Certiport-Sponsored Competitions for Microsoft(R) Office and Certiport IC(3) Attract Worldwide Audience.Thousands from Countries Spanning the Globe Are Set to Participate in the 2008 Contests for Desktop Productivity and Digital Literacy digital literacy Informatics The ability to understand computer-based information. See Literacy. SALT LAKE CITY -- Certiport today announced the launch of the Certiport 2008 Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. and the IC3 World Cup[TM]. Entering its sixth year, the Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office boasts more than 115,000 students from over 70 countries who have vied for the title of World Champion in Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. or Excel([R]). The IC3 World Cup will benefit from its second year as an international competition where successful teams from more than 20 countries will validate digital literacy in numbers in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. See also: Number . Participants in both competitions will spend more than an estimated 1.5 million hours preparing for and participating in the competitions. The Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office tests an individual's desktop productivity skills on Microsoft Office Word 2003 and Excel([R]) 2003. Current students enrolled in an approved, degree-seeking academic institution are eligible to compete. Participating countries will host local competitions to determine Country Champions who then advance to compete against other select finalists in a championship round to be staged this summer in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The World Champions of Word and Excel([R]) will receive a grand-prize package of technological tools valued at $4,500 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . The IC3 World Cup is a team-based competition in which any school, business or community organization is eligible to participate. Team members can earn points for their respective teams as they individually prepare for and achieve the Certiport IC3 certification The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. for digital literacy. Each team can register an unlimited number of teammates as long as all the point-generating activity occurs at a single testing center. Members of the winning team for the IC3 World Cup will divide up to $10,000 in prizes, which includes an all-expense-paid trip this summer to Certiport PATHWAYS[TM] 2008 for the team coach. Visit www.certiport.com/ic3cup to learn rules and restrictions for participating in this year's IC3 World Cup. Additionally, learn rules for eligibility in the Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office at www.officecompetition.com. ABOUT CERTIPORT Certiport prepares individuals with current and relevant digital skills and credentials for the competitive global workforce. These solutions are delivered by more than 12,000 Certiport Centers worldwide and include Certiport Internet and Computing computing - computer Core Certification (IC3[R]), the official Microsoft[R] Office certification programs and the Adobe[R] Certified See certification. Associate certification program. For more information, visit www.certiport.com. "Certiport" and "IC3" are registered trademarks of Certiport, Inc. in the United States and other countries. "Microsoft" is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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