Singapore, 6 March 2014

Enterprise Products Integration (EPI), the world’s leading certified Data Centre course developer and provider has appointed SmartPro as its training partner in Vietnam.  SmartPro will offer EPI’s world class series of certified Data Centre courses such as CDCP, CDCS, CDCE, CDFOM, CITM, CDRP and CDMS.

“We are very excited to be an EPI training partner for the Vietnam market,” said Nguyen Thanh Huyen, Director of SmartPro. “It was part of our strategy for 2014 to add data centre training to our offering.  We did an extensive market research last year on theglobal data centre course providers and SmartPro chose EPI for four key reasons.  First reason is EPI’s reputation for providing high quality contents.  Second is the value brought by EPI’s trainers who can share their real live experiences from working with data centres across different continents.Thirdly, EPI has by far trained and certified more professionals on data centre curriculumthan any other course provider in the global market. Fourthlyis the global recognition of EPI’s training and certifications which are accredited by EXIN, an independent accreditation body.”

“The data centre industry in Vietnam has reached a level where high availability and mission critical data centre services are being demanded by the data centre operator/owner and its users,” said Edward van Leent, Chairman and CEO of EPI. “To deliver data centre service at this level, properly trained data centre professionals are vital to the industry.  We believe that SmartPro, being one of the established training and consulting services  company in Vietnam, has the resources and infrastructure to strengthen EPI’s presence in Vietnam.”

SmartPro will run the first EPI course, the CDCP (Certified Data Centre Professional) in August in its training facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, followed by the other certification courses.

For Press Information:
Contact EPI at paige@epi-ap.com
Contact SmartPro at sales@smartpro.vn

About EPI:Enterprise Product Integration (EPI), with its corporate headquarters in Singapore, is a European origin company operating world-wide via direct operations and a large partner network. EPI's focus is on mission critical, high-availability environments. EPI gained an international reputation as a company offering an extensive range of Data Centre infrastructure services including Data Centre consultancy, audit, certification and training.  The company has developed a reputation for high quality technical expertise, flexibility, innovative techniques, personal service and a powerful combination of capabilities and technologies.Visit www.epi-ap.com for more details.

About SmartPro: SmartPro is one of the leading training and consulting organizations in Vietnam.  With good facilities, modern labs, professional instructors, experienced consultants, and friendly staffs, SmartPro delivers reliable and high quality courses and consulting services for public, private, NGOs and governmental organizations. They focus to deliver ICT and business skills training to big companies in Banking, Insurance, Security, FMCG, Energy, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Healthcare, International NGOs, Governmental departments.  SmartPro provides consulting services on ITSM & ISMS. Southeast Asia is its main market. Visit www.smartpro.vn for more details.

About EXIN: EXIN is a global provider of independent information management certification and accreditation.  EXIN offer the most comprehensive portfolio of certificates and cooperate with hundreds of accredited partners worldwide, who provide training, develop courseware and manage examination centers. EXIN is ISO-certified (ISO 9001:2008). We operate according to ISO 17024, ISO 27001 and EN 45011. EXIN has certified close to 2 million individuals and continues to grow.Visit www.exin.com for more details.