Cerplex Group acquires multimedia company; acquisition enables company to provide computer-based multimedia training.TUSTIN, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1995-- The Cerplex Group Inc., Wednesday announced that its subsidiary, Apex Computer, acquired Courseware Technologies Inc. (CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. ), formerly of San Diego. The acquisition of CTI as a leading supplier of interactive and multimedia training strengthens Cerplex's leadership in the repair services industry by providing additional cost-effective support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "This acquisition allows our organization to provide comprehensive computer-based training (CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. ) to the service industry," said William A. Klein, chairman and chief executive officer of The Cerplex Group. "As a result, Apex can now assist service organizations with their specific training needs by supplying cost-effective and customized CBT solutions." "This is an entirely new training approach in this industry," said Clint Morse, president of Apex. "Computer-based training is the future of service training. Apex is the only company in our industry providing a comprehensive solution now." CTI will become part of Apex's Education Technology and Services division, a unit which offers UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows-based interactive and multimedia training courseware. Founded in 1985, CTI has more than 500 hours of UNIX CBT courses in three languages. Courses include user and system administration training for the UNIX, AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. , Solaris, and HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. operating systems. Michael Deutsch, president of CTI, will become vice president of Education Technology and Services at Apex. He will be responsible for developing custom and off-the-shelf CBT products, as well as converting Apex's maintenance courses for UNIX workstations into a multimedia, computer-based format. These courses will simulate lecture and lab exercises on the convenience of a laptop or PC. "Computer-based training is the ideal solution for the service industry. It's inexpensive, flexible and effective," Morse said. "You can train a geographically dispersed field organization on numerous product lines at a fraction of the cost and time required by traditional training methods." About The Cerplex Group The Cerplex Group Inc., is the largest independent provider of electronic repair and parts logistics services. Offering a complete repair solution, Cerplex can repair and support all phases in the life of a product. The company developed extensive technical repair and support capabilities for equipment in the computer, process control and telecommunications industries, as well as for instrumentation in the aviation, automotive and medical industries. Founded in 1990, The Cerplex Group is traded publicly in 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 (CPLX) and has headquarters in Tustin, Calif. Its subsidiary, Apex Computer, is a leading supplier of technical training, telephone support, repair and parts logistics for UNIX workstations. Apex has pioneered integrated logistics management on Sun Microsystems, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) RS/6000, and Silicon Graphics systems since 1985. Apex is located in Seattle. CONTACT: The Cerplex Group Bonni Parsons, 714/258-5151 or Shafer Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Linda Waters/Sheryl Smith, 800/503-1177 |
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