FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
February 25, 1997
Natural Intelligence Press Contact:
Judith Steinbaum
Manager, Press and Public Relations
judith@natural.com … 617.876.7680 x1818
Productivity Point International Press Contact:
Jeb Bates
Advanced Technology Programs Manager
jbates@propoint.com … 617.928.1912 x1220
Natural Intelligence and Productivity Point International!
February 25, 1997. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Natural Intelligence, Inc. a
pioneer in the burgeoning world of Java(tm) Technology, has announced a
strategic alliance with Productivity Point International(PPI), an
international giant in computer training services. Thus far, Natural
Intelligence’s Java Training Division will partner with PPI to be the
exclusive providers of the teaching personnel for PPI’s Java courses of
instruction at training centers in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Parsippany
and Iselin, New Jersey, New York City and the Boston area.
Java, a computing language developed by Sun MicroSystems, was virtually
unknown to all but a few high tech innovators until only one year ago. It
is now attracting a virtual epidemic of interest among software
engineers. Thousands are signing up for Java training courses nationally and
internationally.
Natural Intelligence’s (NI) vision placed the company among the first in the
technology industry to realize the potential of this language. In January
of 1996, NI released a groundbreaking product, Roaster(tm), the highly
acclaimed Integrated Development Environment for Java. The company’s
resources were focused upon Java and Java Development, establishing NI’s
expertise and leadership in this field from the outset.
“This partnership is a win-win situation for both Productivity Point
International and Natural Intelligence,” said Randy Holloran, Director of
Business Development at Natural Intelligence. “NI’s considerable national
reputation in the Java world, coupled with the highly acclaimed resource of
PPI’s world wide computer training services, publicly guarantees the
highest quality academic experience for students in these courses.”
Shelley Hall, Vice President of PPI, Boston, concurred with Holloran.
“This is an excellent affiliation for PPI. Productivity Point International has
established a leadership position in the field of computer training services.
This acclaim is based upon delivery of excellence to ourclients. Therefore,
anyone who works with us must be evaluated by thehighest criteria in order
to meet our standards. We are very secure in knowing that Natural
Intelligence’s
expertise satisfies our most stringent tests.”
The courses will begin in March and continue throughout the year at
thevenues at
which PPI presents the courses.
For information about availability, detailed descriptions of course
offerings and
fees, please write to: training@natural.com.
About Natural Intelligence, Inc.
Established in 1987 with headquarters in Cambridge, MA, Natural
Intelligence, Inc. is a leading provider of customized solutions and
training programs for the integration of business and technology.
Nationally recognized for quality database solutions for a wide range of
business environments, the company’s expertise includes 4D(r), Sybase(r),
Oracle(r), Informix(r), and Microsoft(tm) SQL(r) Server. Natural
Intelligence also specializes in Java(tm) based training for cross-platform
Internet and Intranet development. Software products include QuickCode
Pro(tm), a code editor for 4th Dimension, and DragStrip(tm), The Ultimate
Desktop Organizer for the Macintosh(tm).
For more information about Natural Intelligence, and its Java Training
Division:info@natural.com, or http://www.natural.com.
About Productivity Point International(r)
Since 1983, clients have turned to Productivity Point Interational (PPI)
for innovative solutions to their software training needs. As testimony to
our success in meeting those needs, PPI has become one of the largest
independent providers of software training. PPI provides customized
training solutions designed to assist corporation in:
– business process re-engineering
– computing platform migrations
– client server data management systems
– enterprise wide groupware solutions
– sales force automation
As a result of these and other capabilities, more than three million
students from finanical, manufacturing and other information-intensive
industries and institutions have profited from PPI’s result-oriented
training.
About Roaster(tm) and Roaster Technologies
Roaster(tm), is a product of Roaster Technologies, (a recent spin-off of
Natural Intelligence, Inc.). The company is dedicated to providing software
products targeted to Java developers. Its first product, Roaster(tm), the
first integrated development environment for Java on the Macintosh, has
received high praise from industry press, and has been nominated as a
finalist in the 1997 MacWorld World Class Award competition. More
information about Roaster Technologies can be received from
roaster@roaster.com, or found on the World Wide Web at
http://www.roaster.com/.