CBT Nuggets Newsletter - June 2003
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In this issue:

Cisco Training News – CCNP Changes

CompTIA Birthday

What's New?

Special 3-Day Sale

Upcoming Releases


Cisco Training News – CCNP Changes

The times, they are a changin’.  Bob Dylan knew what he was talking about with his classic hit but he probably didn’t realize how well it applied to certification training.  Cisco has announced some big changes for their CCNP program; August 7th, 2003 will be the last day to schedule Exam 640-604 (CCNP-Switching).  It is being retired and replaced with exam 643-811.  Before you start banging your head against the wall worrying what this means for you, rest assured everything is going to be fine.  If you are studying for this particular exam, you still have until August 7th to schedule it and six weeks after that to take the test.  Once you’ve passed, the exam will continue to be valid toward your CCNP. You won't need to take the new exam.

You’re also in a great position if you haven’t begun studying yet because there’s plenty of time to prepare.  If the worst was to happen and you don’t find yourself ready to take the exam before the deadline, you’re still okay.  The new exam will cover a majority of the material from 640-604 so you haven’t wasted your time. Due to the exam's pending retirement, we are offering video training for Exam 640-604 for only $49 - a $150 savings.  There’s still a lot of time left to prepare and with our offer below you have nothing to lose.

With the changes coming on the CCNP exams, we want to make sure that you are getting the best possible opportunity at success so we’ve arranged for everyone who has bought our 640-604 training video package to be able to get the new Exam 643-811 videos (available in August) for $49.  This is a $199 value and the new release price will be set at $99.  If you wait for the new release you’ll pay $99.  If you get started now for $49 and don’t get through the material in time you can get the update for $49 - a true win-win.

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CompTIA Birthday

Can you believe that the A+ certification is now 10 years-old?  CompTIA has come a long way in building awareness of the quality of their programs.  Microsoft accepts A+ and either Network+ or Server+ certification as substitution for electives counting towards the MCSA credential.  Additionally, Security+ can now be used toward the MCSA and MCSE-Security designation.

The A+ and Network+ videos are a great way to start your IT career or to learn about computer components, operating systems and home networks.  We can’t think of a better way to get educated on everything from motherboards, IRQs and modems to TCP/IP, disaster recovery and network protocols. These videos are a perfect way to entertain and educate a high school or college student now that school is out.

To kick off the summer season, our 3-Day Sale features selected CompTIA video packages at great discounts. 

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What's New?

Summer vacations may be on your mind but we’ve been busy with new releases and enhancements.  SQL 2000 Implementation and Design is now shipping with special new release pricing.  It comes with the SQL Fundamentals videos and is also available as a combo package with SQL 2000 Administration.

Supplemental reinforcement questions are available for all our MCSE videos. These new supplemental questions are the perfect complement to the videos.  It's the final step to the replacement of classroom instruction.  Now you have the classroom-style training and the instructor quizzing you along the way to make sure you're learning the material.

The Supplemental Questions are subjected to the same level of scrutiny and technical review as the videos. Priced at just 10% of the retail value of the corresponding videos, the questions are an affordable way to augment your learning experience.

We now have a download service for your video purchases.  Save shipping charges and get your order faster than ever via electronic delivery.  International customers can use the service to avoid our 15% customs surcharge.  Just select "Electronic Delivery" as your shipping method when you check-out.  (Please note that Electronic Delivery is not feasible for dial-up or low-bandwidth connections.)

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Special 3-Day Sale

For 3 days only (through midnight Monday, June 30, 2003) 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: 3LTR6.

A+/Network+ Combo Package  (23 hrs/ 4 CDs)   

$199

  A+/Server+ Combo Package  (23 hrs/ 4 CDs)    $199
Network+/Server+ Certification Package  (20 hrs/ 4 CDs)    $199
*Offer above is valid through midnight on 30 June 2003.

Other Current Specials and Offers

CCNP-Switching Exam 640-604  (9 hrs/ 2 CDs)    
   This price will be in effect until the release of     
Exam-Pack 643-811 - Discount Code:49CCNP    

$49

SQL Fund/SQL 2000 Imp & Design (10 hrs/ 2 CDs)    
Price good through July 31, 2003 - Discount Code:3REL6   

$99

SQL 2000 Combo Package (17 hrs/ 3 CDs)    
Price good through July 31, 2003 - Discount Code:3REL6   

$249

Nugget Archive Server (NAS) (Every video in our   
inventory on an 80 GB Snap Server;  
includes 10 concurrent universal viewer licenses)
  
$3999

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