NAIT and Upside Software sign partnership training agreement

Edmonton, July 12, 2005 – Upside Software has signed a preferred trainer agreement with NAIT for the Institute to train its clients world wide.

This arrangement, a first for Upside Software, was signed this afternoon by NAIT President Dr. Sam Shaw and Upside Software President Ashif Mawji. The result is that Upside Software will now be able to focus more closely on its core business of contract management software development.

“We’re excited about this partnership,” said NAIT President Dr. Sam Shaw. “Upside Software is one of the fastest-growing IT companies in Canada, and NAIT is Western Canada’s premier destination for IT training. We can meet the unique needs of companies like Upside Software by designing and developing new courses, or modifying existing training packages.” 

“Due to Upside Software’s wide range of customers across all industries, and the fact that the majority of our customers are Fortune 500 companies, we expect a high demand for continued education/training for Upside Software product users,” said Ashif Mawji, President of Upside Software. “Our ability to leverage the incredible talent and assets of NAIT to provide this supplementary training is indeed highly beneficial and necessary. Upside Software is very excited to formalize this agreement with NAIT and looks forward to building a solid, win-win partnership.” 
 

About NAIT

NAIT is one of the largest institutes of technology in Canada and serves more than 60,000 students annually at nine campuses in Alberta. The Institute is the largest apprenticeship trainer in Canada, providing training to 57 percent of tradespeople in Alberta and 19 percent nationally. NAIT also delivers 34 different apprenticeship programs and is the sole provider in Alberta of 13 of these trades.


About Upside Software Inc.

Upside Software is the worldwide leader in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions. Customers around the globe use UpsideContract and other integrated business solutions to confidently perform Contract Management, Sourcing & Procurement, and Invoice & Billing Management activities throughout their organizations. Upside Software’s products address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care), and Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) customers. Customers realize significant cost savings while improving customer and supplier relationships. Upside Software’s solutions are deployed in as little as 3 days and typically provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in under a year. Founded in 2000, Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with an advanced, yet mature, and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in most industry verticals. Upside Software is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – for more information visit the company’s website at http://www.upsidesoft.com/ or one of its product sites: http://www.upsidecontract.com/, http://www.upsidecontractlite.com/, http://www.contractbuddy.com/, http://www.upsiderfx.com/, http://www.upsidebilling.com/.

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