In an Era in Which Privacy is a Critical Issue, PrimeLearning.com Offers Unique Hosting Solutions.

Business Editors

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000

Corporate clients no longer need to host and manage their own

eLearning system in order to ensure secure content, but can

turn to PrimeLearning.com(TM) for a complete, secure solution

PrimeLearning.com(TM), a leading international provider of business skills eLearning solutions for the corporate training market, is one of the few service providers that offers a menu of managed hosting solutions that are proving to be valuable to companies concerned with the security of their learning content.

Recognizing the need for flexibility in hosting and managing eLearning courseware, which often incorporates proprietary corporate processes and information, PrimeLearning.com offers 3 choices for their clients.

1. PrimeLearning.com can now host and manage the entire operation.

This is a very valuable and somewhat unique option for customers.

Most eLearning products need to be hosted and maintained by the

customer, installed behind firewalls in an "Intranet only"

infrastructure. Now the very costly and time-consuming efforts

associated with hosting and maintaining these Intranet-based

systems can be eliminated for customers.

According to Terry O'Brien, CEO and Founder of PrimeLearning.com,

"By taking complete responsibility the operation, we have

virtually eliminated the hosting and maintenance issues that

corporate trainers have historically had to deal with. Clients do

not need any special infrastructure, and can immediately begin to

implement an eLearning solution. This is an extremely

cost-effective choice and is an enormous step forward in giving

companies confidence in using the Internet for their training

needs."

2. For those companies that are greatly concerned about the security

of their content, PrimeLearning.com now offers a "hybrid"

solution, whereby the courseware can be hosted behind the

customer's firewall. For corporate learners, it represents a

seamless solution. They simply go to the PrimeLearning.com

website, click on a particular course, which is accessed on the

customer's Intranet system. This solution is also extremely cost

effective because of the remarkably small "footprint" needed for

the customer to implement.

3. PrimeLearning.com still offers the more traditional approach

whereby the entire eLearning System and courseware is loaded into

the customer's Intranet system, and the client hosts and maintains

the content. This Intranet solution is offered by most vendors and

has evolved from a CD Rom-based operation. While eLearning

customers no longer have to be dependent upon this solution, it is

definitely an option, when appropriate.

"As one of the leading service providers in an industry that is moving at a breathtaking pace, we believe that it is critical to remain flexible in meeting customers' needs," maintained O'Brien. "Although it may be more cost effective - both from a dollars and cents as well as time management standpoint to allow us to manage and host the eLearning system and all the courseware, we recognize that there are proprietary issues at stake within some corporations. We work with clients to give them the security they need."

About PrimeLearning.com(TM)

PrimeLearning.com(TM) is one of the fastest-growing corporate eLearning providers, with comprehensive business skills training delivered exclusively over the Internet. Founded in January 1999, PrimeLearning.com has already achieved enormous success with innovative Internet-delivered learning solutions specifically designed to improve learners' knowledge, skills, and performance in areas such as sales, project management, communication, customer service, leadership, management, team building, and interpersonal skills. PrimeLearning.com has partnered with training experts such as The American Management Association, Gower Publishing Ltd., John Wiley & Sons Publications, Josey-Bass/Pfeiffer and Xerox Corporation to develop content with proven bottom-line results.

PrimeLearning.com adheres to open standards in its Prime eLearning System(TM), including AICC, SCORM, and IMS standards. Because these are industry-wide standards adopted by most corporate customers, the PrimeLearning.com courseware can be easily integrated with nearly all learning management systems. This provides the business eLearning community with the maximum number of options in their eLearning experience.

With world headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, PrimeLearning.com also maintains a major location in Limerick, Ireland, US sales headquarters in Concord, Massachusetts, and European sales headquarters in London, England. For additional information about the company, contact PrimeLearning.com at 1-800-776-1474, or visit www.primelearning.com.

PrimeLearning.com and the Prime eLearning System are trademarks of PrimeLearningGroup Ltd. and PrimeLearning, Inc. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.