ANGEL Learning and Cengage Learning Announce Alliance

For Immediate Release - Jan. 13, 2009

Indianapolis, Ind. – January 13, 2009 – ANGEL Learning, a leading provider of enterprise eLearning software and services, and Cengage Learning, one of the leading publishers of print and digital instructional and reference materials for the academic, professional and library markets, today announced an agreement whereby the ANGEL Learning Management Suite (LMS) will become one of Cengage Learning’s supported technology product delivery platforms. Specific product plans are in development across different market segments in the academic, career, and professional channels.

“ANGEL Learning has a strong reputation among academics and technologists for its functionality, openness and opportunities for integration, and we look forward to working together to explore ways to improve delivery of our digital solutions to customers,” said Ed Moura, executive vice president of Digital Solutions for Cengage Learning. 

 “We’re excited about Cengage Learning’s focus on providing a great, consistent user experience. Their dedication to the customer and strong collaborative spirit meshes well with ANGEL Learning’s partnership philosophy,” said Christopher Clapp, ANGEL Learning president and CEO. “ANGEL Learning welcomes the opportunity this collaboration provides, and looks forward to building a powerful relationship with Cengage Learning.”

The ANGEL LMS easily integrates with other applications allowing for flexibility within existing environments, an essential capability for growth and innovation in a business or academic institution.  With this in mind, Cengage Learning will also utilize the ANGEL Learning platform for several of the company’s internal initiatives including employee training and virtual sales meeting activity.

About ANGEL Learning

ANGEL Learning, Inc. develops and markets enterprise elearning software. Our flagship products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite and the ANGEL ePortfolio system. Our products have been honed by use – with millions of students and instructors served from K to corporate. We enjoy a reputation for creating products with exceptional ease of use, excellent vision into learner progress and for keeping our commitments. The ANGEL LMS won the Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award for Best Postsecondary Course Management Solution in both 2006 and 2007 and is the only product to win the award two years in a row. ANGEL Learning won the 2008 Parature Legend Makers Award for “customer service and support excellence.” Educators ranked ANGEL first in customer satisfaction in the IMS GLC Learn-Sat awards. ANGEL world headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. To learn more about the ANGEL difference, visit us at www.angellearning.com.

About Cengage Learning

Cengage Learning delivers highly customized learning solutions for colleges, universities, professors, students, libraries, government agencies, corporations and professionals around the world. These solutions are delivered through specialized content, applications and services that foster academic excellence, professional development, and measurable learning outcomes. Cengage Learning’s existing company and imprint brands include Heinle, Gale, Wadsworth, Delmar, Brooks/Cole and South-Western, among others. For more information on Cengage Learning please visit www.cengage.com.

Media Contacts

ANGEL Learning
Nancy Schmutzler
nancys@angellearning.com
317.333.7332

Cengage Learning
Lindsay Brown
lindsay.brown@cengage.com
(203) 965-8634