Press Release: Big Nerd Ranch Europe is open for Business

Big Nerd Ranch Europe is open for Business: first PostgreSQL and
Cocoa Bootcamp scheduled for December 12-16, 2005 and January 16-20,
2006 in Italy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Stefanie Höfling
Big Nerd Ranch Europe
+49 (228) 180-6862
www.bignerdranch.com

Bonn, Germany - September 27, 2005 - Following a constant demand the
Big Nerd Ranch will be offering their classes in Europe. The Big Nerd
Ranch Europe, operated by Stefanie Höfling, is located in Bonn, Germany,

To achieve a similar training experience as the famous bootcamps in
Atlanta, the European classes will also be taught in a retreat
environment far from the distractions inherent in standard corporate
training. Our Italian facility in Frascati, the famous "city of wine"
in the "Castelli Romani" area is located 30 minutes east of the
eternal city of Rome.

This winter Big Nerd Ranch Europe is offering the following classes:

The PostgreSQL Bootcamp with Chris Campbell, Dec 12-16, 2005, near
Rome, Italy
The Cocoa Bootcamp with Aaron Hillegass, Jan 16-20, 2006, near Rome,
Italy
PostgreSQL instructor Chris Campbell comes to Italy for the first
bootcamp at the Big Nerd Ranch Europe. The highly successful
PostgreSQL 8.1 Bootcamp is now open for European students. At the
ranch in Atlanta this bootcamp is rapidly becoming one of the most
popular of the classes in the Big Nerd Ranch lineup, routinely
selling out all seats. PostgreSQL has revolutionized the way
developers approach database management by providing an open source
solution ideally equipped to handle complex, sophisticated database
management needs. As its popularity grows, companies are discovering
a viable and low-cost alternative to the expensive Oracle and SQL
Server giants.

Chris Campbell has an extensive background in database management and
PostgreSQL. He's been teaching the course for two years and
continually includes updates and fine-tuning to the syllabus to
create the most effective and useful lessons for up-and-coming
PostgreSQL administrators.

For a complete PostgreSQL Bootcamp syllabus, please visit http://
www.bignerdranch.com/classes/postgresql.shtml.

Big Nerd Ranch Europe also offers the chance to learn Core Data in
Italy: Cocoa Bootcamp on Tiger. Core Data represents one of the
Tiger's key new features by simplifying the persistence of data
models for the developer, and features such as redo, undo and support
for the document architecture just work. In addition to Core Data,
Cocoa Bootcamp covers the fundamental principles of programming in
Cocoa, such as bindings. Cocoa Bootcamp instructor, Aaron Hillegass,
recently re-structured the curriculum, incorporating Core Data and
other exciting new Tiger features into the existing syllabus. These
updates are vital in helping students emerge from the intensive, five-
day bootcamp armed with the most cutting-edge skills available to
Cocoa developers.

Aaron Hillegass, whose experience as a Cocoa developer makes him the
ideal instructor for Cocoa Bootcamp, boasts an extensive career in
development and instruction. His book, Cocoa Programming for Mac OS
X, has rapidly become one of the fundamental reference books for
Cocoa Developers and is the primary text used for class.

For the complete Cocoa Bootcamp syllabus, please visit http://
bignerdranch.com/classes/cocoa1.shtml.

The price (€2800 + VAT) for a five-day class includes luxurious room
and board. There is a special price of €2500 + VAT if you sign up at
least five weeks before the class starts.

For more information or to sign up for a class in Europe, please
contact Stefanie Höfling (stefanie(at)bignerdranch(dot)com, +49 (228) 180
6862). The classes will be taught in English.

The Big Nerd Ranch incorporates intensive training classes for Unix
and Mac OS X programmers in a retreat setting outside Atlanta, GA and
in Europe. Class price of $3500, resp. €2800 includes lodging, all
meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour lab access, and
transportation to and from the Atlanta, resp. Rome airport. Students
are encouraged to bring independent projects to class, allowing for
input from classmates and individual instructor attention. For more
information, call 678-595-6773 or +49 (228) 180 6862 or visit
www.bignerdranch.com.

http://www.bignerdranch.com/about/eurobnr0905pr.shtml

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Stefanie Höfling
Big Nerd Ranch Europe
Intensive Classes for Programmers
http://www.bignerdranch.com/