Global Knowledge Wins a Grand Slam in Microsoft Training Boot Camp Competition

Redmond magazine readers give Microsoft Training from Global Knowledge first place honors by a wide margin for Boot Camps and Virtualization Training and second place for Online, Disk, or Instructor-Led Training

Cary, N.C. - December 1, 2009 - Global Knowledge has received the new Grand Slam award from Redmond magazine readers for its Microsoft training. The worldwide leader in IT and business skills training earned first place and Grand Slam honors in Redmond magazine's 2009 Readers' Choice Awards for Best Windows Certification-Based Boot Camp. The company was also awarded first place for Best Virtualization Training and second place for Best Online, Disk-Based, or Instructor-Led Training.

"We are delighted to be recognized by Redmond magazine readers for the seventh consecutive year," said Michael Fox, Global Knowledge Senior Vice President. "Student endorsement of our Microsoft training is the highest validation and reflects the top quality and positive learning experience we strive to provide for our students," he added.

In the competitive Best Windows Certification-Based Boot Camp category, Global Knowledge was given the top spot by 56.1% of Redmond's readership, well ahead of the 9.7% for second place. "Global Knowledge took home a Grand Slam in this category, with nobody else within striking distance," wrote Lee Pender, executive features editor of Redmond magazine. The Grand Slam is new to the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards program and was created to recognize products that have won in the same category for four consecutive years.

"The most exciting aspect of the Readers' Choice awards is the fact that users of the products choose the winners," Pender noted. "Our readers are people in the trenches who use the products every day and know what works and what doesn't. They're the ultimate panel of judges."

Global Knowledge delivers a full schedule of Microsoft training courses worldwide and has received awards from Redmond magazine readers every year since 2003.

About Global Knowledge

Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training, with more than 1,200 courses that span foundational and specialized training and certifications. Our core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, Nortel, VMware, Red Hat, business process improvement, and leadership development. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and learning services.

Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,300 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe. Learn more at www.globalknowledge.com.

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Nancy Enloe
Director, Marketing Communications
(919) 460-3267
nancy.enloe@globalknowledge.com