CIW Announces New Certifications

TEMPE, Arizona, July 14, 2010 - Responding to demand from Web developers worldwide, the creators of the
CIW certification program have today announced new certifications.

CIW now offers 12 new certifications in Web foundations, design,
development and security. CIW has also adopted a new three-tiered hierarchy
for its credentials: Associate, Specialist and Professional.

"These are the most popular courses from CIW. Our students will
appreciate the separate certifications for the technologies they have
mastered, and so will employers," said Malcolm Crowe, Professor at University
of the West of Scotland.

The new CIW certification exams will be available at Prometric and
Pearson VUE testing locations worldwide by July 30, 2010. CIW's new
certifications include:

    CIW Associate certifications
       - Site Development Associate
       - Internet Business Associate
       - Network Technology Associate

    CIW Specialist certifications
       - Web Design Specialist
       - E-Commerce Specialist
       - JavaScript Specialist
       - Perl Specialist
       - Database Design Specialist
       - Web Security Specialist

    CIW Professional certifications
       - Web Design Professional
       - Web Development Professional
       - Web Security Professional

"CIW has led the industry in validating Web-based skills," said Gwen
Britton, Senior Product Manager of Information Technology Programs for
Western Governors University.

"For years, CIW has helped put people on a lifelong learning path, not a
vendor's product treadmill," said James Stanger, Ph.D., President of
Certification Partners. "Now, CIW more closely reflects the technologies and
best practices that Web experts require to master their profession."

Stanger, CIW's Chief Certification Architect, spearheaded the changes and
anticipates more developments on the horizon for CIW, including significant
partnerships to further help professionals validate their skills and improve
job prospects.

For more information about the changes to CIW, visit
www.ciwcertified.com.

About CIW

Born in 1997, CIW has become the most popular vendor-neutral Web
technology education program in the world. Built for the Web industry by the
Web industry, CIW courses and certifications are designed using leading
technological standards, rather than any one specific software or hardware
vendor. CIW's skills objectives have been adopted by corporations,
governments and academic institutions worldwide. Subject matter experts
design CIW curriculum based on technology-dependent job roles. CIW-certified
individuals around the globe have validated their expertise in Web
technologies by taking CIW exams. For more information, please visit
www.ciwcertified.com. CIW is offered by Certification Partners, LLC.

    Jim Koch
    Director of Marketing
    Certification Partners, LLC
    +1-800-228-1027
    jkoch@certification-partners.com

Jim Koch, Director of Marketing of Certification Partners, LLC, 1-800-228-1027, jkoch at certification-partners.com