Caliber, Wharton Direct Share TeleCon Award.

Business Editors

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000

Caliber Learning Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBR) and the Wharton School were jointly honored for "Best Program: Continuing Education" at the TeleCon West exposition in Anaheim, CA.

TeleCon West is sponsored by Teleconference Magazine, and is widely regarded as one of the most important events in the distance learning industry.

The winning program, " Building a Business Case," is a multidisciplinary Wharton Direct course designed specifically to be delivered via Caliber's platform. Classes are taught by professors in management, marketing, finance and information systems at The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

"We are thrilled to receive this recognition from TeleCon - not only because of the extraordinary investment by our faculty and staff and the people at Caliber - but because we believe that we have established the standard for a new learning model in management education," said Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr., Vice Dean, Executive Education, the Wharton School.

"Building a Business Case" course sessions, originating in the Caliber studio facility in Philadelphia are broadcast live via satellite to students gathered in Caliber Authorized Classrooms around the country. With videoconferencing and networked PCs at the centers, all participants can see, hear and interact with each other across distances.

"At Caliber, we are not satisfied unless our delivery platforms showcase and enhance the very best education in the world. Wharton saw the potential early, and it is very gratifying to have the industry tell us that, together, we have succeeded," said Bryan Polivka, Caliber's Chief Learning Officer.

Since "Building a Business Case" was first offered in 1998, more than 700 individuals from 120 companies have taken it. According to Caliber and Wharton Direct, the response has been overwhelmingly positive.

"This award certifies that a new channel for professional development has been created which connects the learning needs of global organizations to the world class academic institutions that can best satisfy those needs," said Kevin Thibodeau, Caliber's Vice President of Education Services.

In addition to sharing the 1999 TeleCon Award with Wharton Direct for "Best Program: Continuing Education" Caliber also received 1998 TeleCon Awards for "Most Significant Advance in Distance Education," and "Best Distance Learning Program: Corporate Training."

About Caliber Learning Network, Inc.

Caliber Learning Network, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLBR) is a leader in Internet based learning services. Through its WebCore suite of learning products and services, Caliber enables its corporate clients to transform their internal programs either for live internet broadcast to Webcore classrooms, workplace desktops or home PC's or for on-demand access through Webcore hosting services. Caliber's partnerships with leading universities and other providers of professional development, training and education programs further extend their client's access to content targeted to their specific learning needs. For more information about Caliber, visit the company's web site, www.caliber.com

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