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Linux Administration Part 1: Installation and Administration 
The third course in the
Linux Essentials series introduces the learner to basic system administration. It begins by covering
Linux system installation, the startup and shutdown processes, and system configuration. The course then teaches learners to install applications and manage users. It also examines system backup from an administrator's perspective. Finally, the course examines system
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Linux Administration Part 2: Hardware and Programming 
...Essentials series examines some of the specific hardware and multimedia solutions that an administrator might implement. The learner will learn how to add and manage printers, serial devices and additional disk storage for a
Linux system. The course also examines how to set up sound, graphics, and video when configuring Linux clients. Finally, this course covers some topics of interest to
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Networking Essentials 2nd Edition - Part 1 
This is the first course in a four part series covering the foundation concepts of networking. This series imparts the knowledge and skills required for a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks, wide area networks and the
Internet.
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Networking Essentials 2nd Edition - Part 2 
This is the second course in a four part series covering the foundation concepts of networking. This series imparts the knowledge and skills required for a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks, wide area networks and the
Internet.
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Networking Essentials 2nd Edition - Part 3 
This is the third course in a four part series covering the foundation concepts of networking. This series imparts the knowledge and skills required for a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks, wide area networks and the
Internet.
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Networking Essentials 2nd Edition - Part 4 
This is the final course in a four part series covering the foundation concepts of networking. This series imparts the knowledge and skills required for a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks, wide area networks and the
Internet.
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Implementing an Organization-wide Mentoring Program 
Would a mentoring program give your employees the extra edge they need to succeed? In this course, you'll learn about the purposes, advantages, and procedures involved in developing a mentoring program. You'll examine the program coordinator's role and the guidelines that should be in place before the program begins. You'll learn about selecting and matching mentors and proteges and motivating
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The Strategic Account Sales Approach 
A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the strategic account sales (
SAS) approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises and strategy behind the approach. Then
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The Territorial Account Sales Approach 
A successful sales track record doesn't come from a hit-or-miss approach. It comes from the implementation of step-by-step processes that help to ensure predictable, repeatable, and measurable results. In this course, you'll learn about the territorial account sales approach for successful sales. You'll start by gaining an understanding of the premises and strategy behind the approach. Then,
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Applying Your Field Sales Approach 
...mpossible? It's not if the sales professional applies the essentials presented in
Applying Your Field Sales Approach. This course provides sales strategies to change your customers' perceptions of you from vendor to sales consultant by addressing these important factors: asking the right questions and listening to customer needs, avoiding actions that impede sales calls, identifying sales
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Introducing Contact Centers Contact Center Essentials 
This course introduces the functions of customer contact centers and the roles of customer service representatives (
CSRs) to provide exemplary customer service. Professionals who want to provide best-in-class customer service for clients by effectively using telephone, fax and
Internet technologies
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Technical Support Essentials 
These days, technical support agents (
TSAs) can't provide world-class technical service and support unless they understand contact center technology. They also need to understand the various elements and stages of a call--and what to do with the information gained. This course explains contact center technology and
TSA activities. It covers the technology that links the TSA to the customer and to
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Managing a Customer-focused Department Simulation 
Attracting new customers is important, but retaining them is an even greater challenge. It takes only a moment--a single lapse in service; an unmet expectation; a delay in delivery--to lose a customer forever and tarnish a company's reputation. To counter this, customer service representatives must remain vigilante, on top of their game at all times. As a customer service manager, it's your job to
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Essentials of External Consulting 
You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist or problem solver. You may have a number of years of general management experience, or you may have recently acquired a management qualification. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an external consulting role. What do external consultants really do? Although they may work in a variety of disciplines,
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Essentials of Internal Consulting 
You may already have a reputation as something of an area specialist. Perhaps you've now been asked to deploy your knowledge in an internal consulting role. Or maybe you've always been attracted to this role and you would now like to find out more? What will it mean for you? What does an internal consultant do? How do you become one? And if you have just become one, what is expected of you? This
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An Introduction to Project Management PMBOK-Third Edition aligned 
Imagine trying to control the unexpected and unpredictable through processes in such a way that you meet the cost, quality, and time expectations of all invested parties in order to accomplish a temporary endeavor. This is the mission of project management. Challenging? Yes. Impossible? No. All industries employ project managers to implement processes as a way to control business. In fact, the
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Project Lifecycles and Stakeholders 
Every project has a beginning and an end, but what happens in between is less predictable. The project life cycle will most likely involve uncertainties, and it's how these uncertainties are handled that determines the outcomes of the project. The more familiar one is with project phases and stakeholders, the more easily one can keep the project on track and on budget. Organizations might "fast
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Introduction to Project Process Groups and Initiating a Project 
In a relay race, the baton handoff from one runner to the next has a dual purpose. For the first runner, the handoff represents the end of his phase of the race. For the second runner, the handoff represents the beginning. The baton handoff is both a result and an input. In any project, there are many baton "handoffs" that must happen, making the whole project highly interactive. During this
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Project Planning 
In the early planning phases, project managers and team members have the most potential influence on the outcomes of a project. Yet, lots of planning does not guarantee successful planning. Just as project success can be planned, project disasters can be predestined if team members are not careful about the assumptions they make. A project management team that can balance the need for
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Essentials of Electronic Communication 
Everyone seems to be using e-mail lately--family members keeping in touch, university students submitting assignments, companies offering products for sale, and office workers carrying out their daily business tasks. Most e-mail users can improve their e-mail skills by learning more about the basic features and potentials of e-mail. Any business person will benefit from developing an understanding
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Optimizing Email at Work 
In today's business world, e-mail is used to do everything from processing orders to supplying information. Because of the limitations of telephone communication when people who are very busy or sometimes in different time zones work together, e-mail use is on the rise in U.S. E-mail offers a plenitude of new opportunities for business, but understanding how to properly use it is essential in
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E-mail and Organizational Communication 
E-mail is much more than sending information back and forth. This communication tool can change your entire organization. E-mail can affect how you communicate, where you work, what you do and even when you do it. This course will help you harness the power of e-mail and show you ways to optimize your e-mail use for maximum productivity and success. The target is individuals who use e-mail for
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E-mail as a Marketing Tool 
How can you find new customers? How can you build stronger relationships with new and existing customers? How can you boost sales of your company's products and services? This course will provide you with useful strategies to help you incorporate electronic mail into your marketing approach. Learn how to communicate effectively with your customers through e-mail. You and your company will benefit
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Effective Mentoring 
Perhaps your organization has asked you to help induct a new employee. Maybe a junior colleague has approached you for guidance. Or perhaps you want to "fast track" a rising star into a particular leadership position. Whatever the case, before you sign on as a mentor you'll want to learn all you can about the process, from how mentoring benefits you and your career to how you can best assist your
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The Mentoring Manager 
Looking for ways to enhance your managing skills? In this course, you'll acquire expertise as a mentor that will benefit your employees, your organization, and your own career. You'll examine how mentoring differs from managing, and you'll brush up on essential communication skills. Finally, you'll learn to use mentoring to improve on team organization, dynamics, and performance. Managers,
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Mentoring Strategies in the 21st Century 
Current business trends--including acquisitions and reorganizations, emerging technology needs, and a changing work force--are all creating unique mentoring needs. This course addresses how mentoring strategies can benefit your organization in the current business climate. It explores the ways that mentoring can capitalize on gender, age, and cultural issues. Finally, it provides instruction on
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Achieving Success with the help of a Mentor 
Perhaps you want to ask an expert in your field or organization to mentor you. Maybe a manager has offered to guide you up the organization ladder. Or perhaps you're participating in an organizationwide mentoring program. Whatever the case, you'll want to make the most of having a mentor in your corner. In "
Achieving Success with the
Help of a
Mentor," you'll learn how a mentor can help you guide
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e-Mentoring 
Rapid changes in the way organizations look and do business have generated a new business tool: e-Mentoring. Here's an opportunity to examine the challenges and advantages of e-Mentoring and explore how to adapt communication skills to electronic media. Learn how to grow and manage e-Mentoring relationships by effectively selecting and matching e-Mentors and proteges, developing trust, using
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About 360-Degree Performance Feedback 
Are you ready for a change in the way your company evaluates and develops its management staff? Perhaps you are dissatisfied with the effectiveness of your current efforts to help your managers work to their potential? The
360-degree performance feedback process may be the solution to your needs. Although the use of 360-degree feedback is relatively new (approximately ten years old), public,
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E-Learning Essentials Pt 1 E-Learning and Successful Strategy 
This Course is designed to cover the broad offerings within the scope of e-learning and the various challenges that arise in implementing an e-learning solution. It places e-learning within the context of learning and knowledge management and the role of e-learning in harnassing an organizations's intellectual and human assests. The course covers the importance of a clear and effective
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E-Learning Essentials Pt 2 Marketing Your Solution 
This course covers the aspects of marketing that are essential to marketing an e-learning solution within an organization. It focuses on the required change of organizational mindset to one that supports anytime, anywhere learning. The three important marketing channels are covered - through a champion, culture change and communication plan. The course then looks at each of the key player groups
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E-Learning Essentials Pt 3 Deploying and Measuring Your Solution 
The third course in this curriculum focuses on issues of deployment and measurement of an e-learning solution. Regarding deployment, technological, interoperability and multi-site challenges are addressed, as well as using the
Internet, choosing the right platform, managing learners and learning objects. The final area to be covered is that of measuring the e-learning solution, integrating
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Organizational Goals and Objectives 
Before a
Six Sigma project can be executed, organizational strategic planning goals and objectives must be defined. Determining selection of appropriate projects and choosing an effective improvement model are crucial tasks that help to ensure your company is pointed in the right direction. Performing risk analysis while avoiding pitfalls common to Six Sigma projects is also important to prevent
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Pricing and Profitability for Product Managers 
A crucial aspect of a product manager's job is deciding what price to charge for a given product. It's equally important to understand that pricing decisions do not happen in a vacuum; the product manager will be held accountable for the success of the products he prices. Clearly, it's important for the product manager to understand the financial implications of his decisions. In this course,
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Developing a New-product Strategy 
Product development is not a mystery. Nor is it only the concern of your research and development department. One of your main responsibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a
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Introduction to Product Management 
Do you have an abiding interest in planning, forecasting, and marketing a product or product line? Are you new to the field of product management? Or have you just been hired as a product manager? In this course, you'll learn strategies and techniques to help you build a foundation for understanding product management. First, you will explore the fundamentals of product management. Specifically,
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Webmaster Essentials 
WebMaster is a title given to an individual responsible for maintaining a web site and responding to queries about it. In this course, the student will learn how to create a web site. The student will choose communications connections and server platforms for the web site development. The student will then use
HTML and
CGI to develop simple and complex web sites. This course is designed for
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Employee Sexual Harassment Awareness 
...ny in which the offense occurs. Training employees in the essentials of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability and maintaining a professional work environment. This course helps participants identify two types of sexual harassment, and recognize behaviors that may be considered sexually harassing in the workplace. Participants will also learn about courses of action
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Using Effective Remote Communication 
To recognize the importance of effective communication and professional workplace behavior
Computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Implementing IT Security 
To understand basic security principles and security software and how to troubleshoot security issues
Computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Working with Personal Computer Components 
To install personal computer components, including hard drives, motherboards, power supplies, processors, adapter cards and memory, and to use techniques and tools to troubleshoot and prevent problems with computer components The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam
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Managing Laptops and Portable Devices 
To identify laptop-specific connections, power, and electrical devices, how to remove laptop hardware, and how to diagnose and repair laptop problems The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Implementing IT Security and Workplace Safety Measures 
To protect data and hardware using access control and hardware security and to learn about potential workplace hazards and how to avoid them The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Security Safety and Communication 
To understand the role of security in an organization, the importance of following safety and environmental guidelines, and how to communicate with customers in a professional manner The for this path includes entry-level computer technicians who will, by the end of studying this path and before taking the exam, have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field
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Working with Laptops and Portable Devices 
To understand the features of laptops and portable devices, including major components, communication methods, and peripherals The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Understanding and Maintaining Networks 
To understand the principles of networking and basic diagnostic and troubleshooting techniques The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Maintaining Operating Systems 
To understand how to manage and optimize operating systems The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Managing IT Security 
To understand basic security principles and security software and how to troubleshoot security issues The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Understanding and Supporting Networks 
To understand network protocols and connectivity technologies and to establish and troubleshoot a network connection
Computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Maintaining Printers and Scanners 
To identify how printers and scanners operate and how to install, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain printers and scanners The for this path includes computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Managing Operating Systems 
To understand how to manage, optimize, and prevent future problems with operating systems
Computer technicians who have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field and, ideally, have completed the A Essentials exam (
220-601)
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Operating Systems 
To recognize the fundamentals of operating system technologies and the basic procedures involved in installing and upgrading operating systems. The for this path includes entry-level computer technicians who will, by the end of studying this path and before taking the exam, have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field
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Laptop Components Peripherals and Networks 
To understand the basic concepts of, and how to troubleshoot problems with, laptops, peripherals and networks connections The for this path includes entry-level computer technicians who will, by the end of studying this path and before taking the exam, have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field
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Personal Computer Components 
To understand the names and purposes of, and how to install, configure, remove, and troubleshoot personal computer components The for this path includes entry-level computer technicians who will, by the end of studying this path and before taking the exam, have accumulated 500 hours hand-on experience in a lab or in the field
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DB2 Essentials ver 4 x 
Introduces the functions and capabilities of
DB2, the components which make up a DB2 database and the DB2 systems environment. End users, application developers and managers.
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MVS Essentials I 
This course teaches the concepts and terminology of, and provides an introduction to the use of, the
MVS operating system. Operators, programmers, analysts, production support and some end users.
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Introducing TCP IP 
The
Introducing TCP/IP WBT is the first course in the
Working with
TCP/IP curriculum. This course familiarizes the audience with the fundamentals of TCP/IP, such as its various features, architecture, installation procedures, network support, and maintenance. The course also discusses installation, configuration, and maintenance of
WINS server as well as the
Domain Name System. Network
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CCNT Voice Over IP Essentials v6 0 
The goal of this course is to present the learner with a comprehensive introduction to
Voice over IP (
VoIP), its technology, benefits,
QoS issues and their solutions, and standards. The first half of the course covers packet voicing basics,
Internet technology, and the benefits and applications of VoIP. It then moves on to cover
Gateways and their various functions, major issues involved in
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CCNT Computer-Telephony Integration Essentials v6 0 
This course introduces
CTI and covers CTI architecture and CTI hardware. It also teaches CTI markets and CTI system development. Candidates work in the data and telecommunications industries and are preparing for the Computer-Telephony Integration Essentials module of the
CCNT exam. Typical job roles include telecom and call center managers. Average computer literacy is desirable.
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Advanced Palm Essentials Training 


Palm
Essentials provides end-user training for the
Palm handheld, the portable electronic organizer designed for personal and business use. Discover the power and flexibility of handheld computing. Learn about the Palm handheld's features and how to use them to your advantage. The course is designed for Palm handheld end users.
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Advanced Visor Essentials Training 


Visor
Essentials provides end-user training for the
Visor handheld, the portable electronic organizer designed for personal and business use. Discover the power and flexibility of handheld computing. Learn about the Visor handheld's features and how to use them to your advantage. The course is designed for beginner Visor handheld end-users.
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Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Creating Spreadsheets 
This course will cover the basics of
Works Spreadsheet including spreadsheet essentials such as the interface, templates, and
Help options. It will also include working with formulas and functions in a spreadsheet as well as how to perform common tasks such as copying, pasting, and printing. A home computer user with basic to intermediate skills and wants to use a personal computer competently and
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Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - Creating Databases 
...s the learner create databases by covering
Works Database essentials, working with data, and performing common tasks. It also covers database fundamentals such as database interface and database views. The course includes related topics such as manipulating data, performing common tasks, and working with forms and reports. A home computer user with basic to intermediate skills who wants to use
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IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials Introduction 
This course is designed to provide a technical introduction to
WebSphere MQ. It identifies the major benefits of WebSphere MQ on application design and lists the platforms on which WebSphere MQ is supported. The basic components and structure of WebSphere MQ are described as well as the function of the calls in the
Message Queue Interface (
MQI). The tasks for managing a queue manager transaction
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IBM WebSphere MQ Essentials System Administration I 
This course begins with
WebSphere MQ installation and
Queue Manager configuration. WebSphere MQ queues and commands are also introduced. The
MQI is discussed in brief. Learners are stepped through triggering. Integrity message persistence and recovery are also covered. Distributed queue management is one of the major benefits of WebSphere MQ and this course covers the key concepts.
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IBM DB2 UDB Essentials Pt 1 - Fundamentals of DB2 UDB Programming 
This course is the first of two that cover the fundamentals of
IBM DB2. It introduces the
IBM DB2 UDB family and the key elements of database management services. Comprehensive coverage is given to
SQL from the end-user's perspective - writing and running SQL and the application of SQL to business intelligence. The latter half of the course covers SQL and programming - the principle elements of
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IBM DB2 UDB Essentials Part 3 - SQL Fundamentals 
This course introduces the learner to the fundamental elements of the
SQL language. Simple query running is covered before moving on to more complex procedures such as retrieving data from multiple tables and creating single reports from multiple queries. Scalar and column functions are covered. Coverage is also given to running subqueries and maintaining data. On completion of the course the
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IBM DB2 UDB Essentials Part 4 - Advanced SQL 
This course teaches the learner how to make use of advanced
SQL techniques to access
DB2 databases in different environments. Indepth coverage is given to creating SQL objects
Case CAST and Summary Tables Joins Subqueries Scalar Functions Recursive SQL UDTs/
UDFs and general performance guidelines. It is appropriate for learners working in all DB2 environments that is OS/
390 VM/VSE AS/400 UNIX
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CCNT VoIP Essentials 
The goal of this course is to present the learner with a comprehensive introduction to
Voice over IP (
VoIP), its technology, benefits,
QoS issues and their solutions, and standards. The first half of the course covers packet voicing basics,
Internet technology, and the benefits and applications of VoIP. It then moves on to cover
Gateways and their various functions, major issues involved in
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CIW Server Administrator Part 2: User Management 


This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to manage users. The essentials of user management are presented, as well as the techniques for managing users in
Windows 2000 and managing users in
Linux. Students will learn how to deal with the
SAM, user rights, policies, and shared folders. In addition, they will learn how to deal with manually and automatically
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CIW Server Administrator Part 2: User Management 
This is the second course in a five part series that will teach students how to manage users. The essentials of user management are presented as well as the techniques for managing users in
Windows 2000 and managing users in
Linux. Students will learn how to deal with the
SAM user rights policies and shared folders. In addition they will learn how to deal with manually and automatically adding
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C# Programming for MS .NET - Part 3: Object Orientation 
This is the third course in a five part series that introduces the essentials of object-oriented programming. You will learn the terminology and concepts required to create and use classes in C#. The course also teaches how to use reference-type variables and how to create and destroy objects in C#.
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Essentials of Business Law: The Legal Environment 
...Essentials of
Business Law:
The Legal Environment offers the student an overview of the information needed to identify the functions classifications and sources of law. The program identifies the structure of the state and federal court system as well as trial procedures jurisdiction issues and alternative resolution methods. The program also details crimes and torts relating to businesses as
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Essentials of Business Law: Contract Law 
...Essentials of
Business Law:
Contract Law offers the student an overview of contract law essentials. This program identifies the elements of contract formation classifications of contracts and contract strategies applying to validity and successful contract negotiations. The program also covers rules of consideration validity illegality the statute of frauds third-party rights and breach of
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Essentials of Business Law: Employment Law 
...Essentials of
Business Law:
Employment Law offers the student an overview of employment law essentials. This program identifies the elements of agent and principal relationships the duties of agents and principals and ways in which agreements between these two parties are ratified. The program also identifies fair labor laws and labor and management issues including actions that constitute
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Six Sigma Part 1: Six Sigma Essentials 
In
Six Sigma:
Six Sigma Essentials you will learn the history and background of the Six Sigma quality initiative as well as some essential information on how it impacts on business processes. Putting Six Sigma in context the course then goes on to look at some of the principal tools used in a Six Sigma project before examining strategies for preparing your organization for this new quality
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