HAWTHORNE, N.Y., March 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SmartPros Ltd. (AMEX:PED), a leader in the field of accredited professional education and corporate training, today announced that David Gebler, noted corporate ethics and compliance expert and President of Working Values, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has been invited to join a panel discussion on CNBC's "Power Lunch", scheduled to air tomorrow, Friday, March 11 at 12:35 PM Eastern Time.
The topic of discussion will focus on Boeing's recent and highly publicized dismissal of Harry C. Stonecipher, the Company's former CEO, for having an extramarital affair with a female executive.
About Working Values, Ltd.
Working Values(r) Ltd., a SmartPros(r) company, is one of the world's leading developers of integrated values-based corporate responsibility and ethics awareness and compliance learning programs. Since 1993, Working Values has helped organizations such as JP Morgan Chase, Pharmacia, Coors Brewing Company, Raytheon, and Lockheed Martin align workplace behavior with standards, values and ethical principles. For more information visit www.workingvalues.com.
About SmartPros 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, engineering, and ethics and compliance. SmartPros' customers include over half of the 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: http://corporate.smartpros.com