OnlineLearning.net Extends Reach in Key Markets WithFour New Strategic Alliances; New...

Business Editors/Education Writers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2000

OnlineLearning.net, the leading supplier of continuing higher education on the Internet, announced a series of strategic alliances that significantly extend the company's reach into key markets while

New marketing and content partners include Fathom, HiFusion.com, Edukos.com, and Fulcrum Information Services. The alliances strengthen a nationwide network of marketing channels for OnlineLearning.net while tapping into an unprecedented number of new users in the U.S. and abroad.

"These new partnerships strengthen OnlineLearning.net's presence in critical markets and drive opportunities for growth. OnlineLearning.net is excited to align with such prestigious, top quality organizations compatible with our mission and business objectives," commented John E. Kobara, president and CEO of OnlineLearning.net.

Details of the new strategic partners and alliances include:

Fathom -- Fathom is the premier site for interactive knowledge and education on the Web. A consortium of some of the world's most renowned academic and cultural institutions, Fathom will offer users free content from its participating institutions, access to courses, and products related to intellectual pursuits. Featuring UCLA Extension courses and programs, OnlineLearning.net reaches an unparalleled international audience through its alliance with Fathom. http://announce.fathom.com.

HiFusion.com -- HiFusion.com is a free Internet Service Provider for K - 12 teaching professionals, schools, and parents nationwide and offers server-side filtering to ensure security of content. OnlineLearning.net will promote free Internet service for education professionals from HiFusion.com through its Web site, with HiFusion.com linking users to OnlineLearning.net's professional development courses and programs for educators. OnlineLearning.net will be HiFusion.com's lead online professional development provider.

Edukos.com -- Edukos.com is a leading Korean education portal that serves the Korean Association of Multi-Media Assisted Teaching and its more than 60,000 teacher members. The international partnership enables Edukos.com members to enroll in UCLA Extension courses and programs delivered by OnlineLearning.net, including Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), and the Award in General Business Studies certificate program. Through its alliance with OnlineLearning.net, Edukos.com members will be able to access unequaled education opportunities in pursuing their professional development objectives.

Fulcrum Information Services -- Fulcrum is a provider of more than 140 industry-specific business conferences, trade shows, publications and distance learning products. Fulcrum has trained more than 9,000 corporate executives including CEOs, CFOs, and VPs of business development, a well as their key advisors from the accounting, legal, investment banking and banking communities. OnlineLearning.net plans to offer a slate of business workshops from Fulcrum, debuting first with "Mergers & Acquisitions Accounting and Tax Course" to business professionals worldwide.

About OnlineLearning.net

OnlineLearning.net has had more than 16,000 enrollments from all 50 states and 73 U.S. Territories and foreign countries in more than 1,300 courses from UCLA Extension and the University of San Diego. OnlineLearning.net has an unparalleled history of student satisfaction: 85% rate online instructor-led courses distributed by OnlineLearning.net as "good or better than face-to-face learning"; over 87% successfully complete their online courses offered through OnlineLearning.net; and 90% say they are likely to take additional online instructor-led courses distributed by OnlineLearning.net.

The company's investors and strategic partners include Houghton Mifflin Company (NYSE:HTN), Sylvan Learning Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:SLVN), and St. Paul Venture Capital.

By combining technological innovation with extraordinary customer service, OnlineLearning.net is committed to helping adult learners around the world access the best in educational resources -- anytime, anywhere, at any stage in life. For more information or to enroll, visit http://www.OnlineLearning.net.