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Plone LIVE Book Offer

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So you dig Plone? Cool. Are you hawking it within your company? Better. You have some ideas to share? Awesome!

The team at CIGNEX, the open source evangelist company, has authored a 400-page book, "Plone Live," that is full of useful stuff -- codes, ideas, tools, and so on -- for you, the Plone developer. Published by Sourcebeat, this book is now available in print.

We are giving away 500 FREE copies to active Plone believers. Sure, there is a catch. We want you to tell us your take on Plone -- projects you are working on, tools that you have built, ideas you'd like to share.

Just fill out this Signup Form describing your Plone commitment, and if you qualify (more on that below) we'll send your copy right away.

In a Nutshell

Authors:
Michel Pelletier
Munwar Shariff Printed:402 pages
Publisher: SourceBeat
Copyright Year: 2005
Language: English
Edition: 1

Background

The fact that you are here shows your interest in Plone, the world's leading open source content management system. Plone Live is the latest book on Plone (released on June 10, 2005) and it was joint project between CIGNEX and Sourcebeat. It is a labor of love for authors Munwar Shariff and Michel Pelletier, who will ensure that Plone Live remains current by releasing monthly updates to the book. In addition, the authors maintain a blog for Plone Live where they continue to engage with the readers on a weekly basis.

So, why are we making this offer of a free Plone Live book for qualified people? What's in it for CIGNEX?

We at CIGNEX are interested in growing the market for Plone worldwide because our success will grow with that market. So we want to support Plone, and we think this is a great way to do it.

Who are the authors of Plone Live?

Michel Pelletier is an architect at CIGNEX Technologies. In this role, he is involved in several high-profile Plone based engagements. Michel is the co-author of "The Zope Book" and "The Zope Developer's Guide" and has written numerous articles on Zope and ZODB. Michel has been working on Python and Zope for over five years. He also worked at Zope Corporation helping them develop Zope versions 1.0 to 2.2 and creating features such as ZCatalog and MIME encoding support.

Munwar Shariff is co-founder and VP of Global Delivery at CIGNEX. He has served as chief architect of several large scale projects in Open Source and J2EE Technologies. Over a 14-year career in the USA, Europe and Asia, Munwar has worked on more than 40 web applications using Zope, CMF, Plone, MySQL and LDAP technologies. He has written a number of articles on Open Source and is a frequent speaker at conferences related to this topic. His clients include Epson, Lawrence Livermore Labs, Broadvision, Wal-Mart, Mitsubishi and Compaq.

Quotes

"PloneLive.com is a great idea! A reference that is updated monthly to reflect the continual changes in Plone will be useful for anyone who needs leading edge information. Long-time Zope experts Michel Pelletier and CIGNEX CTO Munwar Shariff have teamed up on this project and I am excited about its benefit for the global Plone community." -- Alan Runyan, Creator of Plone

"Plone Live will be your guidebook on your journey. As Plone grows, Plone Live will grow with it. Thanks, Michel and Munwar, for showing that open source can be a leader in documentation." -- Paul Everitt, Executive Director of Plone Foundation

"PloneLive is an excellent book for both beginning and expert Plone developers. Their focus on real-world design, security, and testing make this a book for serious developers interested in building and refining their skills." -- Joel Burton, Chair of the Board, Plone Foundation

What's covered in this book?

Here is the table of contents for the book:

  1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Plone Development
  2. Chapter 2: Anatomy of Plone
  3. Chapter 3: Getting started with Plone
  4. Chapter 4: Basic Customizations
  5. Chapter 5: Membership and Security
  6. Chapter 6: Creating Portal Types
  7. Chapter 7: Archetypes
  8. Chapter 8: Advanced Plone Features and Products
  9. Chapter 9: Plone and Relational Databases
  10. Chapter 10: Membership Using LDAP
  11. Chapter 11: Integrating with Non-Plone Systems
  12. Appendix A: Mind Maps
  13. Appendix B: Page Template Reference
  14. Appendix C: Useful Resources

Whether you are novice or a seasoned developer, you will find what you need in Plone Live!

What exactly will you get?

If you are qualified, you will get the following:

  1. Printed copy of the latest version of the book, shipped to you at our cost. Remember, the book gets updated every month ($45 value).
  2. Discount code giving you a 25% discount if you want to subscribe to the digital version. The digital version is guaranteed to be current for the next twelve months.

This is a great deal for anyone who is doing serious plone work right now.

What are the qualification criteria?

To get one of the 500 free copies of Plone Live that CIGNEX is giving away to support Plone efforts in the US:

  1. You must be a resident of United States.
  2. You must be involved in a serious Plone project either for commercial purposes or for a non-profit cause.
  3. You must be able to make a good case for why you need this book and how you will help expand the market for Plone.

I think I am qualified, how should I get started?

Follow these simple steps:

  1. Either download the form here  and complete it and fax it, or CLICK HERE to fill it out online.
  2. Information you need to complete
    a. Contact Information (Name, phone, email etc.)
    b. Your Plone Experience Profile (Novice, Beginner, Advanced etc.)
    c. Describe how you are using Plone for a serious project now
  3. That's it. We will let you know if you are one of the recipients of the book.
  4. Do it quick. Books are given out on a "first come, first served" basis, and 500 will go fast.

Come and get yours!!