BRIGHTON, England, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Futuremedia plc (NasdaqCM: FMDAY/FMDAD), a leading learning and communications company, today announced that it has completed two custom e-learning courses for Unilever employees as part of an ongoing corporate e-learning project. "These courses demonstrate Futuremedia's strong skillset in applying technology to learning. We continue to develop innovative programs that not only engage users through visually compelling modules but also facilitate users' understanding of the content," said Andrea Miles, Managing Director of Futuremedia's Learning Division. "We are proud to be working with a leading global company such as Unilever and look forward to strengthening our relationship with them." "At Unilever we found these customized e-learning courses are effective methods of training both new and existing employees in a cost-effective manner," said Rachel Dowling, Project Coordinator at Unilever. "We were impressed by Futuremedia's understanding of our needs and the high quality of their offerings which resulted in a product that was well-received by our employees. We look forward to working with Futuremedia in the future on the development of additional e-learning courses for our global workforce." The two courses Futuremedia created for Unilever are the Marketing Academy and the Finance Academy. The Marketing Academy is designed to build knowledge in essential brand marketing areas among graduate trainees starting a marketing career at Unilever, and the Finance Academy assists finance managers in the adoption of a systematic approach to forecasting activities. About Futuremedia: Futuremedia plc is a global media company providing online education, e-marketing and communications services to public and private sector organizations. Established in 1982 and listed on the Nasdaq in 1993, we help our clients to communicate their values, product and brand information to employees, customers and industry, and we believe that education, or learning, is a key component in the communications mix. Futuremedia divisions include Futuremedia Learning, Open Training and Button Communications. For more information, visit http://www.futuremedia.co.uk/. About Unilever: Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, aims to add vitality to life by meeting everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care. Each day, around the world, consumers make 150 million decisions to purchase Unilever products. The company has a portfolio of brands that make people feel good, look good and get more out of life. 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The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statement to reflect any change in expectations or in information on which any such statement is based. All product names and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of Futuremedia or their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Futuremedia plc CONTACT: US: Mike Smargiassi or Corey Kinger, both of Brainerd Communicators, Inc., +1-212-986-6667, ; or UK: Gerry Buckland, +44-7919-564126, , all for Futuremedia plc Web site: http://www.futuremedia.co.uk/

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