mGen Redefines e-Learning and Knowledge Management Markets.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2002

mGen Enterprise Integrates Knowledge Asset Applications,

Including Training, News and Information, Knowledge Communities,

Corporate Knowledge Management and Human Capital Management

mGen, Inc., a leading developer of advanced distributed knowledge, human capital and learning management systems, today announced the availability of the newest version of mGen Enterprise, the most advanced knowledge and learning management solution ever offered to the market. mGen Enterprise enables companies to distribute knowledge assets, often isolated in separate applications, and make them available on a single platform. For the first time, users can share and distribute knowledge, information and human capital management throughout the organization in a seamless environment.

mGen Enterprise will enable Fortune 500 enterprises and major government agencies to:

-- Create internal knowledge portals for employees to access, collaborate and
develop content according to the needs and requirements of the organization;

-- Develop and deploy a variety of rich media content to enhance training
programs;

-- Search and fill employment opportunities and voids according to an
employee's specific skill set;

-- Search, enroll and complete required training classes; and

-- Offer knowledge communities and discussion groups to collaborate on a
variety of news and information.

"Everyone learns in a different way, so organizations need to provide information through a variety of applications to foster learning and knowledge sharing among personnel," said Jack Battersby, president and CEO of mGen. "Technology should be an enabler, not an obstacle, to this process. Through customer feedback and an evaluation of the current markets, we have developed a Web-based organizational communications system that accommodates traditional classroom based learning, e-Learning, knowledge management, human capital management, news and information and knowledge communities. By blending all knowledge-based initiatives into one system, users can retain and manage intellectual capital in the most efficient and effective manner."

In order to effectively leverage knowledge assets, large organizations need to create a unified e-Learning and knowledge management system. Companies with geographically dispersed sites have the added challenge of making content available in multiple locations. These organizations need a distributed architecture to successfully deploy their knowledge assets throughout the company, as well as a system that is based on universal content standards to ensure a seamless integration and immediate access to their content.

Some of the features and benefits of mGen Enterprise include:

Learning and Content Management

A platform enabling the delivery and management of all facets of training and training methodologies. mGen's learning management system dynamically generates personalized learning environments for individuals or groups of users and manages classrooms, learning assets, instructors, schedules, learning paths and all of the necessary components to deliver training in an effective manner.

Human Capital Management

A repository enabling users to query the achieved knowledge, skills and certification of an organization, or more importantly, find a gap in the organization's expertise. Human Capital Management also allows employees to see, at a glance, the knowledge required to do their jobs and the training that they lack. The system may be searched for a variety of scenarios, such as individuals who possess a specific skill or groups of individuals who lack a certain skill. Users can view their personal skills record (i.e. skills attained and skills required) and self-enroll or request training to achieve a skill or certification.

News and Information

The News and Information system enables an organization to develop a knowledge repository through the authoring, collaborating and publishing of internal organizational news, as well as news received from external Internet news feeds that follow the RSS standard. Users can customize their personal home page in the same manner as commercial personalized portal providers.

Knowledge Communities

Knowledge Communities are environments set up for specific organizational topics, encouraging interaction through the use of threaded discussion, FAQs, a searchable knowledge archive, workflow and document management, access to and identification of Subject Matter Experts and other collaborative capabilities.

Administration

The mGen Administration system provides the ability to manage all facets of the system either in a centralized or distributed manner. Whether there are 30 or 3,000 managers of learning and information, this system will allow them to work autonomously with specific people, content and capabilities that they have the right to administer. With the unique implementation of rights and visibilities, an organization can be segmented by specific initiatives, by geography, by demographics, or any combination of the three. Using the most advanced technologies available today, mGen provides these capabilities in a robust and secure environment.

Standards

The mGen Enterprise system runs on a group of standards that include AICC, SCORM 1.2 (with the manifest document), RSS and RDF as well as Dublin Core meta-data. Since these standards are employed throughout the entire system, mGen Enterprise can fully integrate all portions of a knowledge and learning management system. mGen believes that all third-party software should be open source, so users can access information across a variety of applications and fully leverage knowledge assets across an organization.

About mGen, Inc.

mGen, Inc. is a leading developer of advanced distributed knowledge, human capital and learning management systems. mGen's solutions are based on the philosophy that learning, collaboration and knowledge transfer are most successful when facilitated in a blended environment, supporting classroom-based learning, e-Learning, news and information and knowledge communities. Since mGen strictly follows content industry standards such as AICC, SCORM, RSS and RDF, organizations can immediately centralize their existing knowledge assets and distribute them to their workforce. Headquartered in Foxborough, Mass., the Company has numerous customers in the federal, educational and enterprise markets. For more information on mGen, please visit www.mgen.com.