Accenture Licenses Click2learn's Aspen Learning Management System.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS), leader in enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Accenture has licensed its Aspen Learning Management System (LMS) -- a major component of the Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM) -- for use as part of Accenture's web-based outsourced learning offerings.

The Aspen LMS will provide the scheduling, tracking, resource management and other administrative elements that will form a component of Accenture's outsourced cross-industry learning solutions for Global 2000 and government clients.

Aspen LMS incorporates comprehensive capabilities that help companies:

-- Deliver just-in-time, personalized information to help make

knowledge workers more productive in their day-to-day work

-- Align individual competencies with organizational goals to

achieve performance improvement in an efficient,

cost-effective manner.

-- Launch, track, manage and report custom, third-party and

self-created training content

-- Assess skills and competencies, and create development plans

to help employees close skills gaps and achieve career goals

-- Reach diverse geographies, departments and employees with

Aspen's localized user interfaces, including German, French,

Italian, Spanish and other languages

-- Increase efficiency with personalized, adaptive delivery

-- Facilitate collaborative knowledge capture and transfer

"When it comes to improving performance through learning, Accenture is considered one of the top organizations in the world. We believe that their use of our technology validates our leadership position," said Kevin Oakes, Click2learn chairman and CEO. "One of the most powerful ways we're able to help customers solve business problems is by building relationships with industry leaders such as Accenture. We are delighted that Accenture has chosen to base part of its outsourced learning offerings on Aspen."

About Aspen

Click2learn's award-winning Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM) enables organizations to strategically manage corporate knowledge and workforce productivity to improve business performance. With Aspen, organizations can deploy a comprehensive, integrated solution for their specific learning needs, all under one platform with one, seamless user experience, The Aspen Suite consists of separate but integrated modules, including:

-- Learning Management (LMS)

-- Learning Content Management (LCMS)

-- Virtual Classroom (VCS)

-- Performance Management

-- Collaboration, Knowledge Exchange & Instant Messaging 

-- Information Management

-- Simulation Creation and Editing

-- Auditing and Compliance Tracking

Whether organizations choose to deploy the entire Aspen suite, or to integrate select Aspen applications with existing infrastructure, Aspen's standards-based (AICC, SCORM, XML, etc.) modular and open architecture is designed to help companies reduce total cost of ownership and meet a wide variety of key business goals.

About Click2learn

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) is the recognized leader in enterprise productivity solutions for Global 2000 organizations and government agencies seeking to improve business performance and workforce productivity. Using Click2learn's Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM), many of the world's best-known corporations improve sales force readiness, achieve and demonstrate regulatory compliance, improve speed and quality of customer service, and educate customers and partners, while at the same time realizing significant cost savings. Click2learn's clients include such industry leaders as Accenture, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Century 21, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Pfizer, Symantec. Based in Bellevue, Wash., with offices throughout the U.S., Click2learn (www.click2learn.com, 800.448.6543) also is represented in Europe, Australia, Japan and India.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including information contained in this document where statements are preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions. For such statements, The Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, market acceptance of Click2learn's e-learning solutions and competing e-learning offerings, the ability to successfully implement Click2learn's solutions and increase revenues, the ability to successfully address technological developments and standards and the risk factors set forth in filings the Company has made with the SEC. Click2learn, Aspen and ToolBook are trademarks of Click2learn. All other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective owners.