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		Introduction to Linux (Online Seminar Series) The series includes the following seven seminars: Basic Linux Commands and Utilities The Linux File System Linux Editing Linux Shell Features Linux Process and Session Control Customizing Your Linux Environment and Access Permissions Linux Commands for Text and Data Manipulation List Price $576.00 Our Price $547.20 (You Save 5%)


		Basic Linux Commands and Utilities (Online Seminar) This seminar provides an introduction to the basic concepts and features of the Linux operating environment, including connecting to and communicating with Linux systems and using the Linux shell command interpreter. You will learn the commands for accessing, displaying, searching, and printing files; redirecting command output; creating command pipelines; using the online documentation; creating and changing passwords; and terminating a login session. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Describe what "Linux" is and how it got that way Describe the function of the Linux kernel Identify Linux features Describe how Linux is distributed Enter Linux commands Redirect command output and create command pipelines Use basic commands to display, search, and print files Use the online User's Manual Set and change your password Terminate your Linux session List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		The Linux File System (Online Seminar) This seminar introduces the user to the structure of the UNIX/Linux hierarchical file system and the kinds of entities that populate it. You will learn the rules for file naming, the standard file system organization, and the purpose of the login, HOME, and current directories. You will also see the commands for navigating the file system, displaying file system information, creating and removing directories, manipulating files, and finding files and directories. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Describe the structure of the UNIX/Linux hierarchical file system and the kinds of entities that populate it Apply the Linux rules for file naming Identify the purpose of the login, HOME, and current directories Use the cd and pwd commands to navigate the file system Use the mkdir and rmdir commands to organize the file system Use the cp, mv, ln, and rm commands to manipulate files Use the ls and file commands to display file system information Reference a set of file names using the shell's File Name Generation feature Use the find command to search the file system for files and directories List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Linux Editing (Online Seminar) This seminar is an introduction to the methods for creating and modifying ASCII text files in the Linux environment, emphasizing Linux's vim ( "vi improved") editor. The seminar also looks at techniques for creating files that do not involve an editor. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Create and modify plain ASCII text files using Linux's vim ( "vi improved" ) editor, by: Setting the TERM terminal information variable Using vim on existing and new files Using text input commands Changing and deleting text Searching text Searching-and-replacing text Copying, cutting, and pasting text Buffering input/output commands Setting vim editing options Create small files (and get started on large files) without using a text editing utility List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Linux Shell Features (Online Seminar) This seminar provides the user with an extensive look at many of the features that make Linux's bash shell a powerful, productive command environment and programming language, including: shell input/output management features and command pipelining; shell variables; command substitution; foreground and asynchronous "background" command execution; command grouping; and logical command lines. During this seminar, you will learn how to write simple shell programs, or scripts. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Describe the evolution and purpose of the UNIX shells Describe how input/output is managed in a shell Use the following shell facilities: Command pipelines ("piping") Shell variables Command substitution Sequential commands and command grouping Asynchronous ("background") commands Shell "quoting" Conditional execution Create simple shell programs List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Linux Process and Session Control (Online Seminar) This seminar explains the practical aspects of Linux processes. You will see how Linux creates processes in order to run jobs or execute commands. Other topics include foreground and background processes, monitoring processes with the ps command, using signals to control processes, shell's job control commands, configuring terminal/session interface features, and changing a process's user and group IDs. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Describe how processes create processes Describe the purpose of the process and parent process ID's Monitor processes with the ps command Send signals to processes using the INT, QUIT, and kill commands Use nohup to run commands immune to hang-up Use stty to set terminal I/O options Use the su and newgrp commands to change effective IDs Use exec to replace one program with another program in the same shell Describe bash and C shell job control List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Customizing Your Linux Environment and Access Permissions (Online Seminar) This seminar introduces additional features of the Linux bash shell and describes how Linux systems implement file, directory, and device access control. You will see how to set and change access permissions on things you own and how to specify a default preferred access permission set. It then shows you how to bring together what you learned in the previous seminars to custom-tailor your working environment. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Describe how access control is implemented in Linux systems Identify what kinds of access are granted by a Linux system and what operations the different kinds of access permit Use the chmod command to change the permissions of your existing files and directories Use the umask command to set the default permission modes for new files and directories that you create List the events that occur when a shell process is started List the files that the shell consults when starting up Use shell special variables and the ~ operator Identify bash shell options Create and use command aliases Customize the .bash_profile and environment files List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Linux Tools for Text and Data Manipulation (Online Seminar) Perhaps the feature that most distinguishes Linux (and other UNIX) systems is the wealth of commands or utilities, each of which is really a special-purpose application for performing a particular kind of data processing task. This seminar teaches the use of Linux's most popular utilities for data processing, including grep, sort, sed, awk, cut, and tr, as well as additional capabilities of the find command for file system searching. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Use the grep, fgrep, and egrep commands to identify patterns of text in input Use regular expression notation for more powerful specification of text patterns Use the sed stream editor for in-line editing Use the awk pattern scanning and reporting language for record processing Use the cut, tr, and paste commands for text and data processing Use the cmp command for comparing files Use the sort command Perform additional searches and actions using the find command List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		RAD Web Development with Open Source Tool (Online Seminar) The Grails 5-Minute Challenge What Does Grails Give Us? Groovy and Grails History RPG to Grails Comparison Grails and DDS Validation Groovy Server Pages Grails IDE Support Deployment List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		IBM Systems Director - The Single Point of Control to Manage Your Data Center (Online Seminar) Customer Focus Overview Setup and Getting Started Health, Status, Automation Navigating Power Systems Virtual and Physical Systems Energy Management Summary List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Eclipse and the Rational Products for the IBM i (Online Seminar) Application Development Terminology The Eclipse Project Rational Tools Old (V5R4 and prior) System i Products New (V6R1 and Beyond) IBM i Products Licensing and Entitlement Installation and Updates List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Eclipse and Rational Tool Fundamentals (Online Seminar) Basic Concepts Workspaces Configurable Workbench Consistent Interface List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Migrating from PDM to RDi (Remote Systems Explorer) (Online Seminar) Introduction Connecting Managing your Source Filter Pools Searching List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Migrating from SEU to RDi (The LPEX Editors) (Online Seminar) Initial Setup Launching the Editor Managing your Real Estate LPEX Editor Concepts The Outline View List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Compiling and Debugging Using RDi (Online Seminar) Quick Recap Using the Verifier Compiling Debugging Service Entry Points List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		RDi Advanced Features (Online Seminar) This seminar provides a first look at the upcoming advanced features of the Rational Developer for i (RDi). The Screen Designer is the intended replacement for SDA, the venerable green screen tool for designing 5250 application screens. Screen Designer replaces the older CODE Studio graphical designer and integrates directly into the RDi workbench. The Application Diagrammer provides a graphical visualization of your application, including relationships between programs. Both tools are in their early stages, but will become important parts of your toolbox as they mature, so it well be to your benefit to be introduced to them now. List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Extending RDi with Plug-Ins (Online Seminar) In this seminar, you'll learn about a number of third-party plug-ins that can be installed into your Rational Developer for i (RDi) workbench. Some of these plug-ins are specific to IBM i functionality, such as the SoftLanding plug-ins for viewing spooled files, and others are powerful Eclipse-based plug-ins that can provide additional capabilities to any programming environment. A special focus will be placed on the Eclipse Monkey scripting plug-in, which allows you to write macros for the LPEX editors using simple JavaScript syntax. After completing this seminar, you should be able to: List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		RPG in an XML World (Online Seminar) After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Describe the basic syntax of an XML document Understand the differences between XML and HTML Know how XSL can be used to transform XML into HTML Write a simple program to generate an XML document Appreciate how the new RPG XML support can be used to parse XML documents List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Using RPG IV's Built-in XML Support (Online Seminar) Basic use of XML-INTO and the %XML BIF Handlng more complex XML documents Using %HANDLER to process an XML document in "pieces" Defining a compound DS to match XML document structure Overview of limitations of XML-INTO support Introduction to the basics of XML-SAX List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		What's New in Domino Release 8 (Online Seminar) New server features, including the OOO service New database features New server commands Directory, DWA, messaging, policy, security, and web server enhancements Client installation options What's new on System i with Domino release 8 List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Considerations for Successful ILE Implementation (Online Seminar) The Big Picture: an overview of an ILE project The Right Tools: make sure you have the right tools for the job Prototyping: the heart of an ILE application It's all about subprocedures Documentation Defining ILE components List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		RPG Skills for the New Millenium (Online Seminar) After completing this seminar, you should be able to: Differentiate what skills you must learn Determine where new technologies fit in with your company's business requirements Identify why/when you should look at technologies such as RPG IV, ILE, WDSC/RSE/RDi, HTML, eRPG, PHP, XML, Webfacing, VisualAge for RPG, Java and Websphere List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Set Your RPG /Free (Online Seminar) Why /Free? The basics of /Free syntax Coding without Numbered Indicators Unsupported Op-Codes and how to replace them Options Only available in /Free List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		I Didn't Know You Could Do That with SQL (Online Seminar) Working with Edit Characters Basic Subselect Scalar Subselect Subselect and INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE Subselect and CREATE TABLE Subselect and Derived Table Summarizing Data with SELECT Identifying Potential Duplicate Rows Search by Sound with SOUNDEX List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)


		Creating and Managing Database Objects Using SQL (Online Seminar) Executing SQL on the i5 and iSeries Four Types of SQL Statements Data Definition Statements Understanding SQL Examples SQL Statement Examples Create a Physical File (Table) Using DDS Create a Table (Physical File) using SQL Differences Between CRTPF and CREATE TABLE Resolving the Differences Can SQL be Saved and Stored Like DDS? SQL Statement Processor System i Navigator Multi-Member Files List Price $96.00 Our Price $91.20 (You Save 5%)