes products globally through multiple consumer channels.

What about this company interests you? Why did you choose it?

I own a few software that is made by this company, My children play and learn with the educational software like The Learning Company "Reader Rabbit" series, Creative Wonders
"Sesame Street" and Mindscape "National Geographic". I came to choose it, because of the diversity of positions that can be found in such an environment.

What information about this company do you think others in the class might also find interesting?

Besides the fact that The Leaning Company developer of educational, reference and family oriented software, they invest community and educational programs. I think it can be a great place to work and their must be possibilities to relocate from one location to another. Actually, there is a position for Web Designer/Artist - Online in Novato and it seems to be quite exciting.