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JOHN HANZALIK AND ALAN HOOPER JOIN
INTELLITOOLS AS REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Sales staff expanded with company’s launch of
IntelliTools® Classroom Suite in K-6 education

For Immediate Release
Petaluma, California, June 3, 2004 - IntelliTools®, Inc. (www.intellitools.com), for over 20 years the pioneer in learning solutions for preK-8 classrooms, is pleased to announce two new field sales positions, effective June 1: John Hanzalik and Alan Hooper have joined IntelliTools as Regional Directors, Midwest and Western Regions, respectively. In a related move, Geno Arendt, former regional sales manager, is now Senior Regional Consultant for the Western region, reporting to Alan Hooper.

“We are delighted to have both of these gentlemen join IntelliTools during our current growth phase with our newest product, IntelliTools Classroom Suite, notes Dayton Johnson, Vice President of Sales, to whom both men will report. “They bring the critical background of classroom experience coupled with technology sales and integration that best serves our customers’ needs in adopting a district-wide classroom solution for delivering K-6 curriculum.”

John Hanzalik, Regional Director – Midwest Region
John brings over 20 years of educational publishing experience, successfully selling into both K-12 print and technology markets. He began his career as a certified elementary school teacher and then spent eight years serving a number of midwestern parishes as an Ordained Clergyman. His background in educational sales includes experience with McGraw-Hill, Scott Foresman, and Scholastic, selling technology learning solutions to school districts and classroom teachers throughout the Midwest, and most recently, serving as Midwest Sales Director for Pearson Digital Learning. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Elementary Teaching K-8 from the University of Wisconsin, and a Master's of Divinity degree from Wartburg Theological Seminary.

John will be responsible for all sales in 12 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. He will be based out of Chicago, Ill., and can be reached at jhanzalik@intellitools.com, (847) 265-4002.

Alan Hooper, Regional Director – Western Region
Alan began his career as a teacher of Spanish, English, and Latin American Studies. He has been a sales representative in educational publishing and technology sales for over 15 years, selling textbooks, curriculum materials, and technology for the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. and Wasatch Education Co. in the western U.S.

Most recently Alan has worked in sales management and consulting with Voyager Expanded Learning, Intellectual Development Systems, Educational Management Group, and Academic Systems. He has worked closely with state Departments of Education and school districts to generate funding for Closing the Achievement Gap product sales in reading and math, focusing on after school and summer school interventions. Additionally he has worked with distance learning curriculum in K-12, multimedia solutions for remedial English, math and algebra. Alan has extensive experience in selling assessmentand prescriptive offerings in cognitive, sensory-motor, and visual/perception areas. He holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Masters of Education degree from Washington State University.

Alan will be responsible for all Western states, based out of Sandy, Utah. He can be reached at ahooper@intellitools.com, (801) 944-9043.

About IntelliTools, Inc.
IntelliTools®, Inc., a pioneer in learning solutions for preK-8 classrooms, has been producing award-winning software and adaptive hardware products for over 20 years. Its IntelliTools® Classroom Suite is a software platform for delivering K-6 curriculum aligned to content standards. It provides districts and schools with a multisensory environment for differentiated instruction by enabling educators to tailor specific instructional activities to the individual learning needs of students. ReadyMade® Curriculum Activities offer ready-to-use, grade-specific activities in language arts, math, social studies, and science. IntelliTools® Reading: Balanced Literacy, winner of the Technology & Learning Awards in two categories, is a nine-unit supplementary program providing a full year of literacy instruction at a first-grade skill level. All IntelliTools software products are fully accessible for standard keyboard and mouse users as well as its IntelliKeys® adaptive keyboard and switch users.

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For more information contact:

Paula Irons, Director, Marketing
IntelliTools, Inc., 1720 Corporate Circle, Petaluma, CA 94954
(800) 899-6687; pirons@intellitools.com