News for and about the Internet2 community

[Andy Rosenzweig <>]

Merit Network Sponsors Juniper JNCIA-M Certification Bootcamp Training

Merit Network is pleased to host "JNCIA-M Certification Bootcamp," an 
intensive 5-day course that prepares students for the Juniper Networks 
Certified Internet Associate exam. This course will be taught during 
the week of April 14-18, 2008, at the Michigan Information Technology 
Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Registration and a full course description are now available at:

  http://www.merit.edu/events/juniper2

The Bootcamp is an excellent development opportunity for people who 
have basic Juniper OS skills. Students should be familiar with the 
Juniper Networks CLI and be capable of configuring a basic OSPF and BGP 
network using the JUNOS software.

During the week, students will be presented with individual topics and 
problems to solve including the JUNOS software CLI, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, 
BGP, MPLS, firewalls, and routing policy. Each topic is explained in 
detail and students practice their skills using live routers and 
through numerous practice mini-exams. The boot camp is approximately 
80% lecture and 20% hands-on lab.  Class size is taught with one router 
per two students, and class size is limited to 16.

On the final day of the course, students are presented with a review 
and a complete practice exam that closely simulates the actual JNCIA 
testing environment. All students receive a free certification exam 
voucher good for the JNCIA-M exam, an online JNCIA-M practice exam, and 
three JNCIA-M written practice exams at the conclusion of class. The 
Bootcamp is taught by iPath Technologies, a Juniper training partner 
and the only organization in the U.S. providing the course in this 
format.


PRICING AND REGISTRATION
This course is available to Merit Member organizations for $2400 per 
attendee; to educational and non-profit organizations for $2950 per 
attendee; and to others for $3500 (list price) per attendee.

The class will include continental breakfast, breaks and beverages, 
plus lunch on Friday. Thanks to Juniper for their sponsorship of the 
food for this workshop.

Registration is now available at:

   http://www.merit.edu/events/juniper2

Payment may be made by credit card, check or purchase order. 
Registration may be canceled up to 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, April 4 
minus a processing fee of $35. Please register by Wednesday, March 26, 
2008, in order to help ensure that the course can be held.


ABOUT MERIT
Merit Network Inc., a non-profit corporation governed by Michigan's 
public universities, owns and operates America's longest-running 
regional research and education network. Founded in 1966, Merit 
supports the high performance networking needs of Michigan's 
universities, colleges, K-12 schools, libraries, state government, 
health care and other non-profit organizations. Through Merit, 
Michigan's research and education organizations have access to 
leading-edge network research, state and national collaborations, and 
international peering connections. For more information, please visit 
www.merit.edu.


For further information contact:

Andy Rosenzweig
Merit Network, Inc.
734-764-7146


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