Elluminate Announces Acquisition of LearnCentral Development Partner

New Social Learning Network for Education Has Grown to Over 20,000 Members
PLEASANTON, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Elluminate, Inc., the leading provider web, audio, video and social networking
solutions that support 21st century teaching, learning, and collaboration,
announced today that it has acquired Edtuit, the company that developed the
Elluminate-sponsored LearnCentral social learning network. LearnCentral combines
asynchronous social networking with Elluminate`s real-time online communication,
collaboration, and education environment. The company continues to work on
integrating this social learning component with its core suite of web
collaboration products.

Launched in June of this year, LearnCentral was named Site of the Week by
eSchool News magazine in August. The growing global community enables its
20,000-plus members to:

* Connect with peers worldwide
* Share ideas, discuss issues, solve problems
* Meet with colleagues in real time with free Elluminate vRoom
* Host larger meetings and events in free public conference room
* Develop and share standards-based curricula
* Discover relevant content for the classroom
* Improve skills and increase effectiveness
* Create and maintain a portfolio of learning content
* Join and create groups
* Collaborate on projects and best practices
* Mentor and be mentored
* Increase visibility of academic institution
* Conduct professional development training
* Attend events with thought leaders in education community
* Participate in global dialogue to help transform education

In related news, Elluminate is now offering custom-branded, private versions of
LearnCentral. These include:

* LearnCentral Portal, an entry-level offering that provided a customized,
branded "front door" into the global LearnCentral community
* LearnCentral Private Edition, which offers the same customized look and feel
plus highly configurable privacy options that enable the community manager to
choose which, if any, resources are made available in the public LearnCentral
network

"Elluminate's LearnCentral has blended the best features of social networking
with a content management system that provides the ability to share resources
and content within groups or the whole educational community," said Stan
Silverman, Technology Chair, New York Teacher Centers and Director of
Technology-Based Learning Systems Department, NYIT. "The ease of use and
multiple functionalities allow districts, schools, educational organizations,
and individuals to easily develop and deploy a dynamic communication and sharing
network. LearnCentral allows individuals and groups to participate in scheduled
cross-network events as well as provide live events for a specific group."

"All of us at Edtuit are extremely pleased to forge an even closer relationship
with Elluminate," said Gailene Nelson, Co-founder of Edtuit and former Yahoo!
Teachers Developer. "We are enthusiastic about continuing to work together to
make a difference in the way educators collaborate and learn together. It`s
especially exciting for me to see the concept that began as Yahoo! Teachers come
to fruition as a viable social learning community that already serves thousands
of educators worldwide."

"Elluminate and Edtuit partnered to make history," said Maurice Heiblum,
President, Elluminate, Inc. "We listened to those in the education community who
told us they wanted a destination for education, a way to connect, collaborate,
and learn with others on a global level. Today that vision is a reality with
LearnCentral. We are excited to take our partnership to the next level by
bringing the company officially into the Elluminate family. We welcome our new
employees and look forward to the continued enhancement and growth of the
LearnCentral community."

About Elluminate, Inc.

Elluminate, Inc. provides proven, best-in-class web, video, audio, and social
networking solutions that support 21st century teaching, learning, and
collaboration. The company`s products and services deliver exceptional outcomes,
including enhanced learning experiences, increased retention and completion
rates, and higher ROI. Elluminate serves more than 600 million annual
web-collaboration minutes to over 7 million teachers and students located in 170
different countries. The winner of several prestigious awards, the company is
positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web
Conferencing, 2009.

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Pleasanton, California, Elluminate
is the trusted choice of prominent academic institutions and corporations,
including ADP, Apple Computer, California State University, Florida Virtual
School, Georgetown University, K12 Inc., London Knowledge Lab, Los Angeles
Unified School District, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Novell, Queen's
University, Royal Veterinary College, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and many more.
For more information, visit http://www.elluminate.com.

Elluminate Live! and No User Left Behind are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Elluminate, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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