Mentergy to Launch the First Full Service e-Learning Platform Combining Live and Self-paced e-Learning with ISOPIA's LMS.Business/Technology Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2001 LearnLinc Virtual Classroom and Allen Web-based Courseware to be Integrated with ISOPIA's Highly Scalable Integrated Learning Management System The U.S. subsidiary of Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GICOF), Mentergy, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise e-Learning solutions worldwide, today announced that is has reached an agreement with top e-Learning infrastructure software provider ISOPIA Inc. The arrangement with ISOPIA will deliver the first full service e-Learning platform offering Mentergy's LearnLinc(R) virtual classroom and Allen Communication custom web-based courseware managed on ISOPIA's Integrated Learning Management System (ILMS ILMS Integrated Library Management System ILMS Integrated Logistics Management System ILMS Indiana Lake Management Society ILMS Integrated Land Management System ILMS Improved Launcher Mechanical Systems ILMS Integrated Lifestyle Management System (TM)). The Mentergy-ISOPIA collaboration integrates the core strengths of LearnLinc Live e-Learning and Allen Communication Learning Services to give customers the first comprehensive service platform combining live, highly interactive web-based classes, a full range of testing and assessment functions with TestLinc(TM) and award-winning self-paced Web-based content. Both live and self-paced courses will be managed by ISOPIA's highly scalable ILMS, offering one common interface with additional eCommerce capabilities, e-mail notification tools, and enhanced tracking capabilities. Providing customers with access to essential learning functions, Mentergy and ISOPIA's joint e-Learning solution will enable clients to assess student capabilities before assigning course, to verify student progress, and to test student knowledge retention for certification and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). reporting. Mentergy will host the ISOPIA system, and offer user interface customization, support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , and implementation. ISOPIA will initially integrate their ILMS with LearnLinc and TestLinc, while plans to include other Mentergy learning tools in its system are currently under development. In addition to product support, technical consulting, and training, ISOPIA will also assist Mentergy in launching the service. "LearnLinc's virtual classroom is an excellent match for Isopia's ILMS," said Omid Hodaie, President 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. at ISOPIA. "Mentergy has made a name in the market by offering high quality e-Learning solutions that deliver real business results. Their deep experience in live e-Learning and Web-based courseware, combined with our highly scalable ILMS, produces an unbeatable environment for learning. We are very pleased to be able to work with an industry leader like Mentergy, to bring unprecedented value to our joint clients." "Integrating Allen and LearnLinc e-Learning products and services with Learning Management Systems is important because we can offer a unique, complete solution encompassing content creation, virtual classroom delivery, and tracking and reporting within one environment," said Ziv Mandl, CEO of Mentergy. "We believe ISOPIA is a winner with leading-edge technology and a superior ability to make an e-Learning strategy profitable and beneficial to our customers." About ISOPIA Inc. ISOPIA entered the e-Learning landscape in 1999 with the launch of its Integrated Learning Management System (ILMS(TM)), its Web-based infrastructure software. Built on Enterprise Java Beans See JavaBeans. , ILMS is a flexible, open system that allows for massive scalability and adapts to a variety of learning needs and rapidly-growing user communities. ISOPIA complements its ILMS application with LearnTone, its hosted ASP solution, and ISOPIA Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , its resource supporting custom implementations. ISOPIA partners with leading technology companies such as SUN Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Exodus, and Insource Technologies to offer sophisticated and innovative e-Learning solutions. Global enterprises such as Marsh & McLennan and Satyam Infoway, as well as training companies, including CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control Education Services and Element K, are implementing ISOPIA's applications to deliver e-Learning programs to employees, partners and customers around the world. ISOPIA has established an international presence in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia, and Europe. About Mentergy Mentergy, Inc. is a Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF) e-Learning company that provides a comprehensive set of live e-learning products, consulting and courseware development services for large enterprises through its LearnLinc and Allen Communication properties. With over 21 years of expertise in the learning industry, Mentergy assists businesses worldwide in making a cost-effective shift from traditional learning, with its inherent expense and loss of productivity, to a blended approach, which includes technology-based training solutions or e-Learning. Mentergy's customers range from mid-size companies to Global 2000, including Aetna US Healthcare, WorldCom, Made2Manage, Citibank, Countrywide coun·try·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole country; nationwide: launched a fundraising campaign countrywide; a countrywide search. Adj. 1. , Rockwell-Collins, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the Third District of the Federal Reserve, which covers eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. , Intel and other industry leaders. http://www.mentergy.com About Gilat Communications Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF), is a global leader in learning using advanced, blended e-Learning techniques and technologies. Gilat Communications formed Mentergy, its e-Learning operation, by merging Allen Communication, which has provided advanced courseware development services and technology-based authoring and design tools for almost 20 years to more than 60% of the Fortune 500, with LearnLinc Corporation, featuring live, collaborative Web-based training via the LearnLinc(R) virtual classroom, used by hundreds of organizations around the world. TrainNet(TM), Gilat's comprehensive broadband IDL (1) (Interface Definition Language) A language used to describe the interface to a routine or function. For example, objects in the CORBA distributed object environment are defined by an IDL, which describes the services performed by the object and how the data solution allows organizations to conduct instructor-led or self-paced sessions utilizing computers, telephone, Internet connections and broadband communications. John Bryce John Bryce (14 September 1833 – 17 January 1913) was a New Zealand politician from 1871 to 1891 and Minister of Native Affairs from 1879 to 1884. In his attitudes to Maori land questions, he favoured strict legal actions against Maori opposed to alienation, and he personally Training is Gilat's European IT training and content company, and is one of the leading providers of IT training services in Europe and the Middle East. http://www.gilat.net About John Bryce Training John Bryce Training is a leading IT training company in Israel and Europe and a fast-growing enterprise in this field since 1994. The company offers over 200 different programs and courses, each tailor-made to suit its clients' rapidly changing needs. John Bryce trains IT professionals, managers, developers and infrastructure personnel in a wide range of subjects, and is an authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: training solution provider for companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Novell, and others. www.johnbryce.co.il ILMS and LearnTone are trademarks of ISOPIA Inc. Mentergy and TestLinc is a trademark and LearnLinc is a registered trademark of Gilat Communications. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. 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