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Thomson Prometric and Citrix renew exclusive agreement to provide testing services for certified professionals

Thomson Prometric and Citrix Systems today announced the renewal of their agreement under which Thomson Prometric exclusively provides Citrix comprehensive certification testing services. These testing services include test taker scheduling and registration, test development, data management, Internet-based test delivery and proctored testing through Thomson Prometric's global testing center network.

Citrix has four certification programs: Citrix Certified AdministratorTM (CCA), Citrix Certified Enterprise AdministratorTM (CCEA), Citrix Certified Sales ProfessionalTM (CCSP) and the recently launched Citrix Certified Integration ArchitectTM (CCIA). To date, more than 50,000 Citrix certifications have been achieved worldwide.

"Thomson Prometric has been key in our ability to provide relevant, targeted and flexible certification programs to meet the evolving needs of our certified professionals," said Karl Liebman, director of corporate education and consulting for Citrix. "For years, we've successfully partnered with Thomson Prometric as our one source for program delivery, and we look forward to the continued partnership."

As part of the agreement renewal, Thomson Prometric and Citrix will broaden their business relationship to include various cooperative marketing initiatives to grow the Citrix certification program. These initiatives include adding a Citrix presence on www.prometric.com and collaboratively creating case studies for the industry.

"No other company can equal the experience of Thomson Prometric in successfully delivering programs for the certification industry," said Alison Indrisano, senior vice president of Client Services and Support. "We are focused on offering comprehensive testing services to all 300 of our clients. Citrix's decision to maintain an exclusive relationship with Thomson Prometric attests to our strength as the market leader in testing services."

Citrix recently updated its technical and sales certification programs to support the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite. The updated programs are designed to facilitate training and certification on all products and technologies in the suite, which includes Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server, Citrix MetaFrame Secure Access Manager, Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager and Citrix MetaFrame Conferencing Manager.

External links

Registration for Citrix certification exams is available on www.prometric.com

For more information about Citrix certification requirements, visit www.citrix.com/edu.

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