Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter (LONG)

Wed Jul 1 17:35:53 EDT 2009

Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter
Issue 18 -- July 2009

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_News&  Announcements_

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_In the Store_

ASP.NET MVC Framework Unleashed
By Stephen Walther
http://www.informit.com/title/0672329980

Cisco IOS XR Fundamentals
By Mobeen Tahir, Mark Ghattas
http://www.informit.com/title/1587052717

Cisco LAN Switching Configuration Handbook, 2nd Edition
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Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed
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Microsoft Windows 7 Unveiled (eBook only)
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Programming in Objective-C 2.0 LiveLessons
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_Authors and Events: July_

July 8 -- Safari Books Online Windows 7 Unveiled Webcast
Author  Peter  Bruzzese  to  discuss the features and functionality of
Microsoft's newest operating system.
   http://www.safaribooksonline.com/events/microsoft7.html

July 20-24 -- OSCON (Open Source Convention)
Now  more  than  ever,  open source technology is the smart choice for
navigating uncertain economic waters. Get the latest information and new
ways to connect with the growing community that is open source.
   http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009

Looking Ahead:

August 3-7 -- SIGGRAPH 2009, http://www.siggraph.org/s2009
August 24-28 -- Agile 2009, http://agile2009.agilealliance.org

_Have a User Group event in your area? Let us know!_
E-mail any event 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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_User Groups of the Month_

Florida: Palm Beach Phoenix Apple User Group facilitates dedicated
discussions and coaching for various Apple products as well as a wide array
of Apple computing related programs and services. For more information,
visit www.pbphoenix.org.

Missouri: Kansas City Cisco User Group is a newly formed community open to
people  interested  in  Cisco technology and networking. Learn more at
www.kccug.com.

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