Akamai and eKnowledge Group Strategic Alliance Announced at Online Learning 2000 Conference.

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OnLine Learning 2000

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Sept. 27, 2000-Today at the Online Learning 2000 Conference, eKnowledge Group, Inc. (OTCBB:EKNO), a leading provider of interactive video based training and education over the Internet, announced its strategic alliance with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKAM) to provide streaming video services for the eKnowledges test preparation programs. Akamai is a leading, global provider of high-performance services for the delivery of Internet content, streaming media, and applications.

With the release of our latest five programs (SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT and GRE), we are anticipating millions of test takers using our preparation programs, stated S. Kendrick Hildebrandt, Sr. Vice President of Academics at eKnowledge. Akamais delivery method allows us to handle such a high flow of traffic.

Serving over 2,100 customers, Akamai is the foremost provider of global, high performance services for the delivery of Internet content. Akamai has the broadest deployment of servers for content, with more than 4,200 servers in 50 countries directly connected to 225 different telecommunications networks.

Online Learning 2000 is the largest gathering of Web Based Training experts and practitioners, said Kevin Mead, VP of Sales and Marketing for eKnowledge. We are pleased to make an announcement of this magnitude at this event.

In addition to their corporate training and graduate-school preparation courses, eKnowledge continues their Corporate Scholarship Program for SAT/ACT test takers. By partnering with corporate sponsors, eKnowledge provides two 40+ hour video streamed SAT and ACT preparation courses free of charge to all of the nation's high school students. To date over 225,000 students have been provided ability to use the SAT and ACT programs free of charge.

With offices in Corona, California and Leesburg, Virginia, eKnowledge Group is a leader in utilizing cutting edge technology to deliver training and education programs via Internet interactive video streaming. To facilitate current expansion, eKnowledge recently moved into an 8000+ Corona, California facility with offices soon to open in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland. Though its 6 divisions, eKnowledge Group provides supplemental learning programs over the Internet for users of all types and ages. For more information, visit www.eknowledgegroup.com

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements contained herein which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain delays in testing and evaluation of products and other risks detailed from time to time in eKnowledge Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.