WebEx Provides Virtual Classrooms to Business Leaders of Tomorrow

WebEx Provides Virtual Classrooms to Business Leaders of Tomorrow

LONDON and SAN JOSE, California, December 1/PRNewswire/ --

- Erasmus Rotterdam International Business School Joins WebEx University
Programme to Offer Online Classroom Instruction



WebEx Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBX), a provider of on-demand web
meeting applications, and the Erasmus Rotterdam School of Management are
working together to provide students with virtual classroom capabilities
powered by the collaborative e-learning application, WebEx Training Center.
WebEx Training Center enables students and professors to share documents,
software applications, streaming media and video in order to create an online
classroom environment for individuals in remote locations. The WebEx
University Programme is an initiative designed to increase access to higher
education around the world by expanding the use of remote learning. The
programme provides a special educational package, including administrator
training and promotional discounts, to European universities and colleges.


The Rotterdam School of Management, part of Erasmus University, aims to
increase its student base, scale its online learning programmes, expand its
class offerings, improve student teacher interaction, reduce travel costs and
enhance the learning experience. Using WebEx Training Center, the School will
offer its diverse portfolio of teaching programmes, ranging from
pre-experience MSc, postgraduate MBA, executive education, and business
support, to students all over the world via virtual classes.


R. Visser, executive manager learning services from the Erasmus Rotterdam
School of Management said, "We are constantly looking for innovative use of
information and communication technology for our business education
programmes. By incorporating WebEx into our teaching methods we are opening
up the School's courses to the international student and business community."
By enabling its students to maximise their learning with an online training
solution, the school can take advantage of existing teaching resources and
maximise the reach, frequency and timeliness of its course offerings.


Tony Gasson, vice president Europe, WebEx said, "The business community
has traditionally led Europe in remote learning and training adoption;
however, the efficiency, interactivity and cost benefits of live,
instructor-led online learning are now being replicated in the education
sector. By joining the WebEx University Programme, Erasmus is set to lead the
future needs of international business and boost growth, innovation and
productivity with remote learning."


Specifically designed to provide a collaborative online classroom
environment, WebEx Training Center is equipped with all of the capabilities
to make the online training experience as effective and engaging as the
physical classroom. Some of the benefits of WebEx Training Center include
real-time application sharing for presenting multiple documents, PowerPoint
presentations, whiteboards, content rich multimedia and 3-D objects, and
streaming media. In order to measure effectiveness and retain the students'
interest, the tutor can launch snap in-session polls, and tests to gather
feedback for future sessions, and the application also has a recording
facility to capture vital information for later review. Tutors are able to
virtually 'walk around the room' and evaluate each group with simultaneous
breakout sessions. Students see the teacher via a video link up - from a
simple web camera, and communicate via integrated audio conferencing and
Internet telephony (VoIP).


According to Sanjay Dalal, director of WebEx Training Center, "WebEx
Training Center has quickly become the industry standard for online education
and training. WebEx applications are deployed for hands-on learning at some
the some of the top higher education institutions in the world, including:
University College Dublin; Northumbria University, Universitaet Koeln in
Germany; Stanford University, California; Duke University, North Carolina;
and Cornell University, New York."


For more information on the WebEx University Programme contact WebEx on
0800-389-9772, or go to http://www.webex.com where prospective users can
learn more about WebEx by participating in live demonstrations available
everyday.



About WebEx Communications, Inc.


WebEx Communications, Inc. is the world's leading provider of on-demand
web meeting applications. WebEx applications improve collaboration and
increase productivity in sales, support, training, marketing, engineering and
product design. WebEx delivers its suite of web meeting applications over the
global WebEx MediaTone Network, a network specifically designed for secure
web collaboration. WebEx Communications is based in San Jose, California and
has regional headquarters in Europe, Asia and Australia. Please call toll
free +1-877-509-3239 or visit http://www.webex.com for more information.


This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking
statements may be identified by use of the terms anticipates, believes,
continue, could, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, potential,
predicts, should or will, or the negative of those terms or similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to significant
risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
described in such statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties. In
particular, these forward looking statements include, but are not limited to,
the statement that by joining the WebEx University Programme, Erasmus is set
to lead the future needs of international business and boost growth,
innovation and productivity with remote learning. Factors which could
contribute to risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the
failure of Erasmus to utilize effectively the Training Center service or the
failure to achieve the projected increases in growth, innovation or
productivity. A fuller discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could
affect WebEx Communications, Inc. are more fully set forth in WebEx
Communications, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including WebEx's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2004. WebEx
Communications, Inc. assumes no obligation to update forward-looking
information contained in this press release.



NOTE: MediaTone is a trademark of WebEx Communications, Inc



Web site: http://www.webex.com



Source: WebEx Communications, Inc.

Nick Hay or Bryan Taylor both of Brands2Life, +44-207-592-1200, or webex@brands2life.com, for WebEx Communications, Inc.


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