INSEAD Online Launches eLearning Program Powered by Docent Technology; Docent and INSEAD Announce Partnership to Provide Comprehensive Corporate Online Education

Business Wire, Nov 14, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2000

Docent, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCNT), a provider of eLearning infrastructure software products and services, announced today that European business school INSEAD has selected Docent Enterprise to power its new eLearning program, INSEAD Online, which will be available to corporations in January 2001. INSEAD Online adds a new, online dimension to the institution's globally recognized courses. Together, Docent and INSEAD Online are providing corporations with an eLearning platform that will make management education easily accessible while still maintaining INSEAD's standards of education excellence.

"We are very pleased to be working with INSEAD, one of the world's most respected education institutions," said Dave Ellett, chairman, president and CEO of Docent. "This partnership combines INSEAD's teaching expertise and quality course content with Docent's eLearning platform to provide corporations with an online solution to improve management skills."

INSEAD Online will use Docent(TM) Enterprise to enable corporate students to use any standard Web browser to:

-- plan and select learning programs based on personal learning styles and
needs

-- provide self-service, online registration for all types of learning events
including self-paced courses, virtual classroom courses, dialogs with tutors,
and traditional classroom-based learning

-- assess and certify knowledge and performance

-- ensure that learning objectives are met

"We will launch a series of online modules to a selected group of corporate partners for starters and expect to involve more than 2000 participants during the first year," said Jane Sommers-Kelly, director of INSEAD Online. "We chose Docent primarily because of the flexibility and adaptability of Docent Enterprise. The fact that it has won several awards in the United States and that educators like Harvard Business School are already using this software in similar fields had a major influence on our decision to use Docent. As an organization, Docent perfectly understands our needs, so it's a really strong partnership."

About DOCENT, Inc.

Docent, Inc. (Nasdaq:DCNT) provides eLearning infrastructure products and services that enable the exchange of knowledge among large enterprises, educational content providers and professional communities. Docent(TM) Enterprise, an Internet-based software platform for knowledge exchange, goes beyond the delivery of learning content online, commonly known as eLearning, to bring together organizations into an electronic marketplace. In addition to being recognized for standing out amongst the competition by PC Week, it was named "Best Integrated Online Learning System" by brandon-hall.com and was amongst several products recognized by Call Center Solutions Magazine as "1999 Product(s) of the Year." Docent, Inc. is headquartered in Mountain View, California and has offices throughout the U.S. and Europe. For more information about Docent, visit www.docent.com or call 650/934-9500.

This press release contains forward-looking statements including statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. They are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance or events. They are based on current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions and goals and objectives, and are subject to uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Often such statements can be identified by their use of words such as will, intends, expects, plans, believes, anticipates, expects, and estimates. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the date that INSEAD Online will be available for use, how easy and effective INSEAD online will be to use, and whether INSEAD Online will function in accordance with the specifications of the parties. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information known to Docent, Inc. as of the date of this release, and Docent, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future results and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from the results expressed or implied by this statements. Factors which could contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the ability of INSEAD's content to adapt to Docent Enterprise and the ability of Docent Enterprise to meet the specifications of the parties.