Motorola University Selects Centra to Deliver Live Expert-Led Training via the Internet.

Business/Technology Editors

LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2001

Electronics Giant Speeds Time to Market for New Products, Reduces Cost

of Classroom Training

The Asia Pacific Division of electronics giant Motorola (NYSE:MOT) has selected Centra (NASDAQ:CTRA), the world's leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for live eLearning and collaboration, to dramatically improve return on training investments and to accelerate the introduction of new products in 14 Asian countries. Using Centra's live virtual classroom software over the Intranet, Motorola University Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Motorola Electronics Pte. Ltd., has been able to lower the cost of delivering hands-on product training to company employees across China, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, by virtually eliminating travel-related expenses.

Following the traditional classroom training model, Motorola would normally gather participants from around the region at a central location to attend job-critical training, or send an instructor to the various offices across Asia to conduct the training, if a local instructor was unavailable. It was also common for the company to send an expert instructor from the United States to Singapore, and have the regional participants gather there for two or three days.

Working with Pantropic Online Pte. Ltd., a leading distributor of software products in Southeast Asia and Centra's exclusive partner in Singapore and Malaysia, Motorola University selected Centra Symposium(TM) to replicate the interactivity of a traditional classroom online. Offering integrated voice-over-IP audio conferencing, live application sharing, whiteboards, and breakout rooms, Centra enabled Motorola to deliver high quality, expert-led training to users everywhere over low-bandwidth network connections. This functionality allowed the organization to accelerate time to market, eliminate the scheduling complexities of traditional training methods, and reduce travel expenses across the region.

"One of Motorola University's key drivers is to become a catalyst for change in support of the corporation's business objectives. This is the reason we chose Centra for our live eLearning initiatives," said Mr. K. L. Cheah, Director of Motorola University Asia Pacific. "Using Centra to accelerate key business processes over the Intranet not only improves the bottom line by reducing costs, but ensures end-user competency on new products and skills that can directly impact customer relationships and revenues."

Software Infrastructure for Live eLearning and Collaboration

Already used in over 500 companies worldwide, Centra's Web-based enterprise products and services share a common collaboration framework, and are optimized to address the full range of real-time business interactions necessary to accelerate internal and market-facing business processes. Centra's products include Centra Symposium for virtual classrooms, Centra Conference(TM) for large-scale Web conferences and events, and Centra eMeeting(TM) for meetings and team collaboration.

"Centra's groundbreaking technology is helping Motorola University contribute directly to the productivity of its employees and customers by offering them a cost-effective solution for knowledge transfer and training," said Tony Mark, President and COO of Centra. "In the current business climate, more and more global companies are turning to Centra to help accelerate business processes, improve productivity, and reduce operational costs."

About Motorola University

Motorola University is the strategic learning organization of the corporation, complementing the training that takes place in Motorola's various business groups. Motorola University is organized into groups called Business Learning Teams and are aligned with the internal business groups to serve its customer base efficiently. The University manages seven learning operations around the world and has 20 offices in 25 countries on five continents. For more information, visit http://www.mu.motorola.com.

About Pantropic Online

Established in Year 2000 with its headquarters in Singapore, Pantropic Online Pte., Ltd. specializes in providing eLearning software and solutions across Asia, with its exclusive distributorship from Centra Software Inc. Pantropic Online provides a comprehensive range of eLearning services, including integration, set-up and deployment of software. The company also provides training and consultancy services as part of its "after-implementation" value-added services.

About Centra

With over 1.3 million users worldwide, Centra is the world's leading provider of software infrastructure and ASP services for live eLearning and business collaboration. Today hundreds of global organizations have standardized on Centra for the delivery of live eLearning, including Accenture, Century 21, Domino's Pizza, EMC Corporation, Siemens, and Procter & Gamble. Centra supports a vital ecosystem of strategic eLearning partnerships, which include alliances with Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Consulting, Cisco, Oracle, Saba, Docent, Global Knowledge, and 27 international value-added resellers covering 29 countries. Headquartered in Boston's technology corridor, Centra has sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.centra.com.