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.. Home .. Certifications .. Linux Unix .. News ..Articles Tuesday, September 02, 2003

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<LPI Planning Desktop Linux Cert
8/6/2003 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announced today that is planning to launch a desktop certification <full story

<Novell Launching Linux Cert, Offers Free to CNEs
4/30/2003 -- Novell Networks recently announced it will be launching a Linux-focused certification as part of a new initiative to further integrate its technologies in the open source movement. <full story

<Red Hat Certs Updated for 9.0
4/16/2003 -- Red Hat's hands-on lab exams are currently being updated to Red Hat 9.0, the newest version of the company's flagship product, a company spokesperson told CertCities.com last week. <full story

<Updated LPI Exams Go Live
4/2/2003 -- On Monday the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) launched new versions of its vendor-neutral LPIC Level 1 certification exams: 101 and 102. <full story

<More Details on New Solaris Security Cert Released
3/5/2003 -- Sun Microsystems recently posted more information about its upcoming Sun Certified Security Administrator for Solaris Operating Environment certification. <full story

<LPI Teams Up with UnitedLinux, Sage
1/29/2003 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is at the center of two new initatives which may bring the Linux certification world that much closer together. <full story

<Red Hat To Add RHCT Lab
11/13/2002 -- Earlier this month, Red Hat's certification program announced it will be adding a new mid-level, lab-based title: the Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT). <full story

<LPI Offering $20 Exam Discount Through Prometric
10/30/2002 -- Want $20 off your Linux Professional Institute exam? Then register with Prometric after Oct. 31. <full story

<Sage Accepts Linux+ as Requirement
10/9/2002 -- Sage announced earlier this month that CompTIA's Linux+ exam can now count toward the organization's cSage certification. <full story

<LPI Announces New Level I Betas
8/14/2002 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) launched beta versions of its revised Level 1 exams this week. <full story

<Free, Discounted Certs at LinuxWorld Expo
7/24/2002 -- If you're looking for Linux certification on-the-cheap, next month's LinuxWorld Expo & Conference seems to be the hot spot. <full story

<Thomson Consolidates Sair; Assures Partners Linux Cert Will Continue
2/7/2002 -- Despite shutting down the Mississippi-based development offices of the Sair-GNU Linux certification program in November and losing many of the program's employees in the process, Thomson Learning told CertCities.com that the program will continue, although perhaps not to the degree that the program's founders envisioned. <full story

<LPI Announces "Upgrade" Program for SAIR Cert Holders
2/7/2002 -- The Linux Professional Institute made several announcements regarding its certification program at Linux World New York last week. <full story

<LPI To Offer Half-Price 101 Exam at Linux World N.Y.
1/23/2002 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) recently announced that it will offer its 101 exam for $50 — half the normal price — at Linux World New York. <full story

<Linux+ Now Live, i-Net+ Beta Dates Announced
9/26/2001 -- The Computer Technology Industry Association’s new Linux+ certification went live Sept 21. <full story

<LPI Combined Beta Goes Live
9/12/2001 -- As expected, the Linux Professional Institute's (LPI's) combined Level 2 beta was released last week. <full story

<LPI Announces Level II Beta, Level I Revision
8/8/2001 -- The Linux Professional Institute announced last week that beta versions of its Level II exams will be available beginning Sept. 4. <full story

<Linux+ Beta Starts June 22
6/12/2001 -- CompTIA recently announced a beta exam for its new Linux+ certification. <full story

<Red Hat Adds New RHCE Centers
5/14/2001 -- Red Hat announced last week that it will be expanding its network of Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) training and testing centers in the U.S. and Europe. <full story

<Linux+ Objectives Released
5/3/2001 -- The Computer Technology Industry Association recently released the exam objectives for its upcoming Linux+ certification. <full story

<Sair-GNU To Offer LCE Practical Exam
4/26/2001 -- Sair-GNU has decided to add an optional hands-on lab exam to its Linux Certified Engineer (LCE) title. <full story

<RHCE Exams Updated for Red Hat Linux 7.1
4/20/2001 -- This week, Red Hat released Red Hat Linux 7.1 with 2.4 Kernel, and has updated its Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) lab exams to correspond with this new version. <full story

<Prosoft Drops its Vendor-Neutral Linux Certification for LPI's
3/8/2001 -- ProsoftTraining.com and the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announced recently that Prosoft has dropped its Linux certification program, the Linux Certified Administrator, and will instead merge the program's graduates into LPI's Linux credential. <full story

<Sair-GNU Announces Level II Curriculum
2/9/2001 -- Sair Linux and GNU Certification (Sair-GNU), a vendor-neutral Linux certification   provider, is taking a product-oriented approach for the second level of its   four-tiered Linux certification program. <full story

<Sun Delays Solaris 8 Certs 'Til February; Releases Details on Program Changes
1/25/2001 -- Sun announced recently that it will delay the launch of the new Solaris 8 certification exams until February. <full story

<SAIR-GNU Exams Free at LinuxWorld
1/4/2001 -- SAIR Linux and GNU Certification (SAIR-GNU) recently announced that it will offer free review sessions and free Level I certification exams to all pre-registered LinuxWorld Conference and Expo participants. <full story

<CompTIA Posts Call for Linux+ Subject Matter Experts
12/12/2000 -- The Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) recently posted a call on its Web site for subject matter experts (SMEs) to help develop its upcoming certification, Linux+. These SMEs will develop the questions for this entry-level Linux certification, which is scheduled to launch in Q3 2001. <full story

<LPI Level 1 Exams Go Live; Offer Immediate Results
11/3/2000 -- Canadian-based Linux Professional Institute announced today the "live and complete publication" of both its Level 1 exams. <full story

<Trick & Treat: Gates' Linux E-Mail Hoax
11/1/2000 -- O.K., so this isn't really certification news, but it's interesting anyway: On Halloween, Linux.com published a " leaked e-mail" purportedly from Bill Gates to all Microsoft employees in which he discusses his thoughts on Linux. While the article is clearly labeled satire, it reportedly did fool some readers as it has every year since this tradition started in 1998. <full story

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