LPI Offers Discounted Certification Exams at LinuxWorld London (October
25-26)
(Toronto, Canada: October 19, 2006) The Linux Professional Institute
(LPI), (http://www.lpi.org) will offer discounted certification exams to
attendees of LinuxWorld London (October 25-26, 2006). Certification exams
will include all LPIC-1 (101 and 102) and LPIC-2 (201 and 202) exams,
both MySQL 5.0 certification exams (administrator and developer) and the
Ubuntu Professional exam.
LPIC-1 (101 and 102), LPIC-2 (201 and 202) exams will be offered at a
reduced fee of £40 - a 50% discount off the regular exam price of £80.
The Ubuntu Professional exam is priced at £50 and the MySQL exams are £60
each. All exams will be offered at 10 - 11:30 a.m. and 1.30 – 3:00 p.m.
each day in the LPI examination rooms, which are located on the lower ground floor
in Olympia 2. All LPI and Ubuntu Professional candidates must pre-register
at the LPI website for an LPI ID number at
http://www.lpi.org/en/lpi/english/certification/register_now. Exam
candidates must bring valid photo identification and their LPI ID number
to the exam lab. Exam candidates for MySQL exams must also obtain a
MySQL certification ID from the MySQL website at
http://www.mysql.com/certification/signup and must also bring valid
photo identification and their MySQL certification ID number to the exam
events. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card.
During LinuxWorld London, LPI also invites interested Linux
professionals to volunteer to write the "beta" exam for their LPIC-3
certification. This volunteer effort will enable LPI to test their
LPIC-3 exams for quality, accuracy and relevancy. The LPIC-3
certification is scheduled for release in January 2007. Similar "beta"
exam lab events are scheduled in 2006 at locations around the world and
will involve over 300 Linux professionals. Please contact Glenn McKnight
(glenn_at_lpi.org), Director of Operations, Linux Professional
Institute, if you are interested in participating in the LinuxWorld
London or any other "beta" LPIC-3 event. Details on the LPIC-3
certification program can be found at LPI's public twiki at:
https://group.lpi.org/cgi-bin/publicwiki/view/Examdev/LPIC-3. LPI also
invites Linux professionals and industry representatives to provide
input on the Job Task Analysis (JTA) for LPIC-3.
LPI is an official sponsor of LinuxWorld, internationally, and LPI staff
will meet attendees of LinuxWorld London at the OpenForum Europe's stand
(No. 24).
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is an internationally recognized,
vendor-independent organization advocating and assisting the
professional use of Linux, Open Source and Free Software, through the
certification of Linux professionals. Established as a non-profit
organization in 1999, LPI is community based and supported. LPI’s
certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple languages at
over 7,000 testing locations and is supported by an affiliate network
spanning five continents. The organization has delivered over 120,000+
LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams and 35,000+ certifications, globally, since the
program’s inception.
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About LinuxWorld Conference & Expo:
LinuxWorld Conference & Expo is the premier event exclusively focused on
Linux and Open Source solutions. As the world's most comprehensive
marketplace for Open Source products and services, LinuxWorld provides
business decision-makers with information and resources to implement
Linux and Open Source solutions into business infrastructure and
enterprise networks. For more information or to register for the event,
visit the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Web site at www.linuxworldexpo.com.
About Linux Professional Institute:
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional
certification for the Linux operating system, independent of software
vendors or training providers. Established as an international
non-profit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops
accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have
earned the respect of vendors, employers and IT professionals. LPI's
activities involve hundreds of volunteers and dedicated Linux
professionals throughout the world in many different capacities, and the
group encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its
website at www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is
administered globally through Pearson VUE and Prometric testing centres.
LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal,
Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors,
Hewlett-Packard and IDG.
Media Contacts:
Stephen Aitken
Business Development Manager
OpenForum Europe
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.openforumeurope.org
Telephone: +44(0)7866 36 1233
Scott Lamberton
Director of Communications
Linux Professional Institute
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.lpi.org
Telephone: +1-416-666-1574
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Scott Lamberton
Director of Communications
Linux Professional Institute
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.lpi.org
Telephone: +1-416-666-1574
