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Headlight Provides E-Learning Solutions to Avis

30 August 2000

Headlight Provides E-Learning Solutions to Avis; 200 Corporate Sales Staff Embark on Web-Based Training

    SAN FRANCISCO--Aug. 30, 2000--Headlight, a leading provider of hosted, Web-based, corporate training solutions, announced it signed a one-year contract with Avis, , to provide a comprehensive online training package for 200 Avis field sales staff. Avis is one of the world's leading service and information providers of automotive transportation and vehicle management solutions.
    Headlight's tailored "Corporate Online University" provides Avis with a proprietary Learner Management System. This will allow Avis team leaders to effectively manage, monitor and track employee performance and realize a 50 to 70 percent cost savings over traditional classroom courses. In addition, Headlight's Web-based training solution enables corporations like Avis to choose from a wide breadth of 3,000 customizable courses from over 40 leading, content publishers such as SkillSoft.
    "Headlight's partnership with Avis reflects our commitment to provide leading businesses with corporate training solutions that enhance employee skill sets and productivity in a variety of areas," said Michael Caglarcan, CEO of Headlight. "Our partners truly benefit from these turnkey solutions that help to increase employee retention rates --- a leading concern for corporations nationwide."
    Avis and other employers work with Headlight to assess and identify training needs and implement a tailored curricula benefiting all employees from entry level to executive staff. Headlight's e-learning offering includes a comprehensive suite of courses, on-going customer support, and an easy-to-use interface that is rapidly deployed within 30 days.
    "We chose Headlight as our preferred e-learning provider because it offers the broadest range of choice and convenience," said Kirby Bonds, director Sales Development for Avis. "Our management team and staff now have the luxury of working with several superior products, while taking advantage of huge cost and time-saving benefits."