BW: NCS-VUE Signs Agreements With Informix Software and Linux Professional Institute

“National Computer Systems, Inc., (NCS)…announced today that
through its Virtual University Enterprises (VUE) IT testing
service, it has contracted with Informix…and Linux Professional
Institute, Inc., (LPI) to begin test delivery of their
certification exams. Informix, a leading provider of database
management systems for enterprises worldwide, will transition its
entire testing delivery program to VUE. LPI is launching a new
certification program through VUE, seeking to establish a
recognized and widely endorsed body of professionals certified on
the Linux(TM) operating system. The terms of these agreements were
not disclosed….”

“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 web site at
www.lpi.org.”

“From early on, our mandate has been to be massive and global.
We need to deliver our Linux certification exams worldwide and to
be able to scale up to accommodate a large number of exam
candidates at a single time,” said Dan York, chair of the board of
directors of the Linux Professional Institute. “Working with VUE,
we know that we can achieve this goal. We are excited to be working
with them and looking forward to the successful deployment of our
program.”

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