Alpine

NEWS RELEASE ALPINE LAUNCHES NEW TRAINING WEBSITE Glenview, IL - September 29, 2017 - Alpine, a leading provider of building component software, metal connector products, and equipment for component manufacturers, has launched a new training website. The highly-anticipated new website is designed to provide comprehensive software tutorials, training webinars, industry resources, as well as other useful information to improve designer knowledge. The new website is accessible at www.alpineacademyitw.com. The website boasts many notable features – including user-friendly navigation and rich content on key topics– that will enable component design professionals and other Alpine software users an enhanced virtual learning experience. "Product training has always been a critical component of the value we bring to our customers. We want to ensure all our software users have the ability to improve their software skills whenever and wherever they want to, whether they are a new user, or an advanced user interested in continued education. This launch follows extensive planning and testing that focused on how to best organize and present the training resources our software users' desire," said Marty Hauge, Customer Experience Team Manager. "The new website provides a solid training experience to everyone who wants to utilize Alpine's software training resources. We are already planning additional expansion of the site, in anticipation that it will quickly become an important resource for our customers. The new website features four main sections: Getting Started, Continuing Education, Webinars, and Resources. In Getting Started users will find tutorials to help start designing with IntelliVIEW. Continuing Education contains a library of articles and software release materials. In Webinars our users can register for upcoming webinars and watch videos of previous sessions. Resources contains Alpine's library of training and general interest materials. About Alpine Recognized for its engineering excellence, productivity-enhancing software and equipment solutions, and the industry's best service, Alpine is a leading provider of building component software, metal connector products and equipment to component manufacturers. Since 1966, the company has partnered closely with customers to enhance their business and productivity. Alpine is also a leader in delivering software solutions that increase homebuilder productivity and profitability. The company is a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc., a Fortune 200 global diversified manufacturer. For additional information, visit www.alpineitw.com. For additional information, contact: Martin Hauge, Customer Experience Team Manager (630) 853-9184 mhauge@alpineitw.com # # #

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