Plateau Expands into Asia-Pacific with Impart

Integrator to Sell, Implement and Support Plateau in APAC

Arlington, Va. • September 29, 2004 - Plateau Systems, the leading provider of enterprise software that manages learning and knowledge readiness, today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Impart, one of Australia's leading integrators of learning solutions.

"Demand for our solutions in the Asia-Pacific region has reached a critical mass," said Paul Sparta, CEO and Chairman of Plateau Systems. "Given Impart's experience with and singular focus on learning management, we feel it is ideally suited to resell, implement and support our solutions in the Asia-Pacific market."

Over 70,000 users across a variety of companies are already using Plateau's learning management solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Its scalable Web-based technology, configurable user interface and multilingual support, have enabled Plateau's multinational clients to easily deploy the solution worldwide. By certifying Impart as a reseller, however, companies in the Asia-Pacific region can now enjoy the benefits of local sales, services and support.

"Plateau is known for consistent and sound execution," said Alex Smith, CEO of Impart. "We share a similar reputation for driving client success, and we've undergone extensive training and certification on Plateau's solutions to ensure that legacy continues."

Plateau and Impart executives will be traveling to cities throughout the APAC region the week of September 27 to launch the partnership. Interested parties should contact Alex Smith with Impart in Australia + 61 2 9231 3499, asmith@impart.com.au or Scott Byrnes with Plateau in the United States +1 703 292 0213, scott.byrnes@plateau.com.

About Plateau: Plateau is the leading provider of enterprise software that manages learning and organizational readiness. Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) is built on Web-based J2EE architecture, and is the engine behind the largest LMS initiatives in the corporate, non-profit and government markets. Plateau's software is being used to manage learning and improve human performance at organizations including the American Red Cross, General Electric, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Air Force. Plateau is listed as a leader in LMS evaluations from Gartner Inc. and META Group. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

About Impart: Impart is a leading provider of learning solutions to the Asia-Pacific region. Impart's focus is improving organizational performance by growing the capabilities of people. From designing learning strategies linked to organizational business objectives, supporting organizational change initiatives through to business critical IT system implementations, Impart has the capabilities to ensure the success of the entire people-side of a project. Impart's integrated approach brings together strategic direction, curriculum design and multimedia content development, with technology execution. Impart has offices in Australia in Sydney and Brisbane, and in Singapore. For more information, please visit www.impart.com.au.

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