Headlight Provides E-Learning Solutions to Avis; 200Corporate Sales Staff Embark on Web-Based...

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2000

Headlight, a leading provider of hosted, Web-based, corporate training solutions, announced it signed a one-year contract with Avis, (NYSE:AVI), to provide a comprehensive online training package

Headlight's tailored "Corporate Online University" provides Avis with a proprietary Learner Management System. This will allow Avis team leaders to effectively manage, monitor and track employee performance and realize a 50 to 70 percent cost savings over traditional classroom courses. In addition, Headlight's Web-based training solution enables corporations like Avis to choose from a wide breadth of 3,000 customizable courses from over 40 leading, content publishers such as SkillSoft.

"Headlight's partnership with Avis reflects our commitment to provide leading businesses with corporate training solutions that enhance employee skill sets and productivity in a variety of areas," said Michael Caglarcan, CEO of Headlight. "Our partners truly benefit from these turnkey solutions that help to increase employee retention rates --- a leading concern for corporations nationwide."

Avis and other employers work with Headlight to assess and identify training needs and implement a tailored curricula benefiting all employees from entry level to executive staff. Headlight's e-learning offering includes a comprehensive suite of courses, on-going customer support, and an easy-to-use interface that is rapidly deployed within 30 days.

"We chose Headlight as our preferred e-learning provider because it offers the broadest range of choice and convenience," said Kirby Bonds, director Sales Development for Avis. "Our management team and staff now have the luxury of working with several superior products, while taking advantage of huge cost and time-saving benefits."

About Headlight

Headlight is the leading provider of hosted, web-based, corporate training solutions. Headlight allows businesses of any size to rapidly deploy a "Corporate Online University," enabling them to access and manage learning from one convenient place. Headlight provides high quality content from over 40 leading partners including Element K, NETg, Learn2, NIIT, and SkillSoft. These courses focus on areas of professional skills, such as desktop applications, information technology, management, finance and interpersonal skills. Based in San Francisco and founded in June 1998, Headlight is privately held and is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm. For more information, please visit: www.headlight.com.