FREMONT, Calif., October 7, 2008 - Unitek Education, one of the nation's most acclaimed technology learning solutions companies, has been conferred with the 2008 new Learning Partner of the year by the Red Hat Corporation. As a leading provider of Red Hat's industry-acclaimed training and certification programs, Unitek's winning team of IT professionals have successfully brought to market new Linux training initiatives to scores of potential students and their respective organizations. "For more than 8 years, Red Hat has set the standard for Linux Training and Certification Programs. Unitek is honored to now add this to our robust arsenal of IT Training tracks" remarked Paul Afshar, Unitek CEO. "The RHCT, RHCE, and RHCA programs are recognized worldwide for their unparalleled status as the most respected certifications available in the Linux space". With Unitek's authorized Red Hat Training, IT Professionals can manage thousands of systems through just one easy administration interface. The Red Hat Enterprise System is known for its quick setup, easy implementation, and simplicity. For more information on Red Hat training, visit Unitek's Red Hat portal

About Red Hat
Founded in 1993, Red Hat is the premier Linux and open source provider. Rated as CIO Insight Magazine's Most Valued Vendor for the second consecutive year, Red Hat maintains the highest value and reliability rankings among its customers, and is the most recognized Linux brand in the world. Red Hat's global training program operates in more than 60 locations worldwide and features RHCE, the global standard Linux certification.

About Unitek's IT training division
Unitek excels in providing need-based IT learning to corporate clients and certification training to IT career oriented individuals. Our strong focus on quality and customer service has been crucial to our success. This focus has helped us in expanding our client base to all 50 US states and over 40 countries worldwide. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley in sunny California, Unitek offers IT training to thousands of clients nationwide. Unitek is also an award-winning Citrix Authorized learning Center (CALC) and a Network Appliance Learning Partner. Microsoft, RedHat, CompTIA and CRN have also recognized Unitek with Learning Partner of the Year awards.