SGI Donates $50,000 to Linux Professional Institute
Nov 18th, 15:53 UTC
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) announced today that
SGI has become the fifth Platinum sponsor of LPI, joining
Caldera Systems, IBM, Linuxcare and SuSE in providing the major funding to the
nonprofit certification project.
SGI DONATES $50,000 TO LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE
Becomes the fifth Platinum Sponsor of LPI
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 1999
LAS VEGAS, Nevada: The Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
announced today that SGI has become the fifth Platinum sponsor of LPI, joining
Caldera Systems, IBM, Linuxcare and SuSE in providing the major funding to the
nonprofit certification project. At a news conference today at the Linux
Business Expo, Roger Connolly, Director of SGI Global Education, presented the
$50,000 check to Dan York, Chair of the LPI Board of Directors.
"We welcome SGI as a Platinum sponsor of LPI," said
York, " we are excited about their participation and their plans to help
promote LPI certification for Linux within the larger corporate marketplace.
SGI has a demonstrated committment to high-quality education and we look
forward to their classes preparing many people for the LPI certification exams."
``Having SGI as part of the LPI community is a win-win,'' said
Evan Leibovitch, LPI Executive Director, "the company has a clear
commitment to be a presence in Linux education, and their involvement with us
strengthens both of our programs."
LPI has received financial sponsorship from a wide range of
organizations both inside and outside the Linux community. Platinum sponsors
include Caldera Systems, IBM, Linuxcare, SGI and SuSE. Gold sponsors include
Wave Technologies. Silver sponsors include Macmillan, McGraw-Hill Osborne and
Starnix. Bronze sponsors include Digital Creations and Enhanced Software
Technology. Contributor sponsors include the Linux Box Corporation, Linux
Journal, Moongroup Consulting, New Riders Publishing, Perforce,
prosofttraining.com and TrainME. A full list of both corporate and individual
sponsors as well as the LPI sponsorship program is available on the LPI website.
The Linux Professional Institute is a community project to
develop professional certification for the Linux operating system.
Established as a nonprofit organization focused on defining
distribution-neutral and vendor-neutral certification standards, LPI involves
a unique blend of hundreds of volunteers and professionals in many different
capacities and encourages public involvement through mailing lists and its
website of http://www.lpi.org. LPI's multi-level program of exams is administered
globally through Virtual University Enterprises (VUE) test centers. Major
financial sponsorship of LPI is from the Platinum Sponsors of Caldera Systems,
IBM, Linuxcare, SGI and SuSE and the Gold Sponsor Wave Technologies. More
information can be obtained at http://www.lpi.org.
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:
Dan York, Chair, Board of Directors
(603) 268-0691, dan@lpi.org
Evan Leibovitch, Executive Director
(905) 452-0504, evan@lpi.org
(Submitted by Dan York of Linux Professional Institute)
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