NORTHERN TRUST SELECTS EDCOMM'S ACHIEVING TELLER EXCELLENCE AS ITS TELLER TRAINING PROGRAM

Northern Trust has selected The Edcomm Group's Achieving Teller Excellence program to provide bankwide teller training.

Achieving Teller Excellence is a comprehensive training program that teaches the knowledge, skills and attitude that make tellers successful. Using instructor-led, computer-based and role-play techniques, it introduces new tellers to the banking industry and provides them with both the skills and professionalism to perform their job functions.

Northern Trust Corporation is a multibank holding company with banking assets of nearly $40 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, it has offices in 12 states and five countries and employs nearly 9,500 people worldwide. Northern Trust is a leading provider of personal fiduciary, asset management, personal and private banking, and master trust/custody, global custody and treasury management services.

The Edcomm Group is a 16-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share - providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Eagle
President, The Edcomm Group
1-888-4EDCOMM
linda.eagle@edcomm.com