LPI Announces New Affiliate in Turkey (Sacramento, CA, USA: November 19, 2009) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced a new affiliate for their program: LPI-Turkey (http://www.lpi-turkey.com/). LPI-Turkey will be managed by Endersys Consultancy and Software Ltd.(http://www.endersys.com). Endersys was founded in 2006 and provides Linux and Open Source solutions, services and IT consulting in Turkey.
"Linux and Open Source adoption has been growing rapidly in Turkey since 2000. Many companies, including those in the telecommunications, finance, education, health, industry and government sectors are replacing their IT infrastructure with Open Source solutions and, as a result, Linux experts are amongst the most sought after IT employees. To serve this demand our community needs a well-known, respected and independent global certification program for Linux professionals in Turkey. LPI is the best choice for this purpose," said Baris Simsek, CEO and founder of Endersys. "We welcome LPI-Turkey into our network of global affiliates and expect to see significant growth in Linux education and LPI certification within that community. In particular, it is notable that the government of Turkey has funded the development of a Linux distribution, Pardus, for their domestic needs. This distribution is driving the rapid adoption of Linux within government and other public sector agencies in Turkey and LPI is pleased to be part of this effort to promote the adoption of Linux and Open source," said Jim Lacey, president and CEO of LPI. The Linux distribution, Pardus (http://www.pardus.org.tr/) was developed by the Turkish National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE) under the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK). The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is distributed worldwide in multiple languages in more than 7,000 testing locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 225,000 exams and 70,000 LPIC certifications around the world. - 30 - About the Linux Professional Institute: The Linux Professional Institute promotes and certifies essential skills on Linux and Open Source technologies through the global delivery of comprehensive, top-quality, vendor-independent exams. Established as an international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux professionals. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG. Media Contacts: Baris Simsek LPI-Turkey Web: http://www.lpi-turkey.com/ Email: [email protected] Tel: +90 216 4709423 Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute http://www.lpi.org [email protected] +1-905-269-0862 _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Communications Email: [email protected] Telephone: +1-905-269-0862 To Subscribe or unsubscribe do so directly at: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
