Course Technology Selected Cornerstone Partner for CompTIA Server+ Certification

“ Worldwide leader in computing education selected to participate in the development of Server+ certification ”

Boston, Mass – November 30, 2000

Course Technology, a division of Cengage Learning, today announced that it was selected by CompTIA - an association that develops vendor-neutral standards in e-commerce, customer service, workforce development and training certification - as a cornerstone partner in CompTIA's new Server+ certification. As a cornerstone, Course Technology provides direct input into the direction of the Server+ certification exam and will publish fully authorized Server+ materials for higher education, career, and certification training in July 2001.

Course Technology currently offers an extensive list of courseware written for both vendor-specific and vendor-neutral certifications, including MCSE, Novell, Cisco, and CompTIA's A+ ®, Network+ ™, and i-Net+ ™ certifications. As one of the earliest cornerstone partners to join CompTIA on Server+, Course Technology will participate in exam development.

"CompTIA's vendor neutral IT certifications provide people with a unique and powerful opportunity to start a career or re-direct their current careers." said Joe Dougherty, CEO of Course Technology. "We have all seen the phenomenal success of the A+ certification. Course Technology is honored to be selected to help develop the Server+ standards. We are also excited about the potential for this new certification and we are looking forward to developing world-class courseware to help people learn and prepare for the workplace in this burgeoning area."

Server+ is a vendor-neutral certification that addresses advanced issues such as RAID, SCSI, multiple CPUs, and more. Like the popular A+ and Network+ vendor-neutral certifications, Server+ certification demonstrates that an individual has the skills necessary to deal competently and effectively with these issues. By not being tied to any one company's technology, CompTIA's vendor-neutral certifications are becoming increasing popular as they show broad technical knowledge that can meet the rapid pace of changing technology. Currently, there are 260,000 individuals worldwide who are A+ certified. Server+ is expected to follow a similar growth pattern.

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About Cengage Learning and Course Technology

With revenues of approximately US $6 billion, Cengage Learning is a leading, global provider of integrated information solutions for business, education and professional customers. Its learning businesses and brands Cengage Learning serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions and corporations with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Course Technology is part of Cengage Learning and the worldwide leader in computing education, offering more than 1,600 print and innovative technology-based products for business and technology training.


About CompTIA

CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, is a not-for-profit trade association of more than 10,000 companies and professional IT members in the rapidly converging computing and communications market. CompTIA has members in more than 50 countries and provides a unified voice for the industry in the areas of e-commerce standards, vendor-neutral certification, service metrics, public policy and workforce development. More than a quarter of a million individuals worldwide have earned CompTIA certifications in PC service, networking, document imaging, and Internet.