DCRT Offers New Computer Classes for Fall Term
By Leslie Barden
This fall's DCRT Computer Training Program offers 75 classes on topics in Internet tools and resources, statistics, personal computing, database, Unix, and mainframe services, along with seminars for scientists in imaging, molecular modeling, computational biology, and sequence analysis.
The most exciting area in computing, the World Wide Web, is the focus of several classes this term. Seminars will describe the features of Netscape, the most popular Web browser at NIH, and its new competitor, Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Web page designers may be interested in three new classes: "Where To Keep Web Pages at NIH," "Tools to Integrate Databases into the Web," and "Designing Graphics for the Web." In "Designing an Intranet," DCRT will share its experience in developing a local Web for internal use.
"Computational Biology: Tools on the Web," and "Computing and Biomedical Science: Looking Beyond the World Wide Web," reflect the impact of the Internet on science. Other new scientific seminars include "Formation of Biological Vesicles," "Wavelets in Tomography," and "Image Reconstruction via the Maximum Entropy Method." "Getting Started on the NIH SP Parallel Computer" is designed for researchers who would like use this parallel machine.
Eight new classes show the rapidly changing area of personal computing. The conversion from MS Mail to Exchange will be explained in "MS Exchange Migration for MS Mail Administrators," and "A Look at MS Exchange for End Users." Microsoft Office 97 and FrontPage, a PC product for creating Web pages without writing code, will be demonstrated by Microsoft representatives. Windows NT, the most powerful operating system for the PC, is featured in two new classes: "Microsoft Windows NT Overview for Managers," and "Advanced Windows NT Workshop." Consider attending "How to Get NIH Site-licensed Software," to help you save money on software and "Choosing the Right PC: What You Need to Know," for guidance on upgrading your desktop.
As Web applications expand and become production services, the reliability and security of the mainframe are giving it a new role, a trend reflected in three new courses: "Web Data Access with Central Support," "Allocating Space for Mainframe Data," and "Backup/Recovery Facility for Personal Computers and Servers."
The mainframe-based Administrative Database Information System (ADBIS) has a new interface, ADBIS for Windows, which provides integrated information from the NIH Administrative Database. Sessions will be offered for each of the modules available so far: Budget and Finance, NIH Property Management, and Procurement and Market Requisitions.
For complete information on the fall term, visit the DCRT Web page at http://www.dcrt.nih.gov/, use WYLBUR's ENTER TRAINING command, or request a printed catalog by calling 4-DCRT. Classes are free and available to NIH staff and registered users of DCRT systems.
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