SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- After a highly successful launch at the 1999 NCR PARTNERS User Group Conference, where hundreds of attendees accepted the challenge to be among the first Teradata Certified Professionals, NCR announced today that it has released the sixth and final core exam of the Teradata Certified Professional Program. All six Teradata exams and all associated Authorized Teradata training will be available at this year's NCR PARTNERS User Group Conference later this month.
NCR's full suite of authorized Teradata courses are being offered the week prior to the conference at discounted prices and include a free Teradata exam voucher. Conference attendees can select from all six Teradata exams at special prices with more than 40 on-site testing sessions to choose from. Developed by NCR Customer Education, the Teradata Certified Professional Program is designed to establish an industry standard measure of technical competence for IT professionals using NCR's Teradata database and data warehousing technology.
The interest and energy level generated in response to the program has been outstanding from NCR customers and partners. "The Teradata Certified Professional Program has allowed our staff to take charge and fully manage the entire lifecycle of the Teradata warehouse," affirmed Tom Buckley, Manager Training and Professional Development, OAO Technology Solutions.
"NCR Authorized Teradata training has given us the expertise that we need to integrate further new technologies, while the Teradata Certified Professional Program will provide us the confidence we need to be even more self-sufficient," said John Dubery, technical manager at Barclays Bank.
"Our Teradata warehouse customers correlate their investment in NCR authorized Teradata training and certification to increased competitive advantage, confidence and credibility of their support staff, while maximizing the power of their Teradata warehouse," said Suzanne Rose-Whitford, NCR's Teradata Certified Professional Program manager. "Our customers have played a critical role in the development of Teradata certification, partnering in the design of a program as exceptional as the Teradata software it supports."
NCR selected Galton Technologies, the leader in IT certification consulting, to help develop the program. "NCR has created a first-class certification program based on strong development and management fundamentals," said Gary Clark, vice president and co-founder of Galton Technologies. "Having completed six live and six practice exams as well as supporting training and administrative processes in just over a year while maintaining strict quality standards speaks volumes for the Teradata Certified Professional program."
About NCR's PARTNERS Conference
NCR data warehousing and CRM customers, prospects, partners and employees from around the world will come together at PARTNERS 2000, NCR's annual user group conference and expo, September 24-28 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin. The conference, designed by NCR customers, features keynotes by NCR Executive Vice President and COO Mark Hurd, NCR Chairman and CEO Lars Nyberg, and SPACE.com CEO Lou Dobbs. In addition, the conference boasts more than 180 sessions, many presented by NCR customers, on topics including e-business, CRM strategy and management, and data warehouse technology. For the complete conference program and online registration visit www.ncrpartners.com .
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a US$6.2 billion leader in providing Relationship Technology(TM) solutions to customers worldwide in the retail, financial, communications, manufacturing, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR's Relationship Technology solutions include privacy- enabled Teradata(R) warehouses and customer relationship management (CRM) applications, store automation and automated teller machines (ATMs). The company's business solutions are built on the foundation of its long- established industry knowledge and consulting expertise, value-adding software, global customer support services, a complete line of consumable and media products, and leading edge hardware technology. NCR employs 32,500 in 130 countries, and is a component stock of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. More information about NCR and its solutions may be found at www.ncr.com .
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