The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) is pleased to announce that Association Headquarters, LOPSA, and the USENIX Association have reached an amicable and satisfactory settlement of the lawsuits between them. As a result, all of the current lawsuits will be dismissed. The parties have agreed that all of the terms of the settlement are to remain confidential and will not be disclosed.

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LOPSA Announces Settlement of Lawsuits

MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY, Monday 18 May 2009 - The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) is pleased to announce that Association Headquarters, LOPSA, and the USENIX Association have reached an amicable and satisfactory settlement of the lawsuits between them. As a result, all of the current lawsuits will be dismissed. The parties have agreed that all of the terms of the settlement are to remain confidential and will not be disclosed.

"I am very satisfied with the settlement we have reached in this litigation," said Trey Harris, President of LOPSA. "LOPSA will now be able to move forward with its mission to serve the system administrator community."

"The litigation has demanded a great deal of time and energy from LOPSA's leaders, volunteers, and staff over the past year," said Harris. "With this settlement, we can refocus on our programs, our members, and the continuing professionalization of our community. With the litigation behind us, LOPSA is now in a fantastic position for future growth in membership and programs."

"I would especially like to thank our attorneys, Eric Stieglitz and David Abrams, of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, who handled our case in an exceptional manner."

Since 2005, LOPSA has served its members through a variety of programs, websites, and electronic communities. LOPSA has local chapters and cooperating organizations in the United States and around the world.

LOPSA is a co-signatory of the System Administrators' Code of Ethics (http://lopsa.org/CodeOfEthics), co-sponsors the annual System Administrator's Appreciation Day (http://www.sysadminday.com/), and has run training events at the Ohio Linux Fest (http://www.ohiolinux.org/), SCALE, the Southern California Linux Expo (http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/), and at its own SysAdmin Days events.

LOPSA offers its members and the system administration community at large professional support, including a jobs board, group health insurance, mentorship, and electronic forums for career networking and support in the practice of system administration.

LOPSA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under United States law and contributions are generally tax-deductible.

For additional information on LOPSA, contact Deepa Solanki, Executive Director, or visit www.lopsa.org.

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