Competitive Technologies Affiliate Awarded Blue Ribbon For Multimedia Introduction To Agile Enterprise Management Concepts

Business Wire, June 4, 1996

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1996--Knowledge Solutions Inc., an affiliate of Competitive Technologies Inc. (CTT-ASE), has received a Blue Ribbon Award for its innovative CD-ROM-based learning program entitled A.g.i.l.e Learner.

The recognition comes from the American Society for Training and Development, the world's largest organization of training and human resources development professionals.

The CD-ROM developed by Knowledge Solutions is an innovative self-paced introduction to the "Agility" management paradigm. Past Blue Ribbon Award winners include Allied Signal, American Express, FedEx, Martin Marietta, Reebok International, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Competitive Technologies established Knowledge Solutions in 1994 in partnership with Safeguard Scientifics (SFE-NYSE). Knowledge Solutions' goal is to provide a full range of technology-based and traditional solutions for the learning requirements of customers in business, education and government. Knowledge Solutions' competitive advantage is in its "Process Model," developed at Lehigh University by Dr. Francis Harvey and exclusively licensed to Knowledge Solutions.

Competitive Technologies, headquartered in Westport, is in the technology transfer business concentrating primarily on the commercialization and licensing of high-technology corporate and university research. The company has offices in Bethlehem, Pa., Cleveland, Ohio, Osaka and London.

Over the past several years Competitive Technologies has evaluated over 8,000 technologies, has consummated several hundred licensing agreements and helped launch 15 new companies. Competitive Technologies has also been awarded several collaborative research and development contracts involving partnerships between university, industry and federal/state governments.

Please consult the company's web site, www.cti.lehigh.edu, for more information.

CONTACT: Competitive Technologies Inc.

George M. Stadler, 203/255-6044

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Knowledge Solutions Inc.

Garry T. Stadler, 610/861-6990

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Levin Public Relations

George Dube, 212/873-6886

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Don Levin, 914/993-0900