Visual Sciences Extends Certified Professional Program to European Market
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Region-specific Analytics Education Resources Available to Local Clients and Partners
AMSTERDAM and SAN DIEGO, July 19 -- Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly WebSideStory, Inc.) (NASDAQ:VSCN), a leading provider of real-time analytics applications, today announced that it has expanded its Certified Professional Program to key target markets in Europe. First previewed to Visual Sciences' European partners in Amsterdam last month, the new program allows customers and partners to receive in-depth training and certification on Visual Sciences' real-time analytics applications. Structured by levels of role-based and product-specific training, the program culminates in certification as a Certified Analyst, Certified Architect and/or Certified Solution Consultant.
In addition to certification, the program's options provide participants with multiple benefits, including access to Visual Sciences Technology Platform 5(TM), HBX(TM) Analytics or Visual Site® "sandbox" systems that enable real-world, on-demand skills practice; high-level help from Visual Sciences' consulting experts; and full access to the company's technical support services, among others.
"With the launch of the Certified Professional Program, Visual Sciences made a substantial investment in client and partner education," said Jim MacIntyre, Visual Sciences' chief executive officer. "We are very pleased to be able to expand this program to our European customers and partners to help them build their knowledge and expertise in our range of real-time analytics solutions."
"By providing our European partners and clients with region-specific versions of this new program we have underscored Visual Sciences' commitment to these key markets. This roll-out in Europe will ensure these markets have access to the best educational curriculum to enable them to leverage all of the capabilities within the Visual Sciences' products, and reap the full set of technology and business benefits available to them," said Bob Chatham, Visual Sciences' senior vice president, education.
"As an e-marketing consultancy specializing in Web analytics, our key goal is to ensure our customers are able to benefit fully from the solutions we recommend. The comprehensive certification and training program that Visual Sciences is launching here in Europe will help us to provide the right solution to our customers, as well as providing them with the training and resources to make full use of the product set," said Bob Nieme, managing director of Netherlands-based Adversitement, one of Visual Sciences' premier partners in Europe.
Role-based and Product-specific Certification
Certification tracks for each role consists of hands-on classroom training followed by a written and/or practical exam. Current certifications include:
o Certified Analyst - provides in-depth training and credentials for
business analysts who want to become expert end users of HBX
Analytics, Visual Site or Platform 5.
o Certified Architect - provides in-depth training and credentials for
candidates who want to design, build and optimize HBX Web and
multichannel Platform 5 analysis applications.
o Certified Solution Consultant - provides sales coaching for resellers
and agencies that represent the Visual Site and HBX Web analytics
solutions to their clients.
Certification Professional Program Pricing
Pricing is per student and varies based on certification package and level. Package pricing is available for agencies and companies seeking to train groups or establish ongoing certification programs. For more information about the Visual Sciences Certified Professional Program, visit http://www.visualsciences.com/certification.
About Visual Sciences
Founded in 1996, Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly known as WebSideStory, Inc.) (NASDAQ:VSCN) is a leading provider of real-time analytics applications. The company's analytics applications, based on its patent pending on-demand service and software platform, enable fast and detailed analytics on large volumes of streaming and stored data. More than 1,570 enterprises worldwide rely on the answers delivered by these applications to provide them with actionable intelligence to optimize their business operations. The company provides real-time analytics applications for Web sites, contact centers, retail points-of-sale, messaging systems and the intelligence community. Visual Sciences flexible technology platform, Visual Sciences Technology Platform 5(TM), allows the company to rapidly introduce tailored solutions to meet its clients' needs. Visual Sciences is headquartered in San Diego, Calif., and has East Coast offices in Herndon, Virginia and European headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information, contact Visual Sciences. Voice: 858.546.0040. Fax: 858.546.0480. Address: 10182 Telesis Court, 6th Floor, San Diego, CA 92121. Web site: www.visualsciences.com/. Visual Sciences is a registered trademark of Visual Sciences, Inc.
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CONTACT: U.S., Liya Sharif, lsharif@jhg.com, or Patty Ladegaard, pladegaard@jhg.com, both of JHG-Townsend for Visual Sciences, +1-858-457-4888; or Europe, Stephen Orr, stephen.orr@axicom.com, or Andy Riley, andy.riley@axicom.com, both of AxiCom for Visual Sciences, +44 20 8392 4050
Web site: http://www.visualsciences.com/
