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Crisp Learning Recognized as Training Industry Top Supplier

Training Magazine Readers Select Crisp as
Top Provider of Basic / Job Skills Training and Solutions

April 3, 2003

Menlo Park, CA -- Crisp Learning, a leading producer of workplace training and self-improvement products, has been named a winner of Training Magazine's First Annual Achieving Performance Excellence (APX) Awards --- voted best-in-its-class supplier of training materials in the category of basic skills / job skills training.

Subscribers recognized Crisp for excellence through a special ballot which appeared in the January and February 2003 issues of Training magazine. 50,000 training professionals were asked to make their selections for the best suppliers in the field as measured by four criteria:

• Value
  
• Ease of use
  
• Meet / Exceed buyer's expectations
  
• Exceptional customer service

"Customer satisfaction is everything in our business," commented Crisp President and founder Mike Crisp, "and we're always gratified when the people we work with every day --- trainers, educators, and organizational development professionals --- use our products to improve their productivity. It's the best recognition we can have."

The APX Awards span the offerings of the entire training industry, from hardware and software products to curriculum design, customer service, and skills training. Training magazine readers were asked to choose their winners from the hundreds of companies supplying products and services to the training industry.

"We're especially pleased to be recognized in the area of Basic / Job Skills Training," adds Crisp, "since it's the basis of our 'Crisp Approach' --- applied skills that can be delivered in a timely matter and at an attractive cost to the entire organization."

"To be selected by such a high-profile audience of training professionals is a significant endorsement," said Training magazine's publisher Stacey Marmolejo. "We are pleased that we have created the APX program to further support the industry."

About Crisp Learning

Crisp Learning supports the learning efforts of thousands of corporate, government, and educational organizations, encompassing millions of individuals. Specializing in learning that is fun, fast, and cost-effective, Crisp offers more than 250 courses in flexible formats, plus custom training solutions and services. Hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide use more than 20 million copies of the company's best-selling Fifty-Minute™ Books, videos, CDs, and customer business courses to provide employee training that enhances individual growth and promotes organizational success.

Crisp products are also available in innovative service packages, including the customizing and private labeling of core content, and the integration of assessment, curriculum design and testing through the popular Crisp Academy Program.

For more information, please visit www.crisplearning.com.