Linux Professional Institute Hosts Certification Exams at "daratechPLANT"
(Toronto, Canada: January 24, 2006) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization, is providing discounted Linux Professional certification exams at the "daratechPLANT" conference on January 24-25, 2006 in Houston, Texas (http://www.daratech.com/plant2006). The "daratechPLANT" conference is the premier industry meeting place for senior business development executives in engineering, operations and information technology who are involved in asset creation, lifecycle management, instrumentation, real-time operations and plant maintenance, creation, planning and construction. LPI will be attending the conference to promote the value of Linux certified professionals in demanding and innovative IT work environments. "This is a new initiative for LPI and is illustrative of the growing influence and adoption of Linux and Open Source technology in a number of business environments. This is the first time we have attended this event and it represents a very important industry vertical for LPI to become more visible in. Many of the attending companies are some of the largest plant manufacturers in the world. We are also proud to say that we will be one of the first Open Source organization at this conference," said Jim Lacey, President and CEO of the Linux Professional Institute. LPI will offer both the 101 and 102 exams of the LPIC-1 certification at a discounted price of $90 per exam to conference attendees. The exam labs will be held Tuesday, January 24 and Wednesday, January 25 at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. in Room Salon 12 of the Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel, 12400 Greenspoint Drive, Houston, Texas. Candidates must pre-register on the LPI website at https://www.lpi.org/en/register.html to receive a LPI identification number and must bring valid photo identification and their LPI ID number to the exam event. For more information on the daratechPLANT conference 2006 in Houston, Texas please visit: http://www.daratech.com/plant2006. 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 seven languages. The organization has delivered over 100,000 Level One and Level Two certification exams, globally, since the programs inception. LPI supports affiliates on five continents, including Brazil, Bulgaria, United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, Australia, China, France, the UK and South Africa. -30- 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 administrators. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and 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 centers. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Maxspeed, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, Hewlett-Packard and IDG. Media contact: Scott Lamberton Director of Community Relations Linux Professional Institute Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.lpi.org _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Community Relations Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: +1-416-666-1574 To Subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "media unsubsribe"; in the subject line or do so directly at: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
