Irish company, Interactive Services has signed an agreement with US-based Visio Corporation to develop a suite of interactive computer-based training courses based on Visio's drawing and diagramming software solutions. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Ms Harney formalised the agreement at a meeting with Mr Jeremy Jaech, president and chief executive officer of Visio, and Mr Garrett Byrne, managing director of Interactive Services at a meeting in San Jose last month. The meeting took place as part of a business partnership mission to promote technology and business exchanges between US and Irish companies.

Under the terms of the agreement, Interactive Services and Visio will create and market interactive computer-based training products on a global basis. Initial courses will be available in English with plans to release other language versions in the future. The first product, which will be available in late September, will consist of a suite of four one-hour learning modules covering introductory skills on Visio 5.0 products.