Expertus Experiences Dramatic Growth in Second Half of 2008

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - January 12, 2009) - Expertus (www.expertus.com), a global provider of services that optimize the business impact of learning, today announced that it witnessed dramatic growth in its business during the second half of 2008. Expertus executives believe that the new business resulted from its expanded offering of learning solutions that impact business and the need to do more with shrinking budgets.

Expertus, which offers strategies, services and solutions that help learning organizations contribute directly to business growth, has been retained by new customers from around the world, including:

-- Autodesk

-- SuperValu

-- Ameriprise

-- Baker Petrolite

-- Pioneer Natural Resources

-- Rambus

-- Richardson

-- Sainsbury

-- Wyeth

"We offer a new point of view about how organizations can take a hard look at their training infrastructure and make critical improvements to do more with shrinking training budgets," said Ramesh Ramani, Founder and CEO of Expertus. "Our products and services resonate with global organizations during this economic crunch because we are actually able to save them money."

Customers from a wide variety of industries tapped Expertus for its learning-related products and services, including learning technology, training administration, content creation and deployment, Web 2.0 portals, infrastructure solutions and more.

Additionally, Expertus has become an industry leader by providing research, case studies and thought leadership around the topic of efficiency in tandem with the extremely successful Training Efficiency Masters Series that recently came to a close. For information on the series and access to a library of resources on the topic, visit www.trainingefficiency.com.

"Learning organizations require business sense that includes total visibility, efficient practices, and solutions that make an impact on the business," said Doug Harward, CEO of Training Industry, Inc. "Expertus has a deep understanding of these principles and is continually developing their knowledge on the subject. As a result, their customers benefit greatly."

For information on Expertus, please visit www.expertus.com or call Mike Murrell at 803-802-9971.

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.

Contact Information: Press Contact: Alicia Hassinger CSG-PR 720.933.8119