Human Resources: GeoLearning Awarded $11.6 Million Contract by FEMA

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA, September 18, 2008 -- GeoLearning, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand learning and performance management technology platforms, announced today that the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has selected the GeoMaestro Learning Management Suite (LMS) to deliver and manage training regarding NFIP rules, policies and procedures. The platform and professional services contract will total $11.6 million over the next five years.

FEMA will deploy GeoLearning's GeoMaestro platform to support a nation-wide training initiative targeting 20,000 insurance agents, lenders and claims adjusters regarding NFIP rules, policies and procedures. FEMA will also leverage GeoLearning's Professional Services Group to help develop training content for instructor-led distance learning and NFIP webinars to be delivered using GeoLearning's GeoConnect virtual classroom tool. Insurance agents will be able to obtain continuing education credits for successfully completing the NFIP training. This national agent requirement supports the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004.

"FEMA required more than just an LMS," said Frank Russell, president and CEO of GeoLearning. "It required a partnership with a learning provider capable of delivering the technology, content development and supporting services necessary to swiftly support the scale and scope of its learning initiatives. We're honored to be helping FEMA streamline response efforts that are so important to our nation's safety and well-being."

GeoLearning will also provide Internet hosting, security and maintenance services, content development, vendor management, professional services and Help Desk support for FEMA administrators and students as part of the 5-year managed learning services contract.

GeoLearning's award-winning Software as a Service (SaaS) model means the GeoMaestro platform is delivered entirely over the Internet, eliminating all the headaches, hassles and risks associated with traditional hardware and software implementations. The Internet-hosted learning management platform enables organizations to capture, create, manage and share knowledge to improve workforce productivity, accelerate critical business processes, and drive organizational performance. The system centralizes and automates the entire learning management process, making the administration of enterprise learning and development both effective and efficient.

About GeoLearning, Inc.
GeoLearning is the leading provider of on-demand learning and performance management technology platforms. The company's products and services are used by corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations to manage human capital development, accelerate critical business processes and drive organizational performance. GeoLearning's Software as a Service model means there is no hardware or software for clients to install.
As a result, the company's Web-based GeoMaestro and GeoExpress learning management platforms can be deployed quickly, allowing clients to efficiently manage enterprise-wide learning, development and knowledge acquisition. Additional information is available at www.geolearning.com.

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