Northboro, MA and Louisville, KY-- February 13, 2001 -
IntraLearn Software Corporation, a leading supplier of configurable eLearning applications
for the mid-size enterprise, and Connected Learning.Network, a premier provider
of customized distance education courses for schools, colleges and corporations,
today announced a strategic partnership. Under the alliance, the two companies will
work together to provide official Microsoft eLearning Training Courses to Microsoft
Certified Technical Education Centers (CTECs). They will offer CTECs a complete
online solution, including LRN-compliant Microsoft content and an e-learning management
system.
Microsoft recently made its official IT training courseware available for online
delivery for the first time and selected IntraLearn as a Learning Service Provider
(LSP). IntraLearn has selected Connected Learning.Network as a partner in providing
a complete Microsoft eLearning training solution that Microsoft eLearning Partners
can, in turn, offer their clients. This partnership marks the first time that Microsoft
courses are being made available online to certify IT professionals.
The two companies will work together to offer online Microsoft content that can
be used to prepare an individual for professional certification as a Microsoft Certified
System Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), or Microsoft
Office User Specialist (MOUS). IntraLearn and Connected Learning.Network will deliver
these courses in the Learning Resource iNterchange (LRN) format, the first commercial
implementation of the Instructional Management Systems (IMS) specification for courseware
interoperability. In addition to the Microsoft courseware, CTECs will receive the
IntraLearn eLearning management system, the industry’s only fully configurable online
learning platform for midmarket enterprises. IntraLearn software enables learning
service providers to rapidly create, deliver and measure standards-based interactive
Microsoft training over the Internet and intranets.
"Connected Learning.Network is one of the leading full-service eLearning ASPs in
the country. Our strategic alliances with them and Microsoft allow us to significantly
expand our eLearning platform into new markets. Connected Learning.Network gives
Microsoft's CTECs all of the support and resources they need, while we provide the
courseware and management system for a complete and certified eLearning solution,"
said Peter Banhazl, Executive Vice President, IntraLearn Software Corporation.
"Since 1999, IntraLearn software has been the 'engine' in Connected Learning.Network's
CLEGA (Connected Learning Electronic Graduate Assistant) System. Both companies
have been working together to constantly 'fine-tune' that engine. This partnership
will allow us to dramatically build on an already strong relationship to offer,
for the first time anywhere, Microsoft certified IT courseware online. We will be
able to expand together into new markets by offering Microsoft CTECs a complete
answer to their eLearning challenges," stated John-Robert Curtin, Connected Learning.Network's
CEO.
IntraLearn Software Corporation was founded in 1994 with headquarters in Northboro,
Massachusetts. IntraLearn is the leading supplier of configurable eLearning applications
for mid-size enterprises. IntraLearn is distributed worldwide through authorized
IntraLearn resellers to training and education providers. There are more than 250
major organizations using IntraLearn, including Brocade Communications, Salomon
Smith Barney, Storage Technology, University of Massachusetts and the International
Franchise Association. IntraLearn is a Microsoft eLearning Partner and Tier 1 Partner
in Education. For more information, call (508) 393-2277 or visit
www.intralearn.com.
Connected Learning.Network, Inc.
www.connectedlearning.net is an education-based company, which harnesses
technology for interactive learning. CL.N, founded in 1999 and headquartered in
Louisville, KY, is a comprehensive turnkey eLearning services company (ASP), that
specializes in interactive and distance learning products for educational institutions,
corporations and professional associations. CL.N provides services for its clients
who serve over a million students for their eLearning needs. CL.N provides a total
comprehensive service, which includes a fully scalable eLearning software platform,
server operations, live twenty-four hour, seven days a week customer service center
and a team of professional instructional designers. Connected Learning.Network,
Inc. is presently working with colleges, school districts, organizations and corporations
in North America and in Europe through its subsidiary Millennium 3 International,
Limited; a United Kingdom based European eLearning company. Clients include such
groups as the Appalachian College Association, the Association of Kentucky Independent
Colleges and Universities, Consortium for Worker Education, eHealth Solutions, Jefferson
County Public Schools, Sullivan University and University of Tennessee.