Linux Professional Institute Hosts Exam Labs at Texas Linux Fest

Posted by scottl on Apr 9, 2013 1:45 PM EDT
Linux Professional Institute; By Scott Lamberton
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(Sacramento, CA, USA: April 8, 2013) The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization (http://www.lpi.org), announced promotional exam labs for their Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) at the Texas Linux Fest (http://2013.texaslinuxfest.org/) at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas on May 31, 2013.

All three levels of LPI's professional certification program (LPIC-1, LPIC-2, LPIC-3) and the Linux Essentials exam will be offered. The promotional price for all LPIC exams will be $99 (regularly priced at $178) except for the LPI-301 exam which will be $219 (regularly $260). The Linux Essentials exam will be $65. A full description of LPI's Linux certification program and the Linux Essentials "Certificate of Achievement" may be found at: http://www.lpi.org/linux-certifications

Advance registration and PayPal payments for LPI exams at the Texas Linux Fest are available by emailing LPI at events_at_lpi.org. Please indicate preferred exam(s) and time slot(s) when registering for the exam labs. To participate in an exam lab, a candidate must have an LPI ID which may be obtained at: https://cs.lpi.org/caf/Xamman/register

Candidates must make payment for their exam(s) on site 15 minutes prior to the exam lab either by cash or check. Each exam takes approximately 90 minutes to complete with the exception of the Linux Essentials exam in which 60 minutes is allocated to complete the exam. Exam labs are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, May 31st in room 101 of the AT&T Conference Center.

PLEASE NOTE: candidates must bring their LPI ID and a government issued photo identification to the exam lab in order to take any LPI exam.

The Linux Professional Institute is globally supported by the IT industry, enterprise customers, community professionals, government entities and the educational community. 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 120,000+ LPIC certifications around the world.

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About the Linux Professional Institute:

The Linux Professional Institute provides a global framework, industry leadership and other services to enhance, develop and further lifelong professional careers in Linux and Open Source technologies. Established as an international non-profit organization in September 1999 by the Linux community, the Linux Professional Institute continues to demonstrate recognized global leadership, direction and skill standards for those who pursue a career in Linux and Open Source technology. LPI advances the Linux and Open Source movement through strategic partners, sponsorships, innovative programs and community development activities. LPI's major financial sponsors are Platinum Sponsors IBM, Linux Journal, Linux Magazine, Novell, SGI, and TurboLinux as well as Gold Sponsors, HP and IDG.

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