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Business Wire - November 2, 2004

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Integration of Elluminate Live! Technology and Unicon Academus Portal Will Provide Convenient Access to Online Virtual Classroom

Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web conferencing solutions for the real-time organization, and Unicon, Inc., the leading, independent provider of enterprise-portal, learning, collaborative and integration technology for higher education, announced today that Unicon will offer Elluminate's integrated Web conferencing and collaboration solution for use on Academus(TM), its cost-effective, enterprise-portal solution built on open-source technology. Academus delivers the framework, software, and services needed to establish a single, user-friendly, Web-based online campus, enabling colleges and universities to build a secure, versatile, and manageable campus portal.

Elluminate Live! Academic Edition(TM) will enable Academus users to create live, online sessions that enable dynamic interaction and real-time collaboration with:

--Crystal-clear voice over the Internet

--Interactive whiteboards and text chat

--Web cam live video and streaming media

--Application sharing

--Breakout rooms and quiz manager

--Record and playback

The two companies will also be exhibiting at the League of Innovation Conference on Information Technology to be held November 7-10 in Tampa, Fla. Conference attendees who visit Elluminate in booth #710 will have a chance to win an Apple iPod Music Player. Attendees can also visit Unicon at booth #431 to see how Elluminate and Unicon are delivering integrated higher-education solutions.

"Unicon is very pleased to be associated with the best-of-breed provider of synchronous eLearning environments," said Jim Layne, Unicon Vice President of Marketing and Sales. "The collaboration between Unicon and Elluminate enables us to offer clients live distance learning and Web conferencing within the Academus Portal environment."

"We are thrilled to form a strategic alliance with the leading independent portal provider for the higher education market," said Maurice Heiblum, Elluminate's Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "Elluminate Live! will enable campus portal users to meet online regardless of location and deliver instruction, both synchronously and asynchronously."

About Unicon, Inc.

Since 1993, Unicon has been designing, building, and managing technology solutions for colleges, universities, schools, and corporations worldwide. Unicon solutions are based on open-source technology to increase productivity while reducing costs. Unicon, Inc. is the leading independent provider of enterprise portal, collaborative, learning and integration technology for higher education institutions. Unicon is the leading commercial supporter of the uPortal open-source Web portal initiative, developed under the direction of the JA-SIG organization. Unicon also maintains and supports applications of the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Former employees of Arizona State University founded Unicon. For more information, please visit Unicon on the Web at http://www.unicon.net.

About Elluminate, Inc.

Elluminate, Inc. provides live eLearning and Web conferencing solutions for the real-time organization. Its No User Left Behind(TM) technology design ensures the best user experience for all through superior-quality VoIP, communications that are in-sync regardless of connection speed, broad cross-platform support, and advanced yet easy-to-use ESP Moderator Tools. Elluminate products create a rich, collaborative environment for live remote training and online meetings, all while delivering lower upfront costs and strong ROI. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Pompano Beach, Fla., Elluminate serves corporate and academic organizations such as T-Mobile, Interstate Hotels and Resorts, Penn State University, Johns Hopkins University and many more. For more information, visit www.elluminate.com.

Elluminate Live! is a trademark of Elluminate, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Academus is a trademark of Unicon, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. -- Integration of Elluminate Live! Technology and Unicon Academus Portal Will Provide Convenient Access to Online Virtual Classroom

Elluminate Live! Academic Edition(TM) will enable Academus users to create live, online sessions that enable dynamic interaction and real-time collaboration with:

--Crystal-clear voice over the Internet

--Interactive whiteboards and text chat

--Web cam live video and streaming media

--Application sharing

--Breakout rooms and quiz manager

--Record and playback

About Unicon, Inc.

About Elluminate, Inc.

Elluminate Live! is a trademark of Elluminate, Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Academus is a trademark of Unicon, Inc., Chandler, Arizona, USA

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