Gartner Group announces a majority investment in Relational Courseware Inc.STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 18, 1995--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 the acquisition of a majority interest in Relational Courseware Inc. (RCI RCI Royal Caribbean International RCI Radio Canada International RCI Rehabilitation Council of India RCI Residential Communities Initiative RCI Roof Consultants Institute RCI Remote Control Interface RCI Residential, Commercial, Industrial ) based in Boston. RCI develops and markets Windows-based computer training products covering major course topics in the areas of application development, object-oriented programming object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditional, or procedural, programming the data are separated from the , front end development tools, 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. , networking and groupware. To better meet the needs of individual users, RCI offers users the ability to complete their training courses in two distinct formats: the primary learning path, which allows users to follow a course program linearly from start to finish; and the direct access path, which allows users to access selected segments of the program in any sequence. Manny Fernandez, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Gartner Group stated, "RCI's architecture provides just-in-time training (JITT JITT Just-In-Time Teaching (pedagogical system) JITT Just in Time Training JITT Just-In-Time-Trees JITT Junk in the Trunk, LLC (Chevy Chase, Maryland) ) and is clearly the next generation of computer-based training. Entry into the fast-growing computer-based training market is a natural evolution and extension of our strategy. We are excited about providing our clients JITT through our direct sales channel and electronic distribution channels." Joe Gustafson, president and chief executive officer of RCI stated, "We are very pleased with this partnership. This is an opportunity to bring together RCI's outstanding training and product architecture with Gartner Group's powerful research and distribution capabilities." RCI was founded by Gustafson in 1987. After the acquisition, RCI will continue to operate as an independent company, and will develop and produce computer based training products and offer internal and external sales support. RCI will distribute its products through Gartner Group's global distribution channels and will capitalize on Gartner Group's network of research analysts. Separately, RCI announced that Kenneth Jeffers, formerly a group president of Ziff-Davis and president of Ziff Technology Group will join RCI as its president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . As president of Ziff Technology Group, Jeffers managed five companies in the computer training and support business, with products including classroom training courseware, help desk software, and the conference and seminar business. Gustafson continues to be RCI's chief executive officer. Gartner Group Inc., based in Stamford, is the leading provider of IT advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal . Gartner Group provides market research, analysis and advisory services to professionals and organizations that use or supply IT. Founded in 1979, Gartner Group serves nearly 17,000 client-members representing over 4,900 companies and organizations worldwide. CONTACT: Gartner Group, Stamford Jennifer L. Schlueter, 203/316-6537 or Relational Courseware, Boston Phil Bailey, 617/350-6200 |
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