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  Subject: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- February 2009
       To: Michael.Paoli at cal.berkeley.edu

Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter
Issue 13  February 2009

Thank you for reading the Pearson Education User Group Program monthly
newsletter for official group members. Please pass this along to your
colleagues and share our news and offers.

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News & Announcements

== Cisco Press User Group Newsletter: Coming in March!==
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== 19th Annual Jolt Awards Finalists ==
The Jolt Awards are considered the "Oscars" of the software  
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== New Podcasts on InformIT ==

Thomas Erl's latest book, SOA Design Patterns  
(http://www.informit.com/title/0136135161),
is an innovative catalog of 85 design patterns for service-oriented  
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design techniques
for succeeding with modern-day SOA.

The OnSOA podcast channel has recently launched 6 new conversations  
with Thomas Erl
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Introduction to SOA Design Patterns
Thomas discusses the creation of his 5th book, SOA Design Patterns,  
and the launch of
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candidate patterns.
http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=4d983726-1bef-484f-a42a-b16b1ec7ada8

Service Governance Patterns for SOA
Governance is one of the most important and least understood areas of  
SOA. Thomas
explains how SOA design patterns can address governance problems.
http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=93c0fc3b-736d-494b-a702-e1932e1fb28a

Understanding the Service Inventory and Related SOA Design Patterns
Learn about service inventories -- collections of independently  
designed and governed
services. Thomas discusses the popular Domain Inventory pattern  
commonly used when
enterprise-wide SOA adoption is not possible.
http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=62e8aab8-ac0e-414f-b72e-08715bbab033

For more information or to subscribe to this channel, visit  
http://www.informit.com/onSOA.
An entire suite of new SOA podcasts from many contributing authors are  
scheduled to
launch in the weeks ahead – don’t miss out!

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== In the Store ==

Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams
http://www.informit.com/title/0321534468
By Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory

Assemble the Social Web with Zembly
http://www.informit.com/title/0137144318
By Gail Anderson, Paul Anderson, Todd Fast, Chris Webster

Build a Website for Free
http://www.informit.com/title/0789739216
By Mark Bell

C# 2008 Fundamentals (Video Training)
http://www.informit.com/title/0137131313
By Paul J. Deitel

CCENT 640-822 Network Simulator
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By Pearson Certification

Google Docs 4 Everyone
http://www.informit.com/title/0789739364
By Stephen Holzner, Nancy Holzner

Implementing Automated Software Testing
http://www.informit.com/title/0321580516
By Elfriede Dustin, Thom Garrett, Bernie Gauf

MCTS 70-640 Flash Cards Online
http://www.informit.com/title/0789738449
By Patrick Regan

Network Security (IINS): (CCNA Security exam 640-553) (Authorized  
Self-Study Guide)
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By Catherine Paquet</font>

Sams Teach Yourself Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) in 24 Hours
http://www.informit.com/title/0321486994
By Robert Eisenberg

SOA Design Patterns
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By Thomas Erl

SQL Server Fundamentals for the Accidental DBA (Video Training)
http://www.informit.com/title/0321602773
By Eric Johnson

The Truth About Search Engine Optimization
http://www.informit.com/title/0789738317
By Rebecca Lieb

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== User Groups of the Month ==

New York: NYJavaSIG  is a technical community comprised of Java software
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== Authors and Events: February ==

February 2, 19 & 22 -- Cyber Crime Fighters Book Signings
Meet authors Felicia Donovan and Kristyn Bernier of Cyber Crime Fighters:
Tales from the Trenches  
(http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0789739224).

2/5/09: Wiggin Memorial Public Library, 6:30 p.m., Stratham, NH
2/19/09: Water Street Bookstore, 7:00 p.m., Exeter, NH
2/22/09: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 1:00 p.m., Newington, NH

February 18-21 -- Black Hat DC Briefings
The Black Hat Briefings are a series of highly technical information security
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Visit http://www.blackhat.com for more information.

February 20-22 -- SCALE: Southern California Linux Expo
SCALE's mission is to bring developers together and promote the advantages of
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February 25 -- Great Lakes Cisco Users Group
Cisco Press author Dave Bateman, of Configuring CallManager and Unity:  
A Step-by-Step Guide
(http://www.ciscopress.com/title/1587051966), will be speaking to the  
Great Lakes
Cisco Users Group in Southfield, MI. Visit http://www.glcug.com for  
more information.

February 28 -- Harvard Club of Maryland
Harry Lewis, author of Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and  
Happiness After the
Digital Explosion  
(http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0137135599), will
speak at the Harvard Club of Maryland in Baltimore.

Have a User Group event in your area? Let us know!
E-mail details to usergroups at informit.com for consideration in next  
month's newsletter.
Please include "User Group Event" in the subject line.

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