RESTON, VA (August 3, 2006) Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM: LTRE), in partnership with information storage technology provider EMC Corporation (NYSE NM: EMC), has announced the introduction of a new course, entitled Storage Technology Foundations, to its extensive IT curriculum. Over five days, an expert instructor will lead participants in workshops designed to provide the opportunity to apply the concepts towards solving particular problems.

Attendees will also be instructed in how to:

• Evaluate storage architectures, including storage subsystems, SAN, NAS, CAS and DAS
• Define backup, recovery, disaster recovery, business continuity and replication
• Examine emerging technologies including IP-SAN, storage virtualization and security
• Decipher logical and physical components of managing and monitoring the data center
• Identify components of managing and monitoring the data center

"This course offers attendees a comprehensive overview of both the concepts and components of modern storage infrastructure," said Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International.

Tom Clancy, Chief Learning Officer for EMC Corporation, said, "We are very pleased to offer this course through the Learning Tree curriculum so that IT and storage professionals can acquaint themselves with the fundamentals of storage technology."

Storage Technology Foundations is valuable for technical professionals, administrators, managers and others involved in building and maintaining a storage network. Those preparing for the EMC Proven Professional Storage Technologist Certification, for the Associate (EMCPA), Specialist (EMCST), and Expert (EMCSTe) levels will also benefit from this course.

Storage Technology Foundations augments existing Learning Tree courses, including Disaster Recovery Planning for the Enterprise, Developing High-Performance SQL Server Databases: Hands-On, Implementing Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks: Hands-On, Introduction to System and Network Security and Building Secure Virtual Private Networks: Hands-On.

Learning Tree intends to begin presenting Storage Technology Foundations at its Education Centers in the US in September 2006.

The initial course schedule includes:

• Los Angeles, CA — September 18-22, 2006
• Boston, MA (Burlington) — October 2-6, 2006
• Atlanta, GA — October 16-20, 2006
• Chicago, IL (Schaumburg) — October 23-27, 2006

This schedule is subject to change. For further information and the latest course dates and locations, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733) or visit www.learningtree.com

About Learning Tree International

Learning Tree International is a leading worldwide provider of vendor-independent education and training to IT professionals and managers in business and government organizations. The Company develops, markets and delivers a broad, proprietary library of instructor-led courses focused on Web development, operating systems, programming languages, databases, computer networks, computer and network security, object-oriented technology, applied management, project management and key business skills. The Company also tests and certifies IT and business professionals, and Learning Tree Courses are recommended for college credit by the American Council on Education. In addition, Learning Tree is on the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy National Registry of CPE sponsors and is a Registered Education Provider of the Project Management Institute (PMI). For more information about Learning Tree products and services, call 1-800-THE-TREE (1-800-843-8733), or visit our Web site at www.learningtree.com.