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SEATTLE, February 7, 2000 – Taecan.com, a Seattle-based Internet company that provides convenient, high quality, accredited continuing professional education (CPE) on the Internet, today announced it will publish the results of its first Lawyers CLE user survey. The company, which is initially proving its concept in the area of law, has more than two years experience delivering continuing legal education (CLE) online. The results of the survey will be available by March 15^th and are free to Taecan content partners and discounted as a service to all ACLEA members.

The results of the survey indicate that many professionals appreciate the flexibility of taking CLE courses online as a compliment to traditional classroom seminars. Many users cite wide selection, ease of use, convenience, low cost and high-quality courseware as reasons why they would continue to use online courses to complete some of their CLE credits. The ability to track and report CLE credits online through "KeepTrack"™ has also simplified the job of tracking credits earned. To date, over 2,200 lawyers have responded to survey questions online through Taecan.com’s extensive database driven user survey technology. This large representative user base has contributed to Taecan’s survey by addressing a variety of issues such as the length of time needed to complete a course, the quality of courses, evaluation of course materials, author preference and much more.

"I highly recommend this learning forum to any one who cannot afford the time and expense involved in travelling around the state for CLE credits," claimed one survey participant. "This is the third course I have taken and I am convinced this is the future of CLEs! What a wonderful way to learn! I find I am much more responsive to the material when I am doing it at MY convenience."

"We are very excited about the results of this survey. They confirm that Internet distribution of CLE is a convenient, cost-effective method for professionals, in this case lawyers, to fulfill some of their CLE credits," said Patrick Vane, President and CEO of Taecan.com. "Lawyers who have used Internet based courses have provided us with valuable input on how the education professional can better serve their online CLE needs and we plan to incorporate their suggestions and requests as we continue to develop the site and our services for professionals."

About Taecan.com
Taecan.com is a Seattle based business-to-business Internet company that offers a turnkey solution for professional organizations (like Bar associations & CPA societies ) which seek to extend the delivery of their educational content beyond traditional convention style continuing professional education (CPE) seminars, to the Internet.

Taecan.com is first proving its concept in the area of law and has partnered with national and international content providers to provide convenient, accredited, affordable continuing legal education (CLE) on a 24/7 basis. Partners include LEXIS Publishing (a division of Reed Elsevier), the Ohio Bar Association, the Florida Bar Association, the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and numerous others.

The company plans to extend its solution to include CPE for accounting, medicine, real estate and other professions requiring mandatory annual education for it's members. For more information on Taecan.com, visit www.taecan.com.

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