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Enspire Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Accolades and Recognition

AUSTIN, TX – Nov. 1, 2006 – Enspire Learning, a leading provider of online learning solutions, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary with two Brandon Hall awards for excellence in e-learning, and recognition as one of the fastest growing companies in Central Texas.

Enspire Learning was founded with the mission to become a leading source of high quality e-learning content. “Enspire’s founding team brought together a passion for education, technology, and entertainment and the belief that online learning had yet to live up to its potential,” commented Enspire CEO Bjorn Billhardt. “We felt that we could change the way the people learned through the use of storytelling, simulations, and high-quality multimedia.”

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Enspire Learning Launches New Version of Award-Winning Leadership Simulation

AUSTIN, TX – Aug. 23, 2006 – Enspire Learning, a leading developer of custom e-learning, simulations, and blended learning programs, announces the launch of Version 2.0 of Executive Challenge. Executive Challenge is a multiplayer leadership simulation that helps some of the world’s leading organizations identify, cultivate, and develop the leadership, communications, and business acumen of their employees.

Enspire originally released Executive Challenge in 2004 to provide organizations with a transformative leadership development experience. Enspire recognized that traditional leadership development programs often fail because they lack a relevant business context, clear feedback, and a truly memorable experience. Executive Challenge addressed these problems by immersing participants in a competitive multiplayer simulation, challenging them with scenarios customized to their business context, and providing participants with real-time coaching and meaningful feedback.

Version 2.0 of Executive Challenge demonstrates a significant upgrade in the finance, marketing, and strategy backend of the simulation while streamlining administration and facilitation functionality.

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Enspire Learning Healthcare Consumerism Course Wins APEX Award

AUSTIN, TX – July 7, 2006 – Enspire Learning, a leading developer of custom e-learning courses and simulations, announced that an e-learning program created in partnership with Watson Wyatt Worldwide has received a 2006 APEX Award for Publication Excellence.

In the eighteenth annual APEX Awards, Enspire’s team was honored under the category of Video & Electronic Publications – Education, Training & Public Information. The entries were judged on “excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence.” Judges evaluated 4,756 entries in 11 main categories.

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Bjorn Billhardt Serves as Convocation Speaker at the University of Texas

AUSTIN, TX – May 20, 2006 – Enspire Learning’s founder and CEO addressed an audience of Plan II Honors graduates, parents, and faculty from the University of Texas at Austin. The commencement ceremony was held at 9 a.m. in the Hogg Memorial Auditorium.

Bjorn Billhardt is an alumnus of the prestigious Plan II Honors program, and a graduate of Harvard Business School. Billhardt spoke of uncertainty and opportunities, and the convoluted journey he took from the University of Texas to founding Enspire Learning. He shared the stage with student speaker, James Riddlesperger, as well as a traditional mariachi band.

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Enspire Learning Honored in 2006 Horizon Interactive Awards

AUSTIN, TX – Apr. 19, 2006 – Enspire Learning, a leading developer of custom e-learning, simulations, and blended learning programs, announced today that it was honored with three 2006 Horizon Interactive Awards which focus on superior use of both creativity and technology.

Enspire Learning competed in the Training/Education category, and received two silver awards and one bronze. The Training/Education category was comprised of web-based and CD/DVD based training programs with each entry evaluated on “ease of use, creativity, aesthetics, and content development.”

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