April 4, 2001 - Walsh College and Ucompass Form Partnership Troy, MI -- Walsh College announced today that it has selected the Ucompass Educator as its primary tool for delivering online courses and academic programs after considering approximately 40 different e-Learning companies. "We hope to help Walsh College build on its outstanding reputation as a leader in the delivery of online business education," said Ucompass CEO Ed Mansouri. "Walsh College's staff have already provided us numerous suggestions to make Educator a more effective tool for those teaching and taking online business courses." "We are excited about the possibilities that Ucompass provides to Walsh College as we expand our online learning offerings," stated Keith A. Pretty, Walsh College president. "The improvements in technology offer us increased flexibility in the delivery of degree programs for working professionals." Walsh College is a respected upper-division business school based in Oakland County, MI, with a positive reputation for providing quality, real-world business education that is both affordable and convenient. Walsh College is recognized for its outstanding faculty and impressive alumni in the areas of finance, accounting, tax, marketing, information technology and business administration. Walsh College can be found on the web at http://www.walshcollege.edu. Ucompass is a full service e-learning company providing clients with all the infrastructure and support necessary to becoming leaders in web-based teaching and training. Ucompass can be found on the web at http://www.ucompass.com.

February 15, 2001 - AMU at Forefront of Distance Learning Manassas Park, VA - American Military University (AMU) launched a new electronic classroom environment January 8, 2001, with electronic classroom software called "Educator" by Ucompass. The strategic partnership between the distance learning institution and education software pioneer blazes a new trail for students and faculty around the world. AMU's programs in higher education are available online to anyone with access to the Internet. According to AMU Chancellor, James P. Etter, "The partnership between AMU and Ucompass puts us at the vanguard of distance learning. The value of this professional relationship is immense and we couldn't be happier to introduce new courses through the e-classroom provided by Educator." AMU, nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council, which is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, is a fast-growing institution of higher learning. Born of a picnic table idea in 1991 and commencing classes in 1993, the university today serves over 2,400 students from around the world with more than 600 courses. A distinguished faculty of over 150 scholars develops and teaches the online courses. Administrative offices for AMU are located in Manassas Park, Virginia. According to Ucompass President, Ed Mansouri, "'Educator' is state-of-the-art software and makes online learning more user-friendly and efficient. Mansouri continued, "We are delighted to be in a partnership with American Military University. It was a natural fit with our experience in Web-based teaching and training, coupled with AMU's proven programs in higher education via distance learning." Some of the features and benefits of Educator include: user-friendly and intuitive navigation; online project files and increased virus protection; PC and ISP compatibility; modern interactive tools; online examinations; internal e-mail system; reports and measures; and "24/7" technical support through Ucompass. For more on AMU and current programs, visit www.amunet.edu; for Ucompass, www.ucompass.com.

November 21, 2000 - Mobile Phone/Pager Technology Incorporated Into Educator®/Wireless Educator® TALLAHASSEE, FL - The landscape for online and wireless teaching and learning has once again taken a giant step forward. Continuing its aggressive push into the wireless industry, Ucompass has integrated its Educator®/Wireless Educator® online teaching and training solution with cellular/digital phones and pagers. Using the newly developed Notification Center within Educator®/Wireless Educator®, students, instructors and teaching assistants can instruct the program to deliver course-related information to their mobile phones and/or pagers at user-specified time intervals. "The concept here is immediate access to educational resources and useful data gathered within the online classroom environment." says Ucompass's CEO Ed Mansouri. A few examples of the data delivered to mobile devices includes updates about discussion board activity, new content uploaded into the online classroom, newly formed chatroom logs, graded exams/quizzes and new e-mail messages. For more information, visit Ucompass's newly developed Wireless Educator® website at http://www.wirelesseducator.com.

October 1, 2000 - Ucompass releases Wireless Educator website TALLAHASSEE, FL - Education has become anytime/anywhere. Continuing its tradition of tools that enhance the landscape for online teaching and learning, Ucompass has now made it possible for students and teachers using the Ucompass Educator® Course Management System to access their course content and functionality anytime/anywhere. Using wireless devices including the Palm series of PDAs, students can take online exams in the park, teachers can send e-mail to their entire course on a train, and that is only the tip of the iceberg. The Wireless Educator website provides in-depth information displaying the concept of the program and gives visitors an indication of the significant impact wireless technologies will bring to the classroom. "We are clearly ahead of the game here." says Ucompass's CEO Ed Mansouri. "We feel that the student's ability to access educational content and the teacher's ability to provide instruction anytime/anywhere brings significant value to online education." Ucompass is the first company to seamlessly integrate a wireless network with a web-based course management system.

September 27, 2000 - Texas A&M University - Commerce considers options, chooses Ucompass COMMERCE, TX - The Texas A&M University - Commerce has chosen Ucompass's Educator® web-based course management system as its primary vehicle for delivering web-based teaching and training. "We had originally narrowed down the choice to Blackboard and uCompass and invited presentions from both (individual, and then together on the same day)." said Dr. John Parnell, head of the Department of Marketing and Management at the University. "We selected uCompass because of the technical ability and extraordinary service commitment extended by its president, Ed Mansouri. The system is user-friendly, support is prompt, and Ed and his staff bend over backwards to meet our specific needs." "We are extremely excited to be working with the Texas A&M University - Commerce," said Mansouri. "We are committed to working together to build on their excellent reputation in distance learning." CLICK HERE to visit the Texas A&M University - Commerce website.

September 25, 2000 - Ucompass to appear on nationally televised Technology Today DELRAY BEACH, FL - Riding the fast lane on the information super highway, the national television series Technology Today explores the latest technological solutions for businesses large and small. Through informative, entertaining segments, and exclusive interviews with today's leading industry experts, the show investigates the technological topics and trends that most affect the business world. Technology Today has chosen to profile Ucompass's Educator® and Wireless Educator® Course Management Systems in an episode on Education Technology scheduled to air early in 2001. CLICK HERE to visit the Technology Today website.

September 14, 2000 - Ucompass to present Wireless Educator® with Palm at Educause 2000 TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Wireless Educator® course management system will be showcased along with a number of other innovative handheld educational solutions at the Educause 2000 Conference on Information Technology in the Palm, Inc. booth. "Clearly we are excited at the opportunity to demonstrate how Palm's innovative series of PDAs coupled with our Educator® course management system enables education to become anytime and anywhere." said Ed Mansouri, Ucompass's CEO. The Educause 2000 Conference is October 10-13 in Nashville, TN.

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Did You Know? Ucompass is the first company to seamlessly integrate a web-based course management system with a wireless network. In January 2000, Ucompass integrated Educator with the Palm Network which enabled any student or faculty with a wireless Palm VII device to access Educator anytime/anywhere.