Citrix is offering university students and professors in the United States a chance to get virtualization training Citrix recently launched a new program to get its virtualization technology into the academic community. The new program is appropriately called “STEP,” which stands for Student Technology Education Program. STEP will provide access to training and certification on the Citrix XenServer virtualization platform.Through this new Citrix program, eligible U.S. college students and professors will receive free Citrix XenServer self-paced online technical training. And in addition, Citrix will also throw in a free voucher for the Citrix XenServer certification exam to the first 1,000 people that take advantage of the offer. Those who pass the exam will obtain a Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) for XenServer designation.[ InfoWorld’s Test Center takes a look at the new features found in the Citrix XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2 release | New 2.0 features in Citrix Workflow Studio will help sys admins automate their environments ] The STEP program sounds like a great opportunity for both Citrix and those in academia who accept the offer. If Citrix can get technology-related college students on board with becoming experts at its XenServer virtualization platform, it could help accelerate their market share adoption. And in this down economy, students entering the competitive workforce for the first time with server virtualization experience under their belt and a virtualization certification on their resume could have an additional leg up on the competition.You can find out more about the Citrix STEP program by viewing its FAQ; and when you are ready, you can sign up for the free XenServer training course. Technology Industry