Gartner Group Announces Acquisitions & Partnerships In the IT Education and Training Market.STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1996--Gartner Group, Inc., (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 :GART GART Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase/Phosphoribosylglycinamide Synthetase/Phosphoribosylaminoimidazole Synthetase GART Graphics Address Remapping Table (AGP chipset) GART Graphics Address Relocation Table ), today announced a number of key acquisitions and partnerships with prominent technology-based training companies, cementing its leadership position in the rapidly expanding $10 billion global training and education marketplace. J3 Learning Corporation -- A definitive agreement has been signed to purchase 100 percent of J3 Learning Corporation, a leading developer and publisher of software education and training products. Headquartered in Minneapolis, J3 Learning currently markets more than 225 educational products and is a leading producer of interactive multimedia training titles. J3 Learning's titles range from desktop applications, operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and relational databases to networking technologies and developer languages and tools. Mindware Training Technologies -- A letter of intent has been signed to purchase 100 percent of Mindware Technologies, Ltd., a technology-based development firm based in Ireland. Mindware developed and markets over 25 training and educational titles targeted at telecommunications, networking and technology management. Relational Courseware, Inc. -- A letter of intent has been signed to purchase the remaining 42 percent of Relational Courseware, a leading provider of 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." (CBT (Computer-Based Training) Using the computer for training and instruction. CBT programs are called "courseware" and provide interactive training sessions for all disciplines. ) products. In July 1995, Gartner Group (company) Gartner Group - One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA. purchased a 58 percent majority stake in Relational Courseware, integrated its sales organization and invested in product development increasing Relational Courseware's CBT offerings from 30 to more than 70 unique course offerings. Sylvan sylvan emanating from or pertaining to woods. See also sylvatic. Prometrics -- A worldwide marketing partnership between J3 Learning and Sylvan Prometrics, the testing division of Sylvan Learning Sylvan Learning (formerly Sylvan Learning Center) is a chain of franchised tutoring centers which provide personalized tutoring in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Systems, has been established. The companies will offer integrated technology-based training with certification testing solutions for corporate IT departments. Manny Fernandez Manny Fernandez is the name of at least three people:
The combined organizations will offer more than 325 training titles -- 80 multimedia, 108 computer-based and over 140 video titles -- targeted to the corporate market. Training products and services will be sold through a combined sales organization of more than 340 direct sales professionals augmented by an experienced telesales telesales Noun the selling of a commodity or service by telephone telesales npl → televentas fpl telesales npl → group of approximately 50. The new telesales distribution channel, combined with the strength of Gartner Group's direct distribution capabilities, will uniquely position Gartner Group training products with a presence in more than 40 countries worldwide. Chuck Gorman, CEO of J3 Learning, said, "Training is rapidly becoming one of the most critical elements of any IT implementation. With the addition of J3 Learning's technology-based training products, Gartner Group can provide a total solution to its clients: a solution which addresses not only the technology, but also the people skills required for success." Gorman continued, "The synergy between J3 Learning, Relational Courseware, Mindware Technologies and Gartner Group creates a powerful organization that is well prepared to address the growing demand for IT training throughout the global marketplace." In a separate announcement, Gartner Group today reported record second fiscal quarter 1996 revenues and earnings. Gartner Group, Inc. is the world's leading provider of information technology advisory and market research services. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Stamford, Conn., Gartner Group serves more than 6,200 client organizations worldwide. Additional information about Gartner Group is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.gartner.com . CONTACT: Gartner Group, Inc. Jennifer Schlueter, 203/316-6537 or Edelman Worldwide Dee Anna McPherson, 212/704-8133 |
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