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EC-Council® Certified Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures v6.1 (CEH) has arrived!

CEH v6.1 is the latest certification course in EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacking program.

Over the years, EC-Council’s experience has translated into a wealth of knowledge and information that enables governments and corporations to take preemptive measures against malicious attackers. By obtaining the CEH v6.1 certification, technical personnel can enhance their technical and business skills with the latest body of knowledge.

What’s new in version 6.1? View modules with new slide content!

This class will immerse students in an interactive environment where they will be shown how to scan, test, hack, and secure their own systems. The lab-intensive environment gives each student in-depth knowledge and practical experience with the current essential security systems.

Students will begin by understanding how perimeter defenses work and then be led into scanning and attacking their own networks. No real network is harmed. Students then learn how intruders escalate privileges and what steps can be taken to secure a system. Students will also learn about Intrusion Detection, Policy Creation, Social Engineering, DDoS Attacks, Buffer Overflows, and Virus Creation. When students leave this intensive five-day class, they will have hands-on understanding and experience in Ethical Hacking. .

Target Audience
EC-Council’s CEH certification seeks to fortify the application knowledge of security officers, auditors, security professionals, site administrators, and anyone concerned about the integrity of their network infrastructure. This course prepares students for EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker Exam 312-50.

Latest Cisco certification focuses on network strategy

Cisco has announced a new top-level networking certification that trumps both the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert and the Cisco Certified Design Expert. The new Cisco Certified Architect certification will, in addition to network design, include business considerations and communications skills designed to create networking experts capable of taking a step back and mapping their systems to achieve strategic objectives.

Detail: http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=24700

New Book: 2007 Microsoft Office System and Your Windows-Based PC: A Real-Life Guide to Getting More Done is now available!

This colorful, magazine-sized guide will help you explore the practical, fun, and creative things you can do right now with Microsoft Office with expert guidance from the team at Windows Vista: The Official Magazine. This guide comes packed with smart-and-simple tips and vibrantly illustrated how-to’s on everything from setting up your PC, getting started with Office programs and features, and putting it all together with cool project ideas for business, school, and home. Topics include getting organized, communicating and collaborating online, preparing presentations, creating graphs and charts, writing and presenting reports, planning and budgeting, blogging, going mobile, and more!

Learn more about this book: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/06/new-book-2007-microsoft-office-system-and-your-windows-based-pc-a-real-life-guide-to-getting-more-done-is-now-available

New book: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit is now available!

New book: Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit is now available!Virtualization has rapidly changed–and improved–the way we work online. Robert Larson and Janique Carbon with the Windows Virtualization Team at Microsoft have put together the in-depth reference that will help you optimize this amazing technology. The Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource Kit (Microsoft Press, 2009; ISBN: 9780735625174) is 800 pages of well-thought out and useful content, It also includes a companion CD packed with scripts (VBScript and Windows PowerShell) you can use as-is or customize to meet your specific administrative needs. And check out the bonus content on the CD! There are links to tools and other useful resources, and an eBook of Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions by Mitch Tulloch. Available this week, you can order your copy of the Resource Kit here or here.

Windows 7 – Be first. Save Half.

Have you heard about the awesome pricing for Windows 7 that Microsoft is offering to customers for the next 10 days? The offer will be available from online retailers and directly from Microsoft through the Microsoft Store.

Don’t try it now: The URLs below will go live at 9pm PT tonight. 

For those outside the US, the special pricing is available in the following markets:  Canada, France, Germany, Japan, US, UK. The US, Canada & Japan go live this week, but the European special offer won’t go live for several weeks.

Pre-order Windows 7 today at Microsoft Store. You’ll get it for at least half off and be one of the first to get it. Hurry, quantities are limited.*

It’s pretty simple

Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. Here’s an easy way to get it fast and save a bundle: Pre-order a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade for $49 or a Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $99 at Microsoft Store.   That’s about half off the estimated retail prices.

Want more info?  Go to the Windows team blog and find the details.

* The offer begins on June 26, 2009 and will continue while supplies last, or until July 11, 2009, whichever comes first.

Citrix Education Announces Advanced Certifications for Virtualization

Citrix Systems, Inc. recently announced new advanced certifications targeted at engineers and architects specializing in advanced virtualization solutions.

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Pearson VUE Selected by Citrix as Exclusive Test Delivery Partner

Pearson VUE, the computer-based testing business of Pearson, recently announced that Citrix Systems, Inc. has selected the company as its exclusive delivery provider of Citrix certification exams.

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Learning Solutions, Impact & Innovative Partner of the Year 2009

Microsoft is proud to recognize the winners and finalists in the 2009 WPC Awards Program. These partners have developed exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year, and demonstrated the ability to optimize their use of Microsoft technologies to meet critical business needs.

This year, 69 awards and nearly 2,000 excellent entries made selecting a winner and two finalists for each award a difficult task. Thanks to all of our partners who entered, and if your entry was not selected, we look forward to another high-quality entry next year.

• Learning Solutions, Impact Partner of the Year

QA, United Kingdom

QA worked with Dell to create an effective training solution for trainees, as well as the whole organization. The solution included assessments, beta Official Microsoft Learning Products, customized content specific to Dell, and certification workshops for Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Certified IT Professionals (MCITPs). The solution met the customer’s objective—creating a leading-edge senior team of subject matter experts (SMEs) who have the skills to enable Dell to be first to market in developing and building customer solutions on Windows Server 2008. It has also created opportunities for QA to deliver more training and certification solutions within Dell on System Center, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and Windows 7.

Finalist: CompuEducación, Mexico

Finalist: Solartech, United States

• Learning Solutions, Innovative Partner of the Year

Netcampus, South Africa

Netcampus moved from a traditional instructor-led training (ILT) model to a collaborative learning solutions model using tools such as Web Portal, Mentors LiveChat, and Virtual Labs. With the new model, Netcampus created a learning collaboration ecosystem, where students support each other across geographical boundaries. To attract prospects, Netcampus has done effective and innovative marketing using tools such as Netfiliate, which builds a referral network, and NetCafé, which leverages Internet cafés to provide online communities for students. With the new model, Netcampus is able to offer the equivalent ILT at a 50 percent reduction in price and has seen a 400 percent increase in new customers in the first year, along with a 70 percent increase in net profit.

Finalist: Benchmark/New Horizons Learning, United States

Finalist: NIIT, India

Incorporating Virtualization into Disaster Recovery

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Understand how Microsoft’s virtualization and management solutions can help you provide a disaster recovery solution to your customers

Presenters:
Tony Piltzecker – Partner Technology Specialist
Frank Cicalese – Partner Technology Specialist

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