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CBT
Nuggets Newsletter - December 2003 In this issue:
Message From the Owner of CBT
Nuggets Nugget Archive Server - 2004 Subscriptions Now Available
Message From the Owner of CBT
Nuggets It's been a great year at CBT Nuggets. We've hired some fantastic trainers and have been able to put out a number of products including the long-awaited Exchange 2000 (sorry for the delay on that one) and the Server 2003 videos. We've also grown into our new facility in Eugene, OR. CBT Nuggets has become a fairly large business as compared to 1999 when it was one person from home, but we do still maintain a friendly, family-owned atmosphere (literally, the bookkeeper is my Mother-in-Law, and the Office Manager is my favorite Aunt). We're currently at a staff level of 19, seven administrative and twelve trainers. I mean this sincerely when I say that everyone here at CBT Nuggets really appreciates your business, and your willingness to spread the word about us to your colleagues. For those of you who have e-mailed me before, you'll notice that I'll almost always include some type of message of appreciation. I do mean it, it isn't an auto-signature :) this business wouldn't exist without you. Thank you again and happy holidays. - Dan According to VARBusiness Magazine’s December 1st issue, the IT recession is over based on feedback and surveys of the VARBusiness 500 solution-provider executives. The third quarter of 2003 saw solid results for resellers of IT products and services and have forecasted even more spending for Q4. 87% of the resellers surveyed, reported meeting or exceeding their revenue goals in Q3 and 74% expect that trend to continue. Additionally, solution-provider personnel have more work coming in with new projects, installations and upgrades. So, as always, we ask “What does this mean for you?”. If resellers are selling more and their employees are busier, that means companies are buying more IT products and services. And, if companies are buying, then hiring can’t be far off. In fact, 55% of the VARs surveyed, stated they would be hiring for their own staff with only 3% looking to decrease personnel. These numbers are a marked improvement over the 12% that planned on reducing staff earlier this year. What’s driving this growth? More than half the respondents noted that Linux is gaining ground in “critical applications” such as web servers, application development tools, database management, e-mail and groupware. Coincidently, we’ve just released training for RHCE Linux and a new Linux Combo Pack. This is a great opportunity to build your skills in a growing technology. RHCE and the Linux Combo Pack are just two of the new products we’ve released over the past month. Covering beginning Linux with the Linux+ Certification Pack, and intermediate to advanced Linux in the RHCE Package, the Linux Combo Pack provides a simple and complete solution to learn Linux. Also recently released is the A+ 2003 Update. The update only contains the new material on the revised A+ exam and is designed for those who already own our A+ training or are already certified and are looking to keep their knowledge current. In fact, we’ve updated all our A+ products and A+ combo packages with the new 2003 material and the product descriptions and our web store now note that they contain the A+ 2003 Update as part of the packages. Those who have earned an MCSE 2000 can now upgrade their certification to MCSE 2003 with our new MCSE 2003 Upgrade Combo Pack that includes videos for exams 70-292 and 70-296. If you’ve already purchased our 70-292 training, then all you need is the 70-296: MCSE 2003 Upgrade. These videos are now shipping and you can save money during our new release discount. We’ve just released CCNP-CIT training covering troubleshooting and support of Cisco Internetworks. You’ll learn how to diagram and monitor networks as well as how to diagnose and resolve issues related to the speed and reliability of the network. Cisco is a leading technology and the CIT videos are a great way for a CCNA to increase their skills while working towards the CCNP certification. Okay, we thought we were done for the year with new releases, but we now have videos for Word 2000, for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam available for download. MS Word is used by practically everyone, but very few are aware of how to use formatting tools, tables and charts to their fullest extent. Also available for download is an MOS 2000 Combo Pack with training for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The shipping version of Word will be available by the end of the month so make sure you are signed up to receive our New Release Messages to get notification when it is released. You can keep up with all the new releases as well as up-coming products by visiting our Videos in Development page for the latest information. Many companies and government organizations are closing out their fiscal year at the end of the month and are left with the dreaded “use-it-or-lose-it” funds in their budgets. Often times there isn’t quite enough money to buy what you need, or you are waiting for a new product to ship but don’t want to lose the money you’ve budgeted. A simple way to put that budget money to work is with our Credit Vouchers. Available in $10 increments, Credit Vouchers are applicable to any product we sell and never expire. They are a perfect way to “bank” training money for future purchases.
Nugget Archive Server - 2004 Subscriptions Now Available If you have multiple people to train on different certifications and technologies, the Nugget Archive Server is a great solution. It was designed for training centers, colleges and universities that needed to offer a variety of classes on a limited budget, as well as for corporations and government organizations that require a convenient and inexpensive way to train their personnel. The Nugget Archive Server is licensed for 10 concurrent users and contains every video we sell. Now you can also get every video we release in 2004 with our 2004 Subscription. The 2004 Subscription is available for $1999 to existing Nugget Archive Server clients. Additionally, on January 1st, the price of the Nugget Archive Server will increase to $6999 and include the 2004 videos at no extra charge. Our Nugget Archive Server clients have come to appreciate having the newest videos available for download without having to place an order every time we have a new release, and now you can too with our Personal Nugget Library. Just like the Nugget Archive Server, the Personal Nugget Library contains every video we sell along with every video we release in 2004. The difference? Instead of a 10 concurrent user license, the Personal Nugget Library is licensed for one user only and comes on a USB portable hard drive instead of a network enabled storage device. You’re thinking “I’ve already purchased so much stuff from CBT Nuggets. I don’t want to spend more money to get videos I already have”. No problem. We’ll credit every dollar you’ve ever spent with us (including shipping!), towards purchase of the Personal Nugget Library (Click here for more info). CBT Nuggets is offering special pricing for the following products. Remember that you'll never pay too much with the CBT Nuggets Low Price Guarantee. Use the "Add to Cart" buttons below or phone in your order to 888-507-6283 or 541-284-5522 and use the following discount code: 3LTR12.
* Prices posted above are valid through January 2004 |
