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For Immediate Release
Certiport Expands Operations in Utah
World Certification Leader Nears Two Million Certification Tests
SALT LAKE CITY – February 3, 2004 Certiport® today announced the
expansion of its Utah based operations to new facilities in American Fork.
The company has moved its headquarters operations to 24,000 square feet of
new office space at 1276 S 820 E. This move renews Certiport’s commitment
to growing Utah operations as it approaches the unparalleled mark of two million
computer certification exams issued in the six years since company inception.
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Utah is respected as a home for world leaders in technology,” said Governor
Olene Walker. “These companies, like Certiport, will provide work opportunities
for seasoned workers and the exceptional college graduates coming out of this
state’s educational institutions.”
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We are pleased with the continued success of Certiport and its network of testing
centers around the globe,” said David Saedi, CEO for Certiport. “Computer
certifications such as IC3® and Microsoft® Office Specialist have been
viewed as a way to get ahead in challenging economic times. We are dedicated
to growing our worldwide operations from Utah, which offers a uniquely qualified
workforce that is both tech-savvy and well educated.”
Certiport employs more than one hundred workers, largely in Utah, and delivers
certification testing in 18 languages through a global channel of more than
9,000 testing partners in 122 countries. The company has experienced 27 percent
growth in exams delivered over the past year. Universities, community colleges,
workforce development programs, and computer training centers deliver Certiport
testing as a key component of training in digital literacy and desktop computer
proficiency. This includes 60 testing centers in Utah including UVSC, DirectPoint,
Serview, USU, SLCC, SUU and New Horizons.
Recent international recognition and legislative changes, such as the inclusion
of “technology literacy” in Title II, Part D of the No Child Left
Behind Act, places Certiport in a unique leadership role that will increase
demand for its services in coming years. This growth is expected to create
jobs in areas of test development, operations, computer and Web programming,
as well as sales and marketing.
About Certiport
Certiport® is the leading provider of global, performance-based certification
programs and services designed to enable individual success and lifetime advancement.
Certiport is a pioneer in performance-based testing, data management systems,
and developing certification programs, including Microsoft® Office Specialist
and Internet and the Computing Core Certification (IC³®), through
intensive research and professional validation processes. For more information
about Certiport, visit www.certiport.com.
Certiport and IC³ are registered trademarks of Certiport, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. Microsoft and the Microsoft Office logo
are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and
other countries, and the Microsoft Office Specialist Logo is used under license
from owner.
Press Contact:
John Pilmer
801-369-7535
jfpilmer@hotmail.com
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