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Issue 4.6 / September 2007

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Expert's Corner
Bring on Fall!

Andrew Troelsen — Intertech Partner and Instructor

Welcome to this month's Intertech Newsletter!

Thanks to the 220+ of you who attended our Oxygen Blast event at Microsoft. We’re lining up our Oxygen Blast events for ’08. If you’re interested in receiving updates for these free future Oxygen Blasts, you can sign up at www.OxygenBlast08.com. If you’re moving to .NET 3.5, check out Intertech’s upcoming WPF and WCF offerings:

Complete Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Oct 1-3
Complete Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Oct 22-24

In addition to great content, we also have free stuff and a special offer:

If you’re interested in using Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Intertech is offering a FREE 3-Day SDLC Assessment
For those of you on the Microsoft side of the fence, here’s a free download for Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
As always, the Intertech sponsored Twin Cities Java User Group and Visual Studio Team System Minnesota are free resources for Java and .NET developers.
If you have an upcoming need for training, check out Intertech’s downloadable training capability guide. If you like our training, check out Intertech’s downloadable consulting capability guide.

Finally, if you’re interested in saving on Intertech’s world-class line-up of courses, check out the Intertech $20K Pack. The $20K Pack gives you 50 days of training for $20K. These enrollments can be used for any Intertech Complete course (the savings is 20-35% depending on the course).

Go Minnesota Wild!

Andrew Troelsen

Intertech Partner and Instructor, Best-Selling Author,

And HUGE Hockey fan

Career Expertise

How to Master the Subtle art of Self-Promotion on the Job
Marshall Loeb — Marketwatch

In today's work world -- where companies are regularly acquired by competitors, departments are repeatedly reshuffled and staff members always seem to be moving up or moving on -- it's easy for your accomplishments to be overlooked.

Architecture Expertise

What ever happened to Web engineering?
Peter Seebach — IBM.com

Does it ever occur to you that today's Web developers could learn a thing or two from traditional computer programming?

Software Development Training

.NET	Sep	Oct	Nov

Complete Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)	—	22-24	—
Complete C# 2005	10-14	8-12	12-16
Complete Visual Basic 2005	24-28	—	5-9
Complete ASP.NET 2.0	—	1-4	26-29
Complete .NET 2.0 Security	17-20	—	—
Delta .NET 3.0 - 3.5	—	15-16	—

Java	Sep	Oct	Nov

Complete Java™	24-28	—	12-16
Complete Java™ Web Development	—	1-4	26-29
Complete Hibernate	—	10-12	—
Complete Struts	—	31-2	—

SQL	Sep	Oct	Nov

Complete SQL Server 2000/2005 for Developers	—	31-2	—
Complete SQL Query for Developers	—	29-30	—
Complete SQL Server Reporting Services	—	1-2	26-27
Complete SQL Server 2005 Administration	24-26	—	19-21
Delta SQL Server 2005 for Developers	—	—	19-20

Process, Analysis & Design	Sep	Oct	Nov

Complete Requirements via Use Case	—	29-30	—

Microsoft Official Curriculum	Sep	Oct	Nov

Introduction to C# Programming with Microsoft .NET	10-14	8-12	12-16
Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft .NET	24-28	—	5-9
Developing Microsoft ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio .NET -	—	1-4	26-29

Project Expertise

Visualizing Agile Projects using Kanban Boards

Kenji Hiranabe — InfoQ

In Agile projects, it's a common practice to visualize and share project status in “big visible charts” on a wall of the project room. Lean systems also use such devices. "Kanban," in Japanese means, loosely translated, 'card or sign'.

Coding Expertise

JavaFX Enters the RIA Race
Jim White — Intertech

JavaFX Script is a new scripting language from Sun meant to provide rich user interfaces to compete with AJAX, Silverlight, and many other RIA technologies. What does JavaFX look like, how does it work, and will it succeed? Those questions and more are answered in this introductory review of JavaFX.

Management Expertise

Problem Solving Guidelines

Verne Harnish — Gazelles

Solving problems are part of any manager’s job. This one page guide is useful for conflict resolution and decision making.