Click2learn's Aspen Named Best in Industry by Training Magazine.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2003

Readers Praise Click2learn and Aspen for excellence in value, ease of use, customer service and success in meeting customer expectations

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS), leader in enterprise productivity solutions, today announced that Training Magazine, a top learning and development industry publication, has honored Click2learn's Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM) with an APX (Achieving Performance Excellence) Award for 2003, as "best Learning Management System" in a readers' survey that included three dozen different vendors.

Through balloting in the magazine and at select trade shows, the publication's readers -- more than 50,000 training industry professionals -- named Click2learn and Aspen outstanding in the marketplace based on their evaluation of value, ease of use, quality of customer service and ability to meet customer expectations. The Aspen Learning Management System (LMS) was named best in the industry among enterprise systems.

The Aspen LMS, part of the Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM) is a global, scalable, 100% Web-based application that enables an organization to manage all aspects of learning. It delivers robust capabilities in the areas of performance management, competency management, regulatory compliance, registration and tracking, records management, facilities and curricula management and reporting. The Aspen LMS also provides unparalleled levels of support for any blend of delivery environments including self-paced, live interactive and instructor-led courses.

"Click2learn and its products have received many awards over the years, but we are particularly honored by this recognition from the professionals who use our products and services day in and day out to help them become more productive and fulfilled in their work," said Kevin Oakes, Click2learn chairman and CEO. "Our market leadership comes from a history of innovating groundbreaking technologies that transform a company's ability to meet its business goals and succeed in its industry. From the response of Training Magazine's readers, and feedback from the hundreds of customers we work with, we are confident that Click2learn's unique product strategy and mission-critical value proposition are strongly resonating among corporations around the world. "

"To be selected by such a high-profile audience of training professionals is a significant endorsement," said Training magazine's publisher Stacey Marmolejo. "We are pleased that we have created the APX program to further support the industry."

A complete list of winners from all 39 categories will appear in Training magazine's June 2003 issue and will be featured on Training magazine's Web site (www.trainingmag.com).

About Aspen

Click2learn's highly acclaimed Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM) enables organizations to strategically manage corporate knowledge and workforce productivity to improve business performance. With Aspen, organizations can deploy a comprehensive, integrated solution for their specific learning needs, all under one platform with one, seamless user experience. The Aspen Suite consists of separate but integrated modules, including:

-- Learning Management (LMS)

-- Learning Content Management (LCMS)

-- Virtual Classroom (VCS)

-- Performance Management

-- Collaboration, Knowledge Exchange & Instant Messaging 

-- Information Management

-- Simulation Creation and Editing

-- Auditing and Compliance Tracking

Whether organizations choose to deploy the entire Aspen suite, or to integrate select Aspen applications with existing infrastructure, Aspen's standards-based (AICC, SCORM, XML, etc.) modular and open architecture is designed to help companies reduce total cost of ownership and meet a wide variety of business goals.

About Click2learn

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) is the recognized leader in enterprise productivity solutions for Global 2000 organizations and government agencies seeking to improve business performance and workforce productivity. Using Click2learn's Aspen Enterprise Productivity Suite(TM), many of the world's best-known corporations improve sales force readiness, achieve and demonstrate regulatory compliance, improve speed and quality of customer service, and educate customers and partners, while at the same time realizing significant cost savings. Click2learn's clients include such industry leaders as Accenture, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Century 21, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Pfizer and Symantec. Based in Bellevue, Wash., with offices throughout the U.S., Click2learn (www.click2learn.com, 800/448-6543) also is represented in, Europe, Australia, Japan and India.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including information contained in this document where statements are preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "anticipates" or similar expressions. For such statements, The Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, market acceptance of Click2learn's e-learning solutions and competing e-learning offerings, the ability to successfully implement Click2learn's solutions and increase revenues, the ability to successfully address technological developments and standards and the risk factors set forth in filings the Company has made with the SEC. Click2learn, Aspen and ToolBook are trademarks of Click2learn. All other company and product names are the trademarks of their respective owners.