Course Technology Launches Instructor-Led Training Materials for Microsoft Office XP

Business Wire, June 27, 2001

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Course Technology, a division of Thomson Learning and the worldwide leader in computer education publishing, today announced the publication of its instructor-led training curriculum for Microsoft's Office XP software.

The Course ILT Office XP series maps to the Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) certification exam, and is intended for day-long computer training classes. The initial shipment of the Course ILT Office XP titles was June 8, 2001, making this one of the first instructor-led training series available for Office XP software. The Course ILT: Office XP curriculum, as well as all other Course ILT desktop titles, is available in electronic format with the ILT CustomCourse 2.0 software, which allows users to create their own custom books.

"This line of instructor-led training materials is not only providing corporate training centers and continuing education departments with a resource for easing the transition into Microsoft's Office XP software, but it is giving them an intelligent and flexible solution to educate XP users," says Joe Dougherty, CEO of Course Technology. "The highly customizable, day-long format of Course ILT is an ideal method for elevating a student or employee's knowledge and capability of a career-driven skill through quality and time-efficient training."

The Course ILT series will allow companies to make a swift and smooth transition to Office XP, and enhance the overall value of the upgrade. The Course ILT: Office XP curriculum is comprised of 23 titles, offering introductory through advanced levels on Access 2002, Excel 2002, Word 2002, PowerPoint 2002, FrontPage 2002, Outlook 2002, as well as Office XP Integration and New Features.

The core curriculum of the Course ILT: Office XP titles is slated to be available in June, 2001.

About Course Technology

Course Technology (www.course.com), is the worldwide leader in computing education, offering more than 1,600 print and innovative technology-based products for business and technology training courses. Course Technology is a division of Thomson Learning (www.thomsonlearning.com), one of the world's leading providers of lifelong learning information. Thomson Learning serves the needs of individuals, learning institutions and corporations with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with multiple offices worldwide, Thomson Learning is a division of The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) with 2000 revenues of approximately $6.0 billion, is a leading, global e-information and solutions company in the business and professional marketplace. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the Toronto and London stock exchanges (TSE:TOC).