What's New - Microsoft Training Courses London Bath

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

In November, Microsoft will launch the eagerly anticipated and much talked about SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 products. You can be part of the largest worldwide launch in Microsoft's history by registering now for this FREE launch event.

The launch will give you an insight into how these products can help you gain greater data visibility and usability across your organisation. The launches will run on 18th November 2005 in London and 25th November 2005 in Bath. Spaces are limited, so register your place now to avoid disappointment.

F1 always suspected that we were one of the very few companies actually training many of the developer courses in the UK, now we can prove it!! Using Metrics That Matter (MTM), we have found that we are the only training company delivering core developer courses. For more information on MTM and the full analysis of courses, see our web page at www.f1comp.co.uk/mtmfacts.html.
Codenamed 'Whidbey', Microsoft's latest update to their developer tool, Visual Studio, has now been released in the Standard Edition, which now includes the new Team System. F1 are scheduling Workshop 2364 for developers to get a 'hands on' feel for the new version. www.f1comp.co.uk/dotnet/2364.html.
Now that Microsoft have officially stopped supporting Windows NT4, are you looking at upgrading your systems to the new Windows Server 2003? For the 2000+ companies worldwide who are still running NT4, Microsoft has released two 1 day jumpstart clinics to help you. Clinic 2123: Jumpstart: Upgrading from Windows NT4 to Windows Server 2003 and Clinic 2199: Jumpstart: Active Directory Fundamentals.
Microsoft has released two BizTalk Server 2004 courses:
Course 2157: Developing E-Business Solutions using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004, and Course 2158: Deploying and Managing E-Business Solutions using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004.
In a case of Microsoft listening to the CPLS's and the students who taught and attended SharePoint Course 2012 respectively, Microsoft have not just updated the course, but have replaced it with a new one! In the process, they have also updated it to SharePoint 2003. Course 8036: Designing IT Platform Collaborative Applications with SharePoint 2003 Workshop, will enable students to design and deploy SharePoint Server 2003 products and technologies.
The MCSD .NET and MCSE 2003 Certification Tracks now have an elective MSF (Microsoft Solutions Framework) exam. F1 offers the courses for this exam, 1846 and 2710, at our sites in London and Bath.
Finally, don’t forget that you can often save ŁŁŁ’s by visiting our late availability page at www.f1comp.co.uk/training/lateavail.html.

F1 now has the most user friendly up-to-date MOC course information web site, thanks to Andy, Anne and XSLT! Find out why we think it’s so good at www.f1comp.co.uk/newweb.html. You could also win up to Ł50 of HMV Vouchers.
As Security has become a huge issue with most of the industry, we are now scheduling the full compliment of Microsoft Security courses. New additions include Course 2810 Fundamentals of Network Security, Course 2823 Implementing and Administering Security in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network and Course 2840 Implementing Security for Applications. See the full list of Security courses at www.f1comp.co.uk/windows/securityindex.html.

Which is better, Visual Basic .NET or C#? F1’s Steve Wilson, who trains in both languages, has prepared a paper exploring this question. Read it at www.f1comp.co.uk/vbc.html.

We have picked a few Microsoft webcasts which are free and you can watch them anytime. Titles include: Creating Dynamic Themes & Skins in ASP.NET; Security Design in .NET Enterprise Applications; Visual Studio .NET Extensibility and Automation; Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too: Understanding How ASP.NET Works with IIS 6.0. www.f1comp.co.uk/webcasts04.html.

Microsoft Business Solutions is the next big thing from Microsoft. It encapsulates software for businesses from financial planning to analysis. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is now available in Version 1.2, and we are qualified to teach these new courses. See what’s available at www.f1comp.co.uk/other/crmindex.html.

We are now using Metrics That Matter (MTM) to provide even greater audits of our performance, for every course, compared to our worldwide and regional competitors. Find out more about MTM at www.f1comp.co.uk/mtm.html.

Microsoft has now added Security electives to their certification routes. You can take exam 70-330 (Implementing Security for Applications with Visual Basic .NET) or exam 70-340 (Implementing Security for Applications with C# .NET) as electives on the MCAD and MCSD Certifications. Security is also available as a specialisation on the MCSA and MCSE certification routes. See F1’s routes to certification at www.f1comp.co.uk/training/mcsd.html.

Yukon is coming, just not yet! The new version of SQL Server, which is officially 2005 but is probably better known as it’s code-name Yukon, has been delayed yet again, which will be a huge disappointment to some. However, we do have some news, at Fusion last month, we saw a demonstration of what Yukon can do, and everyone was very excited about the possibilities it offers. The pre-release course outlines are available on our website at www.f1comp.co.uk/sql/sql05index.html, although these are subject to change.

Rapidly emerging as some of our most popular courses are SharePoint courses 2012 and 2014. See the full course list for SharePoint courses at www.f1comp.co.uk/other/sharepointindex.html. Also popular are the Exchange courses, see the full list at www.f1comp.co.uk/other/exchindex.html.

Finally, don’t forget that you can often save ŁŁŁ’s by visiting our late availability page at www.f1comp.co.uk/training/lateavail.html. Examples include: Course 2415: Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual Basic.NET), 16/08/04 in London, was Ł1550 NOW Ł1085 and Course 2596: Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, 23/08/04 in London, was Ł1550 NOW Ł1240. Go to our late availability page for more offers.