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For Immediate Release
World Wide Technology Delivers Cisco® Authorized Training
As a Sponsored Organization of Element K, a Cisco Learning Solutions Partner
St. Louis, Missouri – November 17, 2004 – World Wide Technology announced today that it now delivers Cisco training as a sponsored organization of Element K, A Cisco Learning Solutions Partner and a leading provider of e-learning solutions for technology and business skills. This sponsorship enables World Wide Technology to join an elite group of Cisco authorized training providers and offer its customers the latest Cisco training, leveraging Cisco proprietary content.
"This sponsorship creates a tremendous advantage for World Wide customers seeking high quality Cisco training. We are pleased that World Wide Technology has aligned with Element K on this initiative, and believe this will help World Wide better serve the St. Louis and government markets," said Doreen Bieryla, Senior Vice President of Element K. "This relationship is part of the Element K philosophy of aligning with Tier 1 partners."
"Offering Cisco training is a natural outgrowth of our commitment to provide complete Cisco solutions to our customers," said Joe Koenig, President of World Wide Technology. "Training and the associated knowledge transfer, especially in new technology areas like Cisco Security, is critical to successful customer implementations."
World Wide will specialize in advanced technology training in areas such as security, IP communications, storage networking and wireless LAN. Courses will be offered by World Wide's Certified Cisco System Instructors (CCSI) in the following categories: CCNA, CCNP, IP Communications, Cisco Security and VPN and General Technology.
Cisco content will be available in multiple formats, including self-study and instructor-led courses, throughout World Wide Technology training facilities. After completing a course, students have an opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge in a real-world environment utilizing Element K's vLab® exercises. These exercises provide access to real Cisco routers, switches and other devices, rather than simulations. For more information about WWT Cisco Training, please visit our web site at http://www.wwt.com/ciscotraining.html.
About World Wide Technology
Founded in 1990 with headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, World Wide Technology Holding Co., Inc. (WWT Holding), is a leading value added reseller (VAR) in the information technology industry. With over $1.2 billion in sales, WWT Holding, with its industry specific operating companies, World Wide Technology and Telcobuy.com, specializes in helping customers rapidly build and deploy technology infrastructure on-time and cost-effectively. WWT is considered one of the top Federal value-added resellers in the industry and is currently ranked 51st out of the top 100 Federal Systems Integrators for 2004.
Building upon its success as a premier VAR, WWT's electronic procurement and logistics (e-PL) capabilities combine procurement services and logistics functions with state-of-the-art information systems technology, allowing partners to focus on core competencies, while maximizing supply chain efficiencies. Both customers and partners benefit from having WWT, a proven distribution and logistics company, manage their inventory while at the same time gaining anytime, anywhere access to WWT's web-based procurement, inventory management and deployment management applications.
WWT has headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, with remote sales and distribution facilities located in Livermore, Los Angeles and San Diego, CA; Detroit, MI; Reno, NV; Nashville, TN; Austin, Plano, and San Antonio, TX; McLean, VA and Seattle, WA. For more information please visit www.wwt.com.
About Element K
Element K is a leading provider of e-learning solutions for information technology and business skills training, serving Fortune 1000 companies, universities, government organizations and individuals. A pioneer in IT training, courseware development and e-learning, the company provides subscribers in 144 countries 24/7 access to more than 1000 online courses on a wide range of IT and business topics. These include computer programming, Web development, databases, hardware networks and operating systems, Cisco internetworking, telecommunications, design and media, office productivity, as well as e-business, project and business management, legal compliance and workplace safety. Element K's integrated online solutions feature self-paced tutorials, instructor-led online courses, vLabs®, a comprehensive reference library and dynamic interaction with experts and peers. These are provided in a fully hosted environment and integrated with a powerful learning management system. More information on the company can be found at www.elementk.com
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