Linux Professional Institute Announces Haansoft Corporation as Korean Affiliate
(Seoul, Korea: June 5, 2006) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced Haansoft Corporation (http://www.haansoft.com) as its Master Affiliate for Korea. This initiative in Korea represents a key component of LPI's Regional Enablement Initiative in North East Asia. “We are delighted to welcome Haansoft to our worldwide team of Master Affiliates. They are the final cornerstone in our efforts to promote Linux professionalism within CJK (China, Japan, and Korea). Haansoft Corporation was a natural choice for LPI given the company's deep roots in both industry and government sectors in Korea and its leading reputation as a developer of Linux-based software in South Korea," said Jim Lacey, President and CEO of LPI. Mr. Lacey also noted that Haansoft's Linux distribution, Haansoft Linux is a member of the Asianux consortium which also includes Red Flag Software Co., Ltd. (of China), and Miracle Linux Corporation (of Japan). "We look forward to working with Haansoft in promoting collaborative efforts with Asianux on Linux certification and with the Korean government's own Linux certification program," said Mr. Lacey. Daniel Cho, Senior Director of Sales Division, Haansoft Corporation was similarly optimistic and stated that this relationship with LPI would be beneficial to the growing adoption of Linux in Korea: "We believe our representation of LPI in Korea will emphasize that LPI is a widely-accepted global Linux certification and lead to the greater adoption of LPI as a professional IT standard in our country. We appreciate LPI's history and efforts to promote Linux professionalism and the importance of its certification program in verifying Linux technical skills. LPI will greatly assist our efforts at Haansoft to increase the number of advanced Linux users in Korea and significantly grow the local Linux market," said Daniel Cho. Mr. Cho added that the LPI program was one of the best ways for Linux users in Korea to obtain a professional Linux certification that was globally recognized. Haansoft Corporation is the leading Linux company in Korea, providing a Linux operating system and other Linux-based applications to both desktop users and enterprise customers. Haansoft's powerful Linux environment includes such groupware and office applications as Thinkfree and Haangul. In particular, Haangul products have sold over 10 million copies throughout the world and have achieved a much higher domestic market share in Korea than similar Microsoft products. Haansoft has also proven its technical excellence in Linux by securing a NEIS (National Education Information System) project which is one of the largest Linux deployment projects in the world. 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 at over 7,000 testing locations and is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents. LPI's milestones in the last year include: * More than 100,000 exams delivered worldwide (http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/131). * More than 30,000 professional certifications delivered worldwide (http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/139). * The world's first IT certification to receive professional accreditation (http://www.lpi.org/en/news_item/126). * Top 10 IT certification for two years in a row (http://certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=95&page=3). * Highest salaries for certified Linux professionals (http://www.certmag.com/images/CM1205_Figure1.htm). -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 Thomson Prometric and Pearson VUE testing centers. 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. 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