Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 19:31:18 -0500 (EST)
From: Doug Linder <doug@eldrit.ch>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Press Release - new Linux training business!



Press Release

Contact: Doug Linder
Toll-free phone: 877.549.5885
Email: hhtp://www.eldrit.ch
http://www.eldrit.ch
29 Cottage Street, Suite E
Amherst, MA  01002

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9 AM EDT, 31 January 2001

ELDRITCH ENDEAVOURS OPENS DOORS FOR LINUX TRAINING

Eldritch Endeavours, Inc., a new Linux training company located in
Amherst, Massachusetts, announced today that it is open for business and
is accepting registration for classes beginning immediately.

Doug Linder, president and founder of Eldritch Endeavours, said that the
focus of the company is entirely on business-to-business training in the
LINUX operating system.

"Our only business is providing training in the Linux operating system to
other businesses nationwide and worldwide," said Linder.  "What we do can
probably best be defined by what we don't do - we don't sell hardware, we
don't do consulting or programming, we don't run an ISP, we don't do
anything but give classes in Linux-related topics.  That gives us the
freedom to concentrate on doing one thing, and doing it better than those
places which consider it a sideline, afterthought, or add-on to other
business lines.  Concentrating on that niche enables us to focus clearly
on quality and price."

Linder is uniquely qualified for such a business, having gained his
experience as a systems administrator at a number of large installations,
including America Online of Reston, Virginia; Naval Sea Systems Command
(NAVSEA), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and most
recently at UBS, the largest Swiss bank, in Zürich, Switzerland.

"With the incredible growth of Linux in popularity, the demand for skilled
Linux administrators is huge, and EEI intends to meet that need head-on,"
said Linder, "and do it far better than the 'traveling-circus,
hotel-conference-room' training companies ever could.  The fact that all
our instructors have years of real-world experience as working UNIX
systems administrators means that our students get the best of the best."

"Frankly, given the quality of our training, and the fact that tuitions
average 50% less than our competitors, we expect customers to be beating
down our doors.  More hours of training.  Better-qualified trainers.  
Half the price.  You can train two people - better! - for the price of
one.  What's not to like?" he added.

Eldritch Endeavours, Inc. is located at 29 Cottage Street, Suite E,
Amherst, MA, 01002. The toll-free number is 877 549 5885, email address
'info@eldrit.ch' EEI can be found on the web at http://www.eldrit.ch