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Certiport Names World Champions of 2005 Microsoft(R) Office Specialist Competition

Posted on: Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 18:00 CDT

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Certiport today announced Remy Bucheler, 20, from Geneva, Switzerland, and Irfan Mistry, 15, from London, England, as this year's World Champions for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word, respectively, at the annual Worldwide Competition on Microsoft(R) Office. Remy and Irfan, along with a record 25,000 other students from 41 countries, participated in several rounds of local, country, and regional competitions, capped by the final competition in Orlando, Florida, to determine this year's world champions. This weekend, the two world champions were recognized for their accomplishments in ceremonies at the Certiport PATHWAYS conference in Orlando where 36 country winners competed in the world championship.

"Receiving this award is exciting after a long journey to prepare myself for certification," said Remy Bucheler, 2005 World Champion in Microsoft Excel. "I set a goal to go as far as I could in this competition and feel great about the result."

"Winning this competition in Microsoft Office Specialist certification is a great honor," said Irfan Mistry, 2005 World Champion in Microsoft Word. "I worked hard to gain this credential because it will help me be successful. The fact that I won the competition is a further bonus."

In its third successful year, the competition attracted student entrants from around the world, producing country champions ranging in age from 14 to 45 years old. Participating countries included Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Equador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay.

"We congratulate Remy and Irfan as the world champions and all the country champions in this year's competition," said David Saedi, President and CEO of Certiport. "The investment of time and effort by these students is evidence of tremendous focus and determination. These champions will find long-term success that comes with Microsoft Office Specialist certification and improved skills needed for career success."

Remy attends the University of Geneva studying business administration and previously earned the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3(R)) credential. Irfan attends Watford Grammar school in London and starts the 11th grade in September. This year's winners receive a prize package from Microsoft worth more than $4,000. It includes a Dell laptop computer, HP iPAQ personal digital assistant, Samsung portable media center, and a Microsoft Xbox game system. For more information about the 2005 Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office presented by Certiport, visit: http://www.certiport.com/competition.

About Certiport

Certiport provides industry-leading training, assessment, and certification solutions that enable individuals to develop the skills necessary to achieve more, distinguish themselves, and advance in today's academic and business environments. These solutions include the Microsoft(R) Office Specialist certification program and the Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3), delivered in 20 languages through a channel of more than 9,000 Certiport Centers in 128 countries worldwide. For more information about Certiport, visit http://www.certiport.com/.

About Microsoft Office Specialist

Microsoft Office Specialist is a globally recognized method of developing, certifying, and identifying superior skills with the Microsoft Office business productivity programs including:

* Microsoft Word * Microsoft Excel * Microsoft PowerPoint * Microsoft Outlook * Microsoft Access * Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office Specialist certification is the only Microsoft Office certification recognized by businesses throughout the world. For more information on the Microsoft Office Specialist Program, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/officespecialist.

Certiport is a registered trademarks of Certiport, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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Certiport

CONTACT: John Pilmer of Certiport, +1-801-369-7535,mediarelations@certiport.com

Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/officespecialist

Web site: http://www.certiport.com/competition

Web site: http://www.certiport.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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