WestLake Internet Training Selects Centra to Power New Web-Based Learning Service

LEXINGTON, MA and WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2002) - WestLake Internet Training, Inc., a leading provider of Web and Web-related technology training solutions and courseware, and Centra (NASDAQ:CTRA), the leading provider of business software solutions for eLearning and real-time collaboration, today announced that they have entered into an agreement where Centra will provide the software infrastructure for WestLake's real-time Web learning service. WestLake's eLearning LIVE(tm) represents the evolution of the highly-acclaimed WestLake learning experience, combining live lectures, official courseware, multimedia instructional tools, and hands-on exercises to deliver exceptional training value to organizations and individuals throughout the world.

"After evaluating numerous platforms for real-time collaboration and learning, we chose CentraOneÔ because it most easily allows us to migrate our classroom training methodology to the online environment," said Rhonda Taylor, WestLake's Director of Strategic Alliances. "For us, effective training has always been driven by superior learning processes and methods. This approach has been at the heart of our success since our beginning, and we are very pleased to have found a platform that will allow us to carry that approach into our online learning business."

Today, WestLake uses Centra for the delivery of its entire eLearning course schedule. These courses cover important Web technologies from beginning to advanced HTML, JavaScript, XML, ASP, and Java courses. WestLake is aggressively expanding its online training schedule to include additional titles to be introduced later this year.

The Right Solution for the Job

As the leader in the real-time Web collaboration market, Centra was first to implement solutions using a proven, documented, professional services methodology. Today, Centra's professional services and support team help companies quickly build live, Internet-based collaboration into their business processes for sales, marketing, services and training. Using CentraOne, WestLake is able to deliver live, expert-led education and certification on products and services to external end-user communities - working across the Internet, through firewalls over low bandwidth network connections. CentraOne's integrated Web platform uniquely combines capabilities for virtual classrooms, eMeetings and Web conferencing with unprecedented capabilities for rapid content creation and content management, enabling customers to realize compelling return on investment more quickly.

"Online education programs that can be delivered in real-time will play an increasingly critical role in the IT training industry as we move forward," said Alan May, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Centra. "By implementing a live distance learning program, WestLake extends their leadership by delivering solutions that meet the needs of a broad base of customers who require a choice between traditional classroom training and virtual classroom training."

About WestLake Internet Training

WestLake Internet Training provides courses and certificate programs in all aspects of Web development from beginning HTML to leading edge technologies such as XML, JavaServer Pages, and ASP.NET. As a leading provider of hands-on Web technology training, WestLake has delivered training to more than 20,000 students around the globe. Some of WestLake's most prominent clients include Ford, Intel, J.P. Morgan Chase, MCI WorldCom, Merck, the National Security Agency, and Pfizer. For more information, visit www.westlake.com <http://www.westlake.com>.

About Centra

Leading with an undisputed track record of helping millions of users to increase revenue and improve overall business performance, Centra provides Web collaboration solutions that enable the delivery of information in a variety of live and self-service formats, and add value through unmatched capabilities to capture interactions and content, personalize and manage this information, and instantly re-use it across the enterprise. Today hundreds of global organizations across every industry and market sector choose Centra, including Cingular Wireless, Cadbury Schweppes, Citigroup, AT&T, Procter & Gamble, McKesson, Merck, Nationwide Insurance, Sysco, and Stanford University. Centra's products are bolstered by a vital ecosystem of strategic partners including PwC Consulting, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, KPMG iLS, Microsoft, SAP, Siebel, Cisco, and SmartForce. Headquartered in Boston's technology corridor, Centra has sales offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.centra.com <http://www.centra.com>.





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