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Thomson Prometric and EXIN Grow Alliance to Expand EXIN Certification Program
BALTIMORE, MD. APRIL 20, 2005 - Thomson Prometric, the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services, and part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), and EXIN, the Netherlands based global IT exam provider, today announce their agreement to extend their existing relationship to include Japanese language exam delivery in Japan. As a result, EXIN can improve the accessibility of EXIN's IT Service Management (ITIL) exams for more candidates worldwide, and test them in the highly secure, consistent Thomson Prometric Testing Center environment, while providing candidates with improved flexibility in choosing both the test date and location.
Since 2002, Thomson Prometric and EXIN have collaborated on the delivery of the ITIL Foundation exams in English.
"Many of our candidates have benefited from the outsourcing of the distribution of the ITIL exams: all over the world, be it in Kuala Lumpur, Pretoria or Utrecht, they have been offered a service of equal reliability, security and performance," said Joep van Nieuwstadt, EXIN managing director.
"We are very pleased about our newly expanded relationship with EXIN," said Alison Indrisano, Thomson Prometric senior vice president and chief operations officer. "Delivery through Thomson Prometric testing centers worldwide, including Japan, increases the security and flexibility for candidates seeking proof of their achievement level."
About The Thomson Corporation and Thomson Prometric
The Thomson Corporation (http://www.thomson.com/), with 2004 revenues from continuing operations of $8.10 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) has approximately 38,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. Its learning businesses and brands serve the needs of individuals, learning institutions, corporations and government agencies with products and services for both traditional and distributed learning. Thomson Prometric (www.prometric.com) is the global leader in technology-enabled testing and assessment services for academic, professional, government, corporate and information technology markets. Thomson Prometric delivers standardized tests for 300 clients, in 26 languages, over the Web or through a global network of testing centers in 134 countries. Based in Baltimore, Md., Thomson Prometric employs 3,000 employees worldwide.
About EXIN
EXIN is an independent, worldwide IT examination provider with more than 40 years of experience. We specialize in establishing educational requirements, and developing and organizing examinations in the field of Information Technology. EXIN has already certified more than 250.000 professionals in IT, worldwide. EXIN has acquired a thorough and extensive knowledge in this field, and fully warrants the quality of these examinations, both didactically and with respect to content. With examinations like ITIL, CMM, ALS, DSDM and ISPL, EXIN plays an important role in the development of international qualification standards. EXIN ITIL examinations are now available in 10 languages.
