Bama Adopts Click2learn to Build Curricula for Corporate Training Institutes; Leading food service company will utilize ToolBook to develop Web-based training courses

Business Wire, August 29, 2002

Business Editors and Technology/Education Writers

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2002

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) today announced that the Bama Companies, producers of bakery products for some of the world's largest restaurant chains, has selected the ToolBook(TM) Instructor(TM) desktop authoring solution to create e-learning content for the company's two training institutes.

Both the Bama Technical Training Institute (BTTI) and the Bama Institute will utilize ToolBook Instructor to develop an individual curriculum of Web-based courses that employees will be able to access either at work or remotely. Web-based learning will enable BTTI, which offers training to the company's maintenance technicians at three facilities in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to provide the same training content to its employees company-wide. This is part of Bama's Total Preventative Maintenance initiative, which calls for all employees to be able to maintain the equipment on which they work in good operating condition. In addition, BTTI will offer certification training to its maintenance technicians, enabling them to advance their pay grades. Initial implementation of BTTI's Web-based training is planned for January of 2003.

"Our CEO, Paula Marshall Chapman, was adamant that all training at Bama move to an online learning environment to facilitate access to training regardless of time or place," said Daniel Anquetil, Training Manager for BTTI. "After an intensive review of companies offering content solutions, we believed that the ToolBook Instructor features, such as its course creation and Web publishing wizards, its `what- you-see-is-what-you-get' interface and its customizable templates, would allow us to almost intuitively create the content we need to move Bama training to that next level."

In a second initiative, also scheduled to launch in January of 2003, The Bama Institute will utilize Instructor to create additional training for the company's management and professional level employees. Bama Institute courses will cover a variety of topics related to strategic issues in human resources including workplace safety and non-discrimination and harassment policies.

"While companies such as Bama may not have the programming expertise for complex content development, their need to create and deliver effective Web-based training remains mission- critical," said Kevin Oakes, chairman and CEO of Click2learn. "ToolBook Instructor provides these organizations with the tools they need -- without requiring complex programming skills -- to improve the capabilities of their entire workforce as their organization continues to expand and mature."

ToolBook Instructor is a comprehensive desktop authoring solution designed for course developers and instructional designers who want to create standards-based content. Instructor allows organizations to easily create highly interactive content with a catalog of smart objects, including assessment and simulation support. More information on ToolBook, as well as a trial demo, can be found at http://home.click2learn.com/en/toolbook/toolbool_instructor.asp.> About The Bama Companies

Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bama produces a wide range of bakery and frozen dough products, including cookies, pizza crust, and biscuits for some of the world's largest restaurant chains and food suppliers, including McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Nabisco. Bama is proud to be one of the largest manufacturers of pies and biscuits in the U.S., producing over 2 million biscuits and 1.5 million pies daily. Bama consists of six facilities in the United States and one in Beijing, China.

About Click2learn

Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) is a provider of enterprise software for Global 2000 organizations seeking to capture, manage and disseminate knowledge throughout their extended enterprise. Using Click2learn's Aspen Enterprise Learning Platform, organizations can deploy highly interactive, personalized learning initiatives to achieve strategic business objectives. Many of the world's best-known corporations use Click2learn's technology to improve workforce performance, educate customers, and publish large volumes of learning content. Click2learn's clients include Accenture, Albertsons, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Century 21, Fidelity Investments, Fujitsu, Microsoft, Pfizer, Symantec, and Towers Perrin. Based in Bellevue, Wash., Click2learn (www.click2learn.com, 800/448-6543) operates offices in the United States, Europe, Australia and Japan

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