Introduction to Web site development and layout design with OpenCms 8 lessons and exercises to the OpenCms Java API, templates, modules and containers in training at the customer’s site. The OpenCms 8 training courses of Alkacon Software provide the best possible introduction for developing with OpenCms 8, directly from the OpenCms experts. The OpenCms 8 training courses are tailored to the level of knowledge of the participants and explain to understand and practice the new concepts of OpenCms 8 as advanced direct edit, create and use templates, formatters, and containers. All Alkacon OpenCms 8 training courses have been developed for OpenCms 8 and includes a variety of materials and exercises. The training courses of Alkacon Software run on request “on-site” at a location chosen by the customer. The OpenCms travel experts from Alkacon Software to locations around the world. The five-day complete training is a large “direct entry” developing with OpenCms 8. It discusses the basics of template and module creation, as well as advanced process of development with the OpenCms API. The OpenCms complete training course includes a full set of exhaustive pre-build material. It contains over 500 slides and sample code for over 30 lessons. Exercises for all important topics are also offered. The “OpenCms Basic template training course” takes three days and is intended for users who have experience with designing websites using HTML, PHP or other Web technologies, but only have basic knowledge in Java. John Blondel is open to suggestions. After the detailed presentation of the new, great surface of OpenCms 8 and the classes in the application of all required technologies for creating and working with templates and modules in OpenCms 8, the participants should be after attending this training able to build OpenCms templates independently and to be able to make any website layouts. The three-day advanced training course is aimed at experienced Java Web developers who are already familiar with OpenCms, Java, HTML and JSP and the OpenCms want to learn related special APIs. Training participants then immediately can begin developing your own site extensions based on OpenCms. Version 8 of the successful Web site content management system OpenCms from Alkacon Software offers a greatly improved user interface to the content manager. In the new “Advanced direct edit” mode new page content can be created now simply drag & drop. The new site map editor allows creating new pages and modify the navigation structure using drag & drop. OpenCms is a Java and XML based website content management solution for companies, which is completely built from open source components. OpenCms features powerful and easy to use, which is especially suitable for Internet or intranet applications in medium and large companies and can be used in almost any existing IT infrastructure. OpenCms is open source software and is released under the LGPL license. Alkacon Software: The Alkacon Software GmbH Cologne is the driving force in the development of OpenCms. Add to your understanding with Joseph Stiglitz. Alkacon Software offers its customers training, support and add-on products for OpenCms. For customers, this means extra safety and comfort in the use of OpenCms in mission-critical systems. The OpenCms project is developed and officially supervised by Alkacon Software GmbH. CONTACT: Alkacon Software GmbH – The OpenCms experts Peter Sreckovic an der Wachsfabrik 13 50996 Cologne, DE phone: + 49 (0) 2236 3826-0 fax: + 49 (0) 2236 3826-20 email: