Click2learn and NETg Deliver Integrated Learning Technology and Content Solutions to CompuCom

Business Wire, Sept 23, 2002

Business/High-Tech Editors

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

National systems integrator and IT outsourcer taps corporate learning

industry leader to roll out learning initiative for 3,800 employees

E-learning industry leader Click2learn (Nasdaq:CLKS) announced today that CompuCom, one of the nation's largest providers of IT outsourcing and systems integration services, has implemented Click2Learn's Aspen Learning Management System (LMS).

CompuCom required a full-service LMS to efficiently deliver and manage more than 300 NETg courses the company offers its employees to help them gain key business and professional skills, IT training and certification. In less than four months, Click2learn was able to implement its Aspen LMS, working with NETg, a part of the Thomson Corporation, to incorporate its standards-based content, and integrating with CompuCom's PeopleSoft(R) implementation so that employee information also could be entered into the system.

CompuCom is one of the first companies to benefit from a newly established interoperability agreement between Click2learn and NETg, which allows for seamless compatibility between NETg's world-class business and technology skills content and Click2learn's industry-leading Aspen Enterprise Learning Platform.

"NETg and Click2learn have firmly supported each other and us throughout the entire project. By working with these two companies, CompuCom has been able to meet some of its key imperatives by leveraging technology across the organization and by making CompuCom a workplace of choice," said Cyndie Ewert, director of human resources at CompuCom. "We have been able to provide more learning opportunities than our associates have ever had before while reducing our operational expenses. NETg and Click2learn have provided a firm foundation for CompuCom to increase its service offerings to both its associates and customers, and we look forward to strengthening our relationships with both companies in the future."

Joe Dougherty, president of NETg, commented: "As developers of high-quality learning experiences, it is important to us that organizations such as CompuCom are able to realize the full value of our solutions, and are also able to map it to their company goals in the most effective way possible. By combining Aspen's comprehensive features and flexible architecture with NETg courses, we ensure that CompuCom receives a robust learning experience."

"Working with leading learning providers such as NETg allows us to provide an integrated package of content and technical infrastructure to companies who want superior solutions without the frustrating integration issues common in this industry," said Kevin Oakes, chairman and CEO of Click2learn. "This partnership with CompuCom is part of Click2learn's commitment to providing powerful, unique e-learning solutions that have a direct impact on organizational productivity and business results."

About CompuCom Systems, Inc.

CompuCom Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMPC), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading provider of IT outsourcing and systems integration services. CompuCom's clients include Fortune 1000 enterprises, vertical industry leaders, major technology equipment providers, leading edge systems integrators and wireless technology providers. CompuCom leverages people, process and technology to offer best-in-class solutions that enable, optimize and operate the digital technology infrastructure. CompuCom is accessible via the Internet at www.compucom.com.

About Thomson and NETg

The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2001 revenues of $7.2 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software applications and tools to more than 20 million users in the fields of corporate and professional training, assessment and testing, higher education, reference information, law, tax, accounting, financial services, and scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC). Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, institutions, and businesses with a blend of products and services tailored to any learning environment. As part of Thomson, NETg (www.netg.com) is a global leader in blended learning with a complete solution of content, technology and services. NETg's offering is comprised of its award-winning e-Learning courseware, Course Technology books, CourseCards and instructor-led training manuals and Wave accelerated IT Boot Camps and self-study kits. For more than 30 years, NETg has been an innovation leader incorporating Internet deployment and interactivity with over 85,000 learning objects in popular IT, desktop computing and professional development topics.

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, 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, Japan and Australia.