ATLANTA and CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaplan IT Learning, a division of Kaplan, Inc., has formed a strategic alliance with Future Knowledge, an Australian end-user training and change management leader, to market and support STT Trainer enterprise application training software in Australia and New Zealand.

"Our research has shown that organizations are searching for a system simulation training solution that will scale to their on-going training needs across multiple applications to ensure they get real value from their information systems," said Steven Zan, Managing Director of Future Knowledge. "We chose STT Trainer as our offering in the Australasian market, because it will provide customers that are implementing or upgrading their enterprise applications with a unique training solution in terms of its flexibility, scalability and the quality of learning delivery."

The alliance will cover Australia and New Zealand where Future Knowledge will support Kaplan IT Learning's STT Trainer in its aggressive expansion into the Australasian region. Future Knowledge will market and implement the STT solution, as well as provide first-line support to local STT Trainer clients, including Pilkington, New Zealand Dept of Corrections and DBT Australia.

"Their extensive experience and existing relationships in the enterprise applications market in Australia and New Zealand ideally position Future Knowledge to represent Kaplan IT Learning and support our expansion in the region," said Chip Schuneman, President of Kaplan IT Learning. "As a mature technology market, there is a growing recognition in Australia and New Zealand that the successful deployment of enterprise applications requires investment in change management and end-user training. This makes the Australasian market a top priority for us in our international expansion strategy."

About Kaplan IT Learning

Kaplan IT Learning provides certification preparation, assessment, learning services and software to help individuals and organizations train on technology and prepare for technology certifications. Kaplan IT Learning is a division of Kaplan, Inc., a leading education and test prep company, and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company . Customers include corporations, government and academic institutions, training companies, legal firms and individuals around the world. Leading products include Transcender, the largest and most comprehensive IT certification test preparation provider, Self Test Software, a leader of quality exam prep tools, Perfect Access Speer, the market leader in software education, consulting and learning tools for the legal industry, and award-winning STT Trainer software to train and support the end users of enterprise applications.

About Future Knowledge

Future Knowledge maximizes the value of information systems through true integration of business processes with people. We design, build and deliver innovative and practical solutions to address the change management and end user training challenges organizations face. Our clients across Australia and New Zealand are able to maximize their application investment by ensuring optimum user productivity of any new business process.

For media inquiries, please contact: Jenna Held Emma McCormack Kaplan IT Learning Future Knowledge 312/894-0693 +61 413 339 319 jenna_held@kaplan.comemma@futureknowledge.com.au

Contact: Jenna Held of Kaplan IT Learning, +1-312-894-0693, or
jenna_held@kaplan.com; or Emma McCormack of Future Knowledge, +61 413 339 319,
or emma@futureknowledge.com.au

Web site: http://www.kaplan.com/