System iNetwork e-Learning

Our e-learning classes deliver a focused, cost-effective learning environment directly to your office or home. All System iNetwork e-Classes are instructor-led, with specific schedules. This means you'll get great instructor interaction that will help you understand the concepts, at the moment you need it the most. (But if you do miss a class, our cool playback solution will help you catch up.) We use WebEx or Sametime to deliver an informative (and collaborative) online experience — you don't have to travel to a seminar in a distant city.

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Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word for IBM i Developers

You can create visually stunning and easy-to-use modernized applications using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. Excel and Word are two of the most widely used end-user applications. Many people use Excel and Word as their primary tools for working with data. In this System i Network eLearning course, you'll learn techniques to integrate these Microsoft Office applications with your IBM i database. You'll see how you can access data on your IBM i and bring it into Excel and Word, and you'll also learn how to create data-driven forms that let users enter data that is posted to your IBM i.

Learning how to integrate Excel and Word with your IBM i database is one of the quickest and most appreciated ways to modernize your users' access to your IBM i. Rather than have users struggle with making database connections, you can give them prepackaged Excel and Word documents that provide the exact access they need to your IBM i.

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Important Dates: Starts Tuesday, March 16


Introduction to SQL for System i Developers

This course covers the essential components of SQL syntax, as well as iSeries/System i support for SQL. SQL skills are critical as new database support is no longer being added to DDS. In addition, SQL is an important tool for integrating iSeries/System i data with newer applications written using languages such as Java.

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Important Dates: Starts Tuesday, March 16


System i Application Modernization Using the .NET Framework

Many of the most pressing System i modernization needs can be met by applying the tools and technologies in the Microsoft .NET Framework. The .NET Framework and its development environment, Visual Studio 2005, let you easily create:
  • Web services
  • Smart Client Applications
  • Web applications

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    Important Dates: Starts Tuesday, April 13


  • Embedded SQL

    Embedded SQL is SQL that’s included in a System i program written in another language – usually, but not always, RPG. Embedded SQL is one of the easiest and best ways to leverage SQL on the System i, because it let’s you take advantage of your current programming expertise and utilize the different strengths of SQL and RPG.

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    Important Dates: Starts Thursday, April 15


    Introduction to XML & Web Services for System i Developers

    In this course, you'll learn the basics of XML syntax, and how XML and web services fit into the larger topic of browser-based application development. We will consider the different approaches that are available to create and process XML documents on the System i using RPG, as well as WDSc tools that you can use to develop web services and other XML components.

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    Important Dates: Starts Tuesday, April 27


    To Register:

    Call (800) 650-1804 or (970) 663-4700 or send Sue Johnson an e-mail at sjohnson@pentontech.com with your contact information and course title to register for this class — she'll follow-up with you as quickly as possible.

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