Future Media Concepts Targets IT Professionals and Systems Administrators with New Mac OS X Training Options

1 January 1970

Beginning in January of 2007, Future Media Concepts, the nation's premier digital media training center, will offer Apple Pro-Certified training courses for version 10.4 "Tiger" of the Macintosh Unix-based operating system and Mac OS X Server. These nine courses are designed to help IT professionals unlock the potential of Mac OS X 10.4 for professional use and aid systems administrators in utilizing the many powerful features of Mac OS X Server.

The curriculum includes an assortment of 100, 200, and 300-level courses that a student can choose from to meet his or her own individual training needs. Each course is two to four days long, depending on the content, and includes a rigorous curriculum of lecture based information and hands-on practical exercises to prepare the student for real-world IT and systems-based projects. All courses train students for the current version 10.4 of Mac OS X.

The 100-level courses include Mac OS X Support Essentials and Supporting Mac OS X for Windows Administrators. Mac OS X Support Essentials is a three- day course that explores troubleshooting on Mac OS X and is designed to give the student a tour of the breadth of functionality in Mac OS X and the best methods for effectively supporting users of Mac OS X systems. Supporting Mac OS X for Windows Administrators is a three-day course specifically tailored to professionals working in a Windows environment who need to gain knowledge and skills to support Mac OS X. The class will familiarize the student with the Mac OS X interface, by relating similar tasks in Windows to its Mac OS counterparts, and teach troubleshooting, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance skills. If you are unsure that you have the necessary background to begin your training with these courses a pre-assessment guide can be found at:

https://train.apple.com/pdf/PAG_IntroMacOSXforTechs.pdf

A one-day introduction class for technical professionals, Mac OS 100, can be taken to bring the student up to speed for the main 100-level courses.

The 200-level course, Mac OS X Server Essentials, is a four-day long class where technical coordinators and entry-level system administrators can gain the skills, tools, and knowledge needed to implement and maintain a Mac OS X Server-based system. Students will learn how to install and configure Mac OS X Server to provide network-based services, such as file sharing, authentication, and printing, as well as efficiently manage and deploy Mac OS X.

The first two 300-level courses deal with directory services integration and administration for Mac OS X. Mac OS 330 is a two-day course focusing on integrating Mac OS X into a pre-existing network while Mac OS 335 is a four- day course that focuses on integrating both client and server systems into a pre-existing network. The third 300-level course, Security Best Practices for Mac OS X, is a three-day course that teaches the student how to protect Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server networks from local and network attacks. In addition to standardized instruction, each student will design a security policy template to be used as a starting point for his or her own IT security decisions. The final course in the curriculum, Mac OS Server Command Line Install and Configuration, is a three-day course that teaches the professional how to configure, install, and administer Mac OS X Server using command line tools. Students will also gain experience troubleshooting configuration issues with Mac OS X Server.

Future Media Concepts will also proctor certification tests for every class in the Mac OS curriculum. Certification in individual classes contributes credits towards the Apple Certified System Administrator (ACSA) certification. For prerequisites and certification information for the Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server visit https://train.apple.com/ or contact Tom Willson, branch manager for Future Media Concepts, Washington, D.C., at 202-429-9700 or TomW@fmctraining.com.

To find more information on the Mac OS and other Apple certified training courses at Future Media Concepts visit http://www.fmctraining.com. In order to receive information on the availability of these courses at an FMC branch near you utilize the Rapid Response Inquiry Center and receive an answer to your inquiry within 60 minutes during normal business hours (9:30am-5:00pm EST Monday-Friday).

Future Media Concepts now accepts Apple Training Credits as a form of payment for Apple-certified courses.

For Federal employees seeking training under the Government Service Agreement the GSA number is (GS-02F-0235R)

FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS, INC., the nation's premier digital media training center, provides manufacturer-authorized training in all areas of digital media including digital video and film editing, web design and development, sound design, DVD authoring, 3D animation, motion graphics and desktop publishing. FMC is an authorized training provider for Avid, Apple, Adobe, Macromedia, Digidesign, Boris, Autodesk Media, Newtek and Quark. FMC operates training facilities in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Miami, Orlando, Chicago and internationally in Dubai. FMC offers on-site training worldwide.

Source: prnewswire

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