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Sinji JV Group - eleROM Launch learnwithelsi: an innovative web e-learning platform

Pyongyang/London/Rome, October 12th 2009

Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd (www.pcvltd.com) is proud to announce that Sinji JVC (one of its joint ventures based in the DPRK) and eleROM (a company based in Italy), have developed and launched an innovative new web-based e-learning platform, learnwithelsi.

Learnwithelsi derives its name from the "El" of eleROM and "Si" of Sinji.

The platform is available online at www.learnwithelsi.com

The system is jointly managed by Sinji and eleROM.

Unlike other e learning platforms, learnwithelsi is offered directly to training institutes for them to create their own courses; thereby enabling them to concentrate on the content of their courses, without having to worry about the technology.

Subscribers can use the system to manage and study educational courses.

Learnwithelsi combines the standard features of traditional e-learning platforms, together with many additional features eg:

• Lectures can be presented real time, even when the lecturers and students are geographically disbursed
• The lecturer can interact with students via video link, whiteboard and instant messaging
• Every user has tools that enable him/her to create learning contents, manage training activities and interact with other users
• Additionally there are a host of other features; documents can be managed, online exercises created, learning paths created, group work coordinated, assignments produced, forums developed, agendas set, announcements can be made and statistics can be monitored.

Further system and functional enhancements will be made, eg as from November the video lecture can be recorded and stored for future access.

Sinji's and eleROM's experience in software and e-learning guarantee the quality and reliability of this product. Additionally, learnwithelsi comes with 24 hour support.

Learnwithelsi provides training institutes with an ideal opportunity to focus on the content of their courses, without having to worry about the technology.
 
For additional information, contact Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd or eleROM.

About Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd

Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd offers investors business and investment opportunities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), enabling them to take advantage of the economic reforms that are taking place there.

Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd maintains an office in Pyongyang, almost the only European company to do so, and operates with the following specific aims:

● Identify commercially viable investment projects in the DPRK, on a case by case basis

● Identify reliable local partners for all forms of business in the DPRK, either trade or investment

● Seek overseas investment sources for such projects

● Minimise the risk in such projects, by taking responsibility for supervision of the local set-up procedures and management of the projects

About Sinji



Sinji JVC is a 50/50 joint venture between Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd and the Korea Taegyong Economic Group (TEG).

Sinji (pronounced "shinjee") was a lieutenant of Tangun, the first king of Korea in around 3,000 BC, and his mission was to relay communications between the king and his people. In the absence of a written script, he invented one. Sinji dates from ancient history, all Koreans will recognise the name. Sinji symbolises the human intellectual, and he can be considered to be the original Korean IT developer.

Sinji's main areas of operations are:

- Retail (consumer electronics, household necessities etc)
- Software
- Artificial flower manufacturing for export
- SKD assembly/retail: Renewable energy products (eg small capacity wind turbine generators)

About eleROM



eleROM is an Italian company founded by professionals who have many years of experience in all the ICT fields, digital and traditional design, architecture and education.

ROM is the name of the traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India but live in modern times worldwide, principally in Europe. The company name is connected to their nomadic itinerant tradition and eleROM's workers qualify as the nomads of ICT.

eleROM has a consultant approach, is oriented to multisector companies and is constantly looking for strategic partnerships and contacts worldwide.

eleROM's main areas of operations are:

• Retail and rent of software and hardware
• CAD and Domotics applications in buildings and architecture
• Software development, system integration
• ICT training
• Networking
• Multimedia video presentations on CD and DVD
• VoIP, videoconferencing, fax serving, unified messaging
• Internet solutions: website, web-appliance

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Phoenix Commercial Ventures Ltd office address in Pyongyang is:

Phoenix Commercial Ventures Limited
No. 901
International House of Culture
Ryonhwa-dong
Central District
Pyongyang
Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Phone

Switchboard  +850 2 381 2228/9 ext 401
Direct line     +850 2 381 4866
Mobile          +850 193 801 8400*
*Note, the mobile number may not be obtainable from certain countries (eg UK and Hong Kong).

London Contact

Direct line     +44 782 822 5650

Corporate Website www.pcvltd.com

eleROM eleROM office is based in Italy. The office address is:

eleROM sas
c.so Benedetto Croce 27/M
10135
Torino
Italy

Phone Direct line +39 0117940557 Mobile +39 3403645760

eleROM website www.elerom.it

email info@elerom.it

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