| News PRESS RELEASES SmartPros' Subsidiary, Working Values, Ltd., Expands Network of Affiliated Ethics Services Providers with Orsborn Partners Strategic Alliance to Provide Access to Leading Reputation Management Experts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- HAWTHORNE, NY -- April 11, 2005 -- Working Values, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of SmartPros Ltd. (AMEX:PED), a leading developer of accredited continuing professional education, today announced that Orsborn Partners, Inc. has agreed to join Working Values' proprietary national network of affiliated ethics services providers, comprised of globally recognized experts in the field of corporate ethics, compliance and reputation management. Orsborn Partners is a senior level management consultancy providing reputation management services to clients in the public relations, advertising and marketing industries, as well as to in-house managers of internal and external communications programs. Led by Dr. Carol Orsborn, a 25-year veteran of the public relations field and noted ethics expert, Orsborn Partners serves a number of top 10 global public relations firms and Fortune 1,000 companies. About Working Values, Ltd. Founded 1981, SmartPros Ltd. is an industry leader in the field of accredited professional education. Its products and services are primarily focused in the accredited professional areas of corporate accounting, financial management, public accounting, governmental and not-for-profit accounting, ethics and compliance, and engineering. SmartPros' customers include over half of Fortune 500 companies, as well as the major firms and associations in each of its professional markets. SmartPros provides education and content publishing and development services in a variety of media including Web, CD-ROM and video. Our subscription libraries feature hundreds of course titles and 1,000+ hours of accredited education. SmartPros' proprietary Professional Education Center (PEC) Learning Management System (LMS) offers enterprise distribution and administration of education content and information. In addition, SmartPros produces a popular news and information portal for accounting and finance professionals that services 300,000+ visitors and 100,000+ subscribers per month. Visit: www.smartpros.com. Safe Harbor Statement For more information, please contact: |