CE Technologies Launches Continuing Education Centers for BostonWorks.com and Boston.com.Business Editors/Education Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003 CE Technologies Inc., developers of a leading Web-based technology that instantly recommends relevant education to individuals seeking career advancement, today announced that they have launched Continuing and Career Education Portals for BostonWorks.com and Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. .com where users may search for, identify and register in continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). programs offered by the world's leading business schools, regional academic institutions and national training companies. The Continuing Education Portal is now available through the Continuing Education section of BostonWorks.com (www.bostonworks.ce.com), as well as the job detail pages, where job seekers job seeker also job·seek·er n. One who seeks employment. can click an icon next to job listings that will take them to a list of relevant skills and education. The Education Center is also available at the Boston.com's Education section (www.boston.com/education), where users can search the course database by profession or industry. BostonWorks.com also launched an Executive Education Center with CE Technologies in July 2002, and CE Technologies launched Continuing and Career Education Portals on NYTimes.com in November 2002. The Continuing Education Portal on BostonWorks.com and Boston.com offers links to over 800 programs from featured educators including Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. , Brandeis University Brandeis University, at Waltham, Mass.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1948. Although Brandeis was founded by members of the American Jewish community, the university operates as an independent, nonsectarian institution. , Seton Hall University Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university located 14 miles from Manhattan in historic South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. , University College at Northeastern University Northeastern University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1898 as a program within the Boston YMCA, inc. 1916, university status 1922, fully independent of the YMCA 1948. , the University of Phoenix and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. . "The Continuing Education Portal on BostonWorks.com is a significant enhancement to our content offering," said Peter Newton, president of BostonWorks. "Also, the Portal allows our education advertisers the ability to target their course and program offerings throughout BostonWorks.com." "The CE Technologies product is a great addition to Boston.com's Education section. The city of Boston is known for its educational excellence, and it is a service that will be well received by our 2.4 million monthly users," said Lisa DeSisto, vice president and general manager of Boston.com. The Portal includes a career profile area that provides information on skills across professional and industry sectors. Users can select related courses that are designated as in-person or online classes, and they can also sign up to receive e-mail alerts as additional courses become available in their areas of interest. Genevieve Ormond, vice president of business development for CE Technologies, said, "Our database of nearly 800 courses and programs of study helps simplify and speed the search for quality education programs. In addition, executives and corporate human resource managers can enlist en·list v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists v.tr. 1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces. 2. To engage the support or cooperation of. v. the Course Alert to notify them by e-mail when new programs become available that are relevant to their business objectives or professional interests." Due to significant advertising and promotion efforts around the Boston Globe's Big Help recruitment section in January, BostonWorks.com experienced record traffic last month. The site recorded 15.2 million page views, the highest traffic month in its history and an increase of 27% over the prior Big Help section in September 2002. Over 718,000 unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. searched more than 18,000 job listings in January. CareerXRoads, a leading reference guide to job and resume sites on the Web, recently named BostonWorks.com to the 2003 "Best of the Best" list, rating it one of the top 50 recruitment sites. About CE Technologies CE Technologies, Inc. (ce.com) develops and operates education and career portals and registration/student management systems for its university and corporate clients, which include organizations like the State University of New Jersey. Its public portals have assisted over one million individuals find careers and education. About BostonWorks BostonWorks is the leading recruitment services provider in Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. , combining the power of The Boston Globe and Boston.com to reach more than 2.3 million adults each week. In addition to the Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. Globe's BostonWorks section, the company offers BostonWorks.com with over 500,000 unique users, 16,000 job listings and 280,000 resumes; industry-specific magazines, such as "On Call" for nurses and allied health professionals; a weekly career TV show on WB56; JobSource, a weekly career publication with distribution of over 100,000; and 17 career fairs held in Greater Boston throughout the year. About 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 Times Digital New York Times Digital is the digital business unit of The New York Times Company and includes market leaders NYTimes.com, Boston.com and an archive distribution business. NYTD's mission is to provide a high-quality, worldwide online audience with trusted editorial content from The New York Times and the Boston Globe. Note to Editors: This press release may be found at www.bostonworks.com and www.ce.com. |
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