Eduprise and WebCT Announce Comprehensive ASP and Marketing Partnership; Industry Leaders Partner to Meet Accelerating Demand for Enterprise Adoption of e-Learning

Business Wire, April 17, 2000

Business/Technology Editors & Education Writers

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. and PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2000--Eduprise, the leading provider of e-Learning services for online education, and WebCT, the leading provider of web-based teaching and learning solutions for the higher education marketplace, have partnered to deliver a comprehensive, enterprise-wide, e-Learning solution to higher education institutions. The partnership will bring Eduprise's e-Learning ASP (Application Service Provider) services to WebCT clients, resulting in a unique combination of the most powerful e-Learning software with the highest quality professional services available in the higher education market.

"Over the past year, we have seen an increasing demand in the higher education market for enterprise-wide, web-based applications," said Murray Goldberg, Founder and President, WebCT Canada. "By partnering with Eduprise, our clients will be able to implement a single, consistent, flexible e-Learning program throughout their entire institution."

Under the terms of the agreement, Eduprise will develop and provide application hosting and custom service packages for WebCT's products. Eduprise will provide all of the services required for institutions to adopt e-Learning at the enterprise level. These include assessment, strategy development, remote hosting, administration, ongoing maintenance, 7x24 student and faculty help desks, faculty development, course conversion and evaluation services. WebCT will offer these services to WebCT clients.

"Eduprise is focused on utilizing the power of the ASP model and comprehensive professional services to enable clients to rapidly adopt enterprise-wide e-Learning programs," said William H. Graves, Chairman and Founder, Eduprise. "We believe in flexibility and customization. We'll work with our clients to develop a solution that best fits their needs in terms of platforms and services. In all cases, we have found that our unique program virtually guarantees the transition from "random acts of progress" to "enterprise progress" in the adoption of e-Learning technology".

About Eduprise

Eduprise, headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC, is the leading provider of ASP services, web integration and professional consulting services for enabling rapid transformation of intellectual capital to effective e-Learning programs. The only dedicated e-Learning Services Company, Eduprise delivers custom solutions to its clients. These solutions are based upon two major components. A Rapid Deployment Core Services methodology provides the required technology infrastructure and support, and a proven Life-Cycle Services methodology provides the experienced professional consulting services necessary to implement effective, enterprise-scale e-Learning programs. For more information, please call (919) 376-3426 or visit www.eduprise.com.

About WebCT

WebCT is the most popular Web course platform in higher education today. More than 39,000 instructors at over 1,350 colleges and universities use WebCT to deliver over 147,000 courses to more than 6 million student accounts in 55 countries. This does not include more than 800 K-12 schools utilizing WebCT or any institutions conducting WebCT trials. WebCT.com, the Company's e-learning hub, is the first destination site for the higher education marketplace to offer both teaching and learning resources and a community of peers across course and institutional boundaries. The two main offices are in Peabody, MA, in the U.S. and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. More information about the company, the product, and the e-learning hub can be found at http://about.webct.com.