Sylvan Prometric to Offer Four SAIR Linux Certification Exams by December
BALTIMORE, Nov 16, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sylvan Prometric(TM), which was awarded the contract to deliver testing for the Linux(TM) and GNU Certification program offered by Sair, Inc. (www.linuxcertification.com) in April, will deliver all four of the LCA or Linux Certified Administrator exams beginning in December 1999. The first two examinations in the Sair Linux & GNU LCA Level have been available since June.
"Linux is the fastest-growing open-source operating system in the world, " said Ted Root, vice president of Channel Services for Sylvan Prometric, the global leader in delivery of IT certification testing, "and Sair is a leader in Linux training. Sylvan expects Sair's new Linux certification program to become very popular very quickly, and as candidates are trained, our Authorized Prometric Testing Centers(TM) (APTCs) will be ready to administer their tests."
Sair's Linux & GNU Certification is offered in three levels, each consisting of four exams. The LCA level is comprised of four sections including; 1) Installation and Configuration, 2) System Administration, 3) Networking, and 4) Security/Privacy/Ethics.
"Completing the LCA level examinations and delivering them to the Linux community and businesses in general is a very positive step for Sair," explained Kevin Seddon, vice president of operations for Sair, Inc. "We have worked diligently with our corporate partners, Sair Accredited Centers for Education, advisory board members and Sylvan Prometric to produce quality examinations that accurately measure of one's understanding of Linux."
Classroom training material for corporate training centers, educational facilities and internal corporate instruction is also provided by Sair, Inc. Corporate training centers such as New Horizons, Productivity Point International and a host of independent training companies throughout the United States as well as numerous other countries are currently offering the Sair program to their clientele.
Dr. P. Tobin Maginnis, president and founder of Oxford, Miss-based Sair, extolled the virtues of Linux, saying it "offers unique advantages unmatched by other commercial operations systems. It is stable, configurable, flexible, and customizable, allowing corporate users total control over all system configuration and upgrades. Using Linux, one trained programmer can quickly provide system solutions that would ordinarily require teams of programmers working for months."
"The completion of the LCA level is the culmination of a lot of hard work by not only Sair, but also our extended network of professionals who contribute from all over the world," explained Maginnis. "Their continued input and recommendations have been instrumental in our developing training material and examinations that are of the highest caliber."
Additional information about the Sair's Linux training and certification program is available at 800/777-4210 or online at www.linuxcertification.org. Locations of Sylvan APTCs are available at www.sylvanprometric.com
Sylvan Prometric is the technology-based testing division of Sylvan Learning Systems(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: SLVN), the world's leading provider of educational services to families, schools and industry. Sylvan Prometric is the global leader in delivery of technology-based assessment services for IT industry certification, academic admissions, and professional licensure/certification. In 1998, Sylvan Prometric delivered more than three million computer-based tests in 25 languages through its network of more than 2,400 Authorized Prometric Testing Centers and Sylvan Technology Centers(R) in 147 countries. Sylvan Prometric delivers standardized tests for more than 150 clients, including virtually all major IT industry certification programs. With Sair, other IT leaders partnering with Sylvan for certification test delivery include Microsoft(R), Compaq(R), Computer Associates(R), Novell(R), CompTIA(R), Lotus(R), IBM(R), Oracle(R), Corel(R), PictureTel(R), Sybase(R), Sun Microsystems(R), and AutoDesk(R).
Sair, Inc. is the leading provider of Linux and GNU training materials and certification examinations. Sair produces self-study guides, corporate training kits and certification examinations for the Sair Linux & GNU Certification Program.
Sylvan Learning Systems and Sylvan Technology Centers are registered trademarks and Sylvan Prometric and Authorized Prometric Testing Centers are trademarks of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc., in the U.S. and Canada. Linux is a trademark of Linux Torvalds. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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