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Xpertise and Oracle join forces in Tyne and Wear

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Customers in the Northeast are now able to get official Oracle training locally from the leading IT Training provider, Xpertise

Xpertise, the only major IT training provider operating in the Northeast, has extended its vendor approved Oracle portfolio to include Washington, Tyne and Wear.

Xpertise now offers a comprehensive portfolio of accredited Oracle training for developers, database administrators and end users, in four nationwide approved Oracle University Training Centres - Altrincham, Leeds, Maidenhead and Washington.

Pieter Bensch, Oracle University Regional Director, commented: “We are delighted to extend the geographical coverage of official Oracle training. Xpertise is a committed Oracle affiliate and their Tyne & Wear training centre will allow us to offer the same quality of Oracle training that we deliver in the rest of the country”

In addition to public scheduled classroom training, Xpertise has also extended its Oracle capability to include tailored customer training, re-skilling and rollout programmes through its Training Solutions division.

Bob Bradley, Chief Executive of Xpertise commented: “Xpertise has been working with Oracle for many years to develop the skills and productivity of a growing customer base. With the addition of an Oracle portfolio in Tyne & Wear we now have the largest geographic coverage for official Oracle training. Customers want training locally to keep travelling time and costs to a minimum, and at the same time they want to ensure they are getting it from an approved provider who works in affiliation with the leading technology companies.”


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About Oracle
Oracle is the world’s largest independent software company. For further details, please visit our web site at http://www.oracle.com

About Xpertise
Xpertise - Microsoft's Western European Training Partner of the Year 2002 and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions - is one of the UK's leading providers of IT training and skills services. Xpertise is a leading provider of public-scheduled IT training, company-specific training and skills development programmes nationwide. Xpertise provides training courses and programmes for IT professionals and developers, including A+ and Network+, C++, Checkpoint, Cisco, Citrix, Help Desk, ITIL, Java, Linux/Unix, IBM, Lotus, Microsoft, Novell, OO, Oracle, project management and PRINCE2. Xpertise is an Institute of IT Training accredited training provider. Xpertise is part of The Xpertise Group PLC, which is listed on the Alternative Investments Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange.