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News & Announcements
Pearson Education Launches New VMware and Virtualization Titles
Pearson Education recently announced the release of new VMware titles under the Prentice Hall, Pearson Certification, and Cisco Press imprints. Get the information you need to know for the VCP exam published in formats that enhance memory retention and study effectiveness.
Read the full press release and access exclusive chapter excerpts on Businesswire.com.
 Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed
Read an excerpt from Paul McFedries' new book, Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed, and learn how the Registry is key to Windows 7's prodigious memory.
Excerpt: Tweaking the Windows Registry
New from the OnPodcasts Network
 Spotlight on LINQ
Mads Torgersen, C# language spec owner, interviews the co-authors of Essential LINQ, Charlie Calvert and Dinesh Kulkarni.
- Evolution of LINQ: Learn about projects that are extending the reach of LINQ in interesting ways and how LINQ technology is going to help developers beyond its first release.
- Promise and adoption of LINQ: Calvert and Kulkarni discuss the general vision for LINQ and what is the current practice based on the adoption of various LINQ-enabled components inside and outside Microsoft.
For more information or to subscribe to this channel, visit www.informit.com/onmicrosoft.
User Groups of the Month
Texas: APLN Houston is the Houston chapter of the Agile Project Leadership Network and is open to anyone and everyone interested in learning about agile practices. For more information, visit www.aplnhouston.org.
Georgia: Atlanta Cisco Study Group is an organization dedicated to helping network engineers attain their Cisco certifications. ACSG offers hands-on access to Cisco equipment, weekly study sessions, and forums to discuss Cisco certifications and technical issues. Learn more at www.internetworkexperts.net/acsg.htm.
User Group Offers
www.informit.com/usergroupwelcome
CTM: iPhone Developers Conference Priority Code for User Group Members
Reminder—now through September 12, SAVE $100 off the Early Bird Price when you register with this special User Group Priority Code: PHNABCD
Early Bird Price until Sept. 12: $495
Regular Price after Sept. 12: $695
With User Group Priority Code: $395
Mark your calendar now for October 17–18 in Boston! Learn more about featured speakers.
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Authors and Events: August
August 3–7—SIGGRAPH
Now in its 36th year, the SIGGRAPH conference is the premier international event on computer graphics and interactive techniques. Visit informit.com/siggraph09 for more information on Pearson Education titles at the show!
August 4—Safari Books Online: The Facebook Era Webcast
The Facebook Era author Clara Shih discusses the business promise of social networking and transforming that promise into reality with moderator Eric Eldon, Senior Editor at VentureBeat.
 User Group Events Sponsored by the Microsoft .NET Development Series from Addison-Welsey
August 13–15—Devlink
The devLink Technical Conference was established in 2006 to educate IT professionals on current and emerging technologies.
August 29—Jax Code Camp
Organized by the Jacksonville and Orlando .NET User Groups, Jax Code Camp is a self-proclaimed all-day geek fest focusing on Microsoft and related technologies with NO marketing fluff.
Have a User Group event in your area? Let us know!
E-mail any event details to usergroups@informit.com for consideration in next month's newsletter. Please include "User Group Event" in the subject line.
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