BALTIMORE, September 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Offering Achieves Global Recognition As Result of Rigorous Testing

RWD Technologies, a global company that develops and implements
organizational performance solutions, today announced the newest version of
its comprehensive performance support product that allows staff to
collaboratively create, store and manage application simulations and
procedural documentation, successfully completed SAP's Premium Qualification
process. During the rigorous testing process, RWD uPerform(R) 3.0, met key
criteria in a process that focused on 13 categories including usability,
security, and functional correctness. The certification covers all RWD
uPerform 3.0 versions globally.

"RWD's commitment to developing top-quality solutions is evidenced by its
successful completion of a very detailed and thorough testing process," said
Frank Lonergan, vice president of Product and Development RWD Technologies.
"With this certification, we are looking forward to continuing our integral
role in SAP's rapid deployment and education strategy as well as providing
our global customers full Tier 1 SAP support."

SAP's Premium Qualification is a validation process in which SAP analyzes
and tests products in the following categories:

-- Accessibility
    -- Application Integration & Interfaces
    -- Business Solution Configuration
    -- Development Environment
    -- Documentation
    -- Functional Correctness
    -- Globalization
    -- IT Service & Application Management
    -- Open Source/Third Party Components
    -- Performance / Data Archiving
    -- Security
    -- Technical Implementation & Change Management
    -- Usability



RWD uPerform 3.0, which is also sold as 'SAP Productivity Pak by RWD,
works with standard enterprise applications and Microsoft(R) Windows
web-based applications. It allows companies to develop and manage training
content, distribute content to a dispersed workforce, and provide employees
with contextual, on-the-job support. Moreover, RWD uPerform 3.0 allows
workers to collaborate with each other and content authors to improve
training and business processes while sharing insight.

New to RWD uPerform 3.0 are dynamic Web site folders, which populate a
given Web site using properties stored in the uPerform document, allowing
companies to build and manage a multidimensional Web site automatically using
document properties. Additionally, new template management functionality
allows RWD uPerform templates to be managed similarly to RWD uPerform courses
and documents.

To learn more about the announcement and RWD uPerform 3.0, please visit
www.rwd.com or email info@rwd.com.

About RWD Technologies, LLC.

RWD is a leading provider of human and operational performance
improvement solutions that help employers maximize the return on their
investments in people, processes, technology, equipment, knowledge and
customers. Since 1988, RWD has assisted clients and partners in enhancing
organizational productivity through its broad range of integrated products
and services, which include human capital management and IT consulting
services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user
training, change management, knowledge management and operator effectiveness
management. RWD's solutions are used in thousands of organizations globally,
and in industries such as manufacturing, energy, automotive, aerospace,
healthcare, life sciences, consumer products, financial, telecommunications,
services, higher education and the public sector.

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, RWD serves Fortune 500 and other
organizations around the world. RWD is privately held, with more than 1,200
employees in offices in the United States, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, United
Kingdom, Austria, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Dubai,
Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Kazakhstan. For more
information, please visit www.rwd.com.

RWD Technologies, RWD and RWD uPerform are registered trademarks of RWD
Technologies, LLC in the United States and several other countries. All other
names are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.

Web site: http://www.rwd.com