KnowledgeWave and Log on to Learn partner with the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce to bring Chamber Members the Log on to Learn service at a monthly discounted rate.
Watch Phil Schuman’s Chamber Address about Log on to Learn below and for more information about this special discount offer contact Phil at 802-863-3489 EXT 211.
Did you know that beginning next year, CompTIA is changing their certification policy for the Security+, A+ and Network+ qualifications? Right now, when you pass the exam for any of these three credentials, you are certified for LIFE! There are no professional development hours to earn, no tests to retake and no more studying.
If you pass the certification exam on or after January 1st, 2011, you will NOT be certified for life. The updated policy requires new certificate holders to renew their certification every three years by participating in CompTIA’s continuing education program.
Avoid:
Annual maintenance fees of $25-$49
Worrying about the possibility that you could lose your certification
The stress of keeping up with Continuing Education Units
Missing work or personal time to earn CEUs
KnowledgeWave offers regular options for A+, Network+ and Security+. We offer both in-house classroom training and remote attendance options. Don’t miss your opportunity to earn your life time certification from CompTIA.
Contact Eric Sokolowski for more details and our next dates! Reach Eric at: 800-831-8449
Are you researching a move to Office 2010? Make sure to check out the Backstage videos to learn more about what went into the development of Office 2010.
In this short video Antonie Leblond shares some of the goals of the Microsoft Office Team while developing the latest version of Microsoft Office. The Microsoft engineers spent 100′s of thousands of hours developing this new tool and they wanted to provide new ways to express ideas and provide tools to bring those ideas to life. Office 2010 provides more ways to collaborate with others and extends the reach of Office beyond that of your desktop PC with Microsoft Web Applications. Office 2010 had the largest ever beta audience with 7.5 million beta users! 100′s of thousands of users provided feedback to provide real world data.
Watch this great intro to Office 2010 and be sure to check out others available on the backstage. http://www.office2010themovie.com/
Join KnowledgeWave and Log On To Learn as industry expert Rafiq Wayani provides four no-fee webinars related to some of the hottest VMware topics. These 60-minute webinar events are 100% free.
Register for one or all of them. Make sure to register now, seating is limited.
Topics Include:
Introduction to PowerCLI
Performing Backups and Restores using VMware Data Recovery
Virtual Machines – a comprehensive introduction
vDistributed Switch
Listen to what Rafiq has to say about the video series.
Rafiq Wayani has extensive experience including more than 25 years in IT as Systems Architect, Software Engineer, DBA and Project Manager. Rafiq has instructed in a variety of technical areas, has designed and implemented network and information systems, and is certified across a wide range of platforms and systems, including VMware; Microsoft Solutions Developer, Systems Engineer, Application Developer, Database Administrator, Trainer; Oracle; Novell Netware Administrator and Engineer; and Master Certified Netware Engineer. Rafiq has authored and presented numerous courses in nearly all areas of information technology.
Webinar Schedule for Monday, October 11, 2010
Product(s): VMware
Topic: Introduction to PowerCLI
Date(s): Monday, October 11, 2010, 8:00 AM (EST) U.S.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Event Overview:
VMware vSphere PowerCLI is a powerful command line tool that lets you automate all aspects of vSphere management, including network, storage, VM, guest OS and more. PowerCLI is distributed as a Windows PowerShell snapin, and includes more than 200 PowerShell cmdlets
To Register: Click Here To Register Online Fee: No Fee!
Product(s): VMware
Topic: Performing Backups and Restores using VMware Data Recovery
Date(s): Monday, October 11, 2010, 10:00 AM (EST) U.S.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Event Overview:
Enable quick, simple and complete data protection for your virtual machines with VMware Data Recovery, a disk-based backup and recovery solution. VMware Data Recovery is your first line of defense for data protection. It’s fully integrated with VMware vCenter Server to enable centralized and efficient management of backup jobs and also includes data de-duplication to save on disk storage for your backups.
To Register: Click Here To Register Online Fee: No Fee!
Product(s): VMware
Topic: Virtual Machines – a comprehensive introduction
Date(s): Monday, October 11, 2010, 1:00 PM (EST) U.S.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Event Overview:
Improve the efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications through virtualization. Start by eliminating the old “one server, one application” model and run multiple virtual machines on each physical machine. Free your IT admins from spending so much time managing servers rather than innovating.
To Register: Click Here To Register Online Fee: No Fee!
Product(s): VMware
Topic: vNetwork Distributed Switch
Date(s): Monday, October 11, 2010, 3:00 PM (EST) U.S.
Duration: 60 Minutes
Event Overview:
The vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS) is a much improved version of the virtual switch or vSwitch found in Vmware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). The distributed switch offers new features, is managed at the datacenter level in vCenter Server, and spans across esx hosts which simplifies administration. Third party developers can create solutions for the distributed switch using the vNetwork Appliance APIs. Distributed switches migrate runtime state during Vmotion migrations and support private vlans
To Register: Click Here To Register Online Fee: No Fee!
Log On To Learn Launches New Video Series: QuickBooks Essentials 
Log On To Learn is excited to announce a new Video “Series” format for our online tutorial content. The new series consist of short 3-10 minute video chapters targeted to specific topics – get what you need quickly and easily.
With the new QuickBooks Series we will begin with a brief introduction and move on to the Essentials: Setting Up a Company File, Chart of Accounts, Entering and Paying Bills and so much more! See below for a complete list of available online chapters. For only $129 per month you can have access to all of these titles and so many more – from Microsoft Office to the Adobe Creative Suite. To purchase simply visit www.logontolearn.com and click “Subscribe Now & Start Learning” button.
1. Setting Up a Company File 0:39
**a. Starting the Easy Step Interview Process 11:27
**b. Open an Existing Company 1:12
**c. Modifying Company Information 1:11
2. Touring QuickBooks 0:35
**a. Using the QuickBooks menus and home page 2:06
**b. Touring the Customer, Vendor, and Employee Centers 2:14
**c. Navigating between QuickBooks windows 1:46
3. Setting Up a Chart of Accounts 1:36
**a. Creating Income and Expense Accounts 2:34
**b. Creating a Bank Account 2:18
**c. Creating a Credit Card Account 2:02
**d. Editing an Account 1:43
**e. Deleting an Account and making an Account Inactive 2:13
4. Setting Up Customers, and Vendors 0:38
**a. Creating a customer profile 2:39
**b. Adding customer information 8:40
**c. Making customers inactive 1:42
**d. Creating a vendor 4:57
5. Setting Up to Sell Services and Products 0:44
**a. Creating a Service item 2:13
**b. Creating an Inventory Item 3:49
**c. Edit an Item 1:28
**d. Deleting an Item 1:23
**e. Making an Item Inactive 1:18
6. Paying for Expenses 0:30
**a. Entering/Paying a bill 4:35
**b. Printing checks 2:25
7. Invoicing 0:30
**a. Creating an invoice 2:33
**b. Editing an invoice 2:03
**c. Printing an invoice 1:47
8. Memorized Transactions 0:27
**a. Creating a memorized transaction 2:06
**b. Editing a memorized transaction 1:43
9. Receiving Payments 0:28
**a. Receiving a payment 2:57
**b. Depositing payments 2:31
10. Reports 0:34
**a. Creating a simple Report 1:36
**b. Printing a report
Microsoft Windows 7 can help your business work the way you want by making your everyday tasks easier and faster! There are so many good reasons to upgrade to Windows 7 and the experts at KnowledgeWave can show you how. 
Just last week, our senior Microsoft Certified Trainer Dan Cogswell presented the benefits and features of Windows 7 to members of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. We took a first-hand look at Windows 7 and demonstrated many of the features and benefits that it offers – from enhanced security features to easier and more efficient navigation.
Call us today to learn how you can host a Windows 7 event with one of our certified experts: 800.831.8449.
KnowledgeWave is pleased to bring you Log On To Learn – a virtual learning environment that includes computer instruction, professional development and office productivity.
Here, you will find hundreds of titles and all of the educational content and tutorial clips you need to sharpen your skills and increase your productivity – anytime, anywhere. The Member’s Area of Log on to Learn is updated weekly with fresh, new content covering everything from Microsoft Office to Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, Professional Development and much more! 
Log on to Learn is an online library of our exclusive recorded webinars (webcasts) and short screencasts (videos) with tips and tricks for various applications including but not limited to the Microsoft Office System Suite for your learning needs. New webcasts and screencasts are added weekly, keeping the content coming for our members.
Check it out today and see what all of the buzz is about! http://www.logontolearn.com
Wednesday August 5, 2009 Contact: Greg Saylor Phone: 802-524-3200 ext 11
Vermont Associates’ challenge and strategy statement was developed at the Windham Foundation’s Vermont Older Worker Policy Summit: The aging of society and correspondingly of the workforce demand that we develop strategies to re-educate and re-train older workers to enable them to enter, re-enter or remain in the workforce (supply side). Likewise, we need to help employers across all industries understand these shifting demographics and to view them not as a vulnerability but as a competitive advantage, a paradigm shift (demand side).
Pat Elmer is the Executive Director of Vermont Associates. “Anyone who is a mature worker, who is looking to retrain or change the work they do, or retirees interested in returning to the workforce, will benefit from the services offered at these Resource Centers”, said Elmer. “They will be able to learn what training resources are available in Vermont, what type of financial aid might be available to finance that training, as well as other services that may help them be successful in re-tooling for a new career.”
Key partners in the Initiative include the Vermont Department of Labor, Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living, KnowledgeWave Training, Vermont Country Store, the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Vermont Business Roundtable, AARP, Vermont Information Technology Center and Champlain College, Vermont Association of Adult Technical Education Coordinators, The Windham Foundation, and the Vermont Workforce Development Council.
“The older worker is a key state workforce asset and this project is targeting disadvantaged, unemployed, incumbent, and retired individuals age 55+”, said Governor Jim Douglas in support of this project. “The strategic partnerships and older worker specialized employment services of this project, focusing on high-growth, high demand jobs, would be a great benefit to Vermont’s employers and older workers and would complement the goals of my statewide Workforce, Economic Development, and Aging Initiatives.”
This project builds on Vermont Associates’ experience in operating older worker programs in Vermont for the past 26 years, including the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the Dislocated Older Worker Demonstration Project.
The ability for Vermont to develop, attract, and retain a well-educated and skilled workforce is a key factor in economic growth. Older workers are a valuable, though often underutilized, labor pool that can meet the workforce needs of the Vermont economy.
For information: Deputy Director Greg Saylor @ 802 524-3200 ext 11.
Hurry and take advantage of this training and software offer…
Expert IT training and certification are more important than ever in a tough economy, because they can help companies boost productivity and get the most from their technology investments.
How to get this offer: Enroll in and attend any one of the following eight Microsoft SQL Server 2008 courses before September 30, 2009 (while supplies last), and you get a fully licensed copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition with one client access license (CAL). Get best-in-class training and build outstanding skills when you train with KnowledgeWave, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions. Call 800.831.8449 for class details and dates!
Course 2778A: Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Transact—SQL
Course 6231A: Maintaining a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
Course 6232A: Implementing a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database
Course 6234A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services
Course 6235A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Integration Services
Course 6236A: Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Service
Course 6158C: Updating Your SQL 2005 Skills to SQL Server 2008
Course 6317: Upgrading Your SQL Server 2000 Skills to SQL Server 2008
ITIL v3 Foundation: June 29-July 1
The purpose of the ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is to certify that the candidate has gained knowledge of the ITIL® terminology, structure and basic concepts and has comprehended the core principles of ITIL® practices for Service Management. The ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is not intended to enable the holders of the certificate to apply the ITIL® practices for Service Management without further guidance. Candidates can expect to gain knowledge and understanding in the following upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this certification.
The target group of the ITIL® Foundation certificate in IT Service Management is drawn from:
• Individuals who require a basic understanding of the ITIL® framework and how it may be used to enhance the quality of IT service management within an organization.
• IT professionals that are working within an organization that has adopted and adapted ITIL® who need to be informed about and thereafter contribute to an ongoing service Improvement program. This may include but is not limited to, IT professionals, business managers and business process owners.
For more information contact Eric Sokolowski at 800-831-8449 EXT 101
