SmartForce And Linux Security
SmartForce, the e-Learning company , formerly CBT Systems, recently announced e-Learning offerings for the Linux Security Certification open source operating system.
The curriculum will support the Linux Security certification paths being defined by the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the leading vendor-neutral Linux certification organization, as well as Red Hat's RHCE Linux certification.
SmartForce also announced that it has become a sponsor of LPI, as an element of SmartForce's commitment to support open source development and certification programs.
The Linux Security Certification Professional Institute is a community mission to build up qualified certification for the Linux operating system. Recognized as a non-profit organization focused on defining distribution-neutral and vendor-neutral certification standards, LPI involves an exclusive blend of hundreds of volunteers and professionals in various capacities and encourages public involvement through mailing lists. As per the Chairman of the Linux Professional Institute the availability of a high-quality, comprehensive e-Learning offering for the Linux environment is a great contribution to the open source movement. It is particularly significant that SmartForce, as a market leader in the e-Learning industry, is demonstrating such a commitment to the Linux environment. SmartForce's sponsorship of the LPI and the launch of its Linux e-Learning solutions will help it’s customers to meet a key challenge to the continued growth of Linux operating systems -- the need for more Linux-trained professionals. Linux, the open source operating system initially developed by Linus Torvalds, has garnered a significant level of attention in the marketplace over the last few years. As Linux has gained in prominence and more enterprises are looking to deploy Linux as part of their environments, there has developed an increasing need for skilled Linux professionals. It is this need that SmartForce's e-Learning offerings for Linux Security Certification are intended to address. The new offerings include SmartCourses on Linux, as well as a variety of other learning events, streaming media SmartSeminars, online live 24x7 access to mentoring on Linux by subject matter experts and articles and White Papers. President and CEO of SmartForce informed that open source technologies in general, and Linux Security Certification in particular, are an area of increasing focus for information technology professionals. SmartForce's e-Learning offerings on Linux present system administrators and technical users with current, educationally rich content to develop and enhance the skills necessary to meet the growing demand for qualified Linux professionals. SmartForce redefined the computer-based learning industry, when it established its best-of-breed SmartForce e-Learning solution, which facilitates users to access and engage in thousands of learning events via the Internet. Features comprises of online mentors, links to relevant learning events and access to the industry's largest course catalogue.
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