MindLeaders Releases New Courses; First Two Series of for Dummies Courses Are Released in Addition to Other High Demand Topics.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003

MindLeaders(R), a leading provider of integrated, best-of-breed self-paced e-Learning solutions, today announced the release of forty-eight new courses including the first courses based on the popular For Dummies(R) books. This announcement provides MindLeaders customers with access to over eleven hundred courses focused on business skill, information technology and desktop training.

The new courses provide training for seven different topic areas. Two of the most sought after topics are based on the Certified Internet Webmaster credential preparing individuals for the Foundations and Security Professional exams. Courses were also introduced to help individuals prepare for two other leading credentials - the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator and the Solaris 8 Systems Administrator. The new courses introduced today include:

For Dummies Courses - First Series Introduced
PCs For Dummies
Visual Studio.NET For Dummies

MindLeaders Traditional Courses
Certified Internet Webmaster - Foundations
                   (Helps in preparing for CIW Foundations exam)
Certified Internet Webmaster - Security
                   (Helps in preparing for CIW Security exam)
Windows 2000 Network Management
                   (Helps in preparing for Microsoft exam 70-218)
Solaris 8 System Administrator
                   (Helps in preparing for Sun exam 310-011)
Introduction to PCs
Java 2 Enterprise Design
Visual Studio.NET

"Meeting customer needs is our highest priority," said Angus Carroll, chief operating officer at MindLeaders. "We continue to grow our highly scalable integrated e-Learning solution with courses and a very robust platform that our customers continue to tell us simply works. There were many sophisticated solutions introduced into the e-Learning market over the last three years with most of them no longer around today. Some worked, and some did not. After being in the off-the-shelf self-paced training business for over 20-years, we know what works, what our customers require and how to provide the absolute best customer service."

About MindLeaders

MindLeaders, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest self-paced e-Learning vendors in the world providing a complete integrated suite of learning solutions encompassing over 1100 courses (IT, business and desktop skills training), instant mentoring, online reference, learning management and professional services. MindLeaders has a customer base of more than 1000 large organizations and reseller partners serving customers located throughout the world. MindLeaders provides e-Learning that works to companies such as Perot Systems, Freddie Mac, A. G. Edwards and US Steel. For more information, please visit us at www.mindleaders.com.