ExecuTrain and CBT Systems Sign Agreement.ATLANTA and 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)--Dec. 19, 1997 New partnership expands ExecuTrain's offerings to include an extensive library of interactive computer-based and on-line training courses ExecuTrain Corp. today announced a strategic relationship with CBT Systems (CBT Systems, Menlo Park, CA) An acknowledged leader in the design and development of interactive education software for information technology training. Specializing in self-study courses that users can take at their own PCs, CBT developed a library of more than 600 titles for to offer nearly 500 end-user and technical self-paced courses. "Because of ExecuTrain's vast worldwide experience in high-quality instructor-led training, we chose CBT Systems as a best-of-breed partner to provide our customers with the highest quality computer-based training See CBT. (application) Computer-Based Training - (CBT) Training (of humans) done by interaction with a computer. The programs and data used in CBT are known as "courseware." and assessment tools available in the market today," said Axel Axel: see Absalon. J. Leblois, 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. at ExecuTrain Corp. "With this announcement, ExecuTrain expands its existing multimedia offering to cover a multitude of computer-based training courses that can be delivered to individuals live, downloaded from the web, through a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or on a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. PC." Under the terms of the relationship, CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. Systems' extensive list of 494 end-user and technical training titles will be co-marketed under the ExecuTrain and CBT Systems brand names. With this announcement, ExecuTrain now has one of the largest and most extensive multimedia and computer-based libraries available in the computer training industry. These vendor-authorized and certification-level courses cover the most comprehensive group of networking, database, internet/intranet and end-user application products and technologies. "CBT Systems is committed to providing IT professionals with the most accessible and effective interactive learning experience today," said James J. Buckley, CBT Systems president and CEO. "Our approach to interactive learning is based on the principles of cognitive theory Conitive theory may refer to:
(application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. through our close development partnerships with the industry's leading IT companies. As a leader in the design and development of interactive, just-in-time IT training, we're pleased to work with ExecuTrain to offer our courseware as a complement to its highly regarded instructor-led training programs," Buckley added. In January 1998, ExecuTrain's direct sales force will begin to roll out the CBT Systems courses at its 200-plus worldwide locations. ExecuTrain will offer the courses using CBT Systems personal use individual pricing. The technology-based training will be combined with ExecuTrain's extensive list of more than 300 high-quality, instructor-led courses to provide multiple delivery training options to IS professionals and end-users. Founded in 1984, ExecuTrain Corp. is the world leader in business technology training. The company offers instructor-led and technology-based training on today's popular business application packages. ExecuTrain also provides technical, customized and business skills training as well as course development and training for proprietary company-specific software. Headquartered in Atlanta, the privately-held company has more than 210 locations in 25 countries and trained more than 1.2 million people in 1996. CBT Systems, a subsidiary of CBT Group PLC (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 :CBTSYS), is a leading provider of interactive education software designed to meet the information technology training needs of businesses and organizations worldwide. The company develops, publishes and markets a comprehensive library of 494 software titles, covering a range of client/server, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and corporate intranet technologies. CBT Systems' products are used by more than 1,450 of the world's leading corporations to train employees to develop and apply mission-critical technologies in the workplace. NOTE TO EDITORS: If you are interested in additional information about ExecuTrain, please visit the company's web site at http://www.executrain.com . Or, contact ExecuTrain Corporation, 4800 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, Ga. 30022; 770/667-7700 (phone); 770/664-2006 (fax). For information on CBT Systems products, call (800) 387-0932, fax (415) 614-5901, or send e-mail to salesinfo@cbtsys.com. CBT Systems is located on the worldwide web at http://www.cbtsys.com . CONTACT: ExecuTrain Corporation Kerry Stanfield, 770/667-7700, ext. 3118 e-mail: kerrys@executrain.com or CBT Systems Cindy McCaffrey, 650/614-5962 cindy_mccaffrey@cbtsys.com |
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