HONG KONG,
CHINA�-�Media OutReach�-�29 August 2019�-�Arrow Electronics today announced an agreement with
CourseMonster� to deliver IBM training across Australia, Singapore, Middle East
and Africa. The agreement extends Arrow's geographical reach as one of five
IBM's Global Training Providers.

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CourseMonster�,
Australia's leading provider of professional IT training and certification
courses, joins this worldwide cooperation program to further enhance Arrow's
existing enterprise computing solutions education coverage and infrastructure
with select partners. Effective immediately, CourseMonster� will offer
authorized IBM Training through its global learning network in Australia,
Singapore, Middle East and Africa, to complement Arrow's capabilities and
offerings.

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With this
launch, Arrow is able to further expand its global learning ecosystem that will
make IBM Training available around the world, delivered in a consistent manner,
and based on local requirements.

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The scope of
available trainings spans from IBM's cloud solutions to badge- or
certification-related courses and involves their online training catalog on
self-paced courses as well as customized, individual workshops.

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The list of
key training topics includes:

• IBM Cloud and Security
  solutions
• IBM Analytics
• IBM Watson, Internet of
  Things
• IBM Power, AI and
  mainframe systems, and many more.

"Education is a key element of our value-added services,
enabling the market and the channel to support technology suppliers with
product and solution readiness," says Jacques Assant, Business Development
Services Director, Arrow`s enterprise computing solutions business in EMEA. "We
look forward to our new cooperation with CourseMonster�, a well-established
training provider serving ideal conditions to provide IBM training in this part
of the world. They have demonstrated their expertise in the training business
for more than 20 years -- and are extremely well-positioned to cover the rich
catalog of IBM learning solutions in the respective regions."

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"I
am very excited to work with Arrow, a value-added solutions provider for IBM as
well as other key IT suppliers. We can leverage Arrow's expertise and wider
business network to provide training solutions that help individuals and
organizations to achieve productivity, growth, career, and business goals", said
Kelvin Durcan, Managing Director, CourseMonster�.

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