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From: "M. Dron" <mdron@lutelinux.com>
To: <mdron@lutelinux.com>
Subject: News Release
Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 15:06:54 -0700


For Immediate Release
 LuteLinux Announces Plans for Certification

LuteLinux revealed their new LuteLinux Lite software, in addition to their
training and certification plans at the Technical Certification Expo 2000.
“Certification is an investment in the future,” explains Jay Daunheimer,
president of LuteLinux,  “it provides a reliable way of acquiring the skills
and knowledge needed immediately to succeed in todays competitive market.”

In addition to offering certification for various levels from the user, to
specialist, LuteLinux will also offer Trainer Certification. This will
include training on teaching and public speaking, classroom techniques for
beginner to advanced users, as well as common classroom scenarios and
bridging the gap between the classroom environment to the real world. Their
certification not only qualifies you as a LuteLinux trainer, but many of the
techniques and lessons are easily transferable to other training
environments.

LuteLinux is taking a new approach to certification.  They recognize that
multiple choice and even most simulation environments only provide for one
right answer, and most examinations don't respond to non-standard approaches
to a problem: something that is required on a daily basis in the real world.
LuteLinux is fixing that explains Mr. Daunheimer,  “our on-line LuteLinux
simulation responds to multiple approaches to a problem.  There is more than
one answer to the questions, just as there is more than one way to solve a
problem in the real world. There will be an ongoing assessment of responses
during the examination, and the questions which are presented are chosen by
a system that takes into account your last response.”  Although it's easy to
talk about results, at LuteLinux they guarantee them. If any client is not
satisfied with their training, or feels unprepared to apply new skills on
the job, they will retrain them - for free.” Examinations will be available
both in-house at one of their training centers, and on-line via their web
site (www.lutelinux.com).

In addition to offering these training packages them selves, LuteLinux will
also be actively recruiting and authorizing additional training partners to
offer Linux courses.  More information is available at www.lutelinux.com.
You can also download a free copy of their LuteLinux Lite software on their
site, or order a CD-ROM version.

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Contact:    Margaret Dron
            ‘Marketing Associate’
            E-mail:  mdron@lutelinux.com
            Phone:   604-677-0777
            Fax:     604-683-0020
      www.lutelinux.com

Mailing Address:  LuteLinux
      1600-650 W. Georgia
                  Vancouver, BC
                  V6B 4N7