Availant Receives IBM Learning Services Award; Outstanding Year-To-Year Growth Award Honors Availant's Increased Enrollment, Revenue Growth and New Course Delivery.

Business/Technology Editors

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000

Availant, an award-winning provider of education and training programs for IT professionals, was recently recognized by IBM Learning Services as a top achiever in the technical education industry.

Presented at the annual IBM Learning Services Training Partner Executive Conference in Atlanta, the Outstanding Year-To-Year Growth award recognizes Availant for consistently increased enrollments, revenue growth and course deliveries.

Demonstrating more than 40 percent year-to-year growth, Availant provides 400+ students every month with the most cutting-edge technology education and training to maintain, program and administer their IT environments.

Availant intends to continue this remarkable growth by expanding its education services and offering 12 new curricula. In addition, Availant is adding seven new classrooms and labs to the Cambridge, Mass. facility. These new classrooms will have the most up-to-date equipment to provide an optimum learning experience for our students.

"We're all very proud of this accomplishment," said Brad Pariseau, Availant's vice president of education services. "The IBM award is a direct reflection of the hard work and commitment each individual at Availant has contributed to provide the highest level of hands-on technical instruction and service available."

About Availant Education Services

Availant's Education Services provide award-winning education and training programs for IT professionals. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Availant supports worldwide education and training programs for IBM and EMC, providing course architecture, design, development, facilities and delivery. Program offerings include IBM AIX, HACMP, AS/400, OS/390, Net.Commerce, ADSM, CICS, CISCO, DB2, UDB, JAVA, VA JAVA, Linux, MQ Series, RS/6000 SP, Windows NT and Windows 2000. A recipient of IBM's Golden Eagle award, Availant has consistently earned outstanding student satisfaction ratings, increased enrollment, and over 40 percent year-to-year growth. Additional information is available through the company's Web site at www.availant.com or by calling [phone].

About Availant

Availant is the leading provider of availability management software that keeps business-critical computer systems available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Availant is the world leader in providing software and services that help maintain the availability of business-critical applications and systems. Founded in 1989, the company's customers include more than half of Fortune 500 companies worldwide in the finance, telecommunications, retail, health care and transportation industries, where high-availability and continuous access to enterprise information is essential to business operations. The company's products and services are available directly from Availant and through business partners and Value Added Resellers (VARs) in the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Availant is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with an office located in Austin, Texas. Additional information is available through the company's Web site at www.availant.com or by calling [phone].