Train Signal Computer Training Named 2009 Editors' & Community Choice Awards Winner by Windows IT Pro Magazine

CHICAGO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Train Signal Computer Training today announced that its computer training software was named as a gold medal winner of the “2009 Community Choice Awards” and a silver winner of the "2009 Editors' Best Awards" in the Best Training & Certification Product or Service by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro^® magazine.

“We have some exciting things planned for 2010 and will continue to provide the exceptional computer training along with a great customer experience.”

“The 2009 Editors’ Best Awards are an accumulation of our editors’, contributors’ and authors’ subject matter expertise, in service of identifying the year’s most significant products in the market,” said Michele Crockett, editorial strategy director. “We believe that our editorial experts' annual tradition of selecting winners based on a product’s strategic importance to market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer is particularly significant to the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine communities this year, as we call out exceptional products in a highly competitive market.

“The 2009 Community Choice Awards had a record number of entries this year. Thousands of products were nominated by our audience of IT professionals. Peer-to-peer product and service recognition is the ultimate goal that all market players have, but it can be difficult to achieve,” said Michele Crockett, editorial strategy director.

"We're extremely proud of winning not only one, but both of the awards from Windows IT Pro," said Iman Jalali, Director of Sales and Marketing at Train Signal. "We have some exciting things planned for 2010 and will continue to provide the exceptional computer training along with a great customer experience."

Train Signal offers a wide range of computer training packages covering Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, VMware, and Microsoft Office. In addition to its Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Exchange 2007, and SharePoint 2007 courses, Train Signal offers training for over forty-eight different courses including: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2007, VMware ESX Server, Cisco CCNA and Cisco CCNP. A privately-held company, Train Signal is based in Rolling Meadows, IL. For more information about Train Signal, please visit www.trainsignal.com.

Windows IT Pro is the leading and largest independent voice in Windows IT, with more than 2.5 million visits per month, and consists of a multitude of print and online channels. In addition to the flagship Windows IT Pro magazine, the Windows IT community includes SQL Server Magazine, Office SharePoint Pro, and Windows Dev Pro. Other online channels include blogs, forums, podcasts, RSS feeds, webinars, virtual events, white papers, newsletters, classes and more. IT professionals get objective, “direct from the trenches” information about Microsoft’s latest Windows-based solutions and gain essential insight for keeping business-critical Microsoft applications up and running. For more information, visit www.windowsitpro.com or www.sqlmag.com.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the United States, serving more than 6 million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 websites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information about the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.