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.

Attendees can sign up to take the exam on Jan. 31 or Feb. 1 at the Jacob Javitz Center, Room 1E04.

The discounted testing is being sponsored by IBM. According to LPI, O'Reilly will give the first 100 candidates a free copy of its book "LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell," which can assist candidates with LPI's other Level 1 exam, 102.

Candidates must pass both 101 and 102 to become LPI Level 1 certified. The organization also now offers Level 2 certification; the two exams that make up this level were released late last year.

For information on signing up for the discounted exam, click here. For more information on the LPI program, click here. -B.N.