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This introductory training series is designed for those unfamiliar or just getting started with BIRT. During the day you will hear about technical strategies and opportunities that will help you anticipate and address future business needs –plus– learn how to develop rich information applications for your users through hands-on training that covers Eclipse and Actuate BIRT features.

These Roadshows are great ways to learn more about BIRT whether you're an Eclipse open source developer or an Actuate customer. Lunch is provided as well as giveaways and door prizes so you can expect an informative day with a chance to meet other BIRT users in your area and have a little fun.

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in one of these exciting events.

This introductory training series is designed for those unfamiliar or just getting started with BIRT. During the day you will hear about technical strategies and opportunities that will help you anticipate and address future business needs –plus– learn how to develop rich information applications for your users through hands-on training that covers Eclipse and Actuate BIRT features.

These Roadshows are great ways to learn more about BIRT whether you're an Eclipse open source developer or an Actuate customer. Lunch is provided as well as giveaways and door prizes so you can expect an informative day with a chance to meet other BIRT users in your area and have a little fun.

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in one of these exciting events.

Every year BIRT customers, BIRT developers and Actuate gather for Actuate Customer Days. This year's title, ActuateOne Live! 2012 is coming to San Francisco on November 8th and New York on November 14th. It's not too late to register for one of these free and informative all day events.

Whether you are an Actuate customer or an open source BIRT user, ActuateOne Live! is a great opportunity for managers, developers and analysts to learn more about the future of BIRT and what Actuate's commercial enhancements bring to the table. This year we will focus on big data and how BIRT is the solution for your big data visualization needs.

Developers will find interest in the Tips and Tricks sessions:

• Jason Weathersby - BIRT Essentials: Tips and Tricks Every Developer Should Know
  Learn some great new techniques about how to get the most out of your BIRT designs.
  
• Pierre Tessier - BIRT + Mobile: The Future Is Now
  See some of the wizardry you can perform with mobile and ActuateOne technologies.
  
• BIRT 3.7 Cheat Sheet Refcardz and a drawing for BIRT Books will also be available at the BIRT Exchange booth.

What to Expect at ActuateOne Live! 2012

• ActuateOne Live! keynote from CEO Pete Cittadini: The BIRT Big Data Hub
  
• Data Visualization and Big Data Keynotes from special guest experts Stephen Few and Shaku Atre
  
• Be one of the first to hear about the latest new features of Actuate 11!
  
• Big Data, BIRT 360 Dashboards and Scorecards: how it all comes together
  
• Networking with colleagues, Actuate management, BIRT experts and the community
  
• And of course, Actuate Customer Days always has some great prize drawings!

For More Information
Click on the city of your choice below, then register to attend.

• San Francisco - November 8, 2012
  
• New York - November 14, 2012

This introductory training series is designed for those unfamiliar or just getting started with BIRT. During the day you will hear about technical strategies and opportunities that will help you anticipate and address future business needs –plus– learn how to develop rich information applications for your users through hands-on training that covers Eclipse and Actuate BIRT features.

These Roadshows are great ways to learn more about BIRT whether you're an Eclipse open source developer or an Actuate customer. Lunch is provided as well as giveaways and door prizes so you can expect an informative day with a chance to meet other BIRT users in your area and have a little fun.

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in one of these events.

This introductory training series is designed for those unfamiliar or just getting started with BIRT. During the day you will hear about technical strategies and opportunities that will help you anticipate and address future business needs –plus– learn how to develop rich information applications for your users through hands-on training that covers Eclipse and Actuate BIRT features.

These Roadshows are great ways to learn more about BIRT whether you're an Eclipse open source developer or an Actuate customer. Lunch is provided as well as giveaways and door prizes so you can expect an informative day with a chance to meet other BIRT users in your area and have a little fun.

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in one of these events.

During the second calendar quarter of 2012, Actuate is hosting free one day strategy and training sessions in the following cities:

April

Chicago, IL . . . . . Tuesday, 4/24
Houston, TX . . . . . Wednesday, 4/25
London, UK. . . . . . Wednesday, 4/25

May

Nashville, TN . . . . Tuesday, 5/1
Birmingham, AL. . . . Thursday, 5/3
Hartford, CT. . . . . Tuesday, 5/8
Reston, VA. . . . . . Wednesday, 5/9
Philadelphia, PA. . . Tuesday, 5/15
St. Louis, MO . . . . Wednesday, 5/16
Paris, France . . . . Tuesday, 5/22

June

New York, NY. . . . . Tuesday, 6/5
Detroit, MI . . . . . Wednesday, 6/6
Minneapolis, MN . . . Tuesday, 6/12
Los Angeles, CA . . . Wednesday, 6/13
San Francisco, CA . . Thursday, 6/14


This introductory training series is designed for those unfamiliar or just getting started with BIRT. During the day you will hear about technical strategies and opportunities that will help you anticipate and address future business needs –plus– learn how to develop rich information applications for your users through hands-on training that covers Eclipse and Actuate BIRT features.

These Roadshows are great ways to learn more about BIRT whether you're an Eclipse open source developer or an Actuate customer. Lunch is provided as well as giveaways and door prizes so you can expect an informative day with a chance to meet other BIRT users in your area and have a little fun.

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in one of these events.

During the first calendar quarter of 2012, Actuate is hosting free one day strategy and training sessions in the following cities:

January

Pleasanton, CA.....Tuesday....1/31

February

Arlington, VA......Tuesday....2/07
South Florida......Thursday...2/09
London, UK.........Thursday...2/09
Indianapolis, IN...Wednesday..2/15
Dallas, TX.........Thursday...2/16
Boston, MA.........Tuesday....2/28

March

Orange County, CA..Thursday...3/01
Milwaukee, WI......Wednesday..3/07
Seattle, WA........Tuesday....3/13
Toronto, ON........Wednesday..3/14

April

London, UK.........Wednesday..4/25

This introductory training series is designed for those unfamiliar or just getting started with BIRT. During the day you will hear about technical strategies and opportunities that will help you anticipate and address future business needs –plus– learn how to develop rich information applications for your users through hands-on training that covers Eclipse and Actuate BIRT features.

These Roadshows are great ways to learn more about BIRT whether you're an Eclipse open source developer or an Actuate customer. Lunch is provided as well as giveaways and door prizes so you can expect an informative day with a chance to meet other BIRT users in your area and have a little fun.

Don't miss this opportunity to take part in one of these events.

Every year the BIRT world -- customers, BIRT developers and Actuate -- gathers for Actuate Customer Days. This year's theme, ActuateOne Live!, is coming to several cities throughout the world starting this November.

Whether you are an Actuate customer or an open source BIRT user, ActuateOne Live! is a great opportunity for managers, developers and analysts to learn more about the future of BIRT and what Actuate's commercial enhancements bring to the table. See for yourself why The Forrester Wave™: Open Source Business Intelligence (BI), Q3 2010 report said, "Actuate BIRT led the pack because of richness of reporting functionality.”

BONUS: As part of these events (and depending upon location), attendees can receive up to 4 hours of free hands-on training!

What to Expect

• ActuateOne Live! keynote from CEO Pete Cittadini
  
• Live Challenge- Watch "straw" flat tables turned into "gold" interactive dashboards using BIRT
  
• Hands-on training for BIRT Design and BIRT 360 Dashboards (varies depending on location)
  
• What's new in ActuateOne - latest features and analytics in release 11
  
• Live customer successes delivering value with BIRT and ActuateOne
  
• Networking with colleagues, Actuate management, BIRT experts and the community

For More Information
Click on the city of your choice below, then register to attend.

• San Francisco - November 3, 2011
  
• New York - November 9, 2011
  
• Paris - November 15, 2011
  
• London - November 16, 2011
  
• Frankfurt - November 17, 2011
  
• Singapore - December 1, 2011

I'm pleased to announce that the third edition of Integrating and Extending BIRT, companion volume to BIRT: A Field Guide is at last available!

From the Product Description:

Integrating and Extending BIRT, Third Edition, introduces programmers to BIRT architecture and the reporting framework. BIRT technology makes it possible for programmers to build customized reports using scripting and BIRT APIs. This book also includes extensive examples of how to use the Eclipse Plug-in Development Environment to build plug-ins to extend the features of the BIRT framework. The source code for these examples is available for download.

This book has been updated with the latest material from BIRT 3.7.

Integrating and Extending BIRT, Third Edition includes these key features:

• Installing and deploying BIRT
  
• Deploying a BIRT report to an application server
  
• Understanding BIRT architecture
  
• Scripting in a BIRT report design
  
• Integrating BIRT functionality into applications
  
• Working with the BIRT extension framework

This revised and expanded third edition also features the following new content:

• Updated architectural diagrams
  
• Expanded scripting examples
  
• Debugging event handlers
  
• Developing an advanced report item with data binding
  
• Developing a data extraction extension
  
• Developing a charting extension

The authors, Jason Weathersby, Tom Bondur and Iana Chatalbasheva are all members of the extended BIRT development team.

The book can be purchased through most major booksellers including Amazon, Barnes and Noble and InformIT.

Readers may be interested in this book’s companion volume. BIRT: A Field Guide, Third Edition, the authoritative guide to using BIRT Report Designer, the graphical tool that enables users of all levels to build reports, from simple to complex, without programming.

InformIT is offering a discount for either or both 3rd Edition BIRT Books. See the Special Promotional Discount for more information.

If you can get to Bangalore on August 26th, don't miss your opportunity to learn more about BIRT. Attend this free workshop to get solid technical knowledge from the experts, and learn how to create interactive content and highly-visual data presentations using BIRT, Javascript, Flash and Actuate's AJAX-powered Interactive Viewer. Register today!

Location: Vivanta by Taj, Bangalore, India

Agenda: BIRT Roadshow

09:00 - 10:00 Registration and Refreshments
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome and Introductions
10:10 - 11:15 Who Is BIRT? Solving Your Data Visualisation Needs with
              Open Source
11:15 - 11:45 How to be a Hero: Anticipating a New Generation of Users
11:45 - 13:00 Accelerate with BIRT and Actuate 11
13:00         Questions and Close

In addition, attendees will receive:

• FREE training material to get started with BIRT
  
• FREE software evaluation licenses: Actuate BIRT Designer Pro and Actuate iServer
  
• A BIRT Roadshow training certificate
  
• Entry into our prize draw

For more information and to reserve your spot at the Roadshow, click here.

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