PRESS RELEASE July 16, 2002 Computer Training Labs and DDN ink Linux Productivity training deal
The Philippine arm of US-based Computer Training Labs (CTL) signed a memorandum of agreement with Distributed Development Network (DDN) to implement a training course focusing on Linux as an easy-to-use, personal and office productivity platform. "This course is designed to allow new Linux users to get to work right away," explained Emmanuel Amador, director at DDN. "We introduce them to Linux via a user-friendly graphical interface and the many useful office productivity applications available for that platform." Under the agreement signed early in July 2002, DDN will design the course and provide the instructors and training materials for the course which will be part of CTL's regular offerings. Classes will be held at CTL's training facilities in Pasig. The course makes use of the Caldera-based Lycoris Desktop/LX Linux distribution. The Lycoris graphical desktop, on the other hand, is based on the popular KDE interface. "With Linux, unlike Windows, users can choose from a variety of graphical interfaces," Amador explained. "This allows users to make the operating system adapt to the way they work instead of the other way around." Part of the course will also focus on OpenOffice, an MS Office workalike productivity suite. OpenOffice can read and save to popular MS Office formats such as those of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. It also has its own native document formats, and comes with an advanced 3D drawing application. The one-day training course is priced at P2,000 per student. A copy of Lycoris Desktop/LX will be given, free of charge, to participants. Interested parties may call CTL at 636-4381, 637-2453, and 687-1940. Computer Training Labs is a Technical Training Center providing comprehensive programs for vendor-based and vendor-neutral certification, and is located at the 10th Flr. Agustin 1 Bldg. Emerald Ave. Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Linux is an open source operating system that runs on many computing platforms such as on PCs, Macintoshes, and even IBM mainframes. Open source software differs from traditional proprietary software in that the source code, or programming, used to create the software, is made available for the public and may even be modified and redistributed. Much open source software is available at very low cost or even for free. OpenOffice, an open source application, may be downloaded at no charge from http://www.openoffice.org. DDN is one of the leading Philippine companies that distributes, implements, supports, and provides training in open source applications and software. CONTACT INFO: Press contact: Emmanuel Amador E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. No.: 899-6095 Cellular: 0918-9257982 Website: http://www.distdev.com -- [Manny Amador] ----------------------------- [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- Member: Philippine League for Democratic Telecommunications, Inc. "Affordable Access for All!" -- [Distributed Development Network (DDN)] ------- [www.distdev.com] -- _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
