Artisoft launches new Education Partner Program; Certifies third-party training facilities nationwide.TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 1994--Artisoft Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ASFT ASFT Airport Surface Friction Tester ) Monday announced its Artisoft Education(SM) Partner Program, designed to train Artisoft customers and resellers on the company's award-winning networking products. The program certifies nationwide independent training firms to conduct Artisoft Approved(SM) classes and the company is presently working to partner with professional training organizations to offer its technical courses through the program. "By working with leading training firms, we will have the opportunity to effectively provide affordable product education and award-winning support to our growing base of customers and resellers," commented Artisoft Vice President of Sales and Support Joel A. Davis. "The Artisoft Education Partner Program will help us to expand our training capacity while ensuring that our customers learn how to optimize optimize - optimisation their Artisoft(R) software for a high return on their technology tool investment." Artisoft's first Education Partner, Compumax Inc. in Denver, is managed by Artisoft Certified See certification. Instructor D. Roger Maves and serves both Artisoft customers and resellers. Maves, who is president of Compumax and also an Artisoft Advantage(SM) Partner, has been teaching the Artisoft courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. for more than a year. "Such a cooperative training program has been long overdue OVERDUE. A bill, note, bond or other contract, for the payment of money at a particular day, when not paid upon the day, is overdue. 2. The indorsement of a note or bill overdue, is equivalent to drawing a new bill payable at sight. 2 Conn. 419; 18 Pick. ," said Maves. "End users will now have convenient training options. Having the Artisoft stamp of approval has been an advantage because potential customers can now recognize us as an official training center. "Even though Artisoft products are very easy to use, the classes help customers and resellers to expand their technical knowledge in order to better optimize and grow their network. Participants have been very surprised by how much they learn and leave the training with many practical ideas that can be applied to their networks." Education Partner Program Support Artisoft's Educational Services division has developed the courseware and class content that will be offered through the Education Partner Program. Artisoft Approved courses include "Install, Configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. and Troubleshoot To find out why something does not work and to fix the problem. Troubleshooting a computer often requires determining whether the problem is due to malfunctioning hardware or buggy or out-of-date software. See debug. LANtastic(R) v6.0 Networks" and "Optimize Your LANtastic Network." Classes are available to all Artisoft customers and resellers. Artisoft will support its Education Partners through ongoing technical and marketing training sessions, annual meetings and cooperative marketing support. Marketing cooperative funds based on the amount of courseware purchased by each partner will be applied toward advertising and marketing activities. Partners will have the opportunity to use the Artisoft Education Services(TM) logo to promote Artisoft Approved training courses. Education Partners will also benefit from education referrals. Artisoft will refer students to partners based on dates of courses and locations. In addition, Artisoft will offer significant discounts on courseware and will provide, at no cost, the course-required software. Artisoft products will be offered at a discount for display and demonstration purposes. Education Partners can also access a special forum in Artisoft's BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. to receive the company's award-winning technical support. Education Partner Program Eligibility Third-party companies that wish to become an Education Partner must have dedicated training classrooms in place and have at least two years of experience in the technical training business. Fees include $2,500 for the first training site and $1,000 for each additional site, with annual renewal fees of $1,000 per site. "Compared to other industry vendors that offer nationwide training centers, our Education Partners receive significant savings on their start-up Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. costs for this program," Davis said. Those interested in becoming an Artisoft Education Partner should contact Artisoft at 800/846-9726, ext. 444. Artisoft is one of the world's leading suppliers of scalable, cost-effective networking solutions to small and growing businesses. The company offers the award-winning LANtastic network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. as well as network management, backup and multiplatform connectivity systems. Under the combined Artisoft and Eagle Technology(TM) brand names, the company is also one of the world's leading providers of Ethernet adapters The Ethernet hardware required to attach to an Ethernet network. It typically resides on an expansion board, but is sometimes built into the motherboard. An Ethernet adapter is required in each client and server. See Ethernet and network adapter. . Artisoft maintains 12 international offices and distributes the LANtastic network and its other connectivity products in more than 100 countries worldwide. For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft Inc. at 2202 N. Forbes Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85745. Sales 800/233-5564. Corporate 602/670-7100. Fax 602/670-7101. CONTACT: Artisoft Inc., Tucson
Joe Stunkard, 602/670-7145; Fax: 602/670-7101
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