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Linux certification organization, the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), has revealed a partnership with Hewlett
Packard (HP) Hellas, which is a subsidiary of HP Europe, Middle East and Africa
in Greece.
Jim Lacey, president and
CEO of LPI, made this disclosure to DigitalSENSE Business News, said
LPI has a long history of working with HP worldwide, most notably in its
Linux certification programmes as an accepted requisite within some of the
server certifications for IT professionals.
“This new initiative
with HP Hellas is indicative of both of the rapid growth of an HP subsidiary and the growing
importance of Linux training and certification in Greece," he said.
For John Foutris, Education Consulting & Services Manager at HP Hellas, the dominance of heterogeneous technologies today, avails Information Technology (IT) professionals to derive benefits from education that offers them the necessary skills to work with many different platforms.
For John Foutris, Education Consulting & Services Manager at HP Hellas, the dominance of heterogeneous technologies today, avails Information Technology (IT) professionals to derive benefits from education that offers them the necessary skills to work with many different platforms.
"We are very
excited with this new partnership with LPI as it supports the further
improvement of educational services offered by HP and allows us to
continue to respond more effectively to the growing demands of the times,"
he said.
Konstantinos Boukouvalas,
Operations Manager of LPI-Greece noted that immediately, the cooperation with HP Hellas will
enhance the already existing use of LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 as requisites in
the HP Expert One programme.
In addition, he
said, HP's Certified Training Instructors and the company's RAIL training
platform will also play a significant role in the Linux educational
process delivered by HP Hellas.
DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community.
DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community.
Currently, LPI's certification program is supported by an affiliate network spanning five continents and is distributed worldwide in multiple languages at more than 5,000 testing locations. Since 1999, LPI has delivered over 350,000+ exams and 125,000+ LPIC certifications around the world.
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