LPI, the Linux Professional Institute, announced that it has now issued over 250,000 exams worldwide and there are 85,000 certified individuals. While there are three levels of certification (LPIC-1, LPIC-2 and LPIC-3), these have been phased in over the years and each consists of multiple exams.

The LPI certifications are vendor-neutral and available through both Prometric and Pearson VUE testing centers. More information on this milestone can be found here.