by Jim Slaight

Dec. 19, 2000--Beaverton, OR--Adobe Systems Incorporated has authorized Ace Communication's Training & Learning Center to offer Adobe-certified training for its popular Photoshop, LiveMotion, and FrameMaker products.

To achieve and retain Adobe Certified Training Provider (ACTP) status, Ace Communications must provide Certified Technology Trainers well versed in Adobe software tools and technologies. Adobe also requires Ace Communications to meet established criteria regarding classroom computers and design on an ongoing basis.

"We're proud to be a certified Adobe resource for graphic designers, Internet artists, and technical writers throughout the Pacific Northwest," says Mark Ace, President of Ace Communications. "It's central to our mission of being a leading training resource for communications professionals and a high-quality communications resource for our technology clients."

Adobe Photoshop is a leading image editing tool used to create, retouch, modify, and colorize images for both print and Web-based media. Adobe LiveMotion helps Web designers add interactivity, animation, and sound to Web sites and Web-based software applications. Adobe FrameMaker delivers a comprehensive solution for publishing long, content-rich documents to the Web, CD-ROM, or print. Ace Communications will offer certified training in each class in Winter 2001.

Ace Communications Inc. is Portland's premiere staffing and services agency exclusively dedicated to providing skilled technical communications professionals to technology companies. Since 1992, the company has designed and developed product manuals, Web sites, on-line help, and training programs for the region's leading high-tech companies. Beaverton-based Ace Communications also offers certified classes in leading-edge Web design and electronic publishing tools and techniques. Go to the Ace Communications Web site at www.ace1.com for more information.