LPI Announces New Partner in the Netherlands (Sacramento, CA, USA: November 23, 2009) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced a new sub-affiliate for their program in Central Europe: LPI-The Netherlands (http://www.lpi-nederland.nl/).
With the assistance of LPI-Central Europe, LPI training partner organizations in the Netherlands initiated discussions two years ago on the need for establishing an LPI sub-affiliate in the Netherlands. Founding members of LPI-The Netherlands include: LPI-Approved Training Partners AT Computing (http://www.atcomputing.nl/), Ictivity (http://www.ictivitytraining.nl/) and StarTel (http://www.startel.nl/); LPI-Approved Academic Partners Fontys Hogeschool (http://www.fontys.nl/) and Hogeschool Zuyd (http://www.hszuyd.nl/); and the Dutch Linux Users' Group, NLLGG (http://www.nllgg.nl/). Emiel Brok of AT Computing, a founding member of LPI-The Netherlands, noted the importance of vendor-neutral training and certification in the LPI program: "We have observed a growing demand for IT professionals with solid Linux skills. LPI certification, and the training offered to achieve this, is vendor-neutral. Companies and organizations that hire LPI certified professionals obtain the freedom to deploy whatever Linux distributions fit their needs". Marcel Nijenhof, president of the Dutch Linux Users' Group NLLGG considered the launch of LPI-The Netherlands as an important milestone in the country: "At NLLGG we have provided LPI preparatory training for our members for a number of years now. LPI-The Netherlands is a perfect platform to promote our expertise and that of our LPI-certified members to both profit and non-profit organizations alike. We strongly believe that the next generation of IT professionals shouldn't become masters in vendor-specific software. It is imperative that they obtain a set of solid and broad Linux skills". Fabrice Mous of Ictivity noted the growth of Linux and Open Source in the Netherlands and welcomed the start of LPI-The Netherlands: "Linux and open source are part of a rapidly growing market and we have seen an equally growing demand for certified Linux skills over the last few years.” Mous also advocated that the local market should make LPI-certification a key requisite for its products and services: "By allowing LPI-certification to be a fundamental qualification there will be a broad and independent knowledge base for all open source products and services. This isn't simply a smart move for training partners, it's a smart move for your customers". LPI-The Netherlands will be responsible for LPI activities in the Netherlands, the Flemish part of Belgium, Brussels and the Netherlands Antilles. The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community. LPI's certification program is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is distributed worldwide in multiple languages in more than 7,000 testing locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 225,000 exams and 70,000 LPIC certifications around the world. - 30 - About the 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 September 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate recognized global leadership in the certification of Linux professionals. LPI advances 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, HP and IDG. Media Contacts: Emiel Brok LPI-The Netherlands Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.lpi-nederland.nl/ Tel: +31-24-352-72-82 Scott Lamberton Director of Communications Linux Professional Institute http://www.lpi.org [email protected] +1-905-269-0862 _______________________________________________ Linux Professional Institute media mailing list Contact: Scott Lamberton, Director of Communications Email: [email protected] Telephone: +1-905-269-0862 To Subscribe or unsubscribe do so directly at: http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/media _______________________________________________ lpi-announce mailing list [email protected] http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-announce
