..and LPI will adopt Comptia Linux+ certification ? Would be great if LPI certified people could get Comptia certification too... isn't it?
2010/4/7 Yuri CALUETO <[email protected]> > nice deal from Comptia, should happened long back. So we shall be > "presented" with more LPI's Linux Users Standards > :-) > > On Apr 7, 2010 5:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Send lpi-discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of lpi-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [LPI-News] CompTIA and LPI Join Forces to Advance Global > Linux Workforce (slamberton) > 2. Re: LPIC 2 study material ? (Michael Brookhuis) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:23:02 -0400 > From: slamberton <[email protected]> > Subject: [lpi-discuss] [LPI-News] CompTIA and LPI Join Forces to > Advance Global Linux Workforce > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > CompTIA and Linux Professional Institute Join Forces to Advance Global > Linux Workforce > > - CompTIA adopts LPI exams for its Linux+ program - > > (Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., and Sacramento, Calif., April 7, 2010) CompTIA, > the leading provider of vendor neutral skills certifications for the > world?s information technology (IT) workforce and the Linux Professional > Institute (LPI), the world's leading Linux certification organization > (http://www.lpi.org), today announced an international partnership to > standardize their entry-level Linux certification programs on LPIC-1. > > Under this program, CompTIA will adopt LPI's Level One certification > exams (LPIC-1) for its CompTIA Linux+ certification. This innovative > program will enable successful candidates to earn both the new "CompTIA > Linux+ Powered by LPI" certification and the existing LPIC-1 certification. > > ?Our collaboration with LPI is an important and significant step in > building a robust workforce that is educated and certified in all > aspects of Linux,? said Todd Thibodeaux, president and chief executive > officer, CompTIA. ?By combining CompTIA?s recognized leadership in IT > certification with LPI?s high-quality Linux exam development processes, > we?re strengthening the quality and reach of this vital skills > certification.? > > With independent reports indicating that the number of Linux jobs in > 2009 grew as much as 5 percent and that there was a 10 percent salary > premium for IT professionals with enterprise Linux skills, this joint > effort by CompTIA and LPI will enable IT professionals to gain two > vendor-neutral Linux certifications for the price of one. > > ?LPI has long been recognized as the leading vendor-neutral provider of > Linux certification. With this new initiative we join a widely > recognized non-profit association of the leading vendors in the IT > industry. For CompTIA's candidates, they will have access to LPI's > higher level programs and certifications in Linux,? said Jim Lacey, > president and CEO of LPI. > > ?This initiative with CompTIA represents our shared commitment to > professional IT workforce development and ensures we will have a strong > community of Linux professionals in the future,? added Lacey. > > Under the terms of the agreement CompTIA will adopt LPIC-1 exams > (LPI-101 and LPI-102) for the new CompTIA Linux + Powered by LPI > certification. CompTIA LX0-101 and LX0-102 exams will be offered at the > same price as LPIC-1 exams. Consequently, those passing the CompTIA > Linux+ powered by LPI exams will qualify for both the CompTIA Linux+ > Powered by LPI certification and the LPIC-1 certification. > > The new CompTIA Linux+ Powered by LPI certification will not be > available in Japan. The current CompTIA Linux+ exam will retire in Japan > on April 30, 2010. > > More information about acquiring dual certification status can be > obtained by contacting LPI at [email protected] and at CompTIA at > [email protected] > > # # # > > About CompTIA: > > CompTIA is the voice of the world?s information technology (IT) > industry. Its members are the companies at the forefront of innovation; > and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits > organizations receive from their investments in technology. CompTIA is > dedicated to advancing industry growth through its educational programs, > market research, networking events, professional certifications, and > public policy advocacy. For more information, visit www.comptia.org or > follow CompTIA on Twitter at Http://www.Twitter.com/comptia. > > 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 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. 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. LPI has delivered over 230,000 exams and 75,000 LPIC > certifications around the world. > > Media Contacts: > > Steven Ostrowski > Director, Corporate Communications > CompTIA > 630-678-8468 > [email protected] > > David Acheson > Director, Sales and Marketing, N.A. > LPI (Linux Professional Institute) > 801-319-7103 > [email protected] > > > -- > 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 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:59:53 +0100 > From: "Michael Brookhuis" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lpi-discuss] LPIC 2 study material ? > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > Hi, > > Is there already study material available? > > Michael > > >>> Rodolfo Mart?nez<[email protected]> 19:35 Sun, Feb 7, 2010 >>> > I agree with Jon > > You can set up almost any environment using virtualization. > > I've been a Linux workshop teacher for some years now and > virtualization has been a crucial part for our sessions. > > Below is the virtual environment that I setup for every participant: > > Host server: Use it for any firewall / routing / network practices and > testing. > "Primary" Linux virtual instance: Acts as a primary server for all > services (DNS, NIS, LDAP, etc). > "Secondary" Linux virtual instance: Acts as a secondary/backup server > for the services in the primary virtual server. > "Client" Linux instance: Acts as a client for the configured services > in the primary and secondary servers. > "Client" Windows instance: Acts as a client for the configured > services in the primary and secondary servers. Very useful for testing > the Windows and Linux integration (LDAP, SAMBA, VPN, etc.) > > > Regards > Rodolfo Mart?nez > > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Jon 'maddog' Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Marcus, > > > > A very good point about setting up your own server(s) using > > virtualization to learn about systems administration. > > > > >The advantage is, that if your server is somewhere else you learn more > > >about networks, routes etc. (which you should know from LPIC-1 anyway). > > > > Yes and no. If your server is some other place you still have to deal > > with what your ISP or server vendor is presenting to you. > > > > With virtualization these days, you can set up any style network you > > like, and other than the hardware issues see what the software will do > > without disrupting other people's networks. > > > > One thing you really can not learn at home, however, is how to deal with > > difficult users.....unless you yourself have a really unusual > > personality. > > > > Then again, I do not know how LPI would test for that capability. :-) > > > > md > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lpi-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://list.lpi.org/pipermail/lpi-discuss/attachments/20100407/006a482b/attachment.html > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss > > End of lpi-discuss Digest, Vol 41, Issue 5 > ****************************************** > > > _______________________________________________ > lpi-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-discuss >
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