Aura Interactiva expands its operations to the Caribbean

San José, Costa Rica.—October 10th, 2001
Aura Interactiva, Latin American leader in eLearning development, announced today an agreement to provide eLearning to Dominican Republic based corporations. San Jose, Costa Rica based AuraInteractiva develops fully tailored technology based training for the most renowned companies in the corporate, educational and governmental sectors. Its alliance with Dominican corporation Centro Gerencial Meta, will deliver world class training via CD-ROM, Intranet or Internet which include completely tailored solutions, IT training solutions in tools such as Microsoft and the most innovative Learning Management System in the industry.

Centro Gerencial Meta and Aura Interactiva now give Dominican enterprises access to training methods that, just until recently, where only available to corporations based in developed countries. “Our goal is to enable people’s and organization’s development through knowledge transference. Without a doubt, in the training field, e-Learning is the global trend and the integrated solution to deliver effective training to the entire personnel. As a complement to our management solutions, we sought a solid corporation that allowed us to offer state of the art eLearning to our clients in the Dominican Republic. AuraInteractiva was that company “, stated Rosario Aróstegui, CEO of Centro Gerencial Meta.

The Dominican Republic is one of the fastest growing markets in the Caribbean, almost doubling Costa Rica’s market size. The implementation of e-Learning to train in practically any area of interest is a key opportunity for the Dominican Republic to develop a competitive advantage in knowledge, thus increasing its receptivity to global technology.

Aura Interactiva’s expansion towards new markets also reaffirms Costa Rican software industry’s continuos growth and confirms this country’s position as one of the most relevant centers of knowledge and technology development in the region. The alliance with Centro Gerencial Meta materializes Aura Interactiva’s aggressive expansion plan which has been taking place in recent years. “The Dominican market is growing. In this process, knowledge is vital. For its high level of professionalism and experience in management consulting, we chose Centro Gerencial Meta to promote e-Learning initiatives that create a real competitive advantage in each organization and each country” indicated Randolf Kissling, CEO of Aura Interactiva. Its operations now cover 9 countries including USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador.

The official launching of the alliance took place in Centro Gerencial Meta’s headquarters on Octuber 2th, 2001. It was enhanced by the presence of the representatives of prestigious corporations such as Hanes, Tricom and Codetel, as well as the coverage of diverse information media.

About Centro Gerencial Meta
Centro Gerencial Meta develops consulting solutions tailored to each client’s context, impact and results. This solutions are registered by the EBAS for countries in Asia Caribean and Pacific (ACP). Centro Gerencial Meta is allied with The Ken Blanchard Companies and the American Management Association. Its team not only has access to the most innovative trends as a result of theses alliances, but also transfer those skills and knowledge in a practical and applicable manner. Thus, Centro Gerencial Meta’s clients are able to continue there growth in an independent way. Contact the experts: Tel. +809.549.4619. Fax:+809.549.5124. Web site: www.cgmeta.com