Aries Technology is a privately held company established in 1986 that develops eLearning curricula, assessment tools, and learning management systems. It provides technology, math, and science courses to over 40,000 students annually in 600 schools across the US, Europe, and Australia. Aries' Universal Learning Environment combines a content delivery portal with an assessment engine and links learning objects to assessments and skills standards using a Microsoft SQL database. The system has a scalable .NET platform and is secured by the .NET framework. Aries offers various information and communications technology courses through its learning management system.