QlikTech Extends Global Certification Program for Business Discovery to Customers

RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an effort to help its customers demonstrate their level of expertise in the growing market for Business Discovery, QlikTech, (NASDAQ: QLIK) a leader in Business Discovery – user-driven Business Intelligence (BI) - today announced it is extending its QlikView 11 Certification Program. The QlikView 11 Certification Program for customers expands QlikTech’s previously announced Certification Program for partners. The QlikView 11 Certification Program, now available to customers and members of the Qonnect Partner Program, validates the knowledge and skills of QlikView users and provides a quantitative way to confirm their understanding and capabilities with the QlikView Business Discovery platform.

“Certified individuals have demonstrated high levels of technical excellence and productivity, which enhances their credentials. Organizations with certified professionals on their team are better positioned to achieve improved project deployments, overall IT efficiency and greater returns on their QlikView investments.”

“QlikTech partners and customers are well positioned to benefit from the incredible growth opportunity in Business Discovery,” said Kim Peretti, vice president of global education services at QlikTech. “Certified individuals have demonstrated high levels of technical excellence and productivity, which enhances their credentials. Organizations with certified professionals on their team are better positioned to achieve improved project deployments, overall IT efficiency and greater returns on their QlikView investments.”

The QlikView 11 Certification Program, which is comprised of three offerings – QlikView Certified Designer, QlikView Certified Developer, and QlikView Certified System Administrator – requires a combination of recommended classroom sessions and practical, hands-on project experience. Each exam allows QlikTech to measure the product knowledge and skills acquired by customers and enables customers to benchmark their skills against an established level of competency.

To expand the delivery and reach of the QlikView 11 Certification Program, QlikTech has entered into an agreement with Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based testing services for academic admissions, certification and licensure programs. QlikView Designer and QlikView Developer Certification Exams are now available in eight languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, English, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

QlikView customers who want to learn more about the QlikView 11 Certification Program should visit: http://www.qlikview.com/us/services/training/certification.

About QlikTech

QlikTech (NASDAQ: QLIK) is a leader in Business Discovery—user-driven Business Intelligence (BI). Its QlikView Business Discovery solution bridges the gap between traditional BI solutions and inadequate spreadsheet applications. The in-memory associative search technology QlikTech pioneered created the self-service BI category, allowing users to explore information freely rather than being confined to a predefined path of questions. Appropriate from SMB to the largest global enterprise, QlikView’s self-service analysis can be deployed with data governance in days or weeks. The QlikView Business Discovery platform’s app-driven model works with existing BI solutions, offering an immersive mobile and social, collaborative experience. Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, QlikTech has offices around the world serving approximately 26,000 customers in over 100 countries.

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