From: Evan Leibovitch <evan@starnix.com> To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Subject: LPI releases Level 2 Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:44:16 -0400 (EDT) Cc: Evan Leibovitch <evan@starnix.com> LPI Delivers Its Second Level Linux Certification Intermediate-level exams to enter worldwide distribution next month August 6, 2001 BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA: The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) today announced the completion of its Level 2 certification exams. The exams, which cover the intermediate level of the LPI certification program, will be made available September 4 in beta form at a special price. "We're delighted to release Level 2, on schedule and on budget, while maintaining the high quality exam standards LPI is known for," said LPI President Chuck Mead. "We have been making incredible progress in advancing our program, and the community support has been phenomenal." Level 2 of the LPI program covers intermediate system administration skills and is the followup to LPI's introductory Level 1 program. The program objectives, published at the LPI website, were developed thanks to a community-supported Job Analysis Survey conducted by LPI in January 2001. It is aimed at Linux system administrators with roughly three to four years' experience who have already passed LPI's Level 1 program. "I'm extremely proud of the quality of the program, and the hard work that our staff and volunteers have put into Level 2," said LPI Director of Exam Development Kara Pritchard. "The exams are challenging but fair, and will be a valid measure of the intermediate-level skills determined by our survey." Initially, a beta format of the the Level 2 exams will be offered at a special price and format. In the beta, both Level 2 exams will be offered worldwide as a single extended test (exam 200) costing $84 US until the beta period ends in November. After the beta period is completed in November, Level 2 will be delivered as two separate tests (exams 201 and 202) costing $100US each. Exam 200 is expected to take approximately two hours to complete. Candidates who pass the extended exam will be immediately entitled to LPI Level 2 certification, provided they have already completed the Level 1 program. Results for exams taken during the beta period will be made available in November on LPI's website through a secure web interface. Both the beta and regular Level 2 exams will be delivered through the VUE worldwide network of more than 2,700 testing centers. ABOUT LPI The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) develops professional certification for the Linux operating system independent of software vendors or training providers. Established as an international nonprofit organization in 1999 by the Linux community, LPI develops accessible, internationally-recognized certification programs which have earned the respect of vendors, employers and administrators. LPI's activities involve hundreds of volunteers and professionals throughout the world in many different capacities, and the group encourages active public involvement through mailing lists and its website at http://www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered globally through 2,700 test centers operated by Virtual University Enterprises (VUE), a division of NCS. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors Caldera International (NASDAQ:CALD), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Linuxcare, Maxspeed, SGI (NYSE:SGI), SuSE Linux AG and TurboLinux as well as the Gold Sponsors Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP) and Wave Technologies. More information can be obtained at http://www.lpi.org. Objectives for the LPI Level 2 program can be found at: http://www.lpi.org/p-L2-obj-pre.html Information on the VUE testing network is at http://www.vue.com. "Linux" is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries. "Linux Professional Institute" is a trademark of Linux Professional Institute, Inc. CONTACT: Chuck Mead, President 919-522-0051 (mobile) chuck@lpi.org Evan Leibovitch, Board Chair 416-998-3914 (mobile) 905-771-0017 (office) evan@lpi.org