Have Lunch with the Network Pros and Return to the Office Understanding Technology! Silicon Networks is Offering A FREE Small Business Networking Luncheon Workshop Series.

Silicon Networks offers more than a dozen free classes to the public. Learn Wireless Networking, Cisco Router Configuration, Telecommunications, HTML Programming, Linux Administration, Web Administration, and Network Security. A special Wine and Cheese Poolside reception is on May 14th: Professionals and Entrepreneurs Poolside Wine and Cheese Mixer.

(PRWEB) April 27, 2004 --Silicon Networks is a major local and wide area network-consulting firm, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Services include installation, support, and training for Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, and Red Hat Linux products. Communication products include T1 installation, DSL products, and web hosting. Web development services includes shopping carts, intelligent databases, XML scripting, and MySQL databases.

Silicon Networks offers a number of FREE training classes for the public:

Windows XP Performance Tuning - May 19th 11:30 AM -- 1 PM
Have lunch with the engineering staff of Silicon Networks, and find out how to increase performance on Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP workstations. This one and half hour lunch presentation will demonstrate how to dynamically tune local area networks, increase Internet access speed, and reduce system errors. Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581. For reservations, www.siliconnetworks.us.
   
Linux Made Simple- -May 22nd 9 AM -- Noon
Learn how to navigate Red Hat Linux, setup file permissions, make directories, copy files and directories, use ftp and telnet, and determine disk usage, processor utilization, print spool management, and web access permissions. Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581. For reservations, www.siliconnetworks.us.

Wireless Networking for Small Businesses - May 26th 11:30 AM -- 1 PM
Have lunch with the engineering staff of Silicon Networks, and find out how to design and implement wireless T1 networks with Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Red Hat Linux. This one and a half hour lunch presentation will demonstrate the Jack London Inns Wireless Network. Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581. For reservations, www.siliconnetworks.us.

Integrating Windows XP with Linux Redhat - June 9th 11:30 AM -- 1 PM
Have lunch with the engineering staff of Silicon Networks, and find out how to integrate Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP with Redhat Linux Server Technologies. Find out how to run popular Windows applications such as Microsoft Office, Autodesk, Visio, and Microsoft Outlook in a Redhat Linux Server environment. This one and a half hour lunch presentation will demonstrate the Jack London Inns Wireless Network. Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581. For reservations, www.siliconnetworks.us.

Low Cost T1 and Broadband Communications - June 16th 11:30 AM -- 1 PM
Have lunch with the engineering staff of Silicon Networks and discover how small businesses can benefit by using T1 Integrated products to reduce cost and increase internet performance. Silicon Networks offers web hosting, email hosting, T1 services, and ebusiness products. This one and a half hour lunch presentation will demonstrate the Jack London Inns Wireless Network T1 connection with diagnostic tools. Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581.

Network Security - June 23rd, 11:30 AM -- 1 PM
Have lunch with the engineering staff of Silicon Networks, and find out how to design and implement security for local area networks. Topics include imaging, backups, virus software, routers, firewalls, Internet access security, and audit policies.

Two Special Events:

Job Skills Workshop - May 14th   4 -- 6 PM   
Find out whos hiring who" in this dynamic two-hour workshop with the engineering staff of Silicon Networks. What skills, attributes, and knowledge is required in todays workforce? How can the individual develop those skills to be employed in the information economy in 2005? Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581.

Professionals and Entrepreneurs Wine and Cheese Mixer - May 14th 6-- PM        
Meet at this poolside mixer, a Jack London Inn. Sponsored by the Jack London Inn and Silicon Networks, this mixer begins at 5 PM, May 14th. Meet prospects, clients, vendors, and employees at this WIFI hotspot. Bring lots of business cards, and prepare to exchange leads.

Silicon Networks, Jack London Inn, 444 Embarcadero West, Oakland, CA 94607 (510) 764-9581.

Silicon Networks provides engineering for many top San Francisco Bay Area companies for Windows Networking; Novell NetWare Server products, IBM AIX, and Red Hat Linux servers. Silicon Networks is a major provider of T1 access products for the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area. For more information about Silicon Networks products, call (510) 764-9581. www.siliconnetworks.us.