New
Microsoft Business Certification
Program
Launches in Des Moines Metropolitan
Area
Next generation of credentials for Microsoft Office
2007 and Windows Vista to enhance and validate in-demand professional
skills valued in business
West Des
Moines, Iowa - February 13, 2009
EmbarkIT, Inc. today announced the availability of a new global
certification program for business professionals worldwide that focuses
on validating business-critical skills. As a solution provider for
Certiport in West Des Moines, Iowa, EmbarkIT, Inc. will offer the new
Microsoft Business Certification program for the 2007 Microsoft Office
system and Windows® Vista operating systems. The certification
program will feature Web-based pretests, application-specific
certification exams and a series of professional certifications that
demonstrate expertise in accomplishing essential job tasks across
multiple applications.
"Mastery of the core business information
tools and business processes is fast becoming a key differentiator, and
now businesses have a clear yardstick to assess desktop proficiency for
their non-IT staff," said Lutz Ziob, general manager of Microsoft
Learning.
"As innovative businesses around the world are already
learning, the new frontier in fostering competitiveness lies in
developing the skills of information workers," said David Saedi,
president and CEO of Certiport. "This new array of business
certifications will propel organizations to greater success as
information workers become better equipped to achieve optimum business
results."
Part of the new generation of Microsoft certifications, the business
certifications will give users the opportunity to certify their skills
on new Microsoft technologies and receive a credential logo that
identifies them as experts. Compared to the Microsoft Office Specialist
program, the customer base and business application of the new Microsoft
Business Certification program will be much broader.
The first certification exams will be available in English by March 1,
2009. With one testing center in West Des Moines, Iowa, EmbarkIT, Inc.
is positioned to provide Microsoft users with complete access to
training and test-taking for the new Microsoft Business Certification
program.
EmbarkIT, Inc. will also continue providing Microsoft Office Specialist
certification exams. Certiport, the developer and sole administrator of
the Microsoft Office Specialist program since 1997, will manage the
official credential for Microsoft Office 2000, XP and 2003 through 2010.
Since its launch, the program has extended to 21 languages in more than
128 countries worldwide. Thousands of businesses, academic institutions
(secondary and post-secondary) and government agencies deliver learning
leading to Microsoft Office Specialist certification.
ABOUT EmbarkIT, Inc.
We are a locally owned full service Information Technology, Training and
Testing Company. We provide the Microsoft Certification Exams and
Internet and Computer Core Certification (IC3) Exams. In addition to
being a testing center, EmbarkIT has a Training Center. Certified
Instructors deliver all courses and classes provided by
EmbarkIT.
In addition to hosting a testing center and applications training,
EmbarkIT has:
• a professional sales department to assist you
with all of your Information Technology hardware and software needs;
• Trained and Certified service technicians to handle all of your
Network troubleshooting and repairs; and our Service Department can
monitor and manage your network to ensure minimal down time in the event
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