Terra Selects MindEdge, Inc. To Provide Exclusive Christmas Promotion Of Free Online Courses And Access To A Full Library Of Courses At Unprecedented Savings

Business Wire, Dec 22, 2000

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2000

MindEdge and TeachMeIT.com will also co-brand a site with Terra to

give Terra users access to a vast online course library

Terra Networks, a global Internet network, has selected MindEdge, Inc., the leading e-learning database and educational infrastructure company, along with its partner Teach-Me-IT, one of the leading providers of online courses in IT and desktop applications, to provide Terra users with approximately $60,000 worth of free online courses for the Terra Christmas promotion.

In addition, MindEdge and TeachMeIT.com will co-brand a site with Terra to offer all Terra users access to one of the largest libraries of online courses available, at a special price for users of Terra. Users of the Terra site can access the co-brand site through a link from the Christmas promotion page, www.terra.com/holiday2000 and then click on the "online training" link. And, users will be able to demo courses from the co-brand before they purchase.

The Christmas promotion and contest can be accessed in two ways: Either through www.mindedge.com then click on the Terra logo, or by visiting the Terra site at www.terra.com/holiday2000. Eighty winners will be chosen to receive access to more than 100 desktop and IT-related online courses for a full year. And, just for visiting the Christmas promotion, users will be able to access this library of courses at an unprecedented savings.

Kevin J. Berk, Director of Business Development for MindEdge said, "We are very excited about this relationship with Terra, and think this agreement demonstrates Terra's commitment to education and its users' experience. The addition of Terra to the MindEdge network increases our International presence significantly, adding direct distribution into 14 more countries. The Terra-Lycos team has been a pleasure to work with, and they clearly are a leader in this space."

"MindEdge has just the expertise in facilitating the type of educational program that we were seeking, and we are very happy to offer our users access to a complete library of online courses at a fantastic savings through the leader in the space," said Terra's spokesperson.

"As technology revolutionizes businesses in every industry, many people will need to learn new IT skills, and will enjoy a big career boost when they do," says Andy Gaur, Founder & CEO of TeachMeIT.com. "We are thrilled to partner with Terra and MindEdge to offer this crucial training to Terra users at a great price."

About MindEdge

MindEdge, Inc., the leading e-learning database and educational infrastructure company, focuses on aggregation of real time course and degree data. Founded in 1998 by professors at Harvard and MIT, MindEdge has developed an unparalleled Web site and database containing many thousands of distance and local education courses from hundreds of education producers. MindEdge offers the education-producing partners in its network the most powerful search engine in this space, with nine ways to search and four ways to sort results.

MindEdge also distributes, updates, and maintains current and accurate course level information for education producers on any and all third party sites worldwide, managing these relationships for enrollment, tracking, and auditing. Its 16 distribution partners-including Terra.com-offer education producers unlimited marketing capabilities in more than 160 countries worldwide. More information about the company can be found at www.mindedge.com.

About TeachMeIT.com

TeachMeIT.com, at www.teachmeit.com, has been a leading provider of premium information technology e-learning since 1994. It offers a catalogue of over 150 courses in many of the hottest technologies, from desktop application essentials and the basics of graphics software, to topics such as website development, database administration and object-oriented programming.

In today's IT-driven workplace, the training offered by TeachMeIT.com is one of the most valuable business tools available, where professionals can learn at their own pace, in their own time, and at a great price. TeachMeIT.com is part of the information technology career and services network provided by Help in IT, Inc., and its courseware is widely available through corporate, educational and online partners.

About Terra Networks

Terra Networks, S.A. is a global Internet network operating in 40 countries in 19 languages, reaching 91 million monthly visitors worldwide. Created by the combination of Terra Networks, S.A. (old) and Lycos, Inc. in October 2000, Terra is one of the most popular Internet networks in the United States, Europe and Asia, is the leading portal to Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets and is the number three access provider in the world.

The Terra Lycos network of sites includes Lycos.com, Terra.com, Angelfire.com, ATuHora.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com, htmlGEAR.com, Invertia.com, LycosZone.com, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com, Rumbo.com, Sonique.com, Tripod.com, Webmonkey.com, WhoWhere.com and Wired News (Wired.com).