Accordence and Option Six Create Negotiation E-Learning Solution

Burlingame, CA 3/10/05 Accordence, a negotiation and consulting firm, announced a collaboration with Option Six, Inc. a developer of custom e-learning solutions. The two companies are jointly developing a custom e-learning module on negotiation skills.

The e-learning module will be used both for blended learning to enhance the value of classroom workshops and as a standalone for learning the fundamentals of negotiation.  "We're extremely excited to be working with Option Six. They were clearly the right choice for creating true learning on-line that will enhance a person's ability to become a more highly skilled negotiator," said Heather Meeker Green, Accordence Chief Operations Officer.  "The e-learning module will enhance an organization's ability to have a common language around negotiation. Ultimately that's key to driving improved internal and external negotiating for the organization as a whole," noted Grande Lum, Accordence Managing Director.

The solution will be available to Accordence clients in April 2005.

About Accordence

Accordence is a leading negotiation consulting and training firm headquartered in Burlingame, CA. Its mission is to enable clients to leverage negotiation as a core competency. With consultants and representatives located throughout the US and the world, Accordence can provide industry and regional expertise. Its managing director is Grande Lum, a leading expert in the field of negotiation.  Accordence clients include Dupont, Eli Lilly and Company, Hewlett-Packard, American Express, Amgen, BP, Charles Schwab, Cap Gemini Ernst and Young and American Red Cross. Mr. Lum's book The Negotiation Fieldbook was released in 2005 by McGraw-Hill. For more information visit www.accordence.com or call (650)292-4922.

About Option Six

Option Six, Inc., is a full-service developer of custom e-learning solutions in Bloomington, IN. It delivers successful customer experiences by establishing trusted relationships, producing effective results, and receiving enthusiastic approvals from its customers. Using performance-driven learning, the company helps its clients achieve the full value-on-investment of e-learning by producing effective and engaging solutions for subject areas that are strategically imperative to its clients. Clients include Hewlett-Packard, Eli Lilly and Company, Microsoft, Roche Diagnostics, 3M, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Krispy Kreme, and others. For more information visit www.optionsix.com or call (812) 337-9704.