FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Reston, VA/EWORLDWIRE/August 9, 2002 --- COOP Consulting (www.coop-consulting.com) today announced a faster-than-expected reception for their certified Continuity of Operations training programs. The teaching material uses DRI International's (www.drii.org) industry-standard educational courses and professional certification programs, modified for the special requirements of military, federal, state, and local government users. COOP Consulting is a Woman-Owned Small Business.

"We did expect our certified training to be a success. The large number of agencies signing up for our offering so quickly was unexpected. As the only certified program now offered to government and military planners, and with our DC-area venue, there is no real competition for our offering. We've also added on-line registration and credit card payments for convenience," said Chris Alvord, CEO of COOP Consulting. "The proven content taught to more than 10,000 students covers the full life cycle of COOP programs, enabling rigorous standardization of the planning process."

THE OFFERING COOP Consulting offers the following professional educational courses and professional certification to the public sector:

* Core Curriculum of four courses, each 2 1/2 days in length. * Intermediate course, consolidating and accelerating the core curriculum into a single five-day course. * Advanced course for very experienced professionals, a 2-day class preparing candidates for certification test. * The DRI International's "Certified Professional Examination."

For on-line course descriptions, DC-area offering calendar, and payments options, go to http://www.coop-consulting.com/what/certified.htm for access to all certified training information at the COOP Consulting Web site.

ABOUT COOP CONSULTING --- Planning from Experience? COOP (www.coop-consulting.com), headquartered in Reston, VA, is the first consulting company in the United States to focus exclusive on Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning for government and military clients. Their three offerings provide an exceptional approach to this demanding planning task.

Continuity of Operation Training Schedule

COOP has three assets covering all the needs of a government entity's Continuity of Operations program:

* Consultants --- certified and experienced in industry-standard COOP processes. * Certified Training --- six modules licensed from DRI International (www.drii.org) as part of their certified planners program, modified for the special vocabulary and logic of public clients, taught in private or public classroom settings or over the Web. * Software --- free Web-based contingency planning team software, automating all required processes (e.g., document management, surveys, task management, research, etc.), all accessible with your browser.

Our experienced staff and alliance partners are focused on the special challenges of helping government and military units plan for the rapid restoration of their complete operations from disasters, minimizing losses and speeding recovery

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CONTACT:
Vicki-Ellis, Marketing
COOP Consulting LLC
12096 Kinsley Place
Reston, VA 20190
PHONE: 703-457-0574
FAX: 703-457-0574
EMAIL: vicki-ellis@coop-consulting.com

URLs: http://www.coop-consulting.com, http://www.coop-consulting.com/what/certified.htm, http://www.drii.org