Web Conferencing and Collaboration Software to Power Online Learning Initiative for Primary Schools Throughout Brazil

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (August 31, 2006) — Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and web collaboration software, announced today that it will work with the Telemar Institute, a not-for-profit foundation created by the largest telecommunications company in Brazil, to pilot a project to extend the reach and capabilities of the Telemar Virtual Learning Community.

The Community, sponsored by the Telemar Institute and operated by the School of the Future at the University of Sao Paulo, is an online learning network of 400 public primary schools located across 16 states throughout Brazil. Starting September 1, 2006, Elluminate and the Community are launching a Pilot Project to explore ways of using Elluminate Live! Academic Edition, a web conferencing technology that uses virtual classrooms to conduct sessions online for K-12 schools and universities.

Sun Microsystems is also participating in the Pilot and will supply the computer hardware to enable the School of the Future to host the Elluminate software at the University of São Paulo.

The Pilot will consist of a series of courses, each highlighting a different pedagogical strategy, to be taught by four primary schools in some of Brazil's least developed and remote areas including:

• Itacoatiara - state of Amazonas
• Soure- state of Pará
• Muricy - state of Alagoas
• Tartarugalzinho - state of Amapá

By the end of the Pilot, the parties will explore the use of Elluminate Live! throughout the 177 representative schools.

In addition, one primary school in the Amazon was the benefactor of Elluminate's Classroom of Tomorrow (COT), a technology-enabled classroom powered by Elluminate Live! The COT will include a computer, LCD projector, interactive whiteboard, microphone, speakers, and webcam. Yesterday, using the COT, primary school students in the Amazon were able to connect with a guest speaker in Canada to discuss environmental issues from each respective location, and work together to talk about worldwide environmental themes. View the archived Elluminate session of yesterday's class here.

"We're honored to be working with the Telemar Institute and the School of the Future to connect Brazilian students to each other and the rest of the world," said Stace Wills, Elluminate's director of corporate development. "The fact that Elluminate Live! can be used across any connection speed and platform is working toward the Community's goal of providing an equal academic opportunity to all 400 schools though the use of technology."

About Telemar Institute
Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Telemar Institute develops and supports educational and cultural projects that accelerate and promote human development using communications and information technology. The Institute was created in 2001 by the Telemar Group (NYSE:TNE), Brazil's largest integrated telecommunications service provider. Located throughout Brazil in cities and towns, including some of Brazil's most distant communities, the Institute facilitates universal access to knowledge, encourages artistic creativity, and promotes cultural diversity. The Institute is also the creator of the Telemar Education Project. Established six years ago, the Project creates information technology laboratories that enable community projects relating to cultural identity, citizenship, the environment, and sustainable development. Acting in partnership with the School of the Future (USP) and with the approval of UNESCO, the Project has benefited residents of areas with low Human Development Indices (HDI) by integrating school, family and community. For more information, visit www.institutotelemar.org.br.

About School of the Future
Launched in 1989, the School of the Future is a research laboratory operated by the University of São Paulo. The School investigates new information and communications technologies in learning applications at all educational levels, and manages a portfolio of projects that maximize educational and learning opportunities in Brazil, including the Telemar Education Project (Telemar Virtual Learning Community). For more information, visit www.futuro.usp.br.

About Elluminate, Inc.
Elluminate, Inc. provides proven, best-in-class solutions for real-time online learning and collaboration. Elluminate delivers exceptional outcomes that enhance the learning experience, and increase retention and completion rates with lower Total Cost of Ownership and higher ROI. Elluminate features high-quality VoIP, robust interactive functionality for participants and moderators, and unique No User Left Behind™ technology — regardless of platform or Internet connection speed. Elluminate has won several prestigious industry awards, including Network Computing magazine's Editor's Choice for Web Conferencing software. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Elluminate is the trusted choice of prominent corporations and academic institutions such as ADP, the University of Calgary, DeVry University, Georgia State University, Johns Hopkins University, PA Department of Education, Sun Microsystems, T-Mobile, and many more


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