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Centra Partners with Didasko Limited to Provide Online Collaboration Solutions to Educational and Corporate Customers in Australia and New Zealand.


LEXINGTON, Mass. -- Centra (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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), a leading provider of specialized application software and services for online business collaboration, today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Didasko Limited (ASX ASX

See: Australian Stock Exchange
: DID), an Australian business focused on the high growth education services sector. Under the terms of the agreement, Didasko will co-brand and resell Centra's online collaboration solutions to educational institutions and corporate enterprises predominantly in Australia and New Zealand. Didasko will provide interactive real-time virtual classroom learning for rural and outback communities and enable organizations to provide more effective online collaboration and training solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses.

The partnership, the only one of its type in the region, enables Didasko to resell Centra via an Application Service Provider (ASP) model through its recently acquired state-of-the-art data center based in Perth.

"As the market-leading vendor with the most robust and flexible online collaboration software available, Centra is the obvious partner for Didasko," said Andrew Horton, Didasko founder and 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. . "The endless possibilities created through the deployment of Centra's solutions in education will influence and shape the future of learning in a manner similar to the impact of airline travel on tourism."

Didasko will officially launch its Centra-powered online collaboration solution to the market in early August, which will immediately benefit its current list of national clients, including the University and TAFE TAFE (in Australia) Technical and Further Education  sector, Coca-Cola Amatil, Priceline and Spotless.

"The demand we have seen in the last year proves that Australia and New Zealand represent a valuable market opportunity for Centra's online collaboration solutions," said Nigel Wilson, country manager for Centra Australia and New Zealand. "Working with Didasko, a market leader for educational and training services, will help Centra reach a much broader base of educational and corporate customers."

About Didasko Limited

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 resources and services. Didasko Limited is a publicly owned corporation listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

Australia's major securities market, formed when the six state stock exchanges (Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney stock exchanges) were merged in 1987.
 (ASX: DID). The company comprises three wholly owned subsidiaries: Didasko Learning Resources, Didasko Learning Institute and Didasko Technologies. Didasko Learning Resources produces vocational training products and distributes local and international educational resources. The Didasko Learning Institute is a registered training organization that delivers accredited accredited

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 workplace training across Australia. Didasko Technologies delivers a portfolio of ITC solutions comprising consultancy, connectivity, tech deployment, data centre and microwave technologies. For more information, visit www.didasko.com

About Centra

Online business collaboration solutions from Centra create workforce efficiencies and enable organizations to share and exchange business-critical information with geographically distributed customers, partners, prospects and employees. Centra's solutions integrate real-time collaboration and departmental business processes with specialized applications that increase sales effectiveness, improve collaborative learning and accelerate enterprise application rollouts and customer acquisition initiatives. Currently available in 12 languages, Centra solutions can be deployed as on-site software or through its ASP service and are supported by an active ecosystem of value-added partners, including Siebel, PeopleSoft, SAP and Deloitte Consulting. Organizations across every major industry and market sector choose Centra, including Wyndham International, Weyerhaeuser, Underwriters Laboratories, BMW BMW
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 NM, Distance Education Tasmania, the University of South Australia and Open Access College, South Australia. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Centra serves a worldwide customer base throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit www.centra.com.

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