From:	 lpi-announce-bounce@lpi.org
To:	 lpi-announce@lpi.org
Subject: LPI-News    May 2001
Date:	 Wed, 23 May 2001 09:50:56 -0400



   Welcome to the May issue of the LPI-News.
 
   The Linux Professional Institute provides vendor neutral
certification
   for individual expertise in Linux.
   Please take a look at our website for details on our program, and on
   the objectives covered in the exams;  http://www.lpi.org
 
    1. www.Vue.com
    2a and 2b. More Independent Resources
    3. Do you need an Elpik Penguin?
    4. LPI Alumni - Do you have your LPIC-1?
    4a Alumni identity cards
    5. New Sponsor; INTEL
    6. IBM Certifications require LPI.
    7. CyberstateU
 
    1. WWW.Vue.com
 
    VUE is our exam distributor and they have recently updated their
    website making it easier for candidates to register and find the
    closest location for taking their exam.
 
    Vue tells us;
    "The new Vue site will drastically reduce turn around times in
    processing requests for new web logins, and once again improve
    our level of service we provide our customers."
 
    They have 2500 locations world-wide.
    Please check out their new look:
    http://www.vue.com/lpi
 
   2. Independent Sources of info for LPI candidates.
 
    2a. http://www.mlinux.org/projects/certified/
 
    We have more independent sources of LPI information - one is from
our
    supporters in Melbourne, Florida.   Their website is an independent
    look at the LPI exams, and we thank them for their work in helping
    candidates with LPI questions.
 
    2b. http://www.linux-praxis.de
 
    Another of our supporters in Germany is also offering some LPI
    assistance to our candidates.....
    he has translated some typical LPI questions and answers, to assist
    them in studying to the LPI cert.
 
    http://www.linux-praxis.de/lpi101sim
 
    3. Elpiks for graduation gifts;
 
    http://www.LinuxMall.com/shop/02033
    For those of you looking for a graduation gift for your LPI
graduate,
    or to congratulate yourself on some hard work - you can purchase our
    LPI penguin (Elpik) and some of the funds are returned to LPI to
    develop the program.
 
    4. LPI Alumni
 
    For those of you who have your LPIC-1 designation, you are now
    invited to join the LPIC alumni....(there are now 504 LPIC-1
    graduates up to the end of April!)
    To add yourself to the Alumni Mailing List, please send mail to:
 
    listar@lpi.org
    with "subscribe lpi-alumni" in the subject of the message.
 
    and you will automatically receive updates on our
    program, you will be able to contact other LPIC graduates and
    eventually will be able to purchase LPIC products to
    proudly display your achievement.
 
    4a.  Alumni Identity Cards
 
    Support LPI Membership Cards and Win a FREE ELPIK Penguin!
    LPI alumni and other interested persons have expressed an interest
in
    creating credit card sized Alumni Identification Cards.  These cards
    will have the LPI logo and the name of LPIC graduates with their
    Level
    of Certification noted on the card.  A great way to demonstrate your
    expertise in Linux administration, the cards will be available to
all
    certificants once produced.  However, there is a cost of about $1300
    for
    producing a 1-2 year supply of these Identification cards.  Several
    LPI
    supporters and Alumni have generously made contributions to the fund
    which was set up for creating these cards, but we need ten more
    Individual sponsorships of $100 to order the cards.  If you can
    contribute, please send your donation of $100 using Paypal (at
    www.paypal.com to wilma@lpi.org) or contact Wilma for alternate
    methods.
 
    All contributor names will be entered into a drawing for an ELPIK
    Penguin.  ELPIK is a Tux penguin wearing a graduation cap and an LPI
    tshirt, and would love to sit proudly on the desk of a generous LPI
    contributor!
 
    5. New Sponsor
 
    We are very pleased to tell you that our newest corporate sponsor
    of the LPI program is INTEL CORP.
    http://www.lpi.org/a-sponsors.html
 
    We would like to thank Intel for their support and hope to continue
    to work together as the LPI program grows.
 
    6. IBM Certifications;
 
    LPI certification is recognized as an approved technical
    certification
    that meets the core requirements for the IBM certified for ebusiness
    solution technologist role.  In addition, LPI certification is also
    recognized for IBM Certified Systems Expert XSeries: Linux, and IBM
    is planning to recognize LPI certification across the IBM product
    line.
    To obtain more information regarding these IBM certifications please
    visit: http://www.ibm.com/certify and select certifications.
 
    7. CyberstateU
 
    One of our sponsors has had a name change.
    For your information, CyberstateU (one of our silver sponsors)
    has changed it's name to Logilent. ( http://www.logilent.com/ )
 
    Thats it for now, thanks to all our supporters and enthusiasts for
    their participation and encouragement.
 
    Wilma Silbermann
    Executive Assistant
    wilma@lpi.org
    905 874 4822
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