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January 8, 2007

Planet Productions Teams with viaLanguage To Deliver Global E-Learning Solutions

Planet Productions, a leader in custom e-learning solutions, and viaLanguage, a leading provider of language translation and localization services, have formed a strategic relationship to deliver solutions for customers requiring localized online training.

The agreement between the two companies represents a broad relationship that involves sales, marketing and development, and has already resulted in customer deployments, including Mercer Human Resources Consulting, the world’s largest human resource consulting company.

“Managing and training a globally dispersed employee base can be a daunting task.” according to Dean McCrea, vice president, sales and marketing for Planet Productions. “When you take into account issues such as language and culture, it certainly adds a level of complexity to the delivery of any training solution. Working with viaLanguage to ensure that the translation and localization component is taken care of allows us to focus on delivering effective training solutions to our international customers.”

“Since viaLanguage specializes in language translation services that help our customers communicate clearly across cultures, it’s a natural fit for us to provide the language component for Planet Productions’ global e-learning customers” noted Chanin Ballance, CEO of viaLanguage. “As more organizations require multiple versions of e-learning content, our expertise in cultural adaptation will also help communicate those subtle nuances that are important in the comprehension of any training material.”

Mercer’s Global Online Learning Initiative

Mercer chose Planet Productions and viaLanguage to help them implement a key global online learning initiative. The strategic initiative is designed to help thousands of their specialists’ worldwide work together across specialties and geographies. By bringing to bear the full breadth of talent and expertise of the organization, the company realized it could deliver more complete solutions to larger client issues. Realizing the potential of connecting and combining specialized expertise begins with knowledge of other specialties and the new and profitable ways services can be bundled to deliver global solutions. The program will be delivered in four languages including French, Portuguese, German and Spanish.

About viaLanguage

ViaLanguage is a leading provider of online language translation and localization services. Through the unique combination of its proprietary Online Language System (OLS), expert linguists and integration capabilities, viaLanguage offers organizations a comprehensive, affordable solution for meeting today’s rising multilingual communication needs. The services provided are designed to help clients quickly and easily develop the very best multilingual Web sites, marketing materials and other global communications. Since 2000, the company has earned a reputation among its regular clients for reliability, quality and professionalism. Clients include: BASF, Citibank, DaimlerChrysler, KMS, General Motors, many hospitals, school districts and state governments. Corporate headquarters are located at 2828 SW Corbett, Portland, OR 97201. For more information, visit www.vialanguage.com or call us at 503-243-2007

About Planet Productions

Planet Productions develops custom e-Learning programs to address business challenges through a creative, collaborative and flexible design process. Established in 1991, Planet Productions is based in Portland, Oregon. For more information, visit www.planetproductions.com, or call us at 503-241-1644.

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