I think Learn2.com (LTWO) is a very useful educational site. They sent me a free tape on Linux, and they have good courses in a lot of areas. You may want to study this recent announcement that they have entered the professional continuing education market (for CPA's):
Learn2.com Expands Into the Accounting Certification Market With NationwideApproval of Courseware
Learn2.com Receives Approval from 51 States and Territories for
Over 130 Courses Providing CPE Credits to Accountants
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Learn2.com (Nasdaq: LTWO), a leading provider of e-learning solutions, announced today that over 130 Learn2.com courses have been approved by individual States and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). These courses will be used by Certified Public Accountants toward Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. Each of the approximately 430,000 Certified Public Accountants nationwide is required to earn 120 CPE credits every 3 years. Priced at approximately $70, each course offered by Learn2.com provides the necessary certification to qualified students for 4 CPE credits.
Learn2.com enables busy professionals to access CPE certified courseware on-line, from the convenience of their own home or office, for a fraction of the cost of traditional classroom training. Upon completion of the course with a passing grade, the results are electronically sent directly to Learn2.com. Learn2.com then furnishes students with a Certificate of Completion within two business days, and keeps the records on file in accordance with NASBA and state board regulations. Individuals and Corporations can easily sign up for approved courseware by going to learn2.com and then clicking on the "Online Store."
"Learn2.com is continuing to move into markets in which our learning products provide individuals with knowledge that has a positive effect on their daily lives," said the Company's President and CEO, Stephen Gott. "Our efforts to get national approval for our on-line multimedia courses have resulted in bringing a potentially large highly focused market to Learn2.com. We continue to work toward delivering value to our customers by providing a quality engaging learning experience over the Internet."
About Learn2.com
Learn2.com is a leader in the creation and distribution of online advanced learning and training. The Learn2.com suite of products, which includes more than 1,200 training titles, provides an engaging learning experience to consumer and corporate customers by allowing interactive multimedia and animated courseware to be accessed instantly on the Web. These courses are also delivered on CD-ROM, LAN and video. Learn2.com is also an Internet learning community that offers consumers tips and step-by-step instructions on a broad spectrum of skills, activities and tasks, as well as immediately accessible multimedia consumer training courses and tutorials. Corporations have access to the same high quality tutorials through Learn2University, which includes additional features such as reporting and administration. For more information, call 800-214-8000. Learn2.com is located at learn2.com and Learn2University is located at www.learn2university.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statement. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by the Company. These factors include the Company's success in integrating the business and operations of both constituent companies; the activities of new or existing competitors, the ability to attract and retain employees and strategic partners, the ability to leverage intangible assets in its technology, the ability to complete new projects at planned costs and on planned schedules and adoption of the Internet as a medium of commerce, communications and education. Investors are also directed to consider other risks and uncertainties discussed in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE Learn2.com
CO: Learn2.com
ST: New York
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01/20/2000 07:00 EST prnewswire.com |
