Acer 1to80.com and McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning Announce Agreement to Provide Online and Off-line Business Training Courseware to Asian Markets.

Business/Technology Editors

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000

1to80.com International Pte Ltd. (1to80.com) and The McGraw-Hill Companies' (NYSE: MHP) McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning (www.mhlifetimelearning.com) today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement to provide business training courseware to the Asian market via Internet, Intranet, and CD-ROM. Under the terms of the agreement, 1to80.com will deliver English language Xebec/McGraw-Hill business training modules via its Learning121.com.sg learning portal to consumers, and PeopleTrainer121.com.sg corporate training portal to corporations. Other co-development initiatives are planned as part of this agreement.

1to80.com is Asia's First Knowledge portal developed by Acer Digital Services Group (ADSG), an Internet headquarters for the Acer Group. 1to80.com provides users with a wide spectrum of training, educational and leisure courses, catering to the needs of students, corporations, working and learning individuals.

"We are delighted to be marrying our high quality multimedia training content with Acer's proven ability to respond to customer requirements," commented Peter Carabi, Vice President, International and Internal Alliances, McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning. The Acer group has made a significant investment in 1to80.com, Peopletrainer121.com.sg, and Learning121.com.sg. We feel these portals will quickly establish themselves as leaders in the Asian market."

Xebec/McGraw-Hill business skills courses are a key product component of McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Xebec/McGraw-Hill's highly interactive courses have won a number of major multimedia training awards over the past 12 years. They are used in top multinational companies worldwide, including Lufthansa, Fleet Bank, British Airways, Siemens, Telecom Italia, and France Telecom. Xebec/McGraw-Hill courses cover a wide variety of business skills, including senior management level courses developed in partnership with PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

" 1to80.com is pleased to have been chosen as a strategic partner for Xebec/McGraw-Hill business skills courses. We are confident that this alliance with a premier provider of lifetime learning content will strengthen our service offerings to our customers", said Ann Liu, President of 1to80.com.

About McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning

McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning began in 1997 with core products that specialize in Industrial and Safety Skills, IT, Sexual Harassment Workplace Awareness and Leadership skills training. Since then, McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning has acquired a comprehensive line of essential business and executive education content developers and aligned itself with global strategic content providers who are the world leaders in their respective industries. Through these acquisitions and strategic alliances, McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning has built a comprehensive technology-based training offering and continues to develop courseware based on customer's needs. McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning maintains offices throughout North America, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Spain, Mexico and Singapore.

McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP). The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information services provider serving the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, Business Week and the McGraw-Hill educational imprint. Founded in 1888, the corporation has more than 400 offices in 32 countries. Sales in 1999 were US$4 billion.

About 1to80.com International Pte Ltd

1to80.com, Asia's first knowledge portal, is developed by Acer Digital Services Group (ADSG), the Internet headquarters of the Acer Group. 1to80.com paves the way for a new trend in learning on the Internet, by providing users with the most updated learning-related products, services and technologies.

Offering a wide spectrum of training, educational and leisure courses, 1to80.com provides a comprehensive suite of courses catered to the needs of students, corporations, working and learning individuals. Its websites include PeopleTrainer121.com.sg and Learning121.com.sg.

ASDG was set up in 1999 with an emphasis on investing and developing digital services and content primarily in the Greater China and Asia Pacific regions. It focuses on five product lines - entertainment, education, e-commerce, portals of Internet-related service and technology.

Established in 1976, Acer is the world's third-largest PC manufacturer, offering a broad selection of industry-leading high-end servers, multimedia PCs, notebooks, computer peripherals, components and semiconductors. The Acer Group employs more than 33,000 people in 120 enterprises spanning 37 countries world-wide, supporting dealers and distributors in over 100 countries. The Acer Group's estimated revenue for 1999 was US$8.5 billion.