January 25, 2001

University of Connecticut, DeSai Systems Forge Partnership to Provide Corporate e-learning Solutions

WEST HARTFORD, CT -- The University of Connecticut College of Continuing Studies (CCS) and DeSai Systems, a leading provider of business training and training management services, have entered into a partnership to provide education products and programs to the corporate community. The partnership's primary objective is to identify, develop, market and deliver professional education to Global 2000 companies through the use of technology-based distance learning and interactive multimedia and the standard classroom model.

Announcement of the partnership agreement was made jointly by Krista K. Rodin, Ph.D, Dean of the University of Connecticut's College of Continuing Studies, and Jatin DeSai, CEO of DeSai Systems. CCS will employ its expertise in research, teaching and education programming to provide the product, or course content, portion of corporate programs. DeSai will implement its learning technology and Web marketing capabilities to deliver the CCS product to current and future clientele. CCS joins a growing list of DeSai content partners whose combined libraries enable DeSai to offer its customers more than 2000 course selections encompassing business, interpersonal, management and technical subjects.

"This partnership is intended to leverage the competencies and resources of both our organizations as we strive to respond to the educational needs of both Corporate America and the world corporate community," DeSai said. "Together, we will follow a disciplined approach to accelerating learning processes for the employees, customers and suppliers of our client corporations." For nearly two decades, DeSai-administered corporate education programs have contributed to client advances in leadership improvement, team building, sales and sales management, customer service, finance, project management, engineering and technology.

Commenting on the CCS/DeSai cooperative effort, Dr. Rodin observed that corporate knowledge officers, in growing numbers, are citing an increased need for access to program content that specifically matches learning with employee job roles and skill needs. "Life-long learning has become a fact of life in the world of business," she said. "The business community, with few exceptions, is vividly aware of the ongoing need for employee education and its positive influence on work force retention. I am confident that the CCS-DeSai alliance has created a strong and logical resource capable of contributing to the achievement potential of corporations everywhere."

The DeSai organization currently provides large-scale education support services that help a worldwide clientele align learning capability with business strategy development. Among the global corporate industries served are insurance, information technology, aerospace, financial services and manufacturing. DeSai also provides education products and programs to the government sector.

"We are successfully demonstrating, through our carefully formulated enterprise learning automation solution, the corporate university, that we and our valued partners are able to help meet the demands of business through employee education," DeSai said.