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pan Provides United States Steel Gary Works An e-Testing Solution

May, 2002. Indianapolis, IN – Today Performance Assessment Network, Inc. (pan) - announced it has put into production an e-testing solution for pre-employment screening and incumbent technical skills assessments for the Gary Works division of United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel), the largest integrated steel plant in North America.

pan has web-enabled the steel manufacturer's technical skills tests and is delivering them online to both potential and current employees via proctored on-site testing kiosks at the U.S. Steel Gary Works plant. The skills tests were initially developed specifically for U.S. Steel by one of pan's content partners - The Ramsay Corporation – and delivered in a paper and pencil format. The new platform is completely web-based using the pan engine but with the look and feel of the U.S. Steel brand.

Michael C. Beeler, Manager-HR & Training described the solution this way, "Delivery of assessments online has allowed us to increase the number of applicants we are able to test in a given day and freed up precious administrative support staff time. Each assessment previously took 20 minutes to tabulate results and notify the applicant. We now receive results instantly. The pan e-testing solution developed for U. S. Steel is proving to be a solid investment for our company."

&quo;U.S. Steel was already using the tests developed by The Ramsay Corporation – one of our long-term content partners – so putting those proven assessments online was the next natural step," commented pan CEO David Pfenninger. "The chance to serve a well-known customer like U.S. Steel while extending our relationship further with The Ramsay team has equated to a winning hand for all parties," continued Pfenninger. "More broadly, this is a great example of high-technology augmenting the traditional personnel needs of a major manufacturing corporation. We think it serves as a clear paradigm for other situations where the automation of hiring, training, and other human capital measurements creates the processing efficiencies expected by world-class manufacturers."

Performance Assessment Network Inc. (pan) is a full service e-testing provider of assessments for industry, education, and health care. Utilizing Internet technology and a strong understanding of the assessment industry, pan offers the professional test administrator a unique on-line environment for their testing needs. Founded in 1997, pan is based in Indianapolis with technology offices in both Indianapolis and Houston. pan’s management team consists of licensed psychologists, as well as technology and business executives. pan recently accepted a Product-of-the-Year award from Plant Engineering magazine on behalf of The Ramsay Corporation for its new Multi-Craft technical test.

United States Steel Corporation, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., manufactures and sells a wide variety of steel sheet, plate, tubular and tin products, coke, and taconite pellets. U. S. Steel's primary steel operations are: Gary Works in Gary, Ind.; Fairfield Works near Birmingham, Ala.; Mon Valley Works, which includes the Edgar Thomson and Irvin plants, near Pittsburgh; East Chicago Tin in East Chicago, Ind.; and U. S. Steel Kosice in the Slovak Republic.

Ramsay Corporation is a developer of high-quality pre-employment selection and other skills tests in the manufacturing and related sectors. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and led by Dr. Tom Ramsay, the Ramsay Corp. is synonymous with outstanding quality personnel measurement.

About pan

Performance Assessment Network, Inc. ("pan") is the leading provider of Internet-based testing and assessment solutions with over 5,000 registered corporate, government, and education customers internationally. pan manages professional online assessment programs and titles for dozens of test publishers, corporate clients, and government organizations, administering hundreds of thousands of tests annually. pan also manages a national network of high-stakes testing centers in addition to its internet testing platform, IT professional services, and product distribution businesses. pan is the distributor of online tests for over 40 top commercial test publishers, and also provides consulting for customers requiring in-house test development. Closely held pan is based in Carmel, IN, USA.
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