Plateau Systems Named a 2004 Computerworld Honors Laureate after Nomination by Morgan Stanley

Plateau Presented with Computerworld Honors Foundation Medal of Achievement at San Francisco City Hall for its visionary use of information technology in Education & Academia

ARLINGTON, VA • April 13, 2004 - Plateau Systems, the leading provider of enterprise software that manages learning and knowledge readiness, announced today that it was named a 2004 Computerworld Honors Laureate and received a Medal of Achievement at San Francisco City Hall on Sunday, April 4. Morgan Stanley, the global financial services firm, nominated Plateau for the prestigious award, which recognizes organizations for their visionary use of information technology to benefit society.

As part of the Computerworld Honors Foundation award process, Plateau submitted a case study on its development of enterprise Learning Management Systems (LMS). The case study is now an official part of an international archive on innovative technology. "The Computerworld Honors Foundation Medal of Achievement is presented annually to organizations around the world that have made outstanding progress for society through their visionary use of information technology," said Patrick J. McGovern, Chairman of the Computerworld Honors Foundation Chairmen's Committee and founder of International Data Group.

"This award is a unique honor, designed for companies with leading edge technologies. I was pleased to nominate Plateau," said Merritt Lutz, Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley, Chairman of MSIT Holdings, Inc., and member of The Computerworld Honors Foundation Chairmen's Committee, who nominated Plateau Systems for inclusion in the 2004 Education & Academia category.

The 2004 Collection includes case studies from 54 countries, which are archived in libraries, museums, and academic and research institutions around the world. The case studies serve as primary source material for scholars, and as a resource for individuals who hope to use information technology to create solutions to address their own challenges.

"Each year, the Computerworld Honors Foundation identifies and recognizes organizations around the world whose visionary use of information technology produces and promotes positive social, economic and educational change," said Bob Carrigan, President and Publisher of Computerworld. "The innovators represented in this Collection have been recognized by the leading IT industry Chairmen as true revolutionaries in their fields."

"Plateau is honored to receive such a prestigious award from Computerworld, particularly after being nominated by a truly visionary company in the business, financial services and IT communities - Morgan Stanley," said Paul Sparta, Plateau's Chairman and CEO, who accepted the award from Computerworld on April 4. "We intend to ensure that we are worthy of this prestigious listing by providing customers around the world with technology that enables them to empower their most precious resource: the employees who work for them."

Case studies from the 2004 Computerworld Honors Collection are available at www.cwheroes.org, the official Internet site of the Computerworld Honors Foundation, where the entire Collection is available to scholars, researchers and the general public worldwide. In addition, the Collection is distributed annually to the Honors Program's Archival Partners around the world. These partners include some of the world's finest research and scholarly institutions, each of which has generously agreed to include the Collection in its archives.

About Plateau: Plateau's enterprise-class software manages all of an organization's learning and knowledge on one scalable platform. Plateau 4 Learning Management System (LMS) is built on Web-based J2EE/EJB architecture, and is the engine behind the largest e-Learning initiatives in the corporate, non-profit and government markets. Plateau 4 LMS automates the management and delivery of online and classroom learning, organizational knowledge and competencies for clients including the American Red Cross, Motorola, Union Pacific and the U.S. Air Force. Plateau is listed as a leader in LMS evaluations from Gartner Inc. and META Group. The company is headquartered in Arlington, VA. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.

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