| PrimeLearning Goes Global In Pact With McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning | | | -- McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning Adds 300 Hours of PrimeLearning Courseware To Its Extensive Offerings --
LIMERICK, Ireland and NEW YORK CITY, August 27, 2001 - McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning (MHLL), a leading provider of comprehensive e-learning solutions, and PrimeLearning, a leading international provider of business skills e-learning solutions for the corporate training market, today announced that they have entered into a global distribution agreement. Through its global sales channels, MHLL will now offer PrimeLearning’s entire library of business skills products to provide customers with an expanded online corporate training solution.
The agreement with MHLL, a partner with vast resources and a proven reputation for educational quality, validates PrimeLearning's position as a leader in business skills e-learning for the corporate training market.
"This agreement endorses our mutual belief that in the corporate e-learning market, quality and brand are among the main factors influencing the buying patterns of companies around the world," said Terry O'Brien, CEO of PrimeLearning. "The combination of our material and the incredible reputation, reach and customer loyalty of MHLL will make for a very potent learning solution."
Under the terms of agreement, all of PrimeLearning's 300-plus hours of online business skills training material will be sold and supported globally by MHLL. MHLL currently offers more than 1300 AICC certified and SCORM compliant Internet-delivered courses in nine languages in areas such as business skills, executive development, IT, end user computing, business communications, industrial and safety skills, human resource and organizational essentials, adult basic education and personal effectiveness. The addition of PrimeLearning’s content will provide MHLL with expanded business skills offerings for its global customers.
"PrimeLearning has proven itself as a producer of distinctive, high-end business training products that will complement our existing library of content drawn from the wealth of resources in The McGraw-Hill Companies," said Patricia Leonard, president of MHLL. "The e-learning resources of PrimeLearning, combined with the history of leading educational content in The McGraw-Hill Companies, brings significant value to our customers in the corporate market."
About PrimeLearning.com™
PrimeLearning.com™ is a leading corporate eLearning solutions provider, with comprehensive business skills training delivered exclusively over the Internet. Curricula include areas such as: communication, customer service, interpersonal skills, leadership, management, project management, sales, and team building. PrimeLearning.com has partnered with world-renowned experts such as American Management Association, Gower Publishing Ltd., John Wiley & Sons Publications, Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, KCI, and Xerox Corporation to provide content with proven bottom-line results. PrimeLearning.com adheres to open standards in its Prime eLearning System™, including AICC, SCORM, and IMS standards enabling corporate customers to easily integrate the PrimeLearning.com courseware with nearly all learner and content management systems. PrimeLearning.com and the Prime eLearning System are trademarks of PrimeLearning Group Ltd. and PrimeLearning, Inc. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contact PrimeLearning at (353) 6172 0000 or at www.primelearning.com
About McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning
McGraw-Hill Lifetime Learning (www.mhlifetimelearning.com) offers e-learning products and services that leverage the wealth of knowledge and expertise that exists within The McGraw-Hill Companies. MHLL is a division of McGraw-Hill Education, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in financial services, education and business-to-business information through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's and Business Week. The corporation has more than 300 offices in 33 countries. Sales in 2000 exceeded $4.3 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.
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