CLASSIC RESIDENCE BY HYATT SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDS TRAINING WHILE REDUCING COSTS WITH LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FROM ONE INDUSTRY LEADER

SUNRISE, FL – October 29, 2008 -- Learn.com^®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that Classic Residence by Hyatt, a national leader in luxury living for older adults with headquarters in Chicago, IL has launched a new company-wide online university to significantly expand training, while reducing training costs, and providing employee training resources that will boost employee development opportunities and preparation for advancement.

Classic Residence by Hyatt will use the Learn.com LearnCenter^® platform for onboarding, tracking all learning events, custom content development and deployment, certifications, skill gap analysis, competencies, learning plans, and evaluation tools. The company also plans to utilize the platform’s blog feature to share best practices, and build an extensive resource library and repository for all training resources.

"Classic Residence by Hyatt has 20 locations nationally. We continually look for ways to offer our employees the very best in training and development experiences.  We pride ourselves in making Classic Residence by Hyatt an exceptional place to work by providing a myriad of learning opportunities for our employees.  We believe that providing employees with training and development opportunities helps them learn and grow and contributes to our goals of motivating, engaging and retaining our team members. We know that motivated and engaged employees contribute to our strong service culture and to resident satisfaction", said Judy Whitcomb, SPHR and Assistant Vice President of Learning and Organizational Development at Classic Residence by Hyatt.

After Classic Residence by Hyatt’s Learning and Organizational Development team conducted a thorough vendor selection process, the LearnCenter platform was chosen as it met the company’s criteria for flexibility, reliability, customer satisfaction, price and industry analyst evaluations. The LearnCenter platform will provide the company with the opportunity to deliver consistent, timely and relevant training to its employees in all locations without the need for travel. Classic Residence by Hyatt now possesses the flexibility to have its employees take training during the most operationally convenient times.

"We’ve launched our LearnCenter platform, known as E-Campus nearly 2 weeks ago and have received a very positive response from our corporate office and community employees. Employees like the flexibility of self-directed learning and the wide-range of courses and resources available to them. In fact, as part of our launch, we have introduced a new Management Development Program to leverage a learning path via the LearnCenter platform. Employees are very excited about the opportunity to prepare themselves for career advancement within Classic Residence by Hyatt," said Whitcomb.

About the LearnCenter Platform
The Learn.com LearnCenter platform has been voted as America’s favorite Learning Management System. Organizations of all sizes can now manage the entire pre-hire to retire employee lifecycle by creating a cost effective, high quality training, development and measurement environment designed to empower users with visibility into and control of their career planning while providing management with real-time business intelligence. Learning Management, Performance Management, Content Management, Online Authoring, Succession Planning, Collaboration, e-Commerce, Portal Authoring and more are included within one solution, with one interface and one partner – Learn.com.

About Classic Residence by Hyatt
Classic Residence by Hyatt is a national leader in luxury living for older adults that currently develops, owns, and operates upscale senior living communities in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Monterey, Calif. (owned by Pacifica Companies and managed by Classic Residence by Hyatt); Palo Alto, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.; Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Aventura, Fla.; Boca Raton, Fla.; Hollywood, Fla.; Lantana, Fla.; Naples, Fla.; Plantation, Fla.; Pompano Beach, Fla.; Glenview, Ill.; Chevy Chase, Md.; Reno, Nev.; Teaneck, N.J.; Yonkers, N.Y.; Hilton Head Island, S.C.; and Dallas, Texas. Classic Residence by Hyatt’s newest continuing care retirement community is under development in Scottsdale, Ariz. A major expansion has just been completed in San Diego, Calif. Classic Residence by Hyatt communities have earned honors for being among the nation’s finest, including Platinum, Gold and Silver Achievement Awards from the National Association of Home Builders 50+ Housing Council. Classic Residence by Hyatt communities have also been the recipient  of several Best Places to Work Awards. The toll-free corporate number is  1-800-421-1442 , and the company’s Web site is at http://www.hyattclassic.com .

About Learn.com
Learn.com^® is the worldwide leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity with more than 50 million end users around the globe. Our broad suite of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications can fully automate the pre-hire to retire lifecycle within any organization. Learn.com’s unwavering commitment to understanding client needs, goals and objectives allows us to partner with our clients to increase business performance. The Learn.com family of solutions includes the award-winning LearnCenter^® learning and talent management suite, the WebRoom^® Web conferencing suite, the CourseMaker Studio^® Authoring Tool, Mentor^® EPSS and the 1,000 title Learn2^®  online course library. For more information please visit www.learn.com or call 954-233-4000

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