Linux Professional Institute Announces Initiative with Guangdong Linux Center in China
(Toronto, Canada: July 10, 2006) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization and its Master Affiliate for the Greater China Region (http://lpichina.org/) announced Guangdong Linux Center--GDLC (http://www.gd-linux.org) as its sub-affiliate for Guangdong Province—-the largest province by GDP in China. This initiative of LPI's affiliate in Greater China is a key component of LPI's Regional Enablement Initiative in the region. GDLC is a non-profit organization sponsored by seven major government departments which include the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, the Department of Information Industry of Guangdong Province, the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Provincial Finance Bureau, the Department of Public Security of Guangdong Province and the Department of Quality and Technology Administration of Guangdong Province. GDLC is managed and operated by the Department of Information Industry of Guangdong Province. The mission of the center is to promote the use of Linux and Open Source applications within government, enterprise and the general public. “We share LPI’s mission to advocate for and assist the Linux and Open Source Community in China in their efforts to ensure that Open Source software is more broadly accepted and well used by government entities and enterprises through collaborating with hardware and software vendors and the Linux community all over the world. This cooperation with LPI will be very beneficial to GDLC in providing professional training based on world standard LPI certified Linux training programs and LPI's globally recognized Linux professional certification programs,” said Dr. Yuan Quan, Director of GDLC. “We are delighted to have GDLC as our partner in Guangdong province. The accelerating economic developent of this Pearl River triangle zone is amazing. The support for Linux and Open Source from the government will greatly encourage and motivate the creativity and innovation in product design and development necessary to move from “made in China” to “designed and developed in China,” said Larry McArthur, Area Operations Manager of North America and Asia Pacific for LPI. Mr. McArthur was also very impressed by GDLC’s modern and spacious facility and high quality professionals. Mr. McArthur added: ”We are very pleased to be providing LPI world class certification exams with GDLC, but also to have the opportunity to work more closely with the Linux community of Guangdong province through GDLC. We look forward to our partnership with GDLC in providing great success and progress for the Chinese Open Source Community.” 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 IT professionals. 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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