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Docent Inc.
DOCENT AND CSK FORGE ALLIANCE TO DELIVER eLEARNING IN JAPAN

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and TOKYO, Japan - March 18, 2002 - Docent Inc. (NASDAQ: DCNT), the premier provider of eLearning solutions for Global 2000 companies, and CSK Corporation, the leading provider of information technology services (TSE code: 9737), today announced an alliance to provide eLearning solutions to Japanese enterprises. Under the agreement, Docent EnterpriseTM, an integrated product suite for both learning management and learning content development and delivery, will be the platform of choice for CSK's learning solutions and services.

With Docent, CSK can now offer an advanced, high-level eLearning solution combined with enterprise applications such as human resource management (HRM) to deliver and manage organizational knowledge across the enterprise. In today's competitive business environment, where rapid changes are the norm, Docent and CSK are enabling Japanese businesses to deliver customized learning to individual employees, while managing competencies and the progress of professional development. As a result, businesses can maximize the strategic value of organizational performance. Docent Enterprise also provides multiple language support, allowing global enterprises to deploy elearning solutions among a dispersed workforce.

"eLearning is becoming an increasingly critical function in today's business climate where efficient and productive employees are key to an organization's top and bottom-line performance," said Kiyoshi Azuma, General manager, Education & Training Dept., CSK. "With Docent Enterprise, we are able to offer a best-of-class enterprise learning solution that is tailored specifically to the Japanese market."

"Our strategic partnership with CSK continues Docent's momentum in Japan and allows us to meet the growing demand for eLearning in this market," said Norio Murakami, President of Docent Japan. "Docent and CSK's combined expertise will enable Japanese businesses to maximize organizational performance by increasing individual and organizational knowledge."

 

About CSK Corporation
CSK Corporation, headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is a leading independent provider of information services, utilizing its state-of-the-art information technologies to offer a wide range of products and services, including: system integration incorporating Internet and database technologies; network-appliance services; system development; and IT training and user support, among many others. CSK owns 60 corporations and their affiliates, including 10 publicly listed companies such as Sega Corporation, that together have a total of 10,000 employees and a combined revenue of ¥418.6 billion (US$3.12 billion at US$1 = ¥134) for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2001. In the education-service field, CSK offers a broad range of training courses, ranging from technician-certification courses for leading IT vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft, and Oracle, to courses dealing with the latest IT-related subjects, such as Internet security, e-commerce, and various business skills. CSK has received a number of awards from various vendors for its vendor-certification courses. For details regarding CSK, please visit www.csk.co.jp/index_e.html

About Docent Inc.
Docent Inc. (NASDAQ: DCNT) is a leading provider of eLearning software and services for Global 2000 companies. Docent creates business advantage for organizations by delivering the right knowledge to the right people at the right time. Docent provides a complete infrastructure for developing, delivering, managing, and measuring eLearning. Docent's eLearning suite Docent EnterpriseTM includes the award-winning Docent Learning Management ServerTM, Docent Content Delivery ServerTM, Docent OutlinerTM, Docent Peak PerformanceTM and Docent MobileTM. Docent's customer list features 295 companies, including more than 55 of the Fortune Global 500.
 
Among global systems integration firms with which Docent has alliances are Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Deloitte Consulting, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Docent is headquartered in Mountain View, California with other offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit us at www.docent.com, or call 650/934-9500.

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