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Election 2006 (and beyond): Digital Copyright Canada
From: russell_-at-_flora.ottawa.on.ca (Russell McOrmond)
Date: 10 Jun 1999 19:41:19 -0400
Interesting - has anyone else heard details about this?
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Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://russell.flora.org/work/>
Commuter Challenge http://ottawa.commuterchallenge.net Leave home without it.
Fresh, Green Ideas http://www.flora.org/flora.action-forum/665 Randall Denley
Ottawa-Regional Green Party: http://www.flora.org/green/
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Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 17:27:02 PDT
From: press@suse.com
To: press@suse.com
Subject: [SuSE Announce] LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIPS,
GAINS FURTHER INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR LINUX CERTIFICATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIPS,
GAINS FURTHER INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR LINUX CERTIFICATION
June 3, 1999, Raleigh, NC-- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), an
industry-wide group developing a professional certification program for
Linux, is pleased to announce the creation of its corporate sponsorship
program and a number of early sponsors. LPI also welcomes the addition of
several new members to its Advisory Council, including IBM, ExecuTrain and
CompUSA.
Two sponsorship plans, for corporations and individuals, have been
introduced to allow anyone to assist the LPI in its goal of creating a
high-quality, vendor-neutral program. LPI aims to deliver its first
certification exams in July 1999.
"While we have heavily depended on the volunteer community in the spirit of
other Linux projects, putting together a respected certification program
requires a substantial investment," said Chuck Mead, LPI Director of
Corporate Relations. "The financial support of the Linux community is
crucial to our program's timeliness and credibility."
The LPI corporate sponsorship program allows for donations from $1,000 to
more than $50,000. Individual sponsorships allow for donations from $100 to
$1,000.
To date, the following sponsorship commitments have been received:
Corporate Platinum ($50,000 or more):
Caldera
LinuxCare
SuSE
Corporate Silver ($10,000 or more)
Starnix
Corporate Bronze ($5,000 or more)
Digital Creations
Individual Platinum ($1,000 or more)
Jon 'maddog' Hall
Mark Bolzern
Individual Bronze ($100 or more)
Richard Ames
The above Sponsors, as well as any other companies who pledge financial
support for LPI before June 30, 1999, will be designated "Charter" sponsors.
A full description of sponsor benefits and other features of the program,
can be found at http://www.lpi.org/sponsorship.html on the LPI website.
"We believed from the beginning that an independent Linux certification
would be paramount to the success of Linux for business," said Ransom Love,
President and CEO of Caldera Systems, Inc. "Independent certification not
only enables Caldera Systems to provide better education through Authorized
Training Centers worldwide--it sets a standard that the business world can
depend on. We are proud to be co-sponsors of LPI and part of their Advisory
Council. We welcome all newcomers."
"Red Hat is committed to providing its customers the best training and
certification programs in the industry, and making these available on a wide
scale", said Red Hat Software's Director of Technical Programs, Donnie
Barnes. "We welcome the creation of credible, vendor-neutral certification
standards for Linux and are pleased to be involved in the Advisory Council."
"Our plan is to promote LPI certificates as much as possible," said Tilman
Müller-Gerbes, SuSE Vice President Professional Services. "Therefore, it is
of prime importance to us to have them available in as many countries as
possible, right from the start."
"As more and more companies use Linux it is very important for human
resources and management to be able to confidently assess the qualifications
of the people they interview.", said Mark Bolzern, CEO LinuxMall, "The Linux
Professional Institute, through it's certification program will provide a
solution so management can evaluate and hire expertise with confidence. The
open way in which the courseware and certification tests are being created
guarantees that the material will be comprehensive, relavant, and vendor
independent.
In addition to the corporate sponsorship program, the LPI has significantly
increased the size and breadth of its Advisory Council. This Council, which
is designed to represent the diversity of the support behind Linux
certification, now includes new members IBM, CompUSA, ExecuTrain, Global
Knowledge, Lotus, and SGI.
"As a global leader in certification training, Wave Technologies responds to
our customers needs by bringing certification training programs to the
market," said Ken Kousky, president and chief executive officer of Wave. "As
Linux becomes more mainstream in the corporate community, we are
consistently hearing from our customers a need for Linux certification. Wave
is eager to support any viable measurement of professional competencies in
Linux and is taking an active role regarding certification."
"As an industry leader, ExecuTrain knows that standards and core knowledge
are keys to success," said Phil Carlson, vice president of strategic
alliances at ExecuTrain Corp. "We look forward to working with Linux
Professional Institute (LPI) and the other key players to build a
certification program based on this new and important technology."
"Vendor-neutral industry certification such as LPI's exam-based Linux
Certification program can provide a vehicle for our customers to prove their
competence to their clients, employers and colleagues," said RJ Bornhofen,
Linux Curriculum Manager for Global Knowledge. "We are pleased to be
involved in the LPI advisory council program, and will continue to strive to
provide students with the highest quality preparation to complete their
training and certification successfully."
"The new members of the Advisory Council help make this group a great asset
to us," said LPI Chief Executive Officer Evan Leibovitch. "This is not only
a group of companies willing to say they support us, they've proven that
support by helping us with some very important decisions."
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
LPI Contacts:
Chuck Mead, Director of Corporate Relations
(919) 462-9426
chuck@lpi.org
Evan Leibovitch, CEO
(905) 452-0926
evan@lpi.org
Caldera Contact:
Nancy Pomeroy
Media Relations
(801) 765-4999 ext. 304
nancy@calderasystems.com
Red Hat Contact:
Donnie Barnes
Director of Technical Programs
Red Hat Software (919) 547-0012
djb@redhat.com
SuSE Contact:
Tilman Müller-Gerbes
+49-0911-74053-0
tmg@suse.de
LinuxMall Contact:
Mark Bolzern, CEO LinuxMall
Phone: 303-693-3321
Fax: 303-699-2793
http://www.LinuxMall.com
mark@LinuxMall.com
Wave Tech Contact:
Mimi Ricketts, Wave
314-692-1983
mrickett@wavetech.com
ExecuTrain Contact:
ExecuTrain Corporation
4800 North Point Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30022
770-667-7700
1-800-90-TRAIN
Global Knowledge Contact:
R.J. Bornhofen
Linux Curriculum Manager
Global Knowledge - The Education Integration Company
(919) 460-3261
rj.bornhofen@globalknowledge.com
http://www.globalknowledge.com
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