Anderson Soft-Teach Acquired by Investor Group.LOS GATOS Los Gatos (lôs gä`tōs, lŏs, găt`əs), city (1990 pop. 27,357), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1887. It is an affluent residential community and health resort. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1997--Anderson Soft-Teach, formerly a subsidiary of ITC ITC (Brit) n abbr (= Independent Television Commission) → Fernseh-Aufsichtsgremium ITC n abbr (BRIT) (= Independent Television Commission) → Learning Corp., has been acquired by a Chicago-based investor group headed by Elizabeth Tomaszewicz, a twenty year training industry veteran. "We are pleased to join the excellent team of training professionals at Anderson," Tomaszewicz stated. "This investment allows Anderson to put together an aggressive product development plan which includes new offerings focused on Internet/intranet delivery within the end user market. Anderson's award-winning SmartTrainer(R) courseware will be the platform on which we build an expansive offering to address our clients' training needs." "Additionally, our plans include an immediate expansion of our sales and support staff with a focus on the development of national accounts," Tomaszewicz continued. "Our goal will be to provide a diversity of training solutions to companies and government agencies while continuing to provide the top rated customer service for which Anderson is known." Anderson Soft-Teach will remain in Los Gatos, with executive headquarters in Chicago. About the New Management Team Elizabeth Tomaszewicz, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , brings to Anderson Soft-Teach over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. of executive management experience with leading training companies. She served as vice president of ITC and president of its ComSkill Learning Center franchise subsidiary, senior vice president and co-founder of TRO TRO - tail recursion optimisation Learning, and executive vice president with Applied Learning International (now NETG NETG National Education Training Group ). Judy Decker, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing, has extensive prior experience in managing sales and marketing operations for ComSkill Learning Inc. and Applied Learning International. Jeff Sienkiewicz, vice president of Product Development, was most recently vice president of a strategic management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm and previously vice president of Product Development at NETG. About Anderson Soft-Teach (http://www.teach.com) Since 1983, Anderson Soft-Teach has designed and produced multimedia CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and videotape-based training courseware for personal computers. Anderson Soft-Teach was rated number one among all computer-based training vendors in the 1997 CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. Report published by SB Communications. The company's SmartTrainer products have received numerous awards, most recently receiving the highest possible "four-star" rating in Training Media Review and a Silver Medal in the 1997 Multimedia and Internet Training Awards program coordinated by industry analyst Brandon Hall. Anderson Soft-Teach is a registered Microsoft Solution Provider. The company's products are sold worldwide, with offices in the Silicon Valley and London, executive headquarters in Chicago, and an international network of distributors. Product lines include the award-winning SmartTrainer multimedia CD-ROM, as well as Self-Study and SmartClassroom videotape-based courseware. -0- Note to Editors: All companies and products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Anderson Soft-Teach Steve Nasstrom, 408/399-4217 snasstrom@teach.com |
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