Procom - Innovators in IT staffing select Ahead Technology

Toronto, ON - January 18th, 2010

Ahead Technology announces today that Procom, a leader and innovator in the IT staffing industry and Ahead Technology have signed an agreement whereby Ahead Technology will provide Procom with instructor-led, virtual classroom and e-learning ITSM related training solutions which will be made available to Procom consultants and clients throughout North America. In addition Procom will tap into Ahead Technologies pool of highly skilled ITSM practitioners to provide additional skills resources to their clients.

Under this agreement Procom will become a Loyalist Certification Services (LCS) ITIL® Accredited Training Associate (ATA) sponsored by Ahead Technology allowing Procom to offer a full suite of accredited ITIL®, Cobit®, and ISO/IEC 20000® training programs developed by Ahead Technology to their consultants and clients.

"With Procom's experience as a leading IT staffing organization, they have the in-depth understanding of roles and responsibilities that IT Service Management resources have. This understanding uniquely positions Procom to assess and recommend the right ITIL training certificate program to both individuals and across the organization." says Nasser El-Batal, CEO of Ahead Technology. "In addition to providing IT Service Management experts, Procom will play a critical roll in transferring knowledge to the clients' workforce.

"ITIL best practices help our clients to better align their IT and business goals; to strategize, design, transition and operate IT services that support those goals, and enhance the efficiency of day-to-day operations to deliver high-quality and continually improved services", says Frank McCrea, President & CEO of Procom, "Knowledge transfer through a fully accredited training program benefits both individual consultants and the clients that reply upon them.

About Procom - Procom Consultants Group is Canada's leading IT staffing firm. Canadian-owned and operated, Procom has 12 office locations globally and employs over 3000 IT professionals across North America. Procom's service offerings include contract and permanent IT staffing, payroll administration, vendor management and IT project solutions. With an approach rooted in flexibility, Procom continues to expand its service offerings to meet the dynamic needs of its clients as they evolve. Procom is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies and listed as one of the top 25 Canadian IT Professional Services Companies by Branham Group. For more information visit www.procom.ca.

About Ahead Technology - Ahead Technology is a Loyalist Certification Services, Accredited Training Organization (ATO), an ISACA licensee and itSMF member. We enable organizations to deliver accredited ITIL®, COBIT®, and ISO/IEC20000 training programs to their employees and/or clients by providing accredited course material for instructor-led classes, virtual classroom, simulations and e-learning solutions. Our public and private training programs are delivered by our world-wide network of partners. Our instructors are subject matter experts that bring a wealth of real life experience into the classroom for our course participants' benefit. We can provide you an ITSM tailored training solutions that meet your business strategy and your training requirements. For more information please visit www.ahead-technology.com.