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CompUSA Signs with Ten-TV
for Technical Training
TEN-TV Offers CompUSA "Life-cycle"
Training Services to Receive, Develop and Broadcast Learning Programs
at More Than 200 Locations
NEW YORK — The Technology Education Network,
Inc. (TEN-TV) today announced CompUSA Inc. (NYSE:CPU) as the newest,
and one of the largest, members of its IT training network. As a
leading national computer retailer with nearly $6 billion in annual
retail sales and 20,000 employees, including 1,300 trainers, CompUSA
provides a compelling audience to which software and hardware vendors
will broadcast technical and sales training courses via digital
satellite.
"With TEN-TV we can receive training directly
from computer products vendors or develop our own broadcasts,"
said Al HurlebausSam Crowley, executive , vice president of ostore
perations at CompUSA. "We have satellite equipment at all 211
locations because we believe training and informing team members
translates to higher customer satisfaction and increased customer
loyalty. In addition to training our CompUSA team members, we can
also use TEN-TV to share information with our business partners
and customers."
"TEN-TV enables CompUSA to take advantage
of the full training life-cycle," explained Bruce Hanson, president
and CEO of TEN-TV. "Not only do they receive valuable training
content for internal trainers, but by partnering with TEN-TV they
also become a contributor and can create customized training courses
for their different customer sets. CompUSA locations are first-class
training facilities and we expect this to be a long and mutually
beneficial partnership."
Each CompUSA Computer SuperstoreSM
has a classroom training facility that is equipped to receive TEN-TV’s
training broadcasts via digital satellite. TEN-TV content consists
of information, education and training programs from vendors such
as Microsoft, Lotus and Compaq, from IT research and media companies
such as GartnerGroup and CRN, as well as TEN-TV’s proprietary educational
programs.
CompUSA team members and guests will receive training
and informational broadcasts from various hardware and software
vendors they support and from content the company produces itself.
Because of the large number of CompUSA locations, CompUSA has created
an entire satellite subnetwork by default. CompUSA can leverage
this investment for customized or proprietary broadcasts to employees,
internal trainers or specific customer sets. Internal broadcasts
will help CompUSA promote a consistent culture across its nationwide
network of stores and offices and throughout its business units.
About CompUSA
CompUSA Inc. (http://www.compusa.com) is one
of the nation’s leading retailers and resellers of personal computers
and related products and services. CompUSA Inc. currently operates
211 CompUSA Computer SuperstoresSM
in 83 major metropolitan markets across the United States that serve
retail, corporate, government and education customers and include
technical service departments and classroom training facilities.
CompUSA also offers its own build-to-order personal computer series,
the CompUSA PC™.
About TEN-TV
The Technology Education Network, Inc., TEN-TV,
provides effective learning for IT professionals. TEN-TV aggregates,
creates and broadcasts superior live and interactive video-based
information, education and training to its global network of members
via satellite and the Internet. Content providers include Bay Networks,
Compaq Computer Corporation, Cisco, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Lotus,
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Approximately 650 North American
and European members receive TEN-TV's satellite broadcasts and thousands
more licensees view video over the Internet. For more information
visit http://www.tentv.com.
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