TIA and EPI Announce Licensing Agreement on Data Center Standards Training

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TIA and EPI Announce Licensing Agreement on Data Center Standards Training

In Response to Global Demand, EPI Will Offer International Certified Training Courses on TIA-942 Standards to Data Center Professionals

ARLINGTON, VA (April 3, 2013) – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, and Enterprise Product Integration (EPI) a leading data centre training and audit organization today announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement that allows EPI to build and conduct international certified training courses for the ANSI/TIA-942 Telecommunications Infrastructure Standards for Data Centers.  The courses will initially be launched in Asia, but will eventually become available to data center professionals worldwide.

In a recent poll, more than 75 percent of certified data center professionals said they refer to and use TIA-942 standards more than any other reference.  Through its relationship with EPI, which offers worldwide accredited courses designed to improve organizations’ data center availability and manageability, TIA will address the high global demand for training for these standards. 

“We are extremely pleased with TIA’s decision to work with EPI as it builds and conducts the TIA-942 courses,” said Edward van Leent, Chairman and CEO of EPI.  “We have been conducting compliance audits based on the ANSI/TIA-942 standard since it was released and many of our customers, designers and consultants have indicated that they want to understand the details of this global standard. We will initially release the CTDC (Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant) course aimed at consultants and data center designers, followed by the CTA (Certified TIA-942 Auditor) course. The courses and exams will be globally accredited and certified by EXIN.

Grant Seiffert, President of TIA added, “The data center market is truly global, and good data center designs are universally applicable.  TIA standards have played a significant role in growth of this market, which has expanded the availability, reliability and efficiency of data center and cloud services. EPI has a proven track record in delivering consistent, high quality courses worldwide.”

As cloud computing – which TIA’s 2013 ICT Market Review and Forecast predicts will continue experiencing dramatic growth – increases its demands on data centers, certification in TIA-942 standards will be increasingly important.  With the addition of its TIA-942 training course, EPI will broaden the use and knowledge of these critical standards.

 About TIA

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org for more details.

TIA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and is a proud sponsor of ANSI’s Standards Boost Business campaign. Visit www.standardsboostbusiness.org for details.

About Enterprise Product Integration

EPI, with its corporate headquarters in Singapore, is a European origin company operating world-wide via direct operations and a large partner network. EPI's focus is on mission critical, high-availability environments. EPI gained an international reputation as a company offering an extensive range of data center infrastructure services including data center consultancy, audit, certification and training.

The Company has developed a reputation for high quality technical expertise, flexibility, innovative techniques, personal service and a powerful combination of capabilities and technologies.  Visit www.epi-ap.com for more details.

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