THE EDCOMM GROUP CELEBRATES ITS 18TH ANNIVERSARY (NEW YORK, NY) – February 14, 2005

For the past 18 years, The Edcomm Group has steadfastly focused on its founding mission — to create unique products and services that provide measurable benefits to its clients. Linda and Cliff first joined forces in 1982 when they led the establishment of Arthur Andersen's Training and Documentation consulting practice. That systems orientation, integrated with an emphasis on strict project management gained from the days in Big-8 consulting, remains strong at Edcomm. By combining systems expertise, business knowledge and an understanding of human and organizational communications, The Edcomm Group has developed high quality education and communication services for hundreds of organizations in a variety of industries.

Specializing in education and communication consulting to Banking and Financial Services companies, our 18 years of experience ensures customers that we understand the culture and complexities of the industry. The programs we develop, and the courses we deliver, all present important principles in the context of today's Banking Industry.

The Edcomm Group has had the privilege of assisting many distinguished clients with business solutions in the form of classroom instruction, print publication, video production, online documentation, interactive web systems and multimedia programs. In addition to the development of customized programs, we offer many industry specific off-the-shelf products that have proven themselves effective in organizations around the world.

Our training and communication programs include:

· Teller Training
· Platform Training
· Branch Documentation
· Call Center Skills
· Customer Service
· Sales
· Compliance Training
· Compliance Reference
· Leadership
· Communication
· Problem Solving
· Project Management
· EEO
· Ethics
· Operations Productivity
· Distance Learning & Classroom
· Corporate Governance
· Team Building
· Lending
· Loan Operations


Clients of the Edcomm Group include:

· ABN AMRO
· Accenture
· ADP
· AIG
· AmBase
· American Express
· American Security Bank
· Amica Mutual Insurance
· AmSouth Bank
· Arthur Andersen & Co
· AT&T
· Banca Commerciale Italiana
· Bank Calumet
· Bank of America
· Bank of the West
· BankBoston
· Barclays Bank
· Beneficial Bank
· Booz Allen Hamilton
· Burns Security
· Burpee Seeds
· Burson Marsteller
· California Bank & Trust
· Cape Cod Bank and Trust
· Capital City Bank
· Capital One
· Carteret Savings Bank
· Charter One Bank
· Chase Manhattan Bank
· Chemical Bank
· Chevy Chase Bank
· Citibank
· Citi Cards
· Citicorp
· Citigroup
· Citigroup Domestic Auto
· Citizens
· City National Bank
· Coldwell Banker
· Comerica Bank
· Commerce Bank
· Compass Bank
· CoreStates Bank
· Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
· Department of the Navy
· EF Hutton
· eFunds
· Equitable Bank
· Equitable Financial
· Ernst & Young
· Fannie Mae
· Federal Reserve Bank of New York
· Financial Management Associates
· First Commerce Corporation
· First Fidelity Bank
· First National Bank and Trust
Company of the Treasure Coast
· First National Bank of Boston
· First National Bank of Commerce
· First New York Bank for
Business
· First Women's Bank
· Fiserv
· Fleet Bank
· Fleet Boston
· Fleet Financial
· Gateway 2000
· GE Capital
· GTE
· Guy Carpenter
· Harleysville Insurance
· Healthcare Underwriters Mutual
· Hill & Knowlton
· Home Group
· Huntington Bank
· Hyatt Hotels
· IBM
· ILX
· Integra Bank
· J.P. Morgan
· John Hancock
· Johnson & Johnson
· JP Morgan Chase
· Ketchum
· Key Trust Company
· Kodak
· KPMG Peat Marwick
· M&M Mars Electronics
· Manufacturers Hanover Trust
· Manulife Financial
· Marine Midland Bank
· Marsh & McLennan
· Maryland National Bank
· MBNA
· Meridian Bank
· Metropolitan Life Insurance
· MNC Information Systems
· National Westminster Bank
· NationsBank
· NationsBank Card Services
· NCR
· netDecide
· NY State Comptroller's Office
· NJ Department of Labor
· NJ Division of Taxation
· North American Security Life
· Northern Trust
· NYNEX
· Old National Bank
· PA Department of Motor Vehicles
· Pepsi-Cola
· Pfizer
· PFM Asset Management
· PNC
· Prodigy Services
· Prounis Consulting Group
· RBC Capital Markets
· RBC Centura
· RBC Dain Rauscher
· Republic National Bank
· Residential First
· Riggs Bank
· Roslyn Savings Bank
· Sallie Mae
· Seacoast Banking Corporation
· Shawmut Bank
· Shearson Lehman
· Smith Barney
· SouthTrust Bank
· Sovereign Bank
· State Insurance Fund
· Sun National Bank
· Superior Design International
· Swiss Bank
· TCF Bank
· The Equitable
· The St. Paul Insurance
Companies
· Touche Ross
· Trustmark National Bank
· UBOC International
· Union Bank of California
· Webster Bank
· Wells Fargo Bank
· Westcorp
· Whitney National Bank
· Willow Grove Bank
· World Savings
· Zions Bank


The Edcomm Group is an 18-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share — providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com), (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:
Linda EaglePresident, The Edcomm Group1-888-4EDCOMMlinda.eagle@edcomm.com Lauren TostiPublic Relations, The Edcomm Group1-888-4EDCOMMlauren.tosti@edcomm.com