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May 6, 2008 - Kaplan's STT Trainer Scores Highly in the eLearning Guild's Latest Research Report

STT Trainer Ranked First in Five Key Categories of the Immersive Learning Simulations Report

Atlanta -- May 6, 2008 – Kaplan IT Learning (www.kaplanitlearning.com), a leading provider of learning services and software to help individuals and organizations train on software technology, announces that STT Trainer, their simulation and documentation software, has been included in the eLearning Guild's latest 360 degree research report "Immersive Learning Simulations".

The report is based on a survey of over 1,100 eLearning professionals, 380 of whom have contributed information on their personal experiences creating and deploying Immersive Learning Simulations (ILS). The survey covers satisfaction ratings in various key sectors using the top ten ILS products and includes a market share analysis broken down by corporate, government and education sectors.

In the survey, STT Trainer received the highest ranking in five of the individual categories:
- automated recording of software procedures
- software demonstrations and guided tutorials
- speed in becoming proficient in using the tool
- automatic creation of navigation controls and sequencing of screens
- word or printable document creation

Notably, 95% of respondents who use STT Trainer said that the STT Trainer authoring tool is an important or essential part of their training development toolkit.

"The key to effective adult learning and retention is to provide learners with an immersive environment where hands on training leads to improved performance. The STT Trainer simulation authoring tool provides organizations with the opportunity to rapidly create that very environment. This enables our clients to quickly achieve ROI on their training investment", said Brian Sholly, President of Kaplan IT Learning.

Read the report in full at The eLearning Guild.

About STT Trainer/Kaplan IT Learning
STT Trainer is Kaplan IT Learning's Enterprise Application Training software that helps organizations achieve and maintain high user proficiency across business applications. Hundreds of organizations worldwide use STT Trainer to rapidly generate and deploy training and support content, track training effectiveness and progress, and manage training content and training projects. Kaplan IT Learning provides certification preparation, assessment, learning services and software to help individuals and organizations train on technology and prepare for technology certifications. Kaplan IT Learning is a division of Kaplan, Inc., a global leader in education services and a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). For further information, please call 1.866.788.8721 or visit www.kaplanitlearning.com.

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