by
Leslie Hague
| Jul 10, 2012
IT professionals worldwide can now buy certification exams directly from CompTIA, thanks to an expansion of the
CompTIA Store.
The marketplace website now allows visitors to pick their country before browsing, which provides for more localized content and information.
CompTIA customers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong can now buy exams in local currency from sites with localized information. CompTIA introduced customized marketplace content for EMEA countries last year.
It's part of a broader CompTIA effort to make IT certifications more accessible to growing markets where IT skills are in demand. Previously, IT professionals in these countries had to buy their exams from a testing provider.
Customers in all other countries interact with the English-language site and purchase products in U.S. dollars.
Dedicated marketplace websites for China, Japan and Korea are in the works.