CertMag's StudyGuide Spotlights CIW Certification; Supplement Helps Professionals Prepare for Internet Jobs
Tue Jul 17 13:31:47 2001 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2001--
MediaTec Publishing Inc., publisher of Certification Magazine, today mailed its August 2001 issue, featuring an edition of CertMag's StudyGuide that focuses on the popular ProsoftTraining.com (Nasdaq:POSO) CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) certification programs.
Articles and resources in the CIW StudyGuide are also available now for free on the CertMag.com Web site.
Issued quarterly and bound into Certification Magazine, CertMag's StudyGuides dissect particular certification programs, focusing on exam preparation. The CIW StudyGuide features an overview of the CIW tracks, a report on quick pathways to CIW certification and on available study materials, dissections of the Security Professional Series and CIW Foundations exams and a practice test to prepare you for the all-important Foundations Exam.

The August 2001 issue of Certification Magazine is also available at major bookstores, including Borders, Barnes & Noble, Tower Records, Virgin Megastores and Micro Centers. The next issue of CertMag's StudyGuides will focus on Novell's certification programs and will be delivered with the November 2001 Certification Magazine.

"CIW is certainly a hot story in the certification industry, growing by leaps and bounds in the past year," said John R. Taggart, executive vice president and group publisher of MediaTec Publishing, which publishes Certification Magazine and IT Contractor magazine. "We've focused our StudyGuides on the most in-demand certifications available, and we expect this issue will be of particular interest to IT professionals. The CIW programs cover large territories in Information Technology, so getting prepared for this program is a large step in the right career direction."
The CIW StudyGuide was prepared by Emmett Dulaney, a noted IT author and Certification Magazine's StudyGuide editor. Also adding perspectives to the StudyGuide are noted authors Robert Bogue, Malcolm Dean and Jeff Durham. In addition to resources in the printed supplement, the CIW StudyGuide features an additional Web-only article that gives even more information on the CIW programs. That article can be found with the rest of the CIW StudyGuide content online at www.certmag.com/issues/aug01/sg/.

"The Internet and the IT industries have experienced incredible growth and have had dramatic effects on communities and businesses around the world," said Julie Rowe, vice president of products and programs at ProsoftTraining.com (Nasdaq:POSO). "By educating the public on job-role certifications like CIW, Certification Magazine plays a key role in retooling today's work force for competency in industry standards, strong knowledge of best practices and familiarity with hardware and software from many vendors."

About MediaTec

MediaTec Publishing Inc., is the leading source of education, training and career information in the IT marketplace. MediaTec publishes Certification Magazine and the CertMag family of publications, including CertMag EXTRA and CertMag TRAINER electronic newsletters, the http://www.CertMag.com and http://www.ITcertinfo.com Web sites and a series of quarterly CertMag's StudyGuides. MediaTec also publishes IT Contractor, a bimonthly magazine offering its readers the latest news, information, advice and resources on the outsourced labor industry, the http://www.ITCmagazine.com Web site and the ITC News & Views electronic newsletter.

About ProsoftTraining.com

ProsoftTraining.com (Nasdaq:POSO) is a global supplier of IT educational materials and certifications designed to create a work force with marketable and portable IT job skills. Prosoft curriculum and certifications are distributed through one of the world's largest learning center channels, academic institutions, corporations and e-learning organizations. ProsoftTraining.com offers industry-leading ComputerPREP brand courseware and e-learning for use in classrooms, self-study and distance-learning environments. Prosoft owns two IT job-role certifications: CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster) and CCNT (Certified in Convergent Network Technologies) and provides education programs that support the certifications. ProsoftTraining.com is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information on Prosoft, visit the Web sites at http://www.ComputerPREP.com, http://www.CIWcertified.com and http://www.ProsoftTraining.com.

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