CBT Group Signs Agreement With Intel Corp. to Develop Curriculum for New Certification Program.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1998--CBT Group PLC, a leader in interactive training for information technology professionals, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Intel Corp. (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 :INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ) to develop interactive training courseware for Intel's recently announced worldwide certification program. The development agreement calls for CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. Group to deliver a series of interactive education software titles to support Intel Certification, an in-depth, intensive, goal-oriented program for experienced technology professionals. Intel Certification was developed by Intel for its channel resellers to help technology professionals provide the most advanced technology solutions for their customers. "Certified technology professionals provide a meaningful advantage to any organization by improving overall job performance and productivity, and by increasing value to customers," said James J. Buckley, CBT Group 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. . "We work very closely with all of our vendors to ensure that our courseware not only maps to their certification programs, but also effectively prepares students for real-world situations in the workplace. We're very pleased to be working with Intel to support its new certification program with our interactive courseware Interactive CourseWare - (ICW) A training program controlled by a computer that relies on trainee input to determine the order and pace of instruction delivery. The trainee advances through the sequence of instructional events by making decisions and selections. . We believe this new offering from CBT Group will appeal to technology professionals who require breadth and depth of the Intel subject matter, as well as the ability to access training content whenever and wherever it's needed." CBT Group's curriculum supporting the Intel certification program will be available from CBT Group and Intel's Authorized Training channel. The first courses in the curriculum are expected to be available in the second quarter of this year. With this agreement, Intel becomes CBT Group's 18th development vendor. CBT Group currently has co-development partnerships to develop vendor-authorized courseware with Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Informix, Lotus Education, Marimba marimba: see xylophone. marimba Xylophone with resonators under each bar. The original African instrument uses tuned calabash resonators. In Mexico and Central America, where it was brought by African slaves, the wooden bars may be affixed to a , Microsoft, Netscape Communications Corp., Novell, Oracle, SAP, Sybase, TIBCO TIBCO The Information Bus Company , and the IBM/Netscape/Sun Microsystems collaborative Java education effort. The company also established new development relationships with Check Point Software Technologies, Network Associates, RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Data Security, Security Dynamics, and VeriSign through the formation of the Internet Security Curriculum Consortium. CBT Systems certification-level courseware currently supports popular Microsoft, Lotus, and Novell certification programs. More information on the Intel Certification Program can be found on Intel's website at channel.intel.com/training/certification. About CBT Group CBT Group PLC (NASDAQ:CBTSY) is a leading provider of interactive education software for information technology professionals in business, education, and government markets worldwide. The company's comprehensive library, which covers a range of client/server, mainframe, and Internet and intranet technologies, are used by the world's leading corporations to train employees to develop and apply mission-critical technologies in the workplace. For information on CBT Systems products, call (800)387-0932, fax (650)614-5901, or send an email to salesinfo@cbtsys.com. CBT Systems is located on the World Wide Web at www.cbtsys.com. -0- Note to Editors: CBT Systems, CBT Campus, CBTWeb, CBTWeb Plus, LivePlay, and the CBT Systems logo are trademarks of CBT Group PLC. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. CONTACT: CBT Systems Cindy McCaffrey, 650/614-5962 cindy_mccaffrey@cbtsys.com |
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