Wednesday January 20, 10:42 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ComputerPREP Partners With ProsoftTraining.com to Offer Internet Certification
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 1999--ComputerPREP, one of the world's largest providers of technology training materials, Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with ProsoftTraining.com (NASDAQ:POSO - news), a leading Internet skills training provider, to publish and distribute training courseware for the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) certification program.
Under terms of the agreement, ComputerPREP will publish and distribute CIW titles under a strategic relationship with ProsoftTraining.com. ComputerPREP will also work with ProsoftTraining.com to aggressively expand its global network of Prosoft Certified Training Centers.
The CIW Internet skills certification program develops and substantiates the premiere set of Internet skills for corporations and individuals. These skills are essential for implementing e-business solutions and are acquired through comprehensive courses and exams built on rigorous and standardized criteria. All certification exams are administered through Sylvan Prometric testing centers worldwide.
ComputerPREP has become a leader in providing turnkey certification solutions to its clients. The company distributes training materials to more than 13,000 training organizations worldwide. Its customers include commercial enterprises ranging from small businesses to major corporations; educational facilities, including colleges, universities and learning centers; and government agencies. With the rapidly increasing demand for technology certification programs, ComputerPREP is pleased to add the CIW program to its host of successful offerings.
The partnership announced today will expand the market for CIW preparatory courses to include academic institutions. ComputerPREP President Pete Buswell explained: ''The CIW courses are a perfect complement to the ComputerPREP World Class Technology Learning Curriculum. With these products, an educational institution ensures that its students will be recognized as having technology skill sets with immediate value in the real world.''
ProsoftTraining.com Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Baird noted: ''We are excited that ComputerPREP has chosen ProsoftTraining.com as its partner. This agreement further strengthens the adoption of the CIW certification as the premier credential for Internet professionals.''
The World Association of Webmasters (WOW) and the Association of Internet Professionals (AIP) endorse the Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) program. These organizations, the fastest growing professional societies in the world, collectively encompass the largest group of Internet professionals globally.
ComputerPREP will initially offer 42 CIW courseware titles. In addition, ComputerPREP offers learning and assessment products and services for all major software and hardware applications, including Microsoft Office 95 and 97, MOUS, MCSE, MCSD and A+ certifications.
With headquarters in Phoenix and with offices worldwide, ComputerPREP has spent the past two decades designing and delivering technology training products and services to businesses and educational institutions. ComputerPREP is a Drake International company. Sylvan Prometric training centers are operated by Sylvan Learning Systems (NASDAQ:SLVN - news), of which Drake International is a major shareowner.
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Contact:
ComputerPREP
Lindsay Miller, 800/228-1027, ext. 4162
lmiller@computerprep.com
or
ProsoftTraining.com
Laura Singleton, 714/953-1200, ext. 375,
laurasi@prosofttraining.com
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