Expertus Named in "Top 20 Companies in the Training Outsourcing Industry" for Third Consecutive Year

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - March 24, 2009) - Expertus (www.expertus.com), a global provider of services that optimize the business impact of learning, today announced that it has been named one of Training Outsourcing, Inc.'s "Top 20 Companies in the Training Outsourcing Industry," once again. This is the third year that Expertus has been selected for the influential list and the fourth year to be honored by Training Industry, Inc. In 2006, Expertus was selected as an Emerging Outsourcing Leader.

"It has become a tradition to watch for this coveted announcement and celebrate our place among such great companies," said Ramesh Ramani, Founder and CEO of Expertus. "The expanding selection criteria correlates with the direction of the industry and we are pleased that our products, services and customers illustrate our continual growth, as well."

Each year since 2004, Training Industry, Inc. has assessed the leading companies in the training industry to determine those best suited for world-class outsourcing engagements. This year, they contacted over 500 companies to assess their expertise, experience, and capabilities. The evaluation criteria include corporate competencies in the 26 business processes identified in Training Industry, Inc.'s Training Process Framework. They looked at the marketing strategy of each company to determine if training outsourcing was considered to be a core service in their business model and evaluated the strength of each company's major clients.

"The criteria used for selecting the 'Top 20' reflects the expanded role outsourced learning services is playing in the business strategy of major corporations," said Jim Hanlin, Chief Marketing Officer of Training Industry, Inc. "We stress the importance of innovative methods in learning analytics and evaluation methods used to assess the impact of learning on business performance and are pleased to publicly announce the organizations that stand out as innovators."

Expertus offers learning services, strategies and solutions to organizations of all sizes focused on aligning training with business objectives. Services include, but are not limited to, learning management consulting, SmartSourcing™ services and learning technology services. Some recently retained clients include Autodesk, Baker Petrolite, SuperValu and Ameriprise. Visit www.expertus.com for full explanations of Expertus' suite of offerings.

For details on Training Outsourcing, Inc.'s Top 20 list, go to http://trainingoutsourcing.com. For more information on Expertus, log on to http://www.expertus.com or call 877-827-8160.

About Expertus

Expertus is the leading global provider of services that optimize the business impact of learning. For more than a decade, the firm's 500+ learning management professionals have defined and implemented plans, processes and technologies that transform training organizations -- creating measurable value for the world's most successful corporations. Clients include ADP, Cisco, ConocoPhillips, EMC, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin. Every day at these and other companies, more than a million employees, customers and business partners are educated as a result of Expertus' innovative business strategies, outsourcing services and technology-rich solutions.

Based in Silicon Valley, Expertus serves its clients from offices in the US, UK and India. For more information, visit www.expertus.com, or call toll-free 1-877-827-8160.

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