[Asterisk-biz] Asterisk training and certification :: Astricon Training

[el Flynn]

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:
> *** Asterisk™ 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
> 
> Asterisk™ 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.
> 
> Digium™ 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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