FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.,
Oct 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Benchmark
Learning a member of the Globe Education Network, today announced
that it has been authorized as a Premium Citrix Authorized Learning
Center (CALC) by Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS). Benchmark
Learning has been a CALC since 2004 and has been rated among the
best Citrix IT training centers by students and has been awarded
Premium status due to consistent high reviews, low course
cancellation and the presence of highly-rated Citrix Certified
Instructors on staff.
"As a Premium CALC, we are pleased to serve as a consultant to
Citrix for writing courseware and designing new classes," said
Jennifer Boerum, Partner Account
Manager of Benchmark Learning. "We are dedicated to guiding
students toward understanding the intricacies of Citrix
virtualization products, improving their career paths through
certification and providing them with a multitude of learning
choices. Our new status will enable us to provide additional
courses, host events for channel partners and user groups and
assist Citrix in further developing the most effective training
programs in the industry."
CALCs are technical training centers authorized to provide
training for Citrix certifications and technical instruction for
the installation and administration of Citrix products, including
Citrix XenApp, NetScaler, XenDesktop, and XenServer software. CALCs
that have been Citrix partners for at least one year achieve
premium status by offering highly-rated training on all core Citrix
products, driving new Citrix business through strong Microsoft
relationships, having high customer rating scores and keeping class
cancellation rates below 50 percent.
"We're very pleased to have Benchmark Learning continue its
excellence in IT education as a Premium Citrix Authorized Learning
Center," said Hector Lima, VP of
Americas Consulting and Education for Citrix. "Benchmark Learning
has played a key role in ensuring the satisfaction and continued
success of Citrix customers and technology by offering
highly-praised training programs and providing invaluable feedback
to Citrix on the quality of new classes. We look forward to
continuing to work closely with Benchmark Learning to develop and
implement new courseware."
IT professionals seeking Citrix IT and virtualization training
can identify Premium CALCs by a blue ribbon on
www.citrixeducation.com.
About Benchmark Learning
Benchmark Learning educated nearly 15,000 students in 2009 on
cutting-edge topics for IT, ITIL, Developer, Business
Analysis, Project Management and Business Professionals.
Our world-class educators teach the skills needed to help define
and build individual careers for our students and maximize
technology investments for organizations. For more than 35 years,
we've been continually improving our offerings, events,
assessments, employees, and facility. Our commitment to excellence
and student success has earned us prestigious honors
and global recognition as a premier education
provider among Citrix and Microsoft communities.
About Citrix Education
Citrix Education provides Citrix customers and partners with
official training and certification programs on Citrix products,
technology and best practices. Its robust training curriculum
includes instructor-led, virtual instructor-led and self-paced
online courses, as well as virtual practice labs.
Industry-recognized Citrix certifications enable IT professionals
at every level to prove in-demand skills necessary to build,
maintain and maximize Citrix virtualization environments. For more
information, go to www.citrixeducation.com.
About Citrix Systems, Inc.
Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) is a leading provider of
virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an
on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization,
networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio
of products that enable virtual work styles for users and virtual
datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely
on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT
environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more
than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009 was $1.61 billion.
SOURCE Benchmark Learning