2001 Jan. Launched KONISHIKI's School Bus, a children's TV program on CS Broadcasts Kids Station. Feb. Released CD-ROM Power Words, a series of vocabulary-building materials based on "SVL (Standard Vocabulary Levels) 12,000." Mar. Launched School Bus B Course, a CD-ROM-based English correspondence course. Apr. With ID Corporation, established Tran Net, a translation/interpretation services company. 　 Launched the correspondence course English Grammar Marathon. Jun. Hosted the ALC Japanese University/College Fair 2001 for international students. Oct. Hosted the Japanese Language Fair in Shanghai. Dec. Launched the e-Marathon TOEIC(R) Test 730 Course, a broadband-compliant online distance learning course. 　 Began Internet broadcasting of ALC's Online Seminar, a language-related lecture series, in association with Impress TV Internet broadcasting station. 　 Started sponsoring programs on NTT DoCoMo's music subscription service, M-Stage Music. 2002 Mar. Released Eijiro, a CD-ROM-based English-Japanese, Japanese-English dictionary. 　 Launched School Bus C Course, a CD-ROM-based English course for children. Apr. Launched Friends with English, ALC's abc; an English video magazine for children. 　 Launched the correspondence course Overseas Drama Series "Goal." Jun. Started publishing Korean Journal, a quarterly magazine about Korean language and culture. 　 Hosted the ALC Japanese University/College Fair 2002 for international students. Sep. Held a graduate school information fair for those interested in entering the field of Japanese language education. Oct. Began on-demand publishing. Released the first publication in this category "Volunteer Activities around the World - Histories and Real-Life Stories." Dec. Launched the correspondence course "Chikyu no Arukikata Tabi Eigo Box" (How to Walk around the Globe - Travel English Box), developed in conjunction with Diamond Big, Inc. 　 Announced a comprehensive business alliance with Digital Garage, Inc. 2003 Feb. Launched a new version of the correspondence course "1000-Hour Hearing Marathon." Mar. Released a CD-Rom English dictionary with voice function, "Gakujiro." 　 Launched the correspondence course "TOEIC (R) Course for Absolute Beginners." Jun. Due to the partition of the company, ALC Press, Inc. has been newly established and has started the first term. The existing ALC Press, Inc. has become the holding company and renamed to ALC Holding, Inc. Digital Garage, Inc. has made a 20% capital participation in the new ALC Press, Inc. 2003 Jun. Due to the partition of the company, ALC Press, Inc. has been newly established and has started the first term. The existing ALC Press, Inc. has become the holding company and renamed to ALC Holding, Inc. Digital Garage, Inc. has made a 20% capital participation in the new ALC Press, Inc. 2004 Feb. Launched "Coedas" correspondence course. Acquired all stock of Academic Transfer Inc., changed its name ALC Education Inc., and made it a wholly-owned subsidiary. May Founded ALC International. Made SPACE ALC Inc. a subsidiary by acquiring most of the company's stock. Nov. Launched "Coedas Advanced" correspondence course. Made SPACE ALC Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary by acquiring the remainder the company's stock. 2005 Feb. Released "Eijiro （second edition）" a CD-ROM-based English-Japanese, Japanese-English dictionary.. May. Launched "Business E-mail Writing Package―Writing Aid" correspondence course. Launched "A Basic Training Course for Japanese/English Interpreters" correspondence course. Dec. Streamlined the company structure into a three-department system. Made Global Partners Inc. a subsidiary by acquiring 45 percent of the company’s stock, and founded ALC-Global Partners Education Network. Accordingly, World Link Inc. (a 51-percent-owned subsidiary of Global Partners Inc.) became a subsidiary of ALC Press Inc. 2006 Apr. Launched "Pronunciation Training Course―to perfect your listening skills" correspondence course. May. Launched "Must-learn Vocabulary" correspondence course. Jul. Launched "ALC Net Academy 2". Aug. Listed on JASDAQ.