GE Capital IT Solutions Launches GEExpressTraining.com.

New IT training site offers both e-learning and classroom options

NEWPORT, Ky., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ --

GE Capital IT Solutions (GECITS), announced today the launch of www.geexpresstraining.com , a new IT Education Services web site.

GEExpressTraining.com brings together industry leaders in training to provide a single customer interface for purchasing classroom and e-learning programs and services. The initial site launch includes web-based courses, tutorials, and online texts as well as traditional classroom courses.

"GEExpressTraining.com exemplifies GECITS' commitment to helping our customers achieve a greater and faster return on their technology investments. We have created a site where the IT manager, the technical professional and the end user can comfortably purchase and access training," said Greg Blackmore, President of GE Managed Service Solutions. "This unique approach gives students an opportunity to meet all of their training needs in one location."

Training partners for GE Education Services were selected for their complementary offerings and for their strategic alignment. SmartForce was chosen as an e-learning partner not only for its comprehensive technical course library but also based on positive student feedback regarding course quality, accuracy, and relevancy. Teach.com's user friendly approach to training made its online end user PC skills and other libraries a natural fit in the GE Express Training portfolio. Productivity Point International (PPI) was a vendor of choice for technical classroom instruction due to its high quality courseware, wide geographic coverage and competitive pricing. GEExpressTraining.com also features a comprehensive 24x7 technical reference library from Element K, formerly known as Ziff-Davis Education.

"We are excited to launch our site with such valuable partners," explains Beth Kamradt, Vice President of GE Education Services. "Our initial site release is the first in a multigenerational plan to provide comprehensive coverage of IT learning content in a broad array of training formats based on the precision learning paths required to meet the needs of IT professionals. Our goal is to provide customers with the quality service and job-focused guidance we provide our own IT professionals."

GEExpressTraining.com is a complementary site to GEExpress.com, which provides spare and replacement parts for out-of-warranty and obsolete computer and printer equipment.

About GE Education Services

GE Education Services uses the company's Six Sigma approach to bring high quality, cost effective training and development programs to IT professionals including end users, technicians, IT project managers, IT managers, IT business analysts and IT sales professionals.

Education Services brings a wide range of best of breed IT training providers together in a single location at a discounted price.

About GE Capital IT Solutions

GE Capital IT Solutions is an independent, IT Solutions integrator, providing technology and quality based growth opportunities for its customers. Headquartered in Newport, Ky., GE Capital IT Solutions is segmented into three businesses, GE IT Product Solutions, GE Managed Service Solutions and GE Net Solutions. Each business is designed to complement and advance its focus on infrastructure services and build on its core capabilities to provide products, services and network planning, all delivered with Six Sigma quality. GE Capital IT Solutions is a GE Capital Company.

As part of the GE family of companies, GE Capital IT Solutions is a valued member of an organization FORTUNE magazine votes as "The Most Admired Company in America" for the third consecutive year in 1999. To learn more about GE Capital IT Solutions, its strategic solutions and its products, visit its Internet Site at http://www.gecits.ge.com.