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Learning.com Welcomes Candace Petersen As President/COO

Petersen's operations, strategic experience to support Learning.com in the education sector

PORTLAND, OREGON (March 19, 2007) — Learning.com announces today the appointment of Candace Petersen as its President/Chief Operating Officer. Petersen will bring to Learning.com her extensive strategic business and education sector experience, focusing her efforts on its business strategies and the expansion of sales and operations.

Petersen was most recently vice president and chief strategy officer for InFocus Corporation, a worldwide leader in the projection market, headquartered in Wilsonville, Ore. In that role she was responsible for developing and implementing the InFocus strategic plan to pursue growth opportunities in the education market, as well as beyond the company’s core products. She has nearly three decades of business experience in high tech and industrial companies, and has held various management positions in corporate strategy, business analysis and marketing, including corporate economist for IBM.

Petersen, who holds a doctorate in Systems Science from Portland State University, was also a founding partner of Petersen & Prusia, a marketing research and consulting firm for advanced display and emerging high-tech industries, and has for 10 years taught as an assistant and adjunct professor in PSU’s School of Business.

"Candace brings to Learning.com the expertise and experience that will support us as we continue to expand our products and services in the education sector, develop relationships and partnerships, and serve our students and districts," says William J. Kelly, Learning.com’s CEO and Founder. "I'm very excited to have someone with Candace's experience join us. I anticipate that we will move rapidly to meet our goals with her support."

About Learning.com
Learning.com, the premier provider of Web-enhanced instruction, partners with schools and districts to improve student learning outcomes. The Portland, Ore.-based company transforms learning experiences through its understanding of the art and science of Web-based teaching and learning. Its solutions are EasyTech, a proven, K-8 technology literacy curriculum that helps students develop and apply their technology skills to math, language arts, social studies and science objectives; TechLiteracy Assessment, an authentic technology proficiency assessment, that provides educators with the data to understand how well students grasp foundational technology skills and meet accountability requirements; and Aha!Math, an interactive supplemental math curriculum for grades K-5, that supports teachers to improve students' foundational math skills, while developing their higher level problem-solving and reasoning skills. For more information, please visit www.learning.com or call 800-580-4640.