December 2006 Newsletter

ITS Feda - Keeping you up to date with what's new in IT

 

Welcome to the December edition of the ITS Feda Newsletter. 

Many of our vendor partners have caught the festive spirit and are joining us in giving away lots of interesting goodies, but some of them are very time sensitive so be quick!

The newsletter menu (below) offers quick navigation of the news articles in this email so you can quickly scan the topics and chose if you want to read more on those relevant to you.

We always like communication with our customers to be two-way so please let us know about any changes you would like to see and anything you would like us to publish more information on.

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 • ITIL Service Management Essentials Training
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Education plus - Support Bundles
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Novell OES 2
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Free IT Events
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Want to synchronise your PDA with GroupWise?
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Novell Identity Manager 3
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Test your Linux knowledge and win free music!
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Symantec Backup Exec 11d Quiz - win a Sony PlayStation 3
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New user tools for Office 2007, GWAVA and OpenOffice.org 2
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Support Pack 6 released for NetWare 6.5
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Microsoft Exam Insurance Special Offer
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Exam Insurance Special Offer
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Free Microsoft Exam Vouchers - but be quick!
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Courses in January


ITIL Service Management Essentials training

In response to those of you have asked us ‘What is ITIL?’. I think the most concise definition we can offer is that ITIL is a framework outlining worldwide accepted best practices that promote quality computing services in the information technology (IT) sector. These procedures are supplier independent and apply to all aspects of IT infrastructure i.e. Change Management, Configuration Management, Software Control & Distribution and Help Desk, etc.

ITS Feda is happy to provide ITIL training as part of our extensive training portfolio. Contact training@itsgroup.org.uk for more information.


Education Plus

We have renamed our Support Bundles to Education plus, but don’t worry, we haven’t changed the great deal. You still get the same great cost saving bundle of Telephone Technical Support, Consultancy and Technical Training for your Microsoft or Novell products, and the pricing has remained the same too, starting from just £2995. If you want to talk to anyone about your existing bundle or enquire about starting a new one. Please contact sales@itsgroup.org.uk


Novell OES

Want to know what we can expect from Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 in 2007? Click here to find out more


Free IT Events

We’d like to say thank you to everyone who attended our event at Microsoft’s UK HQ and thank you also for all your lovely comments. We have 2 more events planned between now and summer. One in Manchester and one in Bristol. The agenda will be different from the Microsoft event and will cover a broader range of vendors. We will send you information on these as it becomes available.


Want to Synchronise your PDA with GroupWise?

Novell’s GroupWise Mobile server is available for GroupWise 7 customers with maintenance. Download it here


Novell Identity Manager 3

The Identity Manager 3 Bundle is now available to OES customers - eDirectory and AD drivers are included. Download it here


Test Your Linux Knowledge & win free music!

As a Novell Gold Training Partner we’re delighted to bring you the news that Novell Training Services are giving away free Apple iTunes® music gift certificates worth the equivalent of $10 to every 10th person who takes a Linux Technical Skills Assessment between now and 20th December. So test your knowledge and you might win some free music!


Symantec Backup Exec 11d Quiz - win a Sony PlayStation 3!

Did you know that ITS Feda is a Symantec Silver Partner? Symantec invites you to hunt for buried gold with this fun treasure quiz, test your knowledge of Backup Exec 11d, and get the chance to win a Sony PlayStation 3!


New End User Reference tools- upgrade your users

For all those zillions of you who downloaded the Office 2007 Beta while it was available, or those who plan to upgrade now the volume license version is available, our clever partners BrainStorm are already ahead of the game with the first resource for upgrading your users. And we’ve also just added GWAVA and OpenOffice.org 2 cards to our repertoire. There’s even a CBT version of the OpenOffice.org 2 materials. View samples or buy on our online store or contact training@itsgroup.org.uk


Support pack 6 Released for NetWare 6.5

Download it here


Exam Insurance Special Offer

Microsoft are getting in the festive spirit and giving away a free TechNet Plus Direct subscription worth around £180 to the first 10,000 Exam Insurance purchasers taking an exam prior to January 31, 2007. Find out more

Plus you can now get Exam Insurance on our Fastrack accelerated learning camps for MCDST, MCSA and MCSE. To ask about this add on service please contact training@itsgroup.org.uk


Free Microsoft Exam Vouchers - but be quick!

We have 30 free exam vouchers for specific SQL 2005 and .NET exams to give away to anyone who wants them, but they are only valid for exams taken before 31st December 06 so you’d better be quick. Check out the list of exams available here


Courses in January

If you want to plan ahead for your New Year’s resolution, have a look at some of the courses available in January:



Thanks for taking the time to read this newsletter. As always, your feedback is both welcomed and encouraged.

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