Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and VCampus Launch Training Portal
Designed to Support Growing Worldwide Demand for Skilled Linux Professionals
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| Linux currently represents an $18 billion dollar market, and
| according to IDC, is slated to grow to $40 billion in less than
| three years.
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http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=A8C35726EEAD4386A8A22560F5835E06
Also noteworthy:
Student starts Firefox campaign on campus
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| In order to help get the word out about Firefox, Beckner is hosting a
| raffle on his Web site where Firefox users can win T-shirts, with the
| grand prize being a Firefox backpack that is valued at $70. The raffle
| ends at midnight April 15 and is completely free for Appalachian
| affiliates.
|
| The raffle is for people who are using or want to use Firefox,
| Beckner said.
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http://theapp.appstate.edu/content/view/2304/43/
Related:
Spending on open source support services in Canada to soar
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| The market for open source support services is going to boom over
| the next five years, according to a recent Gartner survey.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42488&cid=6
2007: Where the Tech Jobs Are
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| ...open source and Linux skills are very hot. ?Linux is one of the fastest
| growing, if not required, then recommended skills that most of the
| sysadmins and operations people have,? Melland says. ?If you?re a systems
| administrator and you don?t have Linux experience, you might want to seek
| that out.?
|
| [...]
|
| All this migration to Linux and open source means that job openings are
| zooming. Based on Dice statistics, Linux as a recommended skill is up 51%
| this year, and roughly 150% in the last two years.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/career/article.php/3649436
Linux and Open Source: How They Affect HR Professionals
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| Linux and other open source applications are finding increasing acceptance
| in the global marketplace by small and large companies alike. Statistics on
| the growth of a few open source programs-like Apache (a Web server), Linux
| (an operating system), FreeBSD (an operating system), and PostgreSQL (a
| database server)- demonstrate this. This column considers why open source
| is growing so fast, and what it means to human resources professionals.
|
| [...]
|
| With the growth in the OSS marketplace, led by Linux, more and more
| companies will be using OSS as a portion of their IT infrastructure,
| particularly in the arena of servers. As more applications become
| Web-based, there will be less and less reason for people to use Windows
| or Macintosh desktop computers. Companies like NumSum.com and Writely
| (just acquired by Google) provide traditional applications akin to Excel
| and Word through a Web browser interface. Windows isn't going away any
| time soon, but its days are numbered. OSS is shrinking Windows lifetime
| for servers and eventually it may do so for desktop machines as well.
| And that should provide interesting developments for all of us to watch.
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http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/637577/linux_and_open_source_how_they_affect_hr_professionals/index.html?source=r_technology
Linux jobs abound, tech job service says
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| Online IT job clearinghouse Dice Inc. has some interesting statistics
| to accompany LinuxWorld. As of August 1, there were 7,000 jobs
| opportunities on Dice.com for technology professionals with Linux
| experience. This is up 35.6 percent from the beginning of the year
| and 55 percent higher than 12 months ago, the service reports.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3892050451.html
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