[email protected] 2009/5/21 Jorge Armando Medina <[email protected]>
> > What about printed exams for Mexico?, I have more than 10 customers > (incluiding me) willing to take Ubuntu exams. > > slamberton wrote: > > Linux Professional Institute and Canonical Offer Special Promotion on > Exams > > > > (Sacramento, CA, USA: May 19, 2009) The Linux Professional Institute > > (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization > > (http://www.lpi.org), and Canonical (http://www.canonical.com), sponsor > > of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, announced a new discounted > > voucher program for the LPIC-1 and Ubuntu Certified Professional (UCP) > > exams. The promotional program enables candidates to purchase a voucher > > bundle for the LPI-101, LPI-102 and the LPI-199 exams at USD $120 > > each--a savings of over 20%. > > > > "This is an excellent opportunity for candidates to earn both their > > LPIC-1 and Ubuntu Certified Professional (UCP) certifications. > > Furthermore as we now have new LPIC-1 exams this combined certification > > status will enable successful candidates to demonstrate that they have > > in-demand skills and knowledge in today's competitive employment > > environment," said Jim Lacey, President and CEO of LPI. > > > > "This combined effort from LPI and Canonical demonstrates the strength > > of the cooperative efforts of Open Source technology organizations. > > Together we can advance the cause of Open Source professionalism while > > providing real benefits to our respective communities," said Billy Cina, > > Canonical's Training Programme Manager. > > > > To obtain the UCP certification a Linux professional must pass three > > exams, each costing approximately USD $160 (depending on regional exam > > pricing and exchange rates to local currencies). These three exams > > include LPI-101 and LPI-102, for the LPIC-1 certification, and LPI-199 > > for the UCP certification. However Canonical and the Linux Professional > > Institute have joined together to create a promotional "bundle" whereby > > the exams are available to candidates at the special price of USD $120 > > per exam if they are purchased together. > > > > Exam candidates wishing to participate in this special promotional > > program are invited to contact local LPI affiliates (see > > http://www.lpi.org/eng/global_partners/local_lpi_organizations) or the > > Ubuntu Training Team (see: http://www.ubuntu.com/training/exams). > > Information on prepratory training for the exams is also available from > > LPI affiliates and the Ubuntu Training Team. For information on how to > > take the UCP or LPIC exams please see: > > http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/faq/procedure_for_taking_exams > > > > For more information on the Ubuntu Certified Professional or LPIC-1 > > certifications, refer to: http://www.ubuntu.com/training or > > http://www.lpi.org/eng/certification/the_lpic_program > > > > 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 close to 200,000 exams and over > > 65,000 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 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. > > > > About Canonical Ltd: > > > > Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, is a global > > organisation headquartered in Europe committed to the development, > > distribution and support of open source software products and > > communities. World-class 24x7 commercial support for Ubuntu is available > > through Canonical's global support team and partners. Since its launch > > in October 2004 Ubuntu has become one of the most highly regarded Linux > > distributions with millions of users around the world. > > > > Ubuntu will always be free to download, free to use and free to > > distribute to others. With these goals in mind, Ubuntu aims to be the > > most widely used Linux system, and is the centre of a global open source > > software ecosystem. For more information visit www.canonical.com or > > www.ubuntu.com. > > > > Media Contacts: > > > > Billy Cina > > Training Programmes Manager > > Telephone: +44 780 938 9862 > > [email protected] > > http://www.ubuntu.com > > > > Scott Lamberton > > Director of Communications > > Linux Professional Institute > > +1-905-269-0862 > > [email protected] > > http://www.lpi.org > > > > > > > > > -- > Jorge Armando Medina > Computacio'n Gra'fica de Me'xico > Web: http://www.e-compugraf.com > Tel: 55 51 40 72, Ext: 124 > Email: [email protected] > GPG Key: 1024D/28E40632 2007-07-26 > GPG Fingerprint: 59E2 0C7C F128 B550 B3A6 D3AF C574 8422 28E4 0632 > > > > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss > -- Emmanuel Poirier +353 (0) 87-9754-660
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