From: laistrop@fphcom.com
Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 18:14:36 +0000
To: laistrop@fphcom.com
Subject: SuSE and GRIFFIN SOFTWARE Provide Training in Ireland



SuSE and GRIFFIN SOFTWARE Partnership to Provide LINUX Training in Ireland

11th May, 2000
GRIFFIN SOFTWARE Ltd, Ireland's leading UNIX Technical Skills Provider, and
SuSE LINUX, Europe's leading LINUX distribution  vendor, have partnered to
provide comprehensive LINUX Technical Training and Certification in
Ireland.  Griffin Software, the long established `Centre for Unix
Excellence' is combining its wealth of Unix training and consulting
experience with SuSE who are world leaders in LINUX technology. Griffin
Software will now offer the complete range of SuSE LINUX training courses
in Ireland.  The SuSE LINUX training and certification programme is
designed to fulfil LPI (Linux Professional Institute) compliance.
Griffin's new range of LINUX courses also applies to other popular Linux
distributions. 


About LINUX
LINUX is the form of Unix that is now dominating the internet, it is better
supported than the other commercial Unix platforms, and it is free.   LINUX
is fast becoming the most popular Unix used on Intel Based PC Server
platforms.  It is dominating the market for high-speed web servers, and
offers exceptional database performance.  LINUX is fast offering a credible
alternative to Windows at both the server and desktop level and its future
significance has been highlighted by recent developments in the US courts.
LINUX is also available on RISC platforms such as Alpha, PowerPC, and
Sparc.

About Griffin Software
Griffin Software provides a range of Technical Training, Consulting,
Support and Software Services to the rapidly expanding  Irish Open Systems
Market (Unix/Linux/Microsoft). The company was established in 1989 and has
established itself as a leading independent vendor of technical training
and consultancy services.  Griffin Software is the leader for specialist
Unix Training, Education Services, and Technical Consultancy in
Ireland. The company has been responsible for guiding many of Ireland's
largest companies through their adoption and deployment of Unix related
technologies. The company's range of services include the advanced
technology, offered by Microsoft[tm] products such as NT[tm], Windows
2000[tm] and BackOffice[tm].  Griffin  Software is a Microsoft Certified
Solution Provider, a SCO[tm] Partner and the Irish Training and Service
partner for Informix Software, one of the world leaders in relational
database technology. The company has established a reputation for technical
excellence and is highly regarded by both our customers, and partners in
the Irish IT market.  Griffin Software is a unique `Specialist Skills
Provider'. 

About SuSE
With more than 340 employees, SuSE Linux AG is one of the world's largest
Linux specialists. Thanks to its stability and quality, SuSE Linux is
currently being employed by over one million private users and more than
50,000 business customers around the world. The development and sales
centre in Nuremberg is backed up by branches in Oakland/USA, London, Prague
and Marano sul Panaro/Italy, dedicated to the further development and
dissemination of SuSE Linux. For the efficient deployment of Linux within
the corporate sphere, SuSE backs up its commercial Linux software and
complete Linux systems with a comprehensive range of qualified consulting
and support services. 
The SuSE Labs are making a major contribution to the development of Linux,
especially in the areas of Linux-Kernel, glibc, XFree86[tm], KDE,
ISDN4Linux, ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) and USB (Universal
Serial Bus), as well as high availability and Multiplatform Support. SuSE
received the award for "Show Favorite: Linux Distribution" at LinuxWorld
Expo 2000 in New York. 

For further information, please contact:

Noel Griffin 
Griffin Software Ltd
Dublin, IRELAND
+353 (1) 4622277
www.griffinsoft.com  
training@griffinsoft.com  

Liz Aistrop
Fox Parrack Hirsch
London 
Tel: + 44 020 7436 4336 
Fax: +44 020 7436 4224 
Email: laistrop@fphcom.com