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Mentergy's Allen Division Develops Web-based Performance
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ATLANTA, April 16, 2001--
Allen Communication Learning Services Enables Instant AutoCAD Training to Improve Productivity
Mentergy, Inc., a Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF) e-Learning company, and a leading provider of
enterprise e-Learning solutions worldwide, today announced that its Allen Communication Learning Services Division was
chosen to develop 32 lessons for Autodesk's top-rated CAD programs--AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD 2000i. The
project includes the development of e-Learning lessons that will provide users with step-by-step tutorials and hands-on
experience to enhance their skill in working with AutoCAD.
As part of Autodesk's initiative to provide users with high-quality e-Learning offerings, the Allen division developed
web-based lessons to give AutoCAD users access to concepts, tutorials, and "try-it" features that they can immediately
incorporate into their jobs. They will be delivered as individual lessons, available 24/7, and also as part of live, web-based
training courses presented by trained subject matter experts.
The AutoCAD lessons are developed in HTML and will be viewed using the Autodesk Learning Assistance (ALA)
environment that the Allen team previously developed for Autodesk. ALA is a high performance learning environment
integrated into Autodesk products and currently being used by millions of users. Allen offers this same system to its
customers as iDiscover, that provides learning "chunks" of well-catalogued information accessible via an intranet, Internet,
or CD-ROM.
"ALA is a vital part of our commitment to customer delight," said H. Wayne Hodgins, director of worldwide learning
strategies at Autodesk Inc. "The Allen team brings us in-depth knowledge of our ALA environment. The new ALA lessons
being developed by Allen assure the continued success of the Autodesk e-Learning offerings by contributing directly to the
productivity of our customers and our mutual competitive advantage."
"Our Allen e-Learning team is able to draw on experience garnered while creating more than 100 previous lessons for
Autodesk," said Diane Carter LeRoy, senior vice president of Allen Communication Learning Services. "Through our close
working relationship with Autodesk and other high tech companies, Mentergy is able to provide custom training to millions
of AutoCAD users worldwide."
Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company for architectural design and land
development, manufacturing, utilities, telecommunications, and media and entertainment. Founded in 1982, Autodesk
provides design software, Internet portal services, wireless development platforms and point-of-location applications that
empower more than four million customers in over 150 countries to drive business and remain competitive. For more
information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Reseller, call Autodesk at 800-964-6432, or visit www.autodesk.com.
Mentergy, Inc. is a Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF) e-Learning company that provides a
comprehensive set of live e-Learning products, consulting and courseware development services for large enterprises
through its LearnLinc and Allen Communication properties. With over 21 years of expertise in the learning industry,
Mentergy assists businesses worldwide in making a cost-effective shift from traditional learning, with its inherent expense
and loss of productivity, to a blended approach, which includes technology-based training solutions or e-Learning.
Mentergy's customers range from mid-size companies to Global 2000, including Aetna US Healthcare, WorldCom,
Made2Manage, Citibank, Countrywide, Rockwell-Collins, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Intel and other industry
leaders. www.mentergy.com
Gilat Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GICOF), is a global leader in learning using advanced, blended e-learning
techniques and technologies. Gilat Communications formed Mentergy, its e-Learning operation, by merging Allen
Communication, which has provided advanced courseware development services and technology-based authoring and
design tools for almost 20 years to more than 60% of the Fortune 500, with LearnLinc Corporation, featuring live,
collaborative Web-based training via the LearnLinc(R) virtual classroom, used by hundreds of organizations around the
world. TrainNet(TM), Gilat's comprehensive broadband IDL solution allows organizations to conduct instructor-led or
self-paced sessions utilizing computers, telephone, Internet connections and broadband communications. John Bryce
Training is Gilat's European IT training and content company, and is one of the leading providers of IT training services in
Europe and the Middle East. www.gilat.net
John Bryce Training is a leading IT training company in Israel and Europe and a fast-growing enterprise in this field since
1994. The company offers over 200 different programs and courses, each tailor-made to suit its clients' rapidly changing
needs. John Bryce trains IT professionals, managers, developers and infrastructure personnel in a wide range of subjects,
and is an authorized training solution provider for companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Novell,
and others. www.johnbryce.co.il
Mentergy(TM) is a trademark and LearnLinc(R) is a registered trademark of Gilat Communications. All other brand
names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
Certain statements made herein that are not historical are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "estimate" "project" "intend" "expect" "believe" and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, inability to maintain market
acceptance to the Company's products, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and
applications, rapid changes in the market for the Company's products, loss of market share and pressure on prices resulting
from competition, introduction of competing products by other companies, inability to manage growth and expansion, loss
of key OEM partners, inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, inability to protect the Company's proprietary
technology and risks associated with the Company's international operations and its location in Israel. For additional
information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, reference is made to
the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission
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