Linux Professional Institute Launches LPIC-3 Certification Program (Toronto, Canada and Tokyo, Japan: February 1, 2007) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org) the world's premier Linux certification organization and its affiliate LPI-Japan (http://www.lpi.or.jp) jointly launched the LPIC-3 certification program. LPIC-3 represents the highest level of distribution-neutral Linux certification within the industry and is targeted at Linux professionals providing IT services at the enterprise level. The certification consists of a single exam (LPI-301) and additional specialty certifications.
During the launch of the new certification program, Jim Lacey, President and CEO of LPI, recognized the substantial contribution of its partner LPI-Japan: "LPI-Japan brought significant resources to the table in the creation of this program. In particular, they were responsible for ensuring the involvement, counsel and strategic advice of key technical and business individuals from amongst the world's most highly respected and recognized IT companies. This input and other necessary investments helped to make this program possible." Mr. Lacey also noted the highly innovative and transparent nature of the program's exam development process which involved 300+ Linux professionals from around the world: "We also wish to thank the numerous senior IT professionals who volunteered their time to ensure the industry's best interests were represented throughout our Job Tasks Analysis, exam question creation, and beta-testing of the LPIC-3 exams." Gen Narui, Chairman of LPI-Japan, noted that there was substantial demand within enterprise for this high level certification in ratifying employee skills: "This certification level will assist organizations in their investments in training and human resources programs: it will demonstrate significant and professional enterprise level skills in Linux particularly for those companies that have a substantial customer base in Linux services." Mr. Narui also expressed gratitude to the assistance of such Platinum sponsors of LPI-Japan as NEC, Fujitsu, and Hitachi in providing technical input into the development of the certification program. He also noted that corporate sponsors of LPI-Japan, such as SGI, had endorsed the certification. The LPIC-3 certification program consists of a single "core" exam (LPI 301) which focuses on skills in authentication, troubleshooting, network integration and capacity planning. This "core" certification can be supplemented by additional "specialty" certifications: the first "specialty" certification will be LPI-302 "Mixed Environments". Other proposed "specialty" certifications include Security, High Availability and Virtualization, Web and Intranet, and Mail and Messaging. Detailed information on the LPIC-3 program, exam objectives, tasks and sample questions can be found at http://www.lpi.org/lpic-3. Both the LPI 301 and 302 exam are available worldwide in English and in Japanese (in Japan only) at Prometric and VUE testing centres. The LPIC-3 exam (301) is priced at $250 US in most jurisdictions and at 30,000 Yen in Japan. However, local affiliates may provide special introductory pricing. Exam candidates are advised to contact their local affiliate or testing centre for pricing details. The LPI-302 exam is $150 US worldwide and 20,000 Yen in Japan. Industry representatives from around the world were supportive of the new certification program and noted that it represented the growing need for proven professional Linux skills in the marketplace: FUJITSU LIMITED: "Fujitsu Limited welcomes the launch of LPI's Level 3 exams. LPIC-3 is positioned as the highest level of LPIC certification and validates advanced IT engineering skills on Linux. We also look forward to LPI's additional specialty certifications which will be able to quantitatively measure individual skills in specific Linux technologies." - Takeshi Kamura, Manager, Linux Software Development Division, Server Systems Unit, Fujitsu Limited IBM: "Linux has become an unstoppable force in the enterprise market and with its new certification program, LPI is raising the bar for excellence for Linux training. With its vendor-neutral approach to Linux training and certification, LPI is helping Linux professionals support the strong industry demand for high quality enterprise-level skills. Developers will be able to attain a set of LPI tutorials, learn the basics about Linux, and prepare for LPI certification through IBM developerWorks." - Jeff Smith, Vice-President, Linux and Open Source Middleware, IBM. MIRACLE LINUX CORPORATION "Miracle Linux welcomes the launch of LPI's Level 3 exams: the highest level of professional Linux certification available from LPI. For Miracle Linux this represents the growing need of Linux engineers that have an advanced knowledge of all Linux distributions. This will assist the growing adoption of Linux technology." - Masahiko Nakano, Senior Manager, Sales Marketing Department, Miracle Linux Corporation NEC "LPIC Level 3 certifications will ensure that there are qualified IT engineers who are able to support the world wide growth of Linux and Open Source." - Chieko Takahashi, Senior Manager, Open Source Software Promotion Center, Computers Software Operations Unit, NEC Corporation NOVELL "Novell has always supported LPI's dedication to the development of Linux professionals. We believe in offering our customers and partners the best set of choices for raising their Linux IQ, and we're in full support of LPIC-3 as the next step for professionals who have achieved their Novell CLP and Novell CLE certification credentials." - Jorge A. Chacón, Director, Latin America Field Marketing, Novell PEARSON VUE "Pearson VUE is pleased to offer LPI's new LPIC-3 certification program throughout our global network of more than 4000 Pearson VUE(r) Authorized Test Centers. LPI's development and release of this top certification tier for Linux Enterprise professionals exhibits their continued dedication to growing the Linux community. This new certification program joins other high-level IT certifications in helping companies better manage their enterprise systems." - Randy Trask, Vice President Market Development, Pearson Vue Testing PROSOFT LEARNING "I've never seen a Linux vendor really emphasize the practical skills that LPI now demands with its Level 3 exams. With Levels 1 and 2, LPI set the standard for entry-level and intermediate-level knowledge. With Level 3, LPI is showing that it knows the enterprise. LPI has done more than just create challenging exams. They've shown that Linux and open source has grown up, and is the preferred enterprise solution. - James Stanger, Chief Certification Architect, Prosoft Learning SIEMENS TECHNICAL ACADEMY "Requirements for the security and reliability of computer networks are increasing and Linux performs a decisive role in this respect. Consequently the qualification levels and measurable skills of IT professionals must also increase. The LPIC-3 certification program hits the spot for this challenge." - Dr. Elmar Ziegler, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens Technik Akademie THOMSON PROMETRIC "Prometric extends its congratulations to LPI for the creation of LPIC-3. We look forward to supporting this effort through providing these enterprise-level exams through our worldwide network of testing centers." -Alex Gray, Associate Vice President, IT Sales, Thomson Prometric The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise and professionals and within government and the educational community. LPI's certification program is delivered worldwide in multiple languages at over 7,000 testing locations and is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents. Since the program's inception, LPI has delivered over 135,000+ exams and 40,000+ LPIC certifications around the world. - 30 - About 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 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute seeks to become recognized as the global leader in the certification of Linux professionals while advancing 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, Hewlett-Packard and IDG. 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