Computer Horizons and Books24x7 Partner to Bring Online Training Solutions to Corporate America.Business Editors, High Tech Writers TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2001 Innovative Online Reference Solutions from Books24x7 Save Time and Enhance the Learning Experience Computer Horizons Education Division (CHED CHED Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) CHED Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy CHED Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy CHED Congenital Hereditary Endothelial Dystrophy (corneal) ), a training solutions company, announced a reseller agreement today with Books24x7, the leading provider of "referenceware" solutions for corporations and learning providers. Under the agreement, CHED will offer organizations nationwide a full suite of Books24x7 "referenceware" solutions, including ITPro for technical professionals, BusinessPro for corporate managers, and OfficeEssentials for non-technical knowledge workers. Books24x7 referenceware solutions provide access to a comprehensive collection of current reference content organized by topic and sub-topic. Search result indicators guide users to the most relevant books, chapters, sections and sub-sections. Students have full immediate access to the full contents of books, which can be quickly located by searching on the title, author, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m , or publisher. Students can also create their own personal bookshelves of frequently referred-to content and recommend books to colleagues or share bookmarks and notes. "CHED is dedicated to providing our clients with an integral training solution. We believe the Boooks24x7 online referenceware will complement our instructor-led courses and curriculum, enabling us to offer a value-added resource to our clients. CHED is committed to serving as a training solution partner for our clients and the new partnership with Books24x7 will allow us to provide an integrated training solution that incorporates pre- and post-class support with critical IT knowledge." said Rob Grozenski, President of Computer Horizons Education Division. "With Books24x7 referenceware products, CHED is positioned to provide its clients with a comprehensive learning experience that not only reinforces what is being taught in the classroom but extends well beyond the duration of the course. This combination of courseware and referenceware represents a powerful new solution that drives up the overall effectiveness of the learning experience," said Dave Parkinson Dave Parkinson is the director and co-founder of the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty. Parkinson's work with the coalition resulted in Governor George W Bush being invited to the execution of Shaka Sankofa in 2000. , Books24x7 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. . About Books24x7.com, Inc. Books24x7.com, Inc., based in Norwood, MA, USA, is the leading provider of technology, content and integration services for the delivery of reference content via the web. The company's technology platform is used for the delivery of Referenceware solutions, including its ITPro, BusinessPro and OfficeEssentials products, to more than 800 companies including Avanade (an Accenture and Microsoft joint venture), Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Intuit, Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , State Street Bank, and UPS. The company has relationships with more than 40 leading publishers including AMACOM AMACOM American Management Association , ASTD ASTD American Society for Training and Development ASTD American Society of Training and Development (Alexandria, Virginia) ASTD Air-Sea Temperature Difference ASTD Air Supported Threat Defense , Harvard Business School Publishing Harvard Business School Publishing is a not-for-profit, wholly owned subsidiary of Harvard Business School. It operates as an umbrella corporation to manage a group of publishing products associated with the School, including Harvard Business Review (management journal), Harvard , Hungry Minds, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, Sybex, and Wiley. Books24x7 is venture-backed and investors include Sigma Partners Sigma Partners is a major venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Boston. Sigma Partners invests in early-stage information technology companies (semiconductor, software and hardware). The firm was founded in 1984 by J. Burgess Jamieson and C. Bradford Jeffries. , Commonwealth Capital and MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology . For more information, visit http://www.books24x7.com. About Computer Horizons Computer Horizons Education Division is a technical training and education entity, which provides on-site, instructor-led, training services to organizations nationwide. With world class trainers and progressive curriculums, CHED provides innovative disciplines in Web Technologies, Relational Databases, Reporting Tools, Process Improvement, 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 LINUX, Client/Server and Development Tools, Mainframe and Legacy Systems, and Windows 2000. CHED also provides accelerated learning curriculums (Immersion Programs) that are used to bring single-source technology teams up to speed. CHED will design and deliver an Immersion program that is coordinated with the client's development standards and methodologies. CHED has successfully trained IT and non-IT professionals at various organizations in Re-skilling programs, Entry-Level/New Hire programs, Java, Client/Server, Web Immersion, and Mainframe programs. For more information, visit http://www.computerhorizons.com/training. |
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