DsTAXI Beta Release and Training Class

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dsTAXI®, the Financial Accounting application written using Forté
Express, will be available in its BETA release version mid-June.
Multicurrency, multi-company, multi-lingual, and with the ability to
journalize one entry with multiple accounting treatments (for example,
American GAAP and Italian accounting principles), dsTAXI® is designed
to fulfill international requirements.
General Ledger, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functionality
are available for testing. The beta test schedule will last for
approximately 60 days; we are asking that all tests be completed and
results documented by the end of August.
We ask that all Beta Testers:
* complete and submit the Beta Tester Application Form;
* sign and submit the Non-Disclosure Agreement;
* install the application within 7 working days of receipt of
libraries;
* communicate in a timely manner all application errors, problems and
anomalies to DS Data Systems;
* provide DS Data Systems with documentation of all tests performed and
results obtained.
DS Data Systems will provide:
* application training without cost at our headquarters in Parma,
Italy;
* communication and support via e-mail and telephone;
* Beta-tester documentation requirements;
* a database containing sample database entries;
* a clean database for building test entries.
Product information, the Beta Tester Application Form and
Non-Disclosure Agreement can all be found on our web site:
http://www.dsdata.com .
The training class is scheduled for June 30th - July 4th in Parma,
Italy. Parma is one hour south of Milan, two hours north of Florence,
and in the heart of the Emilia-Romagna region most famous for its
castles and gastronomy. Reserve your space now!
For further inquiries, please contact us via e-mail, fax or telephone.
Sincerely,Andrea Chiapello
DS Data Systems
Tel: +39.521.278.411
Fax. [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.dsdata.com/

Answer 1

Tom,
Just to add in some my thoughts.. You probably get more money from the OKP materials than the standard courses IMHO.  If you don't already have a license for the CRM 40, CRM 50 and CRM 2006s/2007 OKP materials then you should purchase it.  The OKP materials for CRM 40 almost cover the fundamentals of how the system works and the associated functionality.  It is quite easy then to pick each new release after reading the 40 baseline materials.
You will probably learn more by working with a CRM sandbox or building actual scenario than what the classes can teach you.  The classes are good if you need an overview of the material and want to get away from your office and focus on learning.
I have somehow managed to in the last several years to get by with very little classroom training, but tons of self study using the system materials and OKP materials.  I don't claim to know every aspect of CRM, but you can get things done on your own.
Oh btw the material you found online is probably an illegal copy of that material. 
Take care,
Stephen