Oak Leaf Enterprises announces its first ONLINE .NET for Visual FoxPro Developers training on August 16-19, 2005.

What it covers

This live, online training class is taught by Kevin McNeish, the author of the book .NET for Visual FoxPro Developers, a Microsoft .NET MVP, and a frequent speaker at .NET conferences and user groups.

The training has been updated to use Visual Studio 2005 and .NET 2.0. Here is a list of the topics that are covered:

• Introduction to .NET 2.0
  
• Working with Visual Studio 2005
  
• C# and VB .NET Primer
  
• Object Orientation in .NET
  
• Understanding Data Access in ADO.NET 2.0
  
• Working with Business Objects in n-Tier Applications
  
• Creating Windows Forms in .NET 2.0
  
• Creating Web Forms in .NET 2.0

For a detailed syllabus, go to our web site (www.oakleafsd.com) and click the .NET for VFP Developers OUTLINE link.

How it works

The live training class is broadcast directly to your company using Citrix’s www.gotomeeting.com. All you need is a computer with a high speed internet connection and a phone. During each training session you simply connect to the training seminar via the internet and you see the trainer’s computer in a window on your machine. If multiple students at your company want to take the class (Note: Each participant must pay for the class) you can simply hook up a projector to your computer so everyone in the room can see. As the trainer steps through presentations and uses Visual Studio 2005 to create and execute code samples you see it all as it is happening.

For audio hookup, you call into the specified phone number and join a conference call where you can hear the trainer and vice versa. To minimize disruptions, you can post questions in a chat window for the instructor to answer.

All slides used in the training are e-mailed to you about one week before the class begins. You may want to print out these slides for each student so they can take notes during class.

Benefits

• You learn .NET from someone who has deep experience in both Visual FoxPro and .NET
  
• You save the usual costs of airfare, hotel, food, and rental car to attend a class
  
• You have time to absorb information and formulate questions over four days rather than two, long intensive days
  
• You aren’t tied up all day in training

Schedule

The class consists of four, four-hour training sessions, 1pm – 5pm Eastern Standard Time on August 16, 17, 18, 19.

Cost

The cost for the class is $599 per student, but if you sign up by August 1 you get the early bird price of $499 per student. Note that if you have multiple students taking the training, each student must pay for the class. In addition to the class registration fee, the number you call for audio hookup is a toll number, so you will be charged on your phone bill at the regular rate of your long distance provider. If you have free unlimited long distance calls, then the call is free.

Signing Up

To sign up for the class, just visit our web site (https://www.oakleafsd.com/index3.htm). We expect the class to fill up quickly so we recommend signing up as soon as possible!