Linux Professional Institute Announces New Training Partners around the World

The Linux Professional Institute announced new LPI Approved Training Partners (LPI-ATP) in Africa, Europe and Latin America.

(Guangzhou, China: June 22, 2007) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the premier Linux certification organization worldwide (http://www.lpi.org), announced new LPI Approved Training Partners (LPI-ATP) in Africa, Europe and Latin America. This includes the first LPI training partners in France, Greece, the Ivory Coast, Peru, and Tanzania.

Jim Lacey, President and CEO of the Linux Professional Institute credited the efforts of regionally-based Area Operations Managers for these milestones: "LPI's global business strategy of empowering locally-based regional players to drive the adoption of Open Source Software has proven to be an effective model. We continue to recruit high quality training partners and affiliates who know and understand the importance of a professional Linux certification." Mr. Lacey congratulated Jose Carlos Gouveia, Area Operations Manager for Latin America and John Meaney, Area Operations Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) on these recent accomplishments and noted that both had been instrumental in renewing LPI's training partner program. Mr. Lacey made the announcement of new LPI training partners while participating in the China OSS Promotion Union's (http://www.oss.org.cn) Open Source Movement & Chinese Information Industry Development Summit in Guangzhou, China.

Alain Abreo of Net Security Solutions in Colombia emphasized the importance of LPI certification as part of an overall training strategy: "Open Source and Linux are of increasing importance within the corporate sector in Colombia and there is a real necessity for these companies to have trained professionals. Our alliance with LPI is an important opportunity as it will demonstrate that Colombians have skills and knowledge in Linux which meets world-wide standards." Net Security Solutions specializes in providing Linux technology solutions and training programs (see http://www.netsecuritysolutionsltda.com).

Mr. Lacey noted that since LPI renewed its training partner program in November (http://www.lpi.org/newtraining) the organization has added many new training partners. The LPI Approved Training Partner program (LPI-ATP) has over 140 participating training organizations in 35 countries. New LPI training partners in the last month include:

* Clube do Hacker, Brazil (http://www.clubedohacker.com.br)
* Fuctura Informatica Ltda, Brazil (http://www.fuctura.com.br)
* Mathesis - Capacitacao Tecnologica e Profissional, Brazil (http://www.mathesis-ma.com.br)
* Ponto de Ensino, Brazil (http://www.pontodeensino.com.br)
* T&A Informatica, Brazil (http://www.teatecnologia.com.br)
* Linagora, Toulouse, France (http://www.linagora.com)
* Deutsche Angestellten Akademie (DAA), Halle, Germany (http://www.daa-halle.de)
* Control Data Training GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany (http://www.cdt-nue.de)
* SoftEd Systems GmbH, Dresden, Germany (http://www.softed.de)
- TCP 4 IT GmbH, Kiel, Germany (http://www.tcp4it.de)
* Informacy SA, Thessaloniki, Greece (http://www.newhorizons.gr)
* Penguin IT, Israel (http://www.penguinit.co.il)
* Scuola Lavoro Marche, Italy (http://www.cslmarche.it)
* Optima Consulting, Ivory Coast (http://www.optima.consulting-ci.com)
* Ictivity, Eindhoven/Amsterdam, Netherlands (http://www.ictivity.nl)
* Universidad Continental de Ciencias e Engenieria S.A.C, Huancayo, Peru (http://internacional.universia.net/latinoamerica)
* Universidad de San Martin de Porres, Lima, Peru (http:/www.usmp.edu.pe)
* Sybase, Portugal (http://www.sybase.pt)
* Proyecto Universidad Empresa SL, Spain (http://www.pue.es)
* Avante Formacion SLL, Spain (http://www.avante.es)
* Klubschulen Migros, Zurich, Switzerland (http://www.klubschule.ch/)
* University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (http://www.udsm.ac.tz)
* CFT Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia (http://www.cfttunis.com.tn)
* MeWe, Surrey, United Kingdom (http://www.mewe.org.uk)

LPI's Approved Training Partner (LPI-ATP) program is designed to recognize publishers, schools and training centers who have met LPI criteria. The LPI-ATP program is open to all qualified participants: those using LPI approved courseware (LPI-ATM) delivered by qualified instructors and upholding a common code of ethics. These recognized partners promote their affiliation with the Linux Professional Institute as an indication of their commitment to educational quality and the advancement of Linux certification. Additional information on the LPI-ATP program can be found at: http://www.lpi.org/LPI_ATP. For more information on the benefits of becoming an LPI-ATP please contact your local LPI Master Affiliate or Area Operations Manager (see http://www.lpi.org/REI for contact information).

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 programs inception, LPI has delivered over 145,000+ exams and 45,000+ LPIC certifications around the world.
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