ATLANTA - Philippe Szwarc to Articulate the Business Benefits of Rich Media Conferencing for Today's Enterprise at Upcoming Education, Learning and Training Management Conference.

Arel Communications and Software (NASDAQ: ARLC), with technology in universal voice, video and data web communication for interactive conferencing, collaboration and training applications, today announced that its CEO, Philippe Szwarc, has been selected to speak at the upcoming 2005 Society for Applied Learning Technologies (SALT) New Learning Technologies Conference. The New Learning Technologies Conference will be held February 16-18, 2005 at the Sheraton World Resort Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

The New Learning Technologies Conference is an annual conference held by the Society for Applied Learning Technologies that focuses on education, learning and training management issues through the application of the latest technologies for education and training systems, job performance improvement systems, and knowledge management systems. The Conference provides a comprehensive overview of the latest in research, design, and development in order to furnish attendees with information on systems that are applicable to their organizations.

Philippe will present to New Learning Technologies participants on the topic of rich-media conferencing in the training track, "Choosing the Best Way to Deliver the Business Benefits of Rich Media Conferencing," on February 16, 2005 at 2:15pm. In this session, Philippe will walk participants through the different conferencing solutions and delivery methods that exist and explain how each approach measures up.

Szwarc said, "The SALT Conference is an extremely important event for the online education, learning and training industries and I am very honored to have been selected to present on the topic of rich-media conferencing. I look forward to helping session participants wade through the confusion in the marketplace and choose a solution that fits their short and long-term business needs while helping to drive productivity and revenue gains."

For more information on this event, please visit: www.salt.org.

Arel Communications and Software, provides technology in interactive web communications, develops, markets and sells a universal conferencing software solution for enterprise-wide deployment of integrated voice, video and data web conferencing/collaboration and training applications. Designed around Arel's Integrated Conferencing Platform(TM)(ICP) core software, the Arel Spotlight(TM) application suite facilitates collaboration for key business processes such as corporate and marketing communications, distance learning, product development, customer relationship management, and supply chain management by allowing dispersed enterprise users to collaborate in real time with synchronized voice, video and data. Arel's scaleable, secure, and network-friendly universal conferencing solution is becoming the choice solution for large enterprises moving from 'off-network' pay per usage services to 'on-network' solutions for greater control, cost-savings and integration with internal systems. www.arelcom.com