Aspire.net and Perfect Access Speer offer Law Firms Desktop IT Support and Training

New York, NY/Minneapolis, MN, May 21, 2001 - As law firms increasingly rely on systems used to produce, collaborate, maintain and share work product, the need for management and training heightens. In response to this need, Aspire.net, a managed IT services provider exclusively for law firms and corporate legal departments, has selected Perfect Access Speer as its training partner to support its clients' training requirements. Perfect Access Speer is a leading provider of software education and consulting to law firms and other corporations. Perfect Access Speer and Aspire.net will together provide system management and top-notch training, allowing attorneys to reduce their worries about applications and network services, and instead maximize their time and focus on attracting and retaining top clients.

"We are excited to announce this relationship with Perfect Access Speer, given their expertise in traditional training as well as e-learning" said Steven Marks, Executive Vice President of Aspire.net. "Law firms with small IT staffs need the tools to manage their daily and often burdensome technology needs, such as document- and case-management applications and upgrades. Aspire.net provides those tools right at their desktops. With two trusted partners - Perfect Access Speer and Aspire.net - law firms benefit from access to top network specialists and trainers."

"This is a starting point for many terrific services that we can provide together with Aspire.net, from client-specific migration training to public classes, web-based training, and virtual classroom training that can help facilitate new hire training, new associate training, and ongoing training," said Bonnie Speer McGrath, President of Perfect Access Speer.

Perfect Access Speer (www.PerfectAccessSpeer.com) is a leader in software education and consulting, bringing both traditional and e-learning solutions to its clients. With offices in New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Dallas, and Minneapolis, the company's client list includes more than sixty percent of the top 250 law firms in the United States, as well as prestigious companies in financial services and the Fortune 500. Perfect Access Speer is a Kaplan Professional Company, a unit of Kaplan, Inc., (www.kaplan.com), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO).

Aspire.net is the managed services provider exclusively for law firms and corporate legal departments from Union Square Technology Group. Aspire.net offers a wide range of services for managing, collaborating and delivering work product--both internally and externally. Union Square Technology Group is a provider of high quality systems integration and technology consulting services. Union Square provides expertise in four major areas: Network Infrastructure Design and Implementation, Desktop Software Integration, Network Support and Software Development.

Press Contact:
Liz Lindley liz_lindley@kaplan.com, (212) 492-5890

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