Advance Publications-backed Turnitin to acquire Ouriginal from Procuritas.

Advance Publications-backed Turnitin, an Internet-based plagiarism-detection service provider, offered to acquire Ouriginal, a text-matching software, from Procuritas, a private equity firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. This intended acquisition expands Turnitin and Ouriginal’s geographic reach, allowing more customers around the world to access products that help them ensure the integrity of education.