Mumbai: Red Hat India, Linux and open source provider, has appointed CMS Computer Institute, Mumbai, a division of CMS Computers Ltd as its preferred training partner CMS Computer Institute, a ISO 9001:2000-certified has been rated as the leading information technology institute.

Red Hat offers high quality Linux and open source training and certification and Red Hat certified engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat certified technician (RHCT) are highly valued among professionals as they are an actual measure of performance tested through live implementation.

According to Mr. V. K. Prasad, Director CMS Computers, "Practically all organizations, IT or non-IT — like banks, government offices, multi-branch companies, etc. have a networking environment in place that needs to be periodically maintained and upgraded, and we intend to capture this market through training and solutions.

In 2003 Red Hat trained over 6500 students and awarded 1000 certifications. Says Shankar Iyer, Head -Learning Services at Red Hat India, "Red Hat Learning Services are available with over 40 training partners at over 70 locations across India."

Red Hat India Pvt Ltd., is a joint venture between Red Hat Inc, USA and Clover Technologies, India. Red Hat is the world's premier open source and Linux provider.