"Suite" Training From ExecuTrain; Offices standardizing on desktop-suites create new training challenges.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 1995--ExecuTrain, the dominant world leader in computer training, today announced two new series of courses for integrated application suites, including Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. and Lotus Smartsuite A suite of applications for Windows from IBM Lotus that includes the 1-2-3 spreadsheet, Word Pro word processor, Freelance Graphics, Approach database and Organizer PIM. Also included is a common toolbar for launching the applications and selecting predefined macros that provide tighter . The company also has plans to offer a WordPerfect Perfect Office course in June of this year. Corporate desktops are moving from disparate applications to an integrated suite of on-the-job specific programs. This change in the desktop is causing a change in end-user training. "Because integrated application suites relieve the end user from having to navigate between word processor, database and spreadsheet applications, simple application-specific training won't be enough," said Pam Burns, vice president of product development for ExecuTrain Corporation. "Our new integrated package courseware provides the necessary tools for `suite-based' training. In these courses we address the user's job-specific needs and the ability to build reports or documents from a holistic viewpoint." ExecuTrain's suite-based courseware is following the path of the major software vendors, such as Microsoft, Lotus and WordPerfect. "In the future, users will no longer buy a spreadsheet or word processor program -- they'll purchase an `Office' or a `Suite,'" said Burns. ExecuTrain Corporation is the dominant world leader in computer training, with more than 125 locations, including offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kuwait, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1984, ExecuTrain provides a Total Training Solution, including instructor-led, private and public end-user training of today's popular spreadsheet, word processor, desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, , presentation and database application packages. The company also offers technical training classes for program languages, and network and communications management Communications management is the systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization, and between organizations; it also includes the organization and dissemination of new communication directives connected with an and administration. The company is privately held and headquartered in Atlanta. For more information, please contact ExecuTrain Corporation, 1000 Abernathy Road, Northpark 400, Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30328; 404/667-7700, Fax: 404/698-9180. CONTACT: ExecuTrain Corporation, Atlanta Randy Renbarger, 404/667-7700, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. : 375-6195 Internet: 75671.3315@compuserve.com KEYWORDS: GEORGIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED REPEATS: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of 212-575-8822 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-330-5311 or 80 |
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