RESTON, VA (August 1, 2008) Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM: LTRE) has introduced a new title to its .NET Development curriculum. The 4-day course, Programming Visual Basic Extended Features: Hands-On, offers attendees the opportunity to gain experience applying Visual Basic (VB) extended features and LINQ through in-depth exercises led by an expert instructor.

Participants will also be taught how to:

• Develop data-centric VB applications with extended language features
• Exploit Language INtegrated Query (LINQ) to integrate diverse data sources
• Map objects to relational data sources
• Manipulate, filter and group data using LINQ queries
• Leverage VB to write stored procedures

Jennifer Urick, Vice President of Product Development for Learning Tree International, said, "In this course, attendees will receive instruction as to how the extended features of Visual Basic can be used to overcome difficulties encountered when working with disparate data sources within their organizations."

Programming Visual Basic Extended Features: Hands-On is valuable for experienced programmers and software engineers who want to improve their software development capabilities by using the new and extended Visual Basic language features.

Programming Visual Basic Extended Features: Hands-On augments existing Learning Tree courses, including Visual Basic 2008 Programming: Hands-On, Programming Windows and Smart Client Applications: Hands-On, Developing ASP.NET Web Applications: Hands-On, Programming with .NET: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction, Programming C# Extended Features: Hands-On, Programming Scalable Web Applications with .NET and ASP.NET AJAX, Building Web Services with .NET 2.0: Hands-On, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF): Developing SOA Applications, Windows Workflow Foundation (WF): Hands-On and .NET Best Practices and Design Patterns.

Learning Tree intends to begin presenting Programming Visual Basic Extended Features: Hands-On in the U.S. in September 2008, in London, England in October 2008 and in Canada in December 2008.

The initial schedule includes:

• New York, NY — September 9-12, 2008
• Washington, DC (Rockville, MD) — September 23-26, 2008
• Washington, DC (Reston, VA) — October 14-17, 2008
• London, England — October 28-31, 2008
• Chicago, IL (Schaumburg, IL) — November 18-21, 2008
• Toronto, ON — December 2-5, 2008

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 global provider of truly effective training to management, business and information technology professionals. Since 1974, over 13,000 public and private organizations have trusted Learning Tree to enhance the professional skills of more than 1.8 million employees. The Company develops, markets and delivers a broad, proprietary library of instructor-led courses focused on project management; leadership and key business skills; web development; operating systems; programming languages; databases; computer networks; IT/IS security; and object-oriented technology. 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 and several leading Universities. In addition, Learning Tree is accredited by the International Institute of Business Analysis, 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). Courses are presented at Learning Tree Education Centers throughout the world and delivered globally, on-site at client facilities. 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.