Poulsbo, Washington
March 29, 2004

Paladin and SQLSoft+ combine forces to expand training offerings in Kitsap County

Paladin Data Systems Corporation of Poulsbo, Washington and SQLSoft+ of Bellevue, Washington are announcing an agreement that brings a broad training curriculum to IT Professionals and Developers on the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas, including offerings in the areas of Networking, Server applications, IT Best Practices, Database, Security, Project Management, Business Intelligence, XML and Web Services, Identity and Access Management, Oracle, and Java.

Paladin’s Executive Vice President, Gary Macy stated, “This partnership allows us to expand the variety of courses offered at our training center in Poulsbo by many magnitudes. We will now be able to bring course offerings to the West Sound that previously have only been available over in Bellevue. Not only does this agreement include the Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courses that have been a mainstay of our offerings, but now courses in advanced security, secure networking, and other technical fields can be offered locally to clients we know are making the daily trip to Bellevue for education.”

Steve Brugger, President of SQLSoft+ said, “SQLSoft+ is excited to be partnering with Paladin! Both companies have a long, successful history of serving the IT organizations of leading companies in the Puget Sound area. Working together, we bring a highly complimentary service offering to our clients, especially in the area of Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. Our customers in the West Sound will be delighted to know that they now have a much wider range of professional IT curriculum on their side of the water.”

The two companies bring a combined 25 years of service to IT organizations, primarily the Pacific Northwest, but also worldwide. Both companies deliver their services on Microsoft, UNIX and Linux operating system platforms and are well known for their expertise in database systems employing both Microsoft and Oracle technologies.

Public and private enrollment courses will be offered at Paladin’s office in Poulsbo starting in April. The public schedule can be found at www.sqlsoft.com or at Paladin Data Systems training Web site http://CertifiedOn.Net

Founded in 1994, Paladin Data Systems Corporation is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Poulsbo, Washington; they serve military, public and private sector customers throughout the United States and Canada from their offices in Poulsbo, Seattle, and Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Founded in 1988, SQLSoft+ is a privately held company based in Bellevue, WA. SQLSoft+ provides technical training and consulting to Northwest companies. SQLSoft+ provides leadership in the crucial adoption of technologies that create competitive advantage and business value through client consulting and technical training leadership.