THE EDCOMM GROUP’S DR. LINDA EAGLE PRESENTS SYSTEMS SIMULATION TRAINING–STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS AT S1 CORPORATION’S CATALYST 2005 CONFERENCE (NEW YORK, NY) – October 13, 2005

The S1 Catalyst 2005 conference was held from September 12-15 at the JW Marriott Star Pass Resort and Spa in Tucson. The conference is S1 Corporation’s annual customer forum for financial services providers. Conference topics covered include a variety of interests ranging from strategy and planning to operations and technical issues, and offered an outstanding technology and solutions exposition.

In her speech, Dr. Eagle presented the eight strategies for the success of any education initiative, with a focus on interactive systems training. Her strategies include addressing your audience, defining your goals, providing multiple paths, challenging your users, incorporating feedback, and planning for the future. Dr. Eagle’s message emphasized, “Systems conversions can be a long and bumpy road, but with effective training you can guarantee that your users will be fully prepared, even before you flip the switch, if you follow these important strategies. It’s all a question of communication.”

S1 Corporation is a leading global provider of integrated front-office applications for more than 4,000 banks, credit unions and insurance providers around the world. S1 delivers enterprise software and services to leading financial services providers worldwide. S1 partners with best-in-class organizations that further enable S1 to provide flexible and extensible enterprise solutions for its customers. Through the establishment of strategic alliances with the world’s leading companies, S1 is successfully accelerating the pace of innovation, implementation, and service delivery to leading financial organizations worldwide.

Dr. Eagle is frequently invited to speak on a range of topics including distance learning, adult education, ethics training, technological advances in training and education, and business solutions. Linda's educational background in psychology and communications and her experience in organizational consulting give her unique insight into the practical application of training and communication programs that provide measurable benefits. She has provided consulting and training services to hundreds of organizations in a variety of industries. Published in many national publications including USA Today, as well as American Banker, Linda has also appeared on several local and national radio and television news programs.

The Edcomm Group is an 18-year-old multimedia education and communication consulting firm specializing in the development of creative business solutions that improve productivity, customer service and market share — providing bottom-line results. The Edcomm Group (www.edcomm.com), (www.bankersacademy.com) is headquartered in New York City with an Advanced Design Center located in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Eagle
President, The Edcomm Group
1-888-4EDCOMM
linda.eagle@edcomm.com