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Issue 7-August 2008
Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter

_News & Announcements_

_New CCNA products from Cisco Press_
Cisco Press recently launched new print and electronic learning tools to
prepare candidates for new CCNA(r) concentrations including CCNA
Security,
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_Microsoft Subnet: The Independent Voice of Microsoft Customers_
Check out Sams Publishing author Eriq Neale, of Windows Small Business
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during the month of August.

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_User Groups of the Month_

_Atlanta, GA: Atlanta SPIN_ provides a forum for the free and open
exchange
of software process improvement experiences and ideas. Meetings are open
to
all individuals, companies, universities, and government organizations
who
have an interest in software quality, maturity, and process improvement.
The
goal of the group is to enhance members' knowledge and skills through an
active program of networking, publication, local and national speakers,
recognition of excellence, and mutual support. Learn more at
http://www.atlantaspin.org [ http://www.atlantaspin.org ].

_Evansville, IN: Evansville Cisco User Group_'s goal is to provide a
rich
experience in gaining and sharing knowledge, achieving professional
development and career achievement in the realm of Cisco technologies.
The
group formed out of a desire to start a regular meeting place where
network
professionals can meet, hear educational speakers and, most importantly
learn, from each other. Fore more information, visit
http://www.evansvillecug.org [ http://www.evansvillecug.org ].
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_Highlights from July_

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_Authors and Events: August_

_August 1-31-Cisco Subnet_
Follow Cisco Press author Yusuf Bhaiji as he guest-blogs during the
month of
August on [ http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco ]Network World's
Cisco Subnet.

_August 5-7-LinuxWorld_
[ http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/live/12 ]LinuxWorld  features  more than
100 top-tier, educational sessions
covering seven tracks that reach deep into Linux and open source
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_August 12-Simms Jenkins at AAM_
Simms Jenkins, author of _The Truth About Email Marketing_, will be
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