PLEASANTON, California and LONDON, February 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- Toolwire's ground-breaking experiential distance learning solutions for
on-demand, hands-on training selected for the 2009 Institute of IT Training
award.

Toolwire, a leading innovator of experiential distance learning
solutions, announced that they have been chosen by the Institute of IT
Training (IITT) as the gold winner for their highly acclaimed "Innovation in
Training Services" award for 2009.

The Institute of IT Training hosts the annual IT Training Awards ceremony
in February to recognize outstanding examples of high standards, best
practice, innovation and excellence within IT training. One of the training
industry's most prestigious awards, they are firmly established as the
benchmark for excellence throughout the IT training industry. The "Innovation
in Training Services" award celebrates IT training technology and delivery
innovation.

"The Innovation in Training Services award pays tribute to the very best
in innovative learning methods and techniques," said Colin Steed, Chief
Executive at IITT. "Toolwire embodies the high standards of the Institute
with its performance, best practices, quality, care of its customers,
integrity and passion for innovation, which are second to none."

"Toolwire is committed to the highest standard of excellence across their
portfolio of solutions," said Brian Sutton, winner of the 2009 Colin Corder
Award for Lifetime Achievement to the IT Training industry and a member of
the judging panel. "From engaging collaborative capabilities for higher
education to Day-in-the-Life Scenarios and Live Labs for corporate programs
they are defining the IT training experience of tomorrow with some of the
most effective innovations available for accelerating workplace skills
transfer."

Toolwire's presence in the UK allows the company to understand the unique
needs of the market and enables them to provide custom experiential learning
solutions to leading global brands such as Thomson Reuters, British Telecom,
HSBC and others.

"Toolwire's Live Labs and Day-in-the-Life interactive Scenarios support
the delivery of critical skill sets, enabling on-demand technology
apprenticeships for our employees all over the world," said Charles Jennings,
former Global Head of Learning for Thomson Reuters. "In today's challenging
competitive environment, Toolwire's innovative training solutions have helped
the company accelerate our time-to-productivity. Thomson Reuters continues to
use Toolwire's distance learning programs as competitive differentiators for
our human capital investments."

"Working with Toolwire to co-create and deliver an experiential training
solution to meet our worldwide training objectives enabled us to cost
effectively meet our corporate requirements for on-demand training," said
Rick Sciortino, Head of Group e-Learning for HSBC. "They are clear leaders in
effectively applying virtualization to learning."

Toolwire has demonstrated a 10-year pedigree of learning innovation. The
company consistently increases employee productivity for their customers by
leveraging instructional design expertise and a proprietary platform to
co-create innovative, hands-on learning programs. The company is committed to
the IT training industry through the development of advanced products and
services, investing in excess of 30% of revenues back into research and
development - an industry leading commitment to innovation.

"Toolwire has proven to be a valued partner in helping us deliver on our
global training objectives. They understand the importance of on-demand 24x7
availability and treat our training environment as mission critical," said
Julieann Scalisi, Managing Director of Citrix Education. "Our
Toolwire-enabled hands-on training is a key differentiator that will continue
to contribute to an increase in our global virtualization market share.
Thanks to Toolwire we were able to meet our 2008 global partner enablement
goals. Our partners were able to access the training they needed 24x7 and
obtain hands-on practice with our XenServer product which helped ensure they
were prepared to support our mutual sales goals."

"Toolwire is extremely proud to have been recognized by the Institute for
our development of innovative training programs and major contributions to
the industry," said John Valencia, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Toolwire. "We want to thank our customers and employees for their support. It
is their commitment to Toolwire that makes this award possible."

About Toolwire

Toolwire, Inc. is a learning solutions provider specializing in products
and services for experiential learning. Toolwire's hands-on Live Labs and
interactive Scenarios provide on-demand, personalized practice with live
systems for blended training initiatives. "Learning by doing" provides the
quickest and most effective way to develop skills and ensure ongoing
competency with technology. Toolwire's products empower many of the
Information Technology industry's leading global learning organizations,
including Citrix Education, Microsoft Learning, Cisco Partner Education and
the University of Phoenix. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.
For more information, please visit www.toolwire.com.

About The Institute of IT Training

The Institute of IT Training is the world's first professional body for
IT training professionals. It was established in 1995 and since then has
grown on an annual basis where it is now firmly established as the leading
authority throughout the UK and Europe on IT training and development. The
Institute of IT Training exists to continuously raise standards of
professionalism within the training industry. Through an unrivalled range of
membership, certification, accreditation, events and bespoke consultancy
services, the Institute focuses on enhancing and recognising the skills and
professional status of individuals and organisations engaged in training
activities, and assessing the quality of training services. For more
information, please visit www.iitt.org.uk.

Media Contact:

    Cameron D. Crowe
    Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development
    Toolwire, Inc.
    +1-925-227-8500
    ccrowe@toolwire.com