ESI's New Course, CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements, Approved for Defense Acquisition University Equivalency.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004

ESI International, a leading provider of contract management, project management and business analysis training, is pleased to announce that its new contracting course, CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements, has been approved by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) for equivalency to CON 100.

"CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements, which is equivalent to the CON 100 course presented by DAU, is designed to help government acquisition personnel develop and enhance the skills necessary for making sound business decisions," says Larry Seeley, President of ESI. "This allows those personnel to expand their roles as business leaders and business advisors within their agencies."

Along with ESI's CON 100: Shaping Smart Business Arrangements, DAU has also approved certain ESI courses for their equivalency to DAU's CON 101: Basics of Contracting and CON 104: Principles of Contract Pricing courses. Complete equivalency details are available at www.esi-intl.com.

DAU, with approximately 60,000 graduates a year, delivers value to its customers through performance support. This includes consulting, targeted training and rapid deployment training, which introduces and describes new policy, best practices and lessons learned. DAU also meets the needs of its Acquisition, Technology and Logistics workforce through the Continuing Learning Center, which provides Web access to training modules. In addition, DAU sponsors acquisition seminars, conferences and knowledge-sharing resources 24 hours a day, seven days a week via the World Wide Web.

ESI International is a leading provider of contract management, project management and business analysis training. Since 1981, ESI has served Fortune Global 500 companies and nearly every major agency of the U.S. government. ESI's services include public classroom training in more than 45 cities worldwide, on-site training, e-training and consulting. With ESI's flexible approach to training, clients can create a unique, customized solution for their specific needs. To date, the ESI Professional Development Programs have benefited 674,000 professionals in 100 countries. For more information on ESI's training programs, visit the company's Web site at www.esi-intl.com.