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The Illinois State Bar Association Partners with Tæcan.com to Provide Online CLE

Springfield, Ill., May 27, 2004 - The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), one of the largest voluntary bar associations in the country, and Tæcan.com, the global leader in Online Continuing Legal Education (CLE), today announced a strategic alliance to deliver CLE programs on the Internet. The initial offering will contain eleven programs on a variety of topics including: Family Law Update/Hot Topics, Current Issues in Criminal Sentencing, Hot Topics in Tort Law, Advanced Workers' Compensation, and Planning in the 21st Century for Today's Older Client.

"We wanted to provide our members with the best possible online experience and found Tæcan's international reputation, coupled with seven years of online CLE experience to be a perfect match," said Thomas C. Speedie, Jr., Director of CLE. "Tæcan will provide our members convenient, 24-hour access to CLE courses, making it easier than ever for lawyers to take CLE."

"We are excited to work with the ISBA and provide its members the largest and most diverse catalog of Illinois-specific online CLE," said Tæcan.com CEO, Patrick Vane.

About the Illinois State Bar Association
The 30,000 member Illinois State Bar Association provides professional education and services to the lawyers of Illinois, and education to the public.

About Tæcan.com
Tæcan.com (www.taecan.com) is the global leader in online Continuing Legal Education (CLE). Through the Internet, the Seattle-based company provides jurisdiction-specific, accredited CLE to the legal community throughout North America. Since 1998, Tæcan.com has helped more than one-quarter million legal professionals worldwide fulfill their professional education requirements 24/7, from their desktop, through the latest online rich media technology.