FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Colleen Rolph, Business Manager
Interactive Training, Inc.
Phone: 978-921-2470
cvrolph@trainingforum.com

INTERACTIVE TRAINING ACQUIRES EDUCATION ON-LINE'S SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, January 13, 1998 -- Interactive Training, Inc. (IT), a provider of interactive, on-line learning programs and systems, today announced the recent acquisition of all software assets including the Universal Precautions CD-ROM from Education On-Line, Inc. (EOL), a multimedia educational services provider. The programs will be modified for delivery as courses through IT's TrainingForumTM Virtual Campus (www.uol.com/trainingforumvc) as well as integrated into the Company's Training On-DemandTM system.

"IT is very excited about this software acquisition." said Paul Earl, IT's President and CEO. "The Universal Precautions program and its associated instructional design are significant additions to our on-line solutions offered to health care professionals and organizations."

In a separate agreement between the companies, EOL's founder and health care instructional design expert, Dr. James Kilmurray, will be retained by IT to assist in generating new business, managing projects, and participating in product development. "I'm thrilled to be a part of IT's innovative team," stated James Kilmurray. "Their Training On-Demand system and Web-based approaches represent the future of continuing education and training programs, and most especially for health care organizations that want to remain competitive."

Education On-Line, Inc., of Boston, Massachusetts, is an on-line, multimedia educational services provider. The Company develops and distributes continuing education and training programs designed to meet the mandatory and continuing education requirements of busy adults.

Interactive Training, Inc. is a leading provider of interactive, on-line learning programs and systems that meet the mandatory training, certification, and skills development needs of professionals and organizations. The Company's initial focus is the rapidly expanding health care industry. The Company's courses and curriculums are provided to individual work sites on a Web-integrated CD, through the internet, on a corporate intranet, or via an enterprise network depending on the technology resources of its customers. IT's Web site, TrainingForumTM, (http://www.trainingforum.com/) has also been recognized by NetGuide as a four star Gold Site winner placing in the top 5% of 100,000 sites that were reviewed and was also recently chosen as the "Surf Site of the Week" by The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)..

Interactive Training's offices are at 100 Cummings Center, Ste. 457J, Beverly, Mass. They can be reached at 978-921-1755. Their fax number is 978-921-1490.

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