PurpleTrain sales double to highest ever

Sales at PurpleTrain.com surged in the month of August as it more than doubled the previous month's sales. The more than two-fold increase is all the more significant as August's sales were double even that of the previous high achieved early this year.

" We are pleased with the overall sales results of PurpleTrain to-date, particularly for the month of August. We have a good product and the growth to-date affirms our belief. Our main challenge has always been to convince others of that and change the mindsets of some. But with constant encouragement and pressure in some cases, our systems are rolling now and we expect things to take off from here," noted Dr Wong Tai, Chairman & CEO, PurpleTrain.com.

The increase in sales was reflected across all countries with many showing a significant improvement in performance.

Ms May Soh, Group Executive Director, Singapore Domestic Operations, Informatics Holdings said : " I am pleased and encouraged with August's results. I feel tremendous pride at the hard work and commitment shown by all to meet expectations. We know that all eyes are on us now. But we are geared up and ready to take on the challenges ahead ! " Added Dr Wong : " All countries have done well across the board in contributing to this latest surge. The success of PurpleTrain depends on team effort - from the PurpleTrain.com team to every centre and every consultant. The results have shown that we have worked well as a team.

I would like to thank everyone for their hard work and congratulate everyone for doing so well. If everyone can continue to perform at this level, growth will really sky-rocket."

Underscoring the quality of the programmes available on PurpleTrain.com, all courses, from the short IT training to certificate and degree courses experienced an increase in sign-ups.

PurpleTrain.com has signed up students from over 30 countries from Singapore and Japan to South Africa and the US. "We expect this high growth trend to continue as we grow. With the growth of the internet, there is no limit on the number and global diversity of students that we can sign up. With the introduction of more courses in the coming months, the upside is unlimited. I look forward to more such exciting performance in the months ahead," concluded Dr Wong.

About PurpleTrain

PurpleTrain.com is an e-learning portal offering a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services.

By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. About 200 online courses are available, from degree, diploma, certificate to corporate IT training programmes. Our online learning community now stands at over 23,000 users.

PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

For more information, contact :
Adeline Cheong
Marketing & PR Manager
Tel : (65) 568 0810
E-mail : acheong@purpletrain.com
Website : www.purpletrain.com
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