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Prosoft Announces Strategic CIW Partnership in China
Thursday April 15, 3:14 pm ET
CIW Web Designer Certification to be Introduced in Mainland China
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004--ProsoftTraining (NASDAQ: POSO - News) today announced it will offer a China-only version of its popular CIW Web designer certification, through a relationship with iTOM Learning. The new certification will be called "CIW China Web Designer" and will be released in May 2004.
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Roman Tuo, chairman of iTOM, stated, "We have been very successful in developing and offering Chinese versions of certification programs for companies such as Macromedia, Microsoft, Apple and Hewlett-Packard. When we saw that CIW was recently named Best Web Design Certification in a U.S. survey, we worked very hard to partner with Prosoft to bring its program to China. There is enormous demand in China for this type of certification, thus we have established a minimum target of 10,000 CIW China certificates to be issued in the next year."
"Prosoft had been looking for the right partner to help us expand our CIW product offerings in China, as we have been very pleased with the performance of our CIW Security Analyst certification there. When we saw the amazing success of Macromedia China we knew that iTOM was the right partner to work with to introduce a new CIW certification in China," stated Benjamin Fink, Prosoft's chief operating officer and former managing director of ProsoftTraining Asia.
Under the terms of the agreement, iTOM will create the CIW China exam, and Prosoft will fulfill certificates and manage the Authorized Training Partners through its representative office in Beijing. Cindy Zheng, Prosoft's China regional manager stated, "After setting up our Beijing representative office last year, we have been quite successful in establishing CIW as a premier brand in China and gaining traction for our CCNT convergence technology certification program through our strategic relationship with Beijing Telecom. Our creation of CIW China in partnership with iTOM is the next step toward meeting our goal of enhancing the success of the CIW program."
Tuo added, "Prosoft's physical presence in China was critical in our desire to bring CIW China Web Designer to market. Prosoft understands this market, and together we will capitalize on the CIW brand awareness to create China's No. 1 Web site design certification."
About ProsoftTraining
ProsoftTraining offers content and certifications to enable individuals to develop and validate critical Information and Communications Technology (ICT) work force skills. Prosoft is a leader in the work force development arena, working with state and local governments and school districts to provide ICT education solutions for high school and community college students. Prosoft has created and distributes a complete library of classroom and e-learning courses. Prosoft distributes its content through its ComputerPREP division to individuals, schools, colleges, commercial training centers and corporations worldwide. Prosoft owns the CIW job-role certification program for Internet technologies and the CCNT (Certified in Convergent Network Technologies) certification, and manages the CTP (Convergence Technologies Professional) vendor-neutral certification for telecommunications. To find out more, visit www.ProsoftTraining.com, www.ComputerPREP.com, www.CIWcertified.com and www.CTPcertified.com.
About iTOM
iTOM Learning is a professional company engaged with the development of education services and related investment in China. iTOM was formed to meet the requirements of IT professionals given the founders' knowledge and experience within the China educational industry. iTOM Learning cooperates with Chinese local educational organizations, creates local versions of authorized IT training courses, and provides a public electronic network service platform for IT professionals. While iTOM's roots are in software distribution, key educational focus areas are digital video design, network management, and automated office applications. Building upon its key relationships with IT manufacturers and local high schools and universities, iTOM has become a market leader in customizing international IT training courses for the local Chinese market. iTOM supports its clients through network technology support, localized marketing programs, introduction to educational partners, and other general business services. Please see www.itom.com.cn for details.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are statements of a forward-looking nature that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, Prosoft's ability to develop, introduce and gain acceptance of courses, proprietary certifications and other products; the acceptance of ICT certifications in general; and the other risks and uncertainties outlined in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. The company undertakes no obligation to update this forward-looking information.
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