[Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification ::AstriconTraining

Sun Dec 19 21:29:08 MST 2004

When I got my "3Com Networked Telephony Specialist" cert, it was $1,500 for
three days of "bootcamp".  Then I left their facility and went back to my
office and took an online open book exam.  The class was real but the cert
was a joke.  I needed the class to get up to speed on the NBX since I had
very little experience with it.  Only thing is (or at least used to be), you
need to have two certified people on staff at a company to resell the NBX
product line.

At least with the Cisco/Sylvan cert setup they check you're ID and you are
tested under a controlled and observed environment.  They test your
knowledge and don't charge an arm and a leg to do it.

Thanks,
Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of steve
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 11:14 PM
> To: el_flynn at lanvik-icu.com; 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk
> Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification
> ::AstriconTraining
> 
> Those prices are insane.   I have been using Asterisk and have no
> intentions
> of learning what I already know.   We have been trying to get certified
> for
> over 4 months except no one would call us back from Digium.
> 
> 
> Digium is finding out that their cards are not selling like they used to
> since most people are now moving directly over to SIP from T1, E1 and Pots
> lines.
> 
> That is the problem when you go open source.  I guess they need the money.
> 
> 
> 
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of el Flynn
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 5:38 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification ::
> AstriconTraining
> 
> Sorry for the top-post, but:
> 
> I honestly thing that the pricing is too high, especially for us Asterisk
> guys
> who are not US- or Europe-based. When you factor in the cost of flying to
> one of
> these certifications, it becomes even more prohibitive. Are the organizers
> forgetting that there -are- active Asterisk developers, contributers etc.
> in
> 
> many other countries?
> 
> Perhaps it's too early to do so, but the organizers should definitely
> start
> thinking about organizing these programmes outside of the US and Europe.
> 
> Flynn
> 
> p/s while not as experienced as Brian, I too feel the same way he does.
> 
> 
> Olle E. Johansson wrote:
> > *** AsteriskT Open Source Linux PBX Training and Certification
> >
> > Huntsville, AL and Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2004: Digium, Inc.,
> > Edvina AB and Sokol & Associates today released a new program for
> > training and certification of Asterisk professionals. Asterisk is the
> > leading Open Source PBX for Linux, with support for both PSTN
> > connectivity and many VoIP protocols.
> >
> > The first class in the Astricon Training product line is the five-day
> > bootcamp "Introduction to Asterisk". This class will be held in the US
> > and Europe six times during 2005. The organizers and teachers is the
> > same team that set up the Astricon 2004 conference and expo in September
> > this year, an event that gathered over 450 Asterisk users and developers
> > in Atlanta, GA.
> >
> > The new Asterisk certification is named dCAP, Digium Certified Asterisk
> > Professional. To get the certification, one has to go through a 150
> > question exam as well as a practical exam, where the student builds and
> > configures a PBX. The certification will be given by the Astricon team
> > under license from Digium.
> >
> > "This is an important step towards greater acceptance of Asterisk in the
> > enterprise", says Olle E. Johansson of Edvina in Sweden. "With a
> > professional training and certification, you can ensure that your staff
> > or your consultants has the required skills to setup and manage a
> > mission-critical PBX platform based on Asterisk."
> >
> > "The Asterisk Open Source project is building a professional business
> > ecosystem", says Mark Spencer, the founder of Digium and creator of
> > Asterisk. "Many companies are now selling Asterisk-based solutions. With
> > the 1.0 stable release in September, the Digium hardware that ranges
> > from the IAXy end-user device to carrier-class quad-T1 cards and the
> > Digium commercial support we have a professional platform for partnering
> > with major enterprises. The Astricon training and dCAP certification
> > enables us to build a network of consultants that we know will and are
> > able to assist us working on the continued success of Asterisk."
> >
> > The first training class will be held in Kansas City, MO, January 17-21
> > 2005. The cost for a five-day bootcamp with certification is $3,275 USD.
> > Details can be found on http://www.astricon.net
> >
> > AsteriskT is the leading open source PBX, used all over the world. Since
> > it is Linux-based, it inherits all of the power and stability of the
> > operating system. Linux provides open source alternatives to proprietary
> > applications. Asterisk is the first package to fit all telecommunication
> > needs in a broad variety of environments.
> >
> > DigiumT is the creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry's
> > first open source PBX. Used in combination with Digium's PCI telephony
> > interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective
> > approach to voice and data transport over TDM, switched, IP, and
> > Ethernet architectures.
> > Digium provides a highly refined selection of quality hardware and
> > software products, developed and implemented using innovative
> > engineering techniques (primarily open source development). A full range
> > of professional services complement these product lines, including
> > consulting, technical support, and custom software development services.
> > The open source communications revolution is here, and Digium is leading
> > the way.
> >
> > Contacts:
> > .    Olle E. Johansson, Edvina AB, Phone +46 8 594 788 10,
> >     http://www.astricon.net
> > .    Steven M. Sokol, Sokol & Associates,
> >     Phone: +1.816.822.1807, IaxTel: 700.613.9004
> > .    Digium, press contact Rick Segrest,
> >     Phone: +1 (256) 428-6000
> >     http://www.digium.com
> >
> >
> >
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