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a+ certification Prep Course

View Available Dates and LocationsCompTIA's A+ certification is the industry standard for validating the foundational skills needed by today's computer support professionals. This international vendor-neutral certification requires that you pass a minimum of two exams: the required CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam and one of three specialized ...

Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Skill, Schaumburg, A+ Certification, Productivity, Remote Administration

Training 2008-02-01

A+, Network+, Security+ Exams in a Nutshell: Overview of A+ Essentials Exam

The A+ Essentials exam is the first of CompTIA's two exams required for completing the A+ certification. The A+ certification is an entry-level certification for those individuals who wish to pursue their careers in computer hardware and software support. The candidate must pass two exams in order to get his...

Tags: Exam, A+ Certification, A+ Essentials Exam

Book chapters 2007-03-01

ProProfs Free CompTIA A+ Practice Tests (exe)

ProProfs Free A+ Practice Tests software includes A+ practice exams and practice questions. The software aids training for CompTIA A+ (A Plus) Cert through an interactive testing based A+ certification study program. It provides a free dynamic A+ practice test engine to ensure that you are fully prepared for the...

Tags: Software, A+ Certification, CompTIA, ProProfs Free A+ Practice Tests Software

Software downloads 2005-09-23

Additional Resources

Unixfication II

Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...

Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-08

SimpleAuthority (3)

SimpleAuthority is a Certification Authority (CA) that is designed to be very easy to use. It generates and manages keys and certificates for people and/or computer servers that can be used for secure email, VPN access, client/server SSL authentication and other uses. Unlike most CA products, SimpleAuthority is very easy...

Tags: Paul Cuthbert, SimpleAuthority, PKI, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Ssl/Tls, Digital Security, E-mail, Security, VPNs, Servers, Networking, Online Communications, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-05-07

Simple Authority (3)

SimpleAuthority is a Certification Authority (CA) that is designed to be very easy to use. It generates and manages keys and certificates for people and/or computer servers that can be used for secure email, VPN access, client/server SSL authentication and other uses. Unlike most CA products, SimpleAuthority is very easy...

Tags: Paul Cuthbert, SimpleAuthority, PKI, Authentication/Encryption, Network Security, Ssl/Tls, Digital Security, E-mail, Security, VPNs, Servers, Networking, Online Communications, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-05-07

Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting

Expensive certification requirements hurt recruitingThis is partly on purposeAs your ZDNet colleague John Carroll pointed out a while ago, it's a rare union or professional association that doesn't try to raise barriers to entry into skilled trades and professions as a way of restricting supply and maximizing income. It's...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, certification requirement, recruiting

Discussion threads 2008-05-06

Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting

Not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. It's a demanding job, summers off or not, and it helps to like kids. However, there are many instances when students can really benefit from teachers who have worked in private industry. This isn't the old adage, those...

Tags: Education, Recruiting, Teacher, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Will OpenSolaris bring a chill to Sun-Ubuntu romance?

You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. That seems to be the mantra of Ubuntu and Sun, both open source underdogs whose relationship and mutual platform support has been growing for three years.  On the eve of the release of OpenSolaris, both companies are banging the drum that the...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-02

News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...

Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-05-02

More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification

More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certificationSpeaking of Payment Card Industry...Do you know that [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=941]PCI security standard endangers wireless LANs[/url]? :)This is similar to problems...with financial auditors be paid by the company they are auditing. The auditors don't like issuing qualified opinions on financial statements prepared by the company signing...

Tags: Quality, Financial accounting, McAfee Inc., HackerSafe, certification, almighty

Discussion threads 2008-05-01

More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification

Dan Godin posted a great article that was picked up by The Register a couple days ago about continued challenges for McAfee's newly purchased HackerSafe division.  I find the article interesting as HackerSafe uses a scanning tool that probes for web application security flaws... of course, tools are limited in...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Security, Certification, Vulnerability, XSS, HackerSafe, Godin, Goodin, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Developers at fault? SQL Injection attacks lead to wide-spread compromise of IIS servers

There's been a lot of noise and violent thrashing over the last couple days regarding a flaw that was originally believed to be a flaw in Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Server), but has since been pointed out as simply a well thought out SQL Injection attack.  For those of...

Tags: Developer, Password, Web Application, Server, SQL, Site, SQL Injection, Microsoft IIS Server, Attack, Programming Languages, Security, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Leading with LED

Some random smatterings of information to report today, related to the adoption of LED technology. First off, the folks that gave away all those LED holiday lights at the end of last year are saying thanks with a $1,000 donation to a non-profit organization with a mission...

Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-04-26

Ubuntu's corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux server market?

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released on April 24 as planned and will be supported until 2011-2013. But is extended support enough to convince ISVs and businesses to support three Linux distributions? Despite the hoopla around its release Wednesday, Ubuntu's ambitions in the corporate server space will be...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Server, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-04-24

Softchoice screens for green

IT reseller Softchoice, which carries roughly 350,000 products in its database, has added a feature to its Web site that helps buyers filter for green purchasing criteria. The service is made possible through a partnership between EPEAT (the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) and CNET Channel. (A...

Tags: Product, CNET Channel, Business Structures, Retail, Web Site Development, E-business/E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Finance, Internet, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-04-23

LSB SDK, aka 4.0, could be panacea for Linux app developers .. and Ubuntu

Increasing use of Ubuntu and other Linux distributions globally puts additional pressure -- and costs -- on independent software developers. The Linux Foundation hopes that its fourth stab at a solution, the Linux Standards Base 4.0, will make it much easier and less expensive for ISVs...

Tags: Developer, Ubuntu, Java, ISV, SDK, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-04-23

wItem Installer2Go (exe)

wItem Installer2Go is a powerful, easy to use, highly interactive tool for creating reliable Windows Installer packages that meet the Windows 2000/XP logo certification guidelines. Professional developers rely on Installer2Go to quickly and easily create reliable MSI installation packages using the latest Microsoft technologies. This version is the first release...

Tags: Witem Software, wItem Installer2Go, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-04-21

Microsoft woos hobbyist developers

Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition. Microsoft is trying to foster more interest in embedded software, encouraging amateur developers to experiment with programmable components in devices from toasters to televisions. The...

Tags: Programming

News items 2008-04-17

Poll of the Day - Should Apple decouple the OS from their hardware?

Poll of the Day - Should Apple decouple the OS from their hardware?Poll calculations need to be fixedAt the time I write this there are 15 votes.... 53% Yes, 53% No. Huh?There's lots of beauty in vertical integrationIt's the tight integration of hardware and software which makes the Mac...

Tags: Operating systems, Open Architecture, Lifeboat, Apple Inc., operating system, hardware, OSX

Discussion threads 2008-04-17