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Safari Books Online Inks Contract With Australian Govt.

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Safari Books Online,an on-demand digital learning library for technology, digital media and business professionals, has signed a contract with the Australian government’s Department of Industry, Innovation Science, Research and Tertiary Education’s eBusiness Division to handle online learning programs for the division’s almost 400 employees.

The contract with the Australian government agency is designed to ensure employees have access to learning content from Safari Books Online for three years.

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