Issue 8—September 2008

Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter

News & Announcements

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Save the Date—Voices That Matter: Professional Ruby Conference
Technical awareness and use of Ruby is skyrocketing, allowing it to quickly become the most prominent, intriguing, and dynamic programming language around. This conference will introduce you to leading Addison-Wesley Ruby and Rails authors who are living and breathing these ground-breaking technologies every day. Experience exciting keynotes, stimulating conference sessions and case studies, with lots of time built in for informational discussions, networking, and code sharing. Learn more about joining us November 17-20 in Boston.

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New Podcasts on InformIT

Getting Started with JavaServer Faces (JSF) (video)
Kito Mann provides tips on how to start using JavaServer Faces to develop web applications and introduces key components of JavaServer Faces 2.

Career Advice for Network Engineers from Jeff Doyle (video)
Routing TCP/IP author Doyle shares advice to junior network engineers. Drawing from his long career as a network architect, learn which technical skills prove most valuable.

User Groups of the Month

Denver, CO: Denver Visual Studio User Group is a technically-focused independent group of professional developers who concentrate their interests in the Microsoft Visual Studio and the .NET Framework development tool set, emphasizing Visual C# and Visual Basic. Learn more: http://www.denvervisualstudio.net

Pleasanton, CA: East Bay Cisco Users Group is a non-profit, independent group of enthusiasts and skilled professionals that meets monthly for the open exchange of technical information regarding the networking industry. This provides an opportunity among peers and members to become more educated, informed and certified on Cisco technologies and solutions. Learn more: http://www.ebcug.org/

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In the Store

	Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module (FWSM) By Ray Blair, Arvind Durai
	Facebook Marketing: Leverage Social Media to Grow Your Business By Steven Holzner
	Networking, Second Edition By Jeffrey S. Beasley
	PHP and MySQL Web Development, 4th Edition By Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
	Rapid Portlet Development with WebSphere Portlet Factory: Step-by-Step Guide for Building Your Own Portlets By David Bowley
	Sams Teach Yourself SharePoint 2007 in 24 Hours By Mike Walsh
	Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours, Fourth Edition By Joe Casad
	Search Engine Marketing, Inc.: Driving Search Traffic to Your Company's Web Site, 2nd Edition By Mike Moran, Bill Hunt
	Solaris 10 System Administration Exam Prep By Bill Calkins
	The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008 By John Savill
	Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows, Second Edition By Scott Mueller, Brian Knittel
	Using the Asus Eee PC By Bill Lawrence
	Voice over IP Security By Patrick Park
	Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Unleashed By Rand Morimoto, Jeff Guillet

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Authors and Events: September

September 1-30—Cisco Subnet
Follow Cisco Press authors Jennifer Baker and Nader A. Nanjiani as they guest-blog during the month of September on Network World's Cisco Subnet.

September 6—Codeapalooza
Join fellow software development professionals for Codeapalooza, Chicago's premier community event aimed at software development with Microsoft .NET and related technologies.

September 6-7—BFusion & BFlex '08
Two days of hands-on training from the experts in Adobe Flex and ColdFusion in Bloomington, Indiana. Get updates on Twitter or visit http://bflex.info/ for more information.

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User Group Offers
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Linux World photos on Flickr
Check out pictures from the 2008 Linux World conference in San Francisco. Pearson saw a great turnout and is looking forward to seeing you again next year!

Exclusive monthly contest
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Upcoming releases in the InformIT store
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