# ITS

> ITS (Internet Testing Systems) builds assessment technology for certification, licensure, education, and professional testing programs. Its software spans item banking, secure delivery, remote proctoring, practice, performance-based testing, and continuous certification. Founded by Pat Ward in 1997, it became part of Pearson Professional Assessments following a September 2026 acquisition.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Baltimore, United States
- **Founders:** Pat Ward (Founder, President and CEO)
- **Products:** Item Workshop, Internet Test Driver, PracticeNow, ProctorNow, Continuous Certification
- **Notable:** Company reports 26 million tests delivered annually., Company reports reach across 230 countries and territories and 60 languages and dialects., ATP Innovation Fast-Pitch Audience Choice Award for continuous certification in 2023.

## Products & services

- **Item Workshop** — Item authoring, review, role permissions, versioning, and test publishing.
- **Internet Test Driver** — Configurable in-person, remote, adaptive, and multimodal exam delivery.
- **PracticeNow** — Official practice exams with program-owned content, branding, feedback, and access policies.
- **ProctorNow** — AI-assisted remote proctoring with human oversight for low-to-mid-stakes programs.
- **Continuous Certification** — Recurring longitudinal assessments with feedback, learning resources, and candidate dashboards.
- **Performance-Based Testing** — Live-in-the-application, lab, simulation, and observational assessment.
- **Observational Assessment** — Oral, OSCE, and interview-style exams with event management and integrated video.
- **Secure Browser** — Configurable workstation restrictions and approved-resource access; also separately licensed.
- **SparkAI** — AI assistance for item generation, rationales, translations, review, analysis, and security.

## Achievements

- Company reports 26 million tests delivered annually.
- Company reports reach across 230 countries and territories and 60 languages and dialects.
- ATP Innovation Fast-Pitch Audience Choice Award for continuous certification in 2023.
- Twelfth consecutive Baltimore Sun Top Workplaces recognition reported in December 2025.
- Microsoft received the 2025 ITCC Innovation Award for work with ITS and Pearson VUE on approved web resources.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Pearson announced its acquisition of ITS on September 18; ITS joins Pearson Professional Assessments.
- **2026-02** — ITS published its ATP 2026 session lineup, covering AI, security, modernization, and ProctorNow.
- **2026-01** — NCBE’s NextGen beta test exercised the ITS Exam Day Portal and secure delivery platform; NCBE later reported 1,500 of 1,512 participants completed all sections.

## Links

- Website: https://www.testsys.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/internettestingsystems
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/testsys
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/internettestingsystems/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/internettestingsystems

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