Asymetrix Partners With Online Learning Guide to Provide Independent Reviews Of click2learn.com Learning Content.BELLEVUE Bellevue (bĕl`vy  ).1 City (1990 pop. 30,982), Sarpy co., E Nebr., a suburb of Omaha, on the Missouri River; inc. 1855. , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1999-- Expert reviews will help users make informed purchasing decisions for online courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. Asymetrix Learning Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYM), the leader in online learning solutions, today announced that Online Learning Guide, the Internet's first site devoted to organizing, rating and reviewing online learning courses and providers, will provide click2learn.com with independent third party reviews of the online content available on the learning portal. The expert reviews, which will be posted next to courseware and other learning products found on www.click2learn.com, will be an additional resource to the current user ratings recorded by students after finishing courses. "Our commitment to establishing click2learn.com as the number one destination for professional education and training requires a commitment to providing quality content for our community," said Jim Billmaier, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Asymetrix Learning Systems. "Online Learning Guide reviews will provide our customers with valuable information from an unbiased, expert point of view before a course is purchased, in addition to the reviews provided by our community." click2learn.com is an innovative new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. learning service providing professional education and training. Using the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the to remove economic and logistical lo·gis·tic also lo·gis·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to symbolic logic. 2. Of or relating to logistics. [Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation barriers to critical learning, it allows individuals and small to medium-sized Me´di`um-sized` a. 1. Having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man s>. Adj. 1. medium-sized - intermediate in size medium-size, moderate-size, moderate-sized businesses to access formal training online directly through www.click2learn.com in an engaging and highly interactive format with a standard web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Larger organizations can access click2learn.com using the increasingly popular Application Service Provider (ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). ) model, by seamlessly integrating a custom version of click2learn.com with their organization's intranets. "We are delighted to partner with click2learn.com, the web's premier online learning portal, to provide extensive ratings and reviews of online courses," said Online Learning Network CEO Chris CHRIS Chemical Hazards Response Information System (US DoD) CHRIS California Historical Resources Information System CHRIS Computerized Human Resources Information System CHRIS Command Human Resources Intelligence System Hedrick. "Consumers need straightforward, honest information and analysis to find the best learning opportunities -- and that's what Online Learning Guide will give them." Online Learning Guide will review content from the hundreds of professional learning courses on computer, business and professional development skills now accessible directly through www.click2learn.com. These courses, and courses created with the free click2learn.publisher authoring and publishing system, will also be available through Internet portal partners such as the Go2Net and VerticalNet network of websites, and corporate partners through their intranets and virtual universities. Additionally, a number of free courses are available currently through click2learn.com, with more constantly being added. Titled 2MinuteTutors(TM), these short tutorials cover a wide variety of topics focused on improving the skills and knowledge requirements of busy business professionals. Try an online course today, or a free 2MinuteTutor, at www.click2learn.com. About Asymetrix Learning Systems, Inc. Asymetrix Learning Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASYM) is a leading provider of online enterprise learning solutions that enable organizations to author, deploy and manage Internet-based training and education. Asymetrix offers a single source training solution incorporating learning management and authoring software products with professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , including custom development, strategic consulting and integration services. For more information on Asymetrix solutions, call 800/448-6543 or 425/462-0501. Asymetrix Learning Systems is located on the World Wide Web at www.asymetrix.com and the click2learn.com learning portal is located at www.click2learn.com. About Online Learning Guide Online Learning Guide, the web's premier destination for information about Internet-based learning opportunities, is the official ratings and reviews service for click2learn.com. Located at http://www.OnlineLearningGuide.com , it provides analysis of online courses covering a wide range of subjects, including computing computing - computer skills, business skills, health and safety, test preparation, languages and finance. Online Learning Guide helps consumers sort through online learning courses and sites with straight-forward, unbiased ratings and reviews written by Chris Hedrick, CEO of Online Learning Network. Online Learning Guide also lets students say their piece, providing a forum for customer ratings and reviews. Asymetrix is a registered trademark and click2learn.com and 2MinuteTutor are trademarks of Asymetrix Learning Systems, Inc. Asymetrix is registered in the USA and in certain other countries. 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