I feel this is a slap in the face for those of us that have been here and I
don't feel I should HAVE to pay to be certified... I think me and MANY
others are about to walk out of the project over this. I have already
spoken with many people that are close to the project. You're hurting US
and our ability to make money. I still know the code better than most of
the people that will be paying to be certified. You're pushing it here.
Well from a newbies point of view I hope you don't pull out cause I still need help and you guys that have been around and know it backwards are a great help with setup and problems.
I REFUSE TO PAY!!! I know you guys mean well but you didn't take any of us into account that know this software and know it well.
I would have thought that it would be a great idea if in the process of setting this idea up they would need worldwide transer and people on the dev and long timer helpers on users list would have been prime place to find those people.
Might have been an idea to come up with a Testing course first for those who think they are good enough and if they are they can pass and become the support/trainers for * in the future.
Just my thoughts.
And as I said above Please don't leave you guys are way to mucch support for us newbies!
David
bkw
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-biz- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Olle E. Johansson Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 1:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification :: AstriconTraining
*** AsteriskT Open Source Linux PBX Training and Certification
Huntsville, AL and Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2004: Digium, Inc., Edvina AB and Sokol & Associates today released a new program for training and certification of Asterisk professionals. Asterisk is the leading Open Source PBX for Linux, with support for both PSTN connectivity and many VoIP protocols.
The first class in the Astricon Training product line is the five-day bootcamp "Introduction to Asterisk". This class will be held in the US and Europe six times during 2005. The organizers and teachers is the same team that set up the Astricon 2004 conference and expo in September this year, an event that gathered over 450 Asterisk users and developers in Atlanta, GA.
The new Asterisk certification is named dCAP, Digium Certified Asterisk Professional. To get the certification, one has to go through a 150 question exam as well as a practical exam, where the student builds and configures a PBX. The certification will be given by the Astricon team under license from Digium.
"This is an important step towards greater acceptance of Asterisk in the enterprise", says Olle E. Johansson of Edvina in Sweden. "With a professional training and certification, you can ensure that your staff or your consultants has the required skills to setup and manage a mission-critical PBX platform based on Asterisk."
"The Asterisk Open Source project is building a professional business ecosystem", says Mark Spencer, the founder of Digium and creator of Asterisk. "Many companies are now selling Asterisk-based solutions. With the 1.0 stable release in September, the Digium hardware that ranges from the IAXy end-user device to carrier-class quad-T1 cards and the Digium commercial support we have a professional platform for partnering with major enterprises. The Astricon training and dCAP certification enables us to build a network of consultants that we know will and are able to assist us working on the continued success of Asterisk."
The first training class will be held in Kansas City, MO, January 17-21 2005. The cost for a five-day bootcamp with certification is $3,275 USD. Details can be found on http://www.astricon.net
AsteriskT is the leading open source PBX, used all over the world. Since it is Linux-based, it inherits all of the power and stability of the operating system. Linux provides open source alternatives to proprietary applications. Asterisk is the first package to fit all telecommunication needs in a broad variety of environments.
DigiumT is the creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry's first open source PBX. Used in combination with Digium's PCI telephony interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective approach to voice and data transport over TDM, switched, IP, and Ethernet architectures. Digium provides a highly refined selection of quality hardware and software products, developed and implemented using innovative engineering techniques (primarily open source development). A full range of professional services complement these product lines, including consulting, technical support, and custom software development services. The open source communications revolution is here, and Digium is leading the way.
Contacts: . Olle E. Johansson, Edvina AB, Phone +46 8 594 788 10, http://www.astricon.net . Steven M. Sokol, Sokol & Associates, Phone: +1.816.822.1807, IaxTel: 700.613.9004 . Digium, press contact Rick Segrest, Phone: +1 (256) 428-6000 http://www.digium.com
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