Apollo Group Inc. Subsidiary, the University of Phoenix, to Offer ProsoftTraining.com's Certified Internet Webmaster Program.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 Apollo Group Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL APOL Asia Pacific Online APOL Alternate Person on Line ) Wednesday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, the University of Phoenix, will begin offering Certified Internet Webmaster See CIW. (CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) A program of certification from Prosoft Learning Corporation for professionals specializing in Internet technologies. CIW instructor-led training is offered by authorized training organizations and academic institutions. ) certification courses from ProsoftTraining.com (Nasdaq: POSO). The courses will be available at select campuses beginning in January 2001. "Today's announcement means that a large share of our students will now have access to CIW, the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, in Internet certification," commented Dr. John G. Sperling, chairman and chief executive officer of Apollo Group. "The principles upon which CIW is based, namely certification defined by industry-accepted job roles and vendor-neutrality, are well-matched with the principles of the University of Phoenix." The University of Phoenix will carry the CIW curriculum as a subset of its larger IT degree programs, enabling its students to graduate with at least two industry-accepted credentials. "We are obviously excited to have the University of Phoenix adopt our CIW program," remarked Jerry Baird, 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. of ProsoftTraining.com. "The Apollo Group subsidiaries comprise the largest private institution of higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States refers to colleges and universities within the United States. Overview The American university system, like the American educational system in general, is highly decentralized because the U.S. . They have been accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation. since 1978 and are innovative in meeting their students' needs. Their successful expansion into online learning and new campuses proves they have a winning formula." Through the agreement, University of Phoenix students will have the ability to work toward certifications in website administration, programming or design, while achieving their bachelor's degree. "The CIW program addresses real problems that our working students face every day," said Sperling. "The better prepared they are, the better they become to their employers." Apollo Group Inc. has been providing higher education programs to working adults for over 25 years. Apollo Group Inc. operates through its subsidiaries the University of Phoenix Inc., the Institute for Professional Development, the College for Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against Institutes Corp., Western International University Inc. and Apollo Learning Group Inc. The consolidated enrollment in its educational programs makes it the largest private institution of higher education in the United States. It offers educational programs and services at 54 campuses and 96 learning centers in 35 states, Puerto Rico and Vancouver, British Columbia. Combined degree enrollment was 100,900 students as of Aug. 31, 2000. For more information about Apollo Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, call 800/990-APOL or visit Apollo on the World Wide Web at http://www.apollogrp.edu. About CIW CIW is the industry-leading certification program for Internet professionals. CIW defines the critical job roles and associated skills required to deploy today's e-business solutions. The industry-validated job role designations provide a "road map" that helps individuals and companies prepare Internet professionals to develop and deploy e-business technologies. The vendor-neutral program gives participants exposure to the leading technologies in numerous subject areas. After mastering the basic concepts in the CIW Foundations series, students are prepared to pursue CIW Professional certification in job role areas such as Site Designer, e-Commerce, Application Developer, Enterprise Developer, Server Administrator, Internetworking Professional or Security Professional. Students can focus on specific job roles, or pursue the new master-level certification tracks--Master CIW Administrator, Master CIW Enterprise Developer and Master CIW Designer. Over 10,000 professionals have certified their credentials through the CIW program. About ProsoftTraining.com ProsoftTraining.com is a supplier of computer training content solutions for end-user and technical training. The company's ComputerPrep brand includes content for areas such as Internet, Linux, CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle and telecom professionals. Prosoft offers Internet certification through its industry-leading CIW certification program, creating and certifying the skills that today's e-business workforce needs to support the growth of B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. applications. The industry-validated job role designations defined in the CIW program provide a "road map" that helps individuals and companies prepare Internet professionals to develop and deploy e-business technologies. The vendor-neutral program gives participants exposure to the leading technologies in numerous subject areas. ProsoftTraining.com's Internet certification programs have the endorsement of the Association of Internet Professionals and the International Webmasters Association International Webmasters Association (IWA), a non-profit professional association for web professionals, provides training courses and certification. IWA reportedly has 100 official chapters representing over 22,000 individual members in 106 countries. . Certification testing is available through the Prometric and VUE See HP-VUE. VUE - Visual User Environment: a desktop manager for Unix from Hewlett-Packard. testing networks. Learn more about CIW at www.CIWcertified.com and about Prosoft and its other programs at www.ProsoftTraining.com and www.computerPREP.com. This press release includes statements which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. This information may involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. |
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