Singapore, 27 January 2004

PurpleTrain.com Shows Good Growth

Asia's first, biggest and most successful e-Learning service provider outside of the United States - PurpleTrain.com is expected to continue be a core business for the Informatics Group in 2004. The company saw a healthy year-on-year growth of 28% in the nine months ended December 2003. Its PBIT registered an impressive 186% increase to $4.0 million, up from S$1.4million.

PurpleTrain.com offers Business and IT education programmes and corporate training courses. It provides a valuable and effective e-Learning experience by combining Internet technologies with high quality education content from established education institutions. Some of its more popular programmes include the MBA by the University of Wales and MSc in Strategic Business Information Technology from the University of Portsmouth.

PurpleTrain.com embodies the value of continuous lifelong learning and has provided students worldwide with access to globally recognized programmes without having to leave their countries and without affecting their work schedules.

People - Its student alumni come from not only from Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, but also Japan, Jamaica, Great Britain and France, and comprise of business road warriors, business entrepreneurs, a university lecturer and tertiary students who seek to study two degrees concurrently.

Place - Flexibility in location has always been key for PurpleTrain.com's students who read their notes while commuting on a train in Japan or flying off in a plane to a faraway destination. Students can access their notes on the Internet anytime, anywhere, and do not travel to and from classes. This gives them more room to manage the time they spend on their studies and other priorities such as family and work.

Product - This e-Learning vehicle is equipped with comprehensive online learning tools. Students access course materials on the Internet, engage in online discussions with their course facilitators and course mates, and post questions in the discussion rooms. There is also private e-mail facilities and round-the-clock customer service.

Price - Price is another consideration. PurpleTrain.com's programmes are competitively priced. Students also save on travelling expenses and living away from home expenses.

PurpleTrain.com e-Learning Infrastructure - Our students readily testify to the lively online discussions that they have benefited from and the timely response from their course facilitators:

"The interaction is so lively although we are not physically together in a classrom." - Patrick Wong, Malaysia		"The quality of interaction is good, if not better than some physical classes I have attended. I'm more outspoken online compared to live interaction which enables me to learn more effectively." - Kendra Blair, Singapore
"The up-to-date technology provided by PurpleTrain.com allows students like us to communicate with not only fellow coursemates from all around the world, but also our prestigious lecturers and advisors. This unique mode of delivery also allows us to be in touch with the staff at PurpleTrain.com at the touch of a button. Their quick responses never fail to amaze me!" - Vanthoch Soth, Cambodia

PurpleTrain.com is a wholely owned by Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Informatics Holdings Limited is the only IT-based education provider in Singapore that made the ranking among Forbes Global's 200 Best Small Companies in the world. Our e-community now stands at over 69,000 users from all over the world.

ABOUT PURPLETRAIN.COM

PurpleTrain.com is the e-Learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services.

By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 700 online courses are available, ranging from Master and Bachelor degree programmes, to diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Our online learning community now stands at over 69,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. Informatics Holdings Limited is a world class institute for quality lifelong learning services and made the ranking among Forbes Global's 200 Best Small Companies in the world.

ABOUT INFORMATICS GROUP

The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing lifelong learning services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising and licensing programmes and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 614 centers spanning more than 49 countries. The company presently offers the following products: Informatics Institute, Thames Business School, Informatics Professional Development Centre, CAL Learning Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre, RACC, NCC licensing and PurpleTrain.com licensing. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com

For more information on course, please contact:

Thang Tze Yian
Head
e-Learning Academy
DID : (65) 6568 0825
Fax : (65) 6569 7060
Email : TYThang@informaticsgroup.com
Website : www.informaticsgroup.com

For enrollment enquiries, please contact :

Coreen Kuo
Manager – PR and Marketing
PurpleTrain.com
DID : (65) 6568 0750
Fax : (65) 6569 7060
Email : pr@purpletrain.com
Website : www.purpletrain.com
www.informaticsgroup.com

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