ITPG TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER INFORMATION
SECURITY EDUCATION COURSES FOR
INTERNAL HP EMPLOYEE PROGRAM

Software Giant Hires ITPG to Conduct Series of Courses for its
Security Trust Developer Staff

VIENNA, Virginia, USA, Feb. 27, 2004 – ITPG, Inc., a global leader in the development and delivery of professional education and training programs, today announced that Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com) has contracted for services to develop and deliver a series of information security courses for the HP Security Trust Software Developers.

The curriculum for this multi-year effort for HP’s internal software developers and architects will initially consist of a Threats, Hackers, Vulnerabilities and Exploits (THVE) Course and a Vulnerability and Threat Analysis (VATA) Course. More courses may be added in the future. These courses will be delivered in a classroom setting, as well as on-line, by the ITPG Instructor Corps to HP employees located around the world.

“We are honored that HP ask us to develop and deliver these information security courses for their key software developers and architects,” said Marc Thompson, executive vice president of ITPG. “HP is obviously a global leader in the software development arena. I am very proud that the ITPG curriculum developers and instructors have been trusted with this important responsibility. We hope that this relationship will continue to grow long into the future.”

About ITPG

The IT Professional Group (ITPG) is an internationally recognized leader in the development and delivery of professional education and training programs. Founded in 1998, ITPG has educated more than 11,000 high-technology professionals while conducting 500 classes in 20 countries; and has delivered 35,000 candidates for professional certification examinations. Based in Vienna, Virginia, USA, ITPG has offices in London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. More information is available at www.ITPG.org.

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