Caldera Launches OpenLearning - Linux Education Programs and Courseware; Training Includes New OpenLinux Solutions Series and LPI Certification Courses

Business Wire, July 31, 2000

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000

Caldera Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CALD), Monday launched its Linux education programs and courseware - Caldera OpenLearning(TM).

OpenLearning is a series of comprehensive education programs that include instructor-led training and multimedia courseware targeting eSolutions Providers (eSPs). eSPs are VARs, ISPs, ASPs, consultants, MIS professionals -- anyone providing eBusiness solutions for their customers.

OpenLearning offers the new OpenLinux Solutions Series and three certification courses that support Linux Professional Institute (LPI(TM)) Level One certification. Caldera OpenLearning Courseware is available through OpenLearning Providers at 206 locations worldwide.

"What sets us apart is that we're taking education to eSPs through OpenLearning Providers worldwide," said Ransom Love, president and chief executive officer for Caldera Systems Inc. "We don't expect people to come to our headquarters for education. Additionally, because our certification courses are industry-standard, we prepare users of any Linux distribution for LPI certification."

OpenLinux Solutions Series

The new OpenLinux Solutions Series is designed to educate and train IT professionals in how to deploy and manage specialized servers -- servers optimized for specific functions like Web, DNS, DHCP, firewall, SAMBA and application servers. The series consists of one- and two-day courses. Courses in the series include:

-- Linux Essentials (two-days)

-- OpenLinux Web Server with Apache (one-day)

-- OpenLinux and Windows(TM) Integration with SAMBA (one-day)

-- NDS(TM) on OpenLinux (one-day)

-- Introduction to Linux (one-day)

-- Windows NT(TM) Migration (one-day)

Caldera will continue to add courses to the OpenLinux Solutions Series.

"While certification is important to many individuals and companies, many IT professionals haven't the time or need," said Peter Squier, president of the Information Technology Training Association (ITTA). "What many professionals want is solutions-oriented Linux training. Caldera is now filling that need."

Industry Certification

Caldera offers three five-day courses to prepare IT professionals for the LPI Level One certification exams. They are:

-- Linux System Administration

-- Linux Network Administration

-- Enterprise Implementation with Linux

For summaries of these courses and all other OpenLearning courseware, please visit www.calderasystems.com/openlearning.> Caldera provides complete Linux education with instructor-led courses and multimedia methods such as computer-based training (CBT). Earlier this month, the company released "Quick Start to Linux", a CBT for professionals and personal computer users evaluating Linux as a desktop or business solution. The company will release other CBTs and multimedia products in the near future.

Caldera Systems Inc.

Caldera Systems Inc. is a "Linux for eBusiness" technology leader in developing and marketing successful Linux-based business solutions, including its award-winning OpenLinux, NetWare for Linux, Linux technical training, certification and support -- with free 30-day phone support and on-site consulting.

Caldera OpenLearning Providers offer exceptional distribution-neutral Linux training and certification based on Linux Professional Institute (LPI(TM)) certification standards. Caldera Systems supports the open source community and is a leader in, and advocate of Linux Standard Base (LSB(TM)) and LPI(TM).

Caldera Inc. was co-founded in 1994 by Ransom Love. Caldera Systems Inc. was founded by Ransom Love in 1998 to develop Linux-based business solutions. Based in Orem, Caldera Systems has offices and 800 resellers worldwide. For more information, see www.calderasystems.com or in the U.S. call 888/GO-Linux (888/465-4689).

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Those factors include the failure of the products described above to operate as designed due to incompatibility with some platforms or other defects or our reliance on developers in the open source community; new and changing technologies and customer acceptance of those technologies; the company's ability to compete effectively with other companies; failure of our brand to achieve the broad recognition necessary to succeed; unenforceability of the GNU general public license; our reliance on third party developers of components of our software offerings; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; and disruption in the company's distribution sales channel.