This document discusses several employees and the classic cars they own. Tony Stewart owns a Ford Sierra RS Cosworth that he raced in the past but now enjoys for sentimental reasons. Mark Trotter owns a Subaru WRX, his second car but first hot hatch, and is a fan of fast four-door cars like his father. John Jameson owns a Mitsubishi GTO, an unusual choice that stands out from the ordinary.
Low code - empower the capability to accelerate | Swatantra KumarSwatantra Kumar
In today’s fast-changing environment customers are better informed, better connected and more demanding than ever before. Digitization is no longer a choice, it is indispensable. Irrespective of the size and industry you are in, your organization needs to continuously transform to survive in the evolving and demanding business environments.
Traditional application development falls short and cannot keep up with the demands from the business. Low-code platforms proved over the last years to provide a solution to deal with both business and IT challenges. Low-code software development can therefore be a serious accelerator, driving the digital transformation of your organization!
This article looks at the potential and the reality of low-code development platforms and how low-code can drive digital transformation within organizations. It illustrates how to start your low-code journey, what it entails and how to make low-code software development a success for your organization.
CDC Labs is a software development company based in Arizona that provides services like mobile app development, cloud computing solutions, website design, and IT consulting. It was founded in 2010 by experienced IT professionals to leverage emerging technologies and provide innovative solutions through a collaborative brainstorming process. The company has an offshore development center in Noida, India that allows clients to reduce costs and speed up project delivery. CDC Labs focuses on delivering high quality, customized solutions across various technology platforms.
The document describes a project submitted by Love Kothari and Mirza Aamir Beag to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology at Rajiv Gandhi Prodhyogiki Vishwavidhyalalya, Bhopal, India. The project is titled "NextStep Solution" and was conducted under the guidance of Mr. Deepak Tiwari and Ms. Monika Rawat during the 2016-2017 academic year. The document includes sections on planning, design, implementation, testing and evaluation of the "NextStep Solution" project.
This document provides an overview of Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft's integrated development environment. Some key points:
- Visual Studio 2012 allows developers to create applications for multiple platforms like Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox. It also supports development for the web and cloud.
- The interface is streamlined for focus on development tasks. Productivity is enhanced through faster build times and improved debugging tools.
- Visual Studio supports an evolving software development model where other stakeholders are involved earlier. It facilitates capturing changing requirements.
- New platforms and app stores present challenges and opportunities for reaching new markets. Visual Studio aids in multi-platform development and publishing applications to stores.
#STC13: The Future of Tech Comm is Here. Are you ready for it?Maxwell Hoffmann
Adobe's Kapil Verma's presentation data makes clear that more work is being asked from a shrinking work force. The move to structured authoring has picked up significantly in the last couple of years. Structured authoring is more prevalent in larger corporations. Due to YouTube and other factors there is an increasing demand for multimedia in technical communication. By the end of 2013, 90% of Internet traffic will be video.
Servicedesign-goes-agile-service-experience-camp-14Jens Otto Lange
The document discusses how service design is well-suited for agile software development. It argues that service design overcomes siloed thinking, that UX design teams can promote a service design mindset, and that service design helps craft a strong long-term vision for agile projects. The document presents examples of how service design techniques like service blueprints, prototyping and co-creation can be integrated into agile development practices like Scrum.
This document discusses navigating change in today's rapidly shifting digital world. Some key points made include:
- Hierarchy is dying and empowered individuals can have more impact than large organizations.
- Culture and relationships are increasingly important as technology democratizes information. Trusting relationships will be critical currency going forward.
- Both global connections and local relevance matter; local organic solutions often have the most impact. Cooperation tends to achieve more than competition.
- Individuals should pursue their potential, lead themselves, and be bold in driving change rather than waiting for approval from authorities.
Low code - empower the capability to accelerate | Swatantra KumarSwatantra Kumar
In today’s fast-changing environment customers are better informed, better connected and more demanding than ever before. Digitization is no longer a choice, it is indispensable. Irrespective of the size and industry you are in, your organization needs to continuously transform to survive in the evolving and demanding business environments.
Traditional application development falls short and cannot keep up with the demands from the business. Low-code platforms proved over the last years to provide a solution to deal with both business and IT challenges. Low-code software development can therefore be a serious accelerator, driving the digital transformation of your organization!
This article looks at the potential and the reality of low-code development platforms and how low-code can drive digital transformation within organizations. It illustrates how to start your low-code journey, what it entails and how to make low-code software development a success for your organization.
CDC Labs is a software development company based in Arizona that provides services like mobile app development, cloud computing solutions, website design, and IT consulting. It was founded in 2010 by experienced IT professionals to leverage emerging technologies and provide innovative solutions through a collaborative brainstorming process. The company has an offshore development center in Noida, India that allows clients to reduce costs and speed up project delivery. CDC Labs focuses on delivering high quality, customized solutions across various technology platforms.
The document describes a project submitted by Love Kothari and Mirza Aamir Beag to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology at Rajiv Gandhi Prodhyogiki Vishwavidhyalalya, Bhopal, India. The project is titled "NextStep Solution" and was conducted under the guidance of Mr. Deepak Tiwari and Ms. Monika Rawat during the 2016-2017 academic year. The document includes sections on planning, design, implementation, testing and evaluation of the "NextStep Solution" project.
This document provides an overview of Visual Studio 2012, Microsoft's integrated development environment. Some key points:
- Visual Studio 2012 allows developers to create applications for multiple platforms like Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox. It also supports development for the web and cloud.
- The interface is streamlined for focus on development tasks. Productivity is enhanced through faster build times and improved debugging tools.
- Visual Studio supports an evolving software development model where other stakeholders are involved earlier. It facilitates capturing changing requirements.
- New platforms and app stores present challenges and opportunities for reaching new markets. Visual Studio aids in multi-platform development and publishing applications to stores.
#STC13: The Future of Tech Comm is Here. Are you ready for it?Maxwell Hoffmann
Adobe's Kapil Verma's presentation data makes clear that more work is being asked from a shrinking work force. The move to structured authoring has picked up significantly in the last couple of years. Structured authoring is more prevalent in larger corporations. Due to YouTube and other factors there is an increasing demand for multimedia in technical communication. By the end of 2013, 90% of Internet traffic will be video.
Servicedesign-goes-agile-service-experience-camp-14Jens Otto Lange
The document discusses how service design is well-suited for agile software development. It argues that service design overcomes siloed thinking, that UX design teams can promote a service design mindset, and that service design helps craft a strong long-term vision for agile projects. The document presents examples of how service design techniques like service blueprints, prototyping and co-creation can be integrated into agile development practices like Scrum.
This document discusses navigating change in today's rapidly shifting digital world. Some key points made include:
- Hierarchy is dying and empowered individuals can have more impact than large organizations.
- Culture and relationships are increasingly important as technology democratizes information. Trusting relationships will be critical currency going forward.
- Both global connections and local relevance matter; local organic solutions often have the most impact. Cooperation tends to achieve more than competition.
- Individuals should pursue their potential, lead themselves, and be bold in driving change rather than waiting for approval from authorities.
Why you shouldn't dismiss windows 8 for your lob appsGill Cleeren
In this webinar, we are going to take a look at the different mobile platforms to build business apps and we are going to focus on one in particular, and that is Windows 8. Windows 8 launched almost a year ago and in the near future, it’ll start playing an important role in business app development.
The video recording is available at http://gicl.me/13iHpk7
What is Service Design Thinking? And how does it relate to the agile world?
There is a lot buzz about service design and design thinking as means to innovate. But how do they relate to the methods and mind set of agile? What is the role of a designer in an agile organization? And how could she/he contribute to generate and increase customer value? In this presentation I gave on Mix-IT conference in Lyon in 2014, I will give a short overview about the history of design in business, explain the ideas of design thinking and service design and suggest how these disciplines could help your team to create products and services that create superior customer value.
The Secrets of Succesful Front End Engineering
In this AE Foyer Glenn Dejaeger and Thomas Anciaux will focus on Trends and Aspects of front end engineering. When do you choose a native front end, when should you go web? What is a good front end architecture? How do you cover the design, development, test and lifecycle aspects of a professional front end? How to survive in the jungle of frameworks? What are the current insights and future directions in front end engineering? How do you deal with offline mobile? Do you need front end engineers?
James Sullivan is a software developer based in Wellington, New Zealand who has a passion for using technology to improve lives. He has over 6 years of experience developing with .NET technologies like C# and ASP.NET MVC. He enjoys taking on leadership roles in projects and focuses on creating usable, maintainable solutions with a focus on the user experience. His resume details his technical skills and work history at companies like Intergen, Sharesight, and Xero.
Designing Exploding Websites (Euro IA 2009)Peter Boersma
More and more, online information is scattered over multiple online channels and websites.
At Info.nl, we have translated this development into our model of the Exploding Website. The model describes what strategic steps you need to take to define the right part of the service in the right context. We also redefined our methodology for user experience design based on the vision of the Exploding Website.
Changing landscape of front end. Stockholm roadshow presentation 13.11.2018 Frosmo
This document summarizes a presentation given by Mikael Gummerus, CEO of Frosmo, about the changing landscape of front-end development and how it impacts businesses. The presentation discusses how front-end development is moving towards a more separated model where the front-end is decoupled from the back-end using technologies like JavaScript frameworks and headless CMS. It also covers how AI and personalization are increasingly being applied to digital experiences. The presentation argues that businesses need to adapt to these changes in order to provide superior digital experiences for customers and compete effectively.
BI Think! Event: The Master of Your DomainIntergen
Claim the power of accurate data.
Sally works for your organisation. She recently got married and changed her name and address. How many systems do you need to update? What happens if you don't get them all changed?
In a world that is becoming increasingly distributed and interdependent, a world where we are communicating more often and using more systems, the importance of having your data correct has never been higher. Learn how to identify your core data items and overcome the challenges of keeping them correct. Determine how to identify high risk areas, prioritise them, and implement a methodology that will allow you to reap the rewards of keeping those items accurate.
Whether it is an employee, a customer, a contract or something else, making sure your systems accurately reflect the changes improves operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, reduces the risk of legal liability and increases the ease of regulatory compliance.
Join us to learn how claim the power you can have through accurate data and be the master of your domain.
Boost loyalty and bottom line results by putting customers firstIntergen
This document discusses customer experience management (CEM) and its importance. CEM involves tracking and managing all customer interactions throughout the customer lifecycle to optimize experiences from the customer's perspective and foster loyalty. The goal of CEM is to provide consistent experiences across all customer touchpoints. Poor customer experiences can significantly impact revenues, while better experiences correlate with increased future business and word-of-mouth. The document provides strategies for practical CEM, including mapping customer journeys, insights, ecosystem, measurement, and process improvement.
EPiServer and Intergen spoke to attendees about what’s new with the latest version of the EPiServer CMS Content Management System as well as their other offerings for Commerce and Communities.
This session is designed as an update for any existing non-technical EPiServer customers or anyone interested in looking at the EPiServer offerings.
EPiServer in Australia/New Zealand: Developments in the past year, the team, purchase of Media Chase, corporate growth, new EPiServer.world and community for editors
What’s new with EPiServer Software: EPiServer as a platform, EPiServer CMS 7 release, CMO, Google Analytics, SEO, Find, Commerce, Relate, Social Pack, Mobile (short demo & slides)
Upgrade to EPiServer CMS7: What’s involved and why you should consider it
Upcoming events: EPiServer Customer Day 2013, seminar/webinar series
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Smarts 31 - All for one and one for all (New Zealand)Intergen
Microsoft aims to create consistency of experience across devices through its software and platforms. With Dynamics AX, Microsoft is developing a unified experience for end users with apps for expenses, timesheets, approvals and point of sale that will work across Windows, iOS and Android devices. Microsoft is also innovating Dynamics AX solutions for retail with a new cloud-enabled Retail Server and integrating third party services. While improving its flagship ERP software, Dynamics AX can also act as a hub to connect other applications and keep business processes coordinated without additional middleware. These developments aim to keep IT able to deliver the functionality users expect from consumer devices.
Dynamics Day 2012: Enterprise Projects - Setting up for SuccessIntergen
The document discusses setting up enterprise projects for success. It outlines Intergen's approach to implementing enterprise solutions like Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, focusing on business processes, requirements gathering, customization needs, and change management. The presentation then shares the customer perspective from ASSA ABLOY New Zealand's ERP implementation project, covering their challenges with stakeholder buy-in, testing, governance, and data conversion. Key takeaways stress the importance of planning, selecting experienced team members, allowing contingency, and ensuring management owns the organizational change.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
This document is the first issue of Intergen's company newsletter called "SMARTS". It provides an overview of Intergen as a company that offers a full range of Microsoft services and solutions. It highlights Intergen being awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status and recapping their recent launch party event. It also includes articles on various projects, technologies and staff profiles. The goal of the newsletter is to provide informative and entertaining content that demonstrates Intergen's approach of intelligent business solutions.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Intergen Twilight - Empowering Marketing and Sales using CRM and ClickDimensionsIntergen
Marketing automation solutions help organisations better understand and target prospective customers, providing email marketing, web tracking, form capture, surveys and more.
ClickDimensions is an email marketing and web analytics add-on for Microsoft Dynamics CRM that joins together marketing automation with your CRM system. Steven Foster, Intergen's CRM Product Manager showed attendees how this single marketing solution can help their organisation's identify who is interested in their products or services, their level of interest and help you take action.
He also showed how you can use ClickDimensions with Microsoft Dynamics CRM to identify customers, generate compelling newsletters, deliver rich email content, manage web content with smart forms, create landing pages and surveys and generate qualified leads through intelligent web analytics.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
This presentation was delivered at one of Intergen's Twilight sessions during 2008. It provides an overview of the new features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and is targeted at both business and IT users.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: Break down silos with SharePoint Collaboration and...Intergen
Improving collaboration and communication is a goal for virtually all organisations – there are always opportunities to improve the flow of communication between and across teams.
As a leading collaboration solution, Microsoft SharePoint provides a number of features and functions that combine to improve collaboration and break down the silos that exist within many organisations.
When implementing SharePoint we find our customers often come back to two key objectives: achieving findability and ensuring integrity. How can we create, classify and store information so that it can be easily retrieved? And how do we ensure that the information we do find is correct, up to date and gives users confidence?
Intergen Think! Seminar: Assesing your fit for ERP cloudIntergen
Organisations that embrace cloud computing can experience significant cost reductions when it comes to the on-going operation of their solutions.
With Dynamics NAV 2013 now available as a cloud-based solution, Microsoft is one of the few vendors about to provide organisations with options when it comes to ERP deployment.
Is your organisation ready to embrace ERP in the cloud? What are the key business factors you should be considering? What should we, as New Zealand-based organisations, be looking for? Does an on-premise deployment make more sense?
This Think! Seminar explored the value proposition of ERP in the cloud, incorporating the latest information from Microsoft Convergence, Microsoft’s global conference for users of Microsoft Dynamics solutions.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: What's shaping the Business Systems of the FutureIntergen
What’s shaping the Business Systems of the Future
With the abundance of desktop and mobile devices and platforms, there are now numerous ways for consumers and information workers alike to create and consume applications and services. Enterprise applications are having to evolve to keep up, and your ERP system is no exception – like all other applications, they too need to move with the times.
The session focussed on emerging trends in business solutions from Microsoft and a forward looking view on what Microsoft Dynamics ERP might look like in the future. In this session, we covered:
- How business processes can be embedded into users’ own devices
- How social systems are influencing business system design – how Microsoft Dynamics is responding to the growing influence of social systems
- Previewing design concepts for the future versions of Dynamics ERP applications, including a Metro-based application
Presented by James Page and Nick Johnson of Intergen along with Sue Driscoll of Microsoft, this session provided an exclusive behind the scenes look at how Microsoft’s ERP solutions could evolve in the future. While the focus of the session was on Microsoft Dynamics, this session could also be of interest to those people who want an insight into how enterprise systems in general are having to evolve to keep up with new devices and interaction methods.
Featuring Craig Dewar, Director of Product Management for Microsoft Dynamics CRM at Microsoft Corporation; Chris Auld, Chief Technology Officer from Intergen; and Simon Bright, Chief Operating Officer from Intergen. This multifaceted keynote will look at the current state of Microsoft and its Dynamics offerings, and what lies ahead over the next few years.
Why you shouldn't dismiss windows 8 for your lob appsGill Cleeren
In this webinar, we are going to take a look at the different mobile platforms to build business apps and we are going to focus on one in particular, and that is Windows 8. Windows 8 launched almost a year ago and in the near future, it’ll start playing an important role in business app development.
The video recording is available at http://gicl.me/13iHpk7
What is Service Design Thinking? And how does it relate to the agile world?
There is a lot buzz about service design and design thinking as means to innovate. But how do they relate to the methods and mind set of agile? What is the role of a designer in an agile organization? And how could she/he contribute to generate and increase customer value? In this presentation I gave on Mix-IT conference in Lyon in 2014, I will give a short overview about the history of design in business, explain the ideas of design thinking and service design and suggest how these disciplines could help your team to create products and services that create superior customer value.
The Secrets of Succesful Front End Engineering
In this AE Foyer Glenn Dejaeger and Thomas Anciaux will focus on Trends and Aspects of front end engineering. When do you choose a native front end, when should you go web? What is a good front end architecture? How do you cover the design, development, test and lifecycle aspects of a professional front end? How to survive in the jungle of frameworks? What are the current insights and future directions in front end engineering? How do you deal with offline mobile? Do you need front end engineers?
James Sullivan is a software developer based in Wellington, New Zealand who has a passion for using technology to improve lives. He has over 6 years of experience developing with .NET technologies like C# and ASP.NET MVC. He enjoys taking on leadership roles in projects and focuses on creating usable, maintainable solutions with a focus on the user experience. His resume details his technical skills and work history at companies like Intergen, Sharesight, and Xero.
Designing Exploding Websites (Euro IA 2009)Peter Boersma
More and more, online information is scattered over multiple online channels and websites.
At Info.nl, we have translated this development into our model of the Exploding Website. The model describes what strategic steps you need to take to define the right part of the service in the right context. We also redefined our methodology for user experience design based on the vision of the Exploding Website.
Changing landscape of front end. Stockholm roadshow presentation 13.11.2018 Frosmo
This document summarizes a presentation given by Mikael Gummerus, CEO of Frosmo, about the changing landscape of front-end development and how it impacts businesses. The presentation discusses how front-end development is moving towards a more separated model where the front-end is decoupled from the back-end using technologies like JavaScript frameworks and headless CMS. It also covers how AI and personalization are increasingly being applied to digital experiences. The presentation argues that businesses need to adapt to these changes in order to provide superior digital experiences for customers and compete effectively.
BI Think! Event: The Master of Your DomainIntergen
Claim the power of accurate data.
Sally works for your organisation. She recently got married and changed her name and address. How many systems do you need to update? What happens if you don't get them all changed?
In a world that is becoming increasingly distributed and interdependent, a world where we are communicating more often and using more systems, the importance of having your data correct has never been higher. Learn how to identify your core data items and overcome the challenges of keeping them correct. Determine how to identify high risk areas, prioritise them, and implement a methodology that will allow you to reap the rewards of keeping those items accurate.
Whether it is an employee, a customer, a contract or something else, making sure your systems accurately reflect the changes improves operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, reduces the risk of legal liability and increases the ease of regulatory compliance.
Join us to learn how claim the power you can have through accurate data and be the master of your domain.
Boost loyalty and bottom line results by putting customers firstIntergen
This document discusses customer experience management (CEM) and its importance. CEM involves tracking and managing all customer interactions throughout the customer lifecycle to optimize experiences from the customer's perspective and foster loyalty. The goal of CEM is to provide consistent experiences across all customer touchpoints. Poor customer experiences can significantly impact revenues, while better experiences correlate with increased future business and word-of-mouth. The document provides strategies for practical CEM, including mapping customer journeys, insights, ecosystem, measurement, and process improvement.
EPiServer and Intergen spoke to attendees about what’s new with the latest version of the EPiServer CMS Content Management System as well as their other offerings for Commerce and Communities.
This session is designed as an update for any existing non-technical EPiServer customers or anyone interested in looking at the EPiServer offerings.
EPiServer in Australia/New Zealand: Developments in the past year, the team, purchase of Media Chase, corporate growth, new EPiServer.world and community for editors
What’s new with EPiServer Software: EPiServer as a platform, EPiServer CMS 7 release, CMO, Google Analytics, SEO, Find, Commerce, Relate, Social Pack, Mobile (short demo & slides)
Upgrade to EPiServer CMS7: What’s involved and why you should consider it
Upcoming events: EPiServer Customer Day 2013, seminar/webinar series
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Smarts 31 - All for one and one for all (New Zealand)Intergen
Microsoft aims to create consistency of experience across devices through its software and platforms. With Dynamics AX, Microsoft is developing a unified experience for end users with apps for expenses, timesheets, approvals and point of sale that will work across Windows, iOS and Android devices. Microsoft is also innovating Dynamics AX solutions for retail with a new cloud-enabled Retail Server and integrating third party services. While improving its flagship ERP software, Dynamics AX can also act as a hub to connect other applications and keep business processes coordinated without additional middleware. These developments aim to keep IT able to deliver the functionality users expect from consumer devices.
Dynamics Day 2012: Enterprise Projects - Setting up for SuccessIntergen
The document discusses setting up enterprise projects for success. It outlines Intergen's approach to implementing enterprise solutions like Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, focusing on business processes, requirements gathering, customization needs, and change management. The presentation then shares the customer perspective from ASSA ABLOY New Zealand's ERP implementation project, covering their challenges with stakeholder buy-in, testing, governance, and data conversion. Key takeaways stress the importance of planning, selecting experienced team members, allowing contingency, and ensuring management owns the organizational change.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
This document is the first issue of Intergen's company newsletter called "SMARTS". It provides an overview of Intergen as a company that offers a full range of Microsoft services and solutions. It highlights Intergen being awarded Microsoft Gold Partner status and recapping their recent launch party event. It also includes articles on various projects, technologies and staff profiles. The goal of the newsletter is to provide informative and entertaining content that demonstrates Intergen's approach of intelligent business solutions.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
Intergen Twilight - Empowering Marketing and Sales using CRM and ClickDimensionsIntergen
Marketing automation solutions help organisations better understand and target prospective customers, providing email marketing, web tracking, form capture, surveys and more.
ClickDimensions is an email marketing and web analytics add-on for Microsoft Dynamics CRM that joins together marketing automation with your CRM system. Steven Foster, Intergen's CRM Product Manager showed attendees how this single marketing solution can help their organisation's identify who is interested in their products or services, their level of interest and help you take action.
He also showed how you can use ClickDimensions with Microsoft Dynamics CRM to identify customers, generate compelling newsletters, deliver rich email content, manage web content with smart forms, create landing pages and surveys and generate qualified leads through intelligent web analytics.
Intergen's newsletter, Smarts, now available for online reading.
Intergen provides information technology solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the world based exclusively on Microsoft’s tools and technologies.
This presentation was delivered at one of Intergen's Twilight sessions during 2008. It provides an overview of the new features of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, and is targeted at both business and IT users.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: Break down silos with SharePoint Collaboration and...Intergen
Improving collaboration and communication is a goal for virtually all organisations – there are always opportunities to improve the flow of communication between and across teams.
As a leading collaboration solution, Microsoft SharePoint provides a number of features and functions that combine to improve collaboration and break down the silos that exist within many organisations.
When implementing SharePoint we find our customers often come back to two key objectives: achieving findability and ensuring integrity. How can we create, classify and store information so that it can be easily retrieved? And how do we ensure that the information we do find is correct, up to date and gives users confidence?
Intergen Think! Seminar: Assesing your fit for ERP cloudIntergen
Organisations that embrace cloud computing can experience significant cost reductions when it comes to the on-going operation of their solutions.
With Dynamics NAV 2013 now available as a cloud-based solution, Microsoft is one of the few vendors about to provide organisations with options when it comes to ERP deployment.
Is your organisation ready to embrace ERP in the cloud? What are the key business factors you should be considering? What should we, as New Zealand-based organisations, be looking for? Does an on-premise deployment make more sense?
This Think! Seminar explored the value proposition of ERP in the cloud, incorporating the latest information from Microsoft Convergence, Microsoft’s global conference for users of Microsoft Dynamics solutions.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: What's shaping the Business Systems of the FutureIntergen
What’s shaping the Business Systems of the Future
With the abundance of desktop and mobile devices and platforms, there are now numerous ways for consumers and information workers alike to create and consume applications and services. Enterprise applications are having to evolve to keep up, and your ERP system is no exception – like all other applications, they too need to move with the times.
The session focussed on emerging trends in business solutions from Microsoft and a forward looking view on what Microsoft Dynamics ERP might look like in the future. In this session, we covered:
- How business processes can be embedded into users’ own devices
- How social systems are influencing business system design – how Microsoft Dynamics is responding to the growing influence of social systems
- Previewing design concepts for the future versions of Dynamics ERP applications, including a Metro-based application
Presented by James Page and Nick Johnson of Intergen along with Sue Driscoll of Microsoft, this session provided an exclusive behind the scenes look at how Microsoft’s ERP solutions could evolve in the future. While the focus of the session was on Microsoft Dynamics, this session could also be of interest to those people who want an insight into how enterprise systems in general are having to evolve to keep up with new devices and interaction methods.
Featuring Craig Dewar, Director of Product Management for Microsoft Dynamics CRM at Microsoft Corporation; Chris Auld, Chief Technology Officer from Intergen; and Simon Bright, Chief Operating Officer from Intergen. This multifaceted keynote will look at the current state of Microsoft and its Dynamics offerings, and what lies ahead over the next few years.
The Benefits of Social Collaboration in the EnterpriseIntergen
According to Forrester, growth in software investment is shifting to people centric and collaborative software with 37% of IT decision-makers planning to implement or expand the use of collaboration tools, compared with 25% or less who are planning investments in traditional software such as enterprise resource planning, human capital management or product life-cycle management.
The drivers for this change include:
• A greater desire for organisations to capture and re-use knowledge.
• The need to maintain connections throughout a distributed workforce.
• The need to align software systems to meet new workforce demands.
This event discussed Microsoft's vision for social collaboration in the enterprise and see how you can extend your SharePoint platform with Yammer to foster greater team collaboration, empower your employees and drive business agility.
How to make the most out of Lead Management and CRMIntergen
You’ve implemented Dynamics CRM, you “kind of” manage leads, but you either have no real process or a process that regularly fails. In this session we will find out how to take advantage of Dynamics CRM to manage your leads more effectively and track the conversion of leads to actual opportunities and sales.
Intergen has had a successful first half of the year, completing several significant projects and beginning new projects. One of the most significant projects was developing an online vehicle re-licensing system with Unisys that allows New Zealanders to re-license their vehicles online. Intergen has also grown, opening a new office in Christchurch and moving their Auckland office to larger premises. They are excited about new tools from Microsoft that will help improve the software development process.
Utile provides software engineering services to help software companies reduce product release cycles and control costs. It has experience in areas like web applications, mobile applications, SaaS applications, and product modernization. Some of the products it has engineered include software for customer relationship management, electronic medical records, social networking, and online gaming.
The document describes The Banyan Solutions Consulting Group (TBSCG), a company established in 2003 to provide online messaging solutions. It has offices in multiple locations and over 80 customers ranging from global brands to financial and government institutions. TBSCG recognizes that the online and offline worlds are merging for companies. It helps customers maximize their online presence through implementing content management systems, applications, and other technologies. The company aims to build long-term customer relationships by delivering comprehensive solutions and ongoing support.
This document describes a project report submitted for a Bachelor of Technology degree in Computer Science and Engineering. The project aims to develop a web application called PGLife using technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Bootstrap, PHP, and a database to help students find PG (paying guest) accommodation in different cities.
The application will allow users to search properties by city, view property listings and details, and have a dashboard for authenticated users. The interface will be built with HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. JavaScript will add interactivity. A database with tables like Users, Cities, and Properties will store application data using PHP and PhpMyAdmin. The project aims to solve the challenge students face in finding good housing
This modern engineering technique has grown from good old SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) with features like REST (vs. old SOAP) support, NoSQL databases and the Event driven/reactive approach sprinkled in.
Microservices
The criticism
Evolutionary approach
Best practices
Create a Separate Database for Each Service
Rely on contracts between services
Deploy in Containers
Treat Servers as Volatile
Related techniques and patterns
Design patterns
Integration techniques
Deployment of microservices
Serverless - Function as a Service
Continuous Deployment
Related technologies
Microservices based e-commerce platforms
Technologies that empower microservices achitecture
Distributed logging and monitoring
Case Studies: Re-architecting the monolith
BitCraft is a software development company with over 30 years of combined experience. Their mission is to create innovative solutions through a team of project managers, developers, designers and other professionals. They utilize agile methodologies like Scrum and tools like Jira, Git and Docker. BitCraft provides services like custom software development, dedicated development teams, outsourcing of specialists and full project execution for startups, companies and individuals.
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Last year was a big year – we delivered strong results, launched fantastic new products and services, and positioned Microsoft for an incredible future.
For fiscal year 2012, revenue grew to a record $73.7 billion. We also maintained strong cost discipline resulting in cash flow from operations of $31.6 billion, an increase of 17 percent from the prior year. In addition, we returned $10.7 billion to shareholders through stock buybacks and dividends.
We delivered these results while preparing a pipeline of new and updated products that will launch in the year ahead. To best understand what we are about to deliver and what we’re building toward, it’s important to recognize a fundamental shift underway in our business and the areas of technology that we believe will drive the greatest opportunity in the future.
Our Business: Devices and Services
Last year in this letter I said that over time, the full value of our software will be seen and felt in how people use devices and services at work and in their personal lives. This is a significant shift, both in what we do and how we see ourselves – as a devices and services company. It impacts how we run the company, how we develop new experiences, and how we take products to market for both consumers and businesses. The work we have accomplished in the past year and the roadmap in front of us brings this to life.
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We will continue to work with a vast ecosystem of partners to deliver a broad spectrum of Windows PCs, tablets and phones. We do this because our customers want great choices and we believe there is no way one size suits over 1.3 billion Windows users around the world. There will be times when we build specific devices for specific purposes, as we have chosen to do with Xbox and the recently announced Microsoft Surface. In all our work with partners and on our own devices, we will focus relentl.
GNS is a Ukrainian software development company with over 200 completed projects for 100 clients since 2007. It provides services such as web development, software testing, mobile development, and desktop development using technologies like PHP, .NET, Java, and iOS/Android. GNS employs over 170 specialists and has experience delivering projects in industries like financial services, oil & gas, healthcare, and more. It utilizes agile methodologies like Scrum and offers pricing models of fixed price, time and materials, and dedicated teams.
Full Stack Web Development Basics to Know.pdfLaura Miller
Full stack web development is a process of developing a feature-rich website from scratch. Read the blog to know more about its all aspects and features.
IRJET- Creating Website as a Service using Web ComponentsIRJET Journal
This document discusses creating websites as a service using web components to allow for dynamic website generation and easier code maintenance. It proposes dividing whole applications into independent, customizable web components that can be added or removed as needed. This would allow developers to build and modify websites faster by reducing testing and development time for each release cycle. The document provides background on relevant web technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript and how web components could help automate website creation according to user needs without requiring code changes.
Dot Net Developer with 3.11 Years of experiencePooja Sharma
This document contains Pooja Sharma's resume. It summarizes her objective, which is to contribute her knowledge and skills to help an organization grow while also growing her career. It then provides details of her education and qualifications, 3.5 years of experience developing applications using technologies like .NET, C#, and SQL Server. It describes two projects she worked on at previous employers, including their goals, technologies used, and her responsibilities. These projects include web applications for content management and recruitment management. The resume concludes with personal details and a declaration of the truth of the information provided.
The realm of software development is constantly evolving with the advancement in technologies, various external forces, and societal demands. So, one can imagine how crucial it is to stay updated with the latest industry trends to reach the top of the pyramid and walk with the pace of the current market. Every tech professional knows the importance of staying ahead in the competition.
As a leading web and mobile app development company, we have taken an in-depth tour of current and forecasted software development trends. If you want to know what they are, it’s time to check out the below-listed points.
The following points highlight the top 10 software development trends you should follow in 2022 and will surely help a developer dominate the technology sector in the coming months.
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This document is a project report on historical places in India that was developed using HTML. It includes details of the hardware and software used, an introduction to topics like the internet, HTML, and browsers. It also provides the content outline, code snippets of the HTML pages developed on different historical places with images and text, and screenshots of the outputs. The overall aim was to create a website on historical places in India for educational purposes.
Creating intelligent content: How to automate personalised, one-to-one market...Intergen
Now more than ever as organisations we need to accelerate our digital engagement and use our content intelligently, sensitively and helpfully.
One of the only ways to connect with customers is digitally, and so the challenge for us as brands is how do we deliver a relevant and engaging experience at scale? And, within that, how do we make sure that we're tailoring the right content, to reach our audiences in the right ways, at the right time?
In this webinar, we'll discuss the importance of personalisation in delivering an outstanding customer experience and the challenges marketers face when it comes to delivering true one-to-one personalised journeys. We will then look how Episerver's new Content Intelligence and Content Recommendations can, through the power of AI, help marketers gain deep content insights and automate true one-to-one, personalised marketing at scale.
The Coronavirus pandemic had a profound impact on the way we work. Almost overnight, organisations have had to learn how to work remotely – and collaborate effectively – often by the most expedient means possible.
The good news is that the flexible, remote working practices and tools that always seemed like a good idea in principle, have now been tested under extreme conditions and, in many cases, have been proven to be highly effective. To maintain the momentum and continue to realise the benefits, it's essential that we balance that flexibility and immediacy with governance and management. This is particularly true with 'easy to use' tools designed with user empowerment at their heart, such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and others.
In this webinar, we explore common pain points and problems arising from the explosive growth of these tools and potential solutions to those problems. We will hear from Anthony Martino, IT Operations Manager at flybuys (Australia), on how they plan to balance user empowerment with effective governance and management. We will look at practical approaches available to all customers, to continue realising the benefits of flexible working in a secure, streamlined and controlled manner.
For more information visit https://www.intergen.co.nz/ReimagineWork/ #ReimagineWork
Customer Insights: It's time to get personalIntergen
During this webinar, Qassem Naim, Head of Data and Tech at FCB NZ (one of the largest global advertising agencies) joined us to discuss how excellent customer experience starts by getting personal. To do this right, it is important to understand how each customer interacts with your business. We then looked at how the Dynamics 365 Customer Insights platform can help you unify customer data from any touchpoint and personalise the buying experience for each customer through AI-driven insights and recommendations.
For more information visit https://www.intergen.co.nz/ReimagineWork/ #ReimagineWork
Working Remotely with Microsoft TechnologiesIntergen
This document summarizes working remotely with Microsoft technologies like Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) and Microsoft Teams. It introduces the speakers and provides an agenda for the presentation. The presentation will demonstrate WVD and discuss its security, management and licensing. It will also focus on staying productive while working remotely using Microsoft Teams and Empired's Teams Rapid Enablement offer.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Digital workplaceIntergen
Keep pace with new technology demands while ensuring data security and meeting expectations. The document discusses challenges of keeping up with multiple new platforms, cloud services, market entrants and customer/staff needs. It introduces Success Factors toolkit to help, including Dynamics 365 Field Service, Intelligent Services, a chatbot, modern apps and case studies. Upcoming sessions will provide starting steps like evaluations, quick wins and strategic planning to get started.
(1) Keeping pace with changing technology and customer expectations is challenging for Toyota, as platforms, cloud services, and competitors constantly evolve while staff and customers demand more.
(2) Safety of customer data and intellectual property must be maintained while adapting to new digital opportunities in the car buying process, as dealer visits decline but online research increases.
(3) Toyota seeks to balance its leadership position in New Zealand with understanding the customer journey, which involves both emotional and practical considerations from initial interest to ongoing ownership.
This document discusses the challenges of keeping pace with new technologies and demands across multiple areas for an organization. It mentions keeping up with new platforms, cloud services, market entrants, staff expectations, customer demands, data security, and engagement while transforming services.
This document discusses the importance of customer engagement and keeping pace with customer needs. It emphasizes understanding customers at multiple levels, from the end users to various partners in the value chain. It promotes taking a holistic approach to customer engagement by aligning the entire organization around the shared purpose of enhancing lives. Breaking large goals into smaller, more manageable pieces is recommended to make progress without becoming overwhelmed. Different tools and approaches can be used, but the focus should remain on solving customer problems. Internal customer engagement is also important to help the various groups work together successfully.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Business transformation across the enterprise (NZ...Intergen
The document discusses business transformation across New Zealand Police. It notes that New Zealand Police has approximately 12,500 staff including 9,000 sworn officers, and has deployed 7,000 mobility devices and 4,100 tablets to frontline officers across its 12 police districts and 371 stations. It also discusses the Realtime Intelligence and Operational Deployment (RIOD) system which provides situational awareness, an Integrated Safety Response program, and collaboration between agencies with a focus on better outcomes for individuals.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Bringing your people on the change journeyIntergen
This document discusses taking people on a change journey and the challenges of keeping pace with change. It emphasizes the importance of creating a shared vision with one's team first when undergoing transformation. While projects may be completed on time and under budget, truly embedding change and evolving culture takes significantly more time. Lastly, it notes that breaking old habits and fully embracing new ways of working can take individuals 21 days.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Why digital transformationIntergen
Keep pace with new technologies and changing customer demands while maintaining data security. Convergence allows for faster learning and adaptation compared to competitors through empowering employees with technology to better serve customers.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Unleash your digital enterpriseIntergen
The document discusses how every organization needs to transform into a digital business to enable future growth. It highlights that most New Zealand business leaders agree on this need for transformation but that many organizations still have limited strategies. The top barriers to transformation include lack of digital skills and leadership. While CIOs currently lead most transformation efforts, respondents felt CEOs and chief digital officers should also provide leadership.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - The future is hereIntergen
The document discusses how businesses can keep pace with changing technology and customer demands. It mentions the need to keep up with new platforms, cloud services, market entrants, staff expectations, and customer demands while also keeping data and intellectual property safe. It then discusses using learning analytics and artificial intelligence to gain insights from educational data to improve learning experiences and student outcomes.
The document discusses the challenges of keeping pace with new technologies like cloud services, platforms, and customer expectations while also keeping data and intellectual property safe. It notes that boundaries are becoming less defined as people use personal devices, cloud services, and collaboration tools in many different places. It raises questions about how to keep pace with changes while maintaining security, what is different now compared to before, whether the cloud makes things cheaper, how to learn about new technologies, and how to ensure an organization is keeping up with changes safely.
This document discusses the importance of user experience (UX) design for businesses. It notes that UX may be one of the only ways left for brands to differentiate themselves. It emphasizes that technology alone is not disruptive - not being customer-centric is the biggest threat. The document advises that to build great products, companies must focus on user behavior through UX design. It suggests evaluating teams and budgets to integrate UX practices and mindset throughout organizations.
Intergen Convergence 2017 - Data as your most important assetIntergen
This document discusses how data is an organization's most strategic asset and how to bring data to life. It outlines the organization's data journey from having data that was hard to prepare, untimely and inconsistent, to developing governance and bringing granularity, timeliness and the right metrics to measure success. The document emphasizes understanding an organization's purpose or "WHY", and how leadership can read that WHY to determine how to adjust their actions and take the right actions to achieve their goals.
Business Change Management is more than just sending out a few emails, doing a bit of training and writing a new policy. It is about understanding the things that make the business unique, working with people to find out how the change will actually affect them and how they feel about it. You can then provide them with the right information and tools to comfortably and confidently transition to the new system.
Equally, it’s not a one off, hit and run activity. Supporting people as they transition to new ways of working should be ongoing throughout the life of a project and beyond.
This approach leads to the development of a change strategy, creation and delivery of communications and training resources, and the facilitation of all staff training.
Working with people to understand their needs and then coming up with practical and creative ways to address them allows you to come up with targeted approaches to getting people on board.
It’s hard not to be inspired by someone who is actually excited and committed to change. Alternatively, change is never successful when a solution is thrown in and people feel that leaders are ‘doing it to them, not with or for them’.
Enters InterConnect, a proven approach that focuses on what your business wants to achieve and then works with your people leaders to give them the skills and confidence to support their teams through the transition. The approach is based on having conversations, providing an open forum for teams to discuss the changes and giving your leaders the knowledge and skills to maintain the drive for change.
With more than 50,000 new malware created every day organisations can no longer afford to risk the financial and reputational impacts of a security or data breach, which can be too much for a business to recover from. Because of this, IT managers face increasing scrutiny and pressure from CEOs, managing directors and boards to prove that they are keeping the organisation secure.
The changing threat landscape means organisations need to be vigilant and smarter about security. While businesses still face threats from infected devices and malware, attackers have also moved beyond that. For example, there is an increasing number of targeted email attacks with cyber criminals spending time to monitor communications so they can imitate emails that are so sophisticated that even relatively savvy users will open them.
This webinar will explore the building blocks required to ensure you have the roadmap required to best protection against cyber attacks. We will provide you with a high level view of the following topics:
· Audit and discovery – What are your weaknesses and are you compliant?
· Education – Do your employees know when not to open that attachment?
· Policy – Do you have the right policies for your industry?
· Technology – Where to start and what has changed?
Dynamics Day 2016: Microsoft Dynamics 365 first lookIntergen
The document discusses Microsoft Dynamics 365 and its features. It describes how Dynamics 365 provides a common application platform with PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and a common data model. It can connect different business systems and data sources. Dynamics 365 includes solutions for sales, customer service, field service, operations, and more. It also discusses how users can consume Dynamics 365 through different pricing plans and licences. For existing Dynamics users, it explains they have a choice to stay on their current version or transition to Dynamics 365.
Dynamics Day 2016: CRM Field Service and Project ServiceIntergen
Steven Foster and Microsoft’s Scott Smedley look at how Field Service and Dynamics Portals can change the way you serve your customers, ensuring you provide an intelligent and data-driven engagement that empowers employees and customers.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Dive into the realm of operating systems (OS) with Pravash Chandra Das, a seasoned Digital Forensic Analyst, as your guide. 🚀 This comprehensive presentation illuminates the core concepts, types, and evolution of OS, essential for understanding modern computing landscapes.
Beginning with the foundational definition, Das clarifies the pivotal role of OS as system software orchestrating hardware resources, software applications, and user interactions. Through succinct descriptions, he delineates the diverse types of OS, from single-user, single-task environments like early MS-DOS iterations, to multi-user, multi-tasking systems exemplified by modern Linux distributions.
Crucial components like the kernel and shell are dissected, highlighting their indispensable functions in resource management and user interface interaction. Das elucidates how the kernel acts as the central nervous system, orchestrating process scheduling, memory allocation, and device management. Meanwhile, the shell serves as the gateway for user commands, bridging the gap between human input and machine execution. 💻
The narrative then shifts to a captivating exploration of prominent desktop OSs, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Windows, with its globally ubiquitous presence and user-friendly interface, emerges as a cornerstone in personal computing history. macOS, lauded for its sleek design and seamless integration with Apple's ecosystem, stands as a beacon of stability and creativity. Linux, an open-source marvel, offers unparalleled flexibility and security, revolutionizing the computing landscape. 🖥️
Moving to the realm of mobile devices, Das unravels the dominance of Android and iOS. Android's open-source ethos fosters a vibrant ecosystem of customization and innovation, while iOS boasts a seamless user experience and robust security infrastructure. Meanwhile, discontinued platforms like Symbian and Palm OS evoke nostalgia for their pioneering roles in the smartphone revolution.
The journey concludes with a reflection on the ever-evolving landscape of OS, underscored by the emergence of real-time operating systems (RTOS) and the persistent quest for innovation and efficiency. As technology continues to shape our world, understanding the foundations and evolution of operating systems remains paramount. Join Pravash Chandra Das on this illuminating journey through the heart of computing. 🌟
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
This presentation provides valuable insights into effective cost-saving techniques on AWS. Learn how to optimize your AWS resources by rightsizing, increasing elasticity, picking the right storage class, and choosing the best pricing model. Additionally, discover essential governance mechanisms to ensure continuous cost efficiency. Whether you are new to AWS or an experienced user, this presentation provides clear and practical tips to help you reduce your cloud costs and get the most out of your budget.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
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Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
1. We are also continuing to see a strong trend towards the increasing use of Microsoft
server products as the basis for development rather than pure bespoke. Demand
for our services in relation to BizTalk and SharePoint is growing and we have now
completed more than 20 internet or intranet applications based on Microsoft
Content Management Server.
The past 12 months has seen continued growth in Intergen’s
business. Our Auckland office is approaching critical mass.
We have moved in to larger premises and have developed
relationships with a number of exciting clients. Wellington
has also experienced growth. We continue to maintain
a very diverse client base with a range of projects
that are increasingly large and complex. We have
one of the largest teams of Microsoft developers in
New Zealand with more than 30 experienced .NET
developers nationally.
Everyone at Intergen would like to wish you a Merry
Christmas and a prosperous New Year. We thank you for
your support this year and look forward to working with
you again in the New Year.
tony.stewart@intergen.co.nz
As another year draws to a close, we find ourselves in a
different market to that of the past two years. Organisations
are once again investing in information systems. In contrast
to Y2K and the Dot Com boom, information systems
investments are now being made in the name of
efficiency. E-Commerce is alive and well.
Free from the hype of a couple of years ago, many of our
clients are realising the benefits of engaging with their
customers online. We are developing systems that allow
customers to complete ‘online’ processes of increasing
complexity. This trend of ‘self service’ is having a big
impact on the levels of manual processing, and is
changing the nature of interactions that organisations
have with their customers.
During the past year we have seen Microsoft .NET Framework
become well and truly entrenched in the mainstream. Where
once we had to sell the benefits of .NET, it is now requested or
expected for most projects. We are also seeing increasing demand
for Web Services and Service-Oriented Architectures, and are working on
at least five large projects currently that include them.
I S S U E F I V E
>> HOT NEWS:
>> T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E
< Copyright 2003 Intergen Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of Intergen Limited >
MICROSOFT PDC 2003 >>
INTERFACE DESIGN >>
PROJECT SUCCESS >>
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS >>
INTERGEN PEOPLE >>
OFFICE 2003 UPDATE >>
INTERGEN NEWS >>
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You may have noted that the
Wellington office building is
now called Intergen House.
Whilst 2003 has been a good year, it
wasn’t good enough for us to buy the
building. The tenant with the naming
rights moved on and we were able to
pick up the naming rights at a good rate.
A year of highs, as our clients continue to raise the bar
IntergenAucklandhasrecentlymoved
to larger premises to accommodate more
staff as the operation continues to grow.
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They outlined a roadmap and suite of technologies which collectively will make
up Longhorn, which is due for release in 2006. With a three hour keynote that
unanimously wowed the massive audience, Longhorn was unveiled with an
endless stream of new features and initiatives that promise to provide a very
rich user experience for computer users when it is released.
Longhorn is built on four core blocks to ensure a rich user experience, and to
provide a stable and reliable platform.
>> Fundamentals: A ground up re-architecture of the operating system core
to ensure stability and security are key. A long term goal is to eliminate the
need for reboots from the operating system.
>> Presentation (Codename: Avalon): Longhorn presents a unified way for
programmers to access video hardware and allow users to take advantage
of modern graphics hardware.
>> Communication (Codename: Indigo): A communication stack that
provides seamless communication between service endpoints by utilizing
SOAP protocols.
>> Data (WinFS): A storage subsystem that enables users to more rapidly
locate and act on data within their computing environment. It allows
relationships to be made between data, and for information agents to
automatically act on data for you.
Why the Longhorn name?
Not just picked at random.
Remember Windows XP was code-
named Whistler under development,
then the next version of Windows
at the time was code-named
Blackcomb. Both are ski areas in
British Columbia close to Microsoft’s
headquarters. At the foot of the
Whistler Mountain there is a saloon
named Longhorn. So if you’re ever
in the British Columbia area,
stop in for a beer.
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The Professional Developers Conference was an amazing experience both in the
energy from the participants and the raft of new technology on show. With an
estimated 9000 geeks in attendance, the conference set the Los Angeles
convention centre buzzing throughout the five days.
Other technologies on show were ‘Whidbey’ which encompasses the next version
of Visual Studio, and the .NET Framework and Yukon, the next version of SQL
Server. Both promise to be big upgrades and are due out in 2004.
Microsoft’s Longhorn is one smart animal…
The next version of the Windows operating system, known as “Longhorn”,
was introduced by Bill Gates and Jim Allchin to an audience of around
9000 people in Los Angeles in October.
jeremy.boyd@intergen.co.nz
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>> INTERGENITE:
Navigation Prototyping:
A disciplined approach
to creativity
Over the past two years Intergen Creative Studio have been progressively
developing and refining a user interface design methodology now known as
Navigation Prototyping. The methodology grew out of a need to resolve the
complex navigational and functional aspects of designing interfaces for large
corporate and state sector intranets, internets and portals.
Simply put, the idea is to make visible to the client a preliminary step in the
visual design process – a brand neutral rough (or scamp) of the core website
structure, tools and components. It’s not a revolutionary concept, we were
attracted to it as an approach when it was first discussed in international usability
forums some time ago. Since then we have been applying and refining the model
to the point that it has become central to our website design methodology.
The rationale behind separating resolution of the navigation model from the
application of brand to the interface (look and feel), is to allow objectivity in
relation to option selection and user testing. Creating a Navigation Prototype
enables you to assess and test the suitability of the preferred navigation paradigm
without the distraction of subjective brand application.
Our pragmatic approach to user interface design is based on one simple and
fundamental fact: “The web is a navigational system”
Satisfying diverse user requirements successfully involves recognising and
exploiting the many methods of “navigating” from any point within a website
at any time. The primary concern is not merely resolving the main site “channels”.
Our methodology factors in all the navigation opportunities with search tools,
hyperlinking, hotlinks, mapping, and breadcrumbs all leveraged.
Recently we completed a total redesign of www.WellingtonNZ.com for Positively
Wellington Tourism (a Microsoft Content Management Server project). Shown
above are the three distinct phases of our approach, from concept to reality. The
process commences with a brainstorming session focussed specifically on exploring
navigational and structural requirements. From there the interface designer can
produce a series of possible navigational outcomes – the Navigation Prototype.
It is also possible at this early stage to conduct user focus testing as part of the
decision process. Only once a navigation model has been accepted do we proceed
to the traditional creative exploration of look & feel.
If you’d like to learn more about how the Integren Navigation
Prototype system can benefit your web project, contact our
Creative Director eamon.orourke@intergen.co.nz
Rebecca Cox
Rebecca provides extensive web
production experience to a range of
government, education and private
sector web projects.
What do you do?
Production Designer, Creative Studio.
I get to implement our designers’
“creative solution” for each project,
building the web page templates
from their designs.
How do you make a difference?
I look out for the key qualities of
each project, and apply whatever
approach will ensure a robust,
maintainable solution, and ensure
the integrity of the design and
branding throughout the site.
What do you love about your job?
I love getting a new project, and being
part of an organisation developing
its web presence over time – it’s an
area which changes quickly, and I
find it really exciting.
What do you do away from work?
I spend a bit of time learning new
web-related stuff. I like going to the
gym and go running to get away from
the computer screen.
BRAINSTORMING N AVIGATION PROTOT YPE LOOK & FEEL
4. < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F I V E >>>4 >> P R O J E C T S U C C E S S
One important way of ensuring the success of a project is
to use a rigorous methodology and experienced project
managers.
Intergen has a team of seven project mangers, who between
them have over 50 years of project management experience.
They have managed several hundred development projects
over their combined careers.
Intergen uses a project management methodology
that draws on industry-standard approaches to project
management. We have developed a recipe that has
proven successful again and again.
There are a number of principles that we apply to all of our projects.
They are an important part of our culture and reflect our focus on successful
delivery. For example:
>> No surprises. The key objective of our project management approach and
reporting methods is that there should be “no surprises” (for both you and us!)
about delivery or project progress.
>> Workshops and walkthroughs. We use focussed workshops to uncover the
requirements, and then feed back our understanding at all stages of the project,
explaining our understanding and demonstrating it in the deliverables we produce.
>> Breadth before depth. The breadth of the application is developed first so that
we can demonstrate how the overall solution will operate, before going down into
the full detail of the business rules that have to be delivered for a fully functioning
implementation.
>> Difficult before simple. We identify those areas that are either most challenging
or most critical to project success and focus on those first. This means that we
can change direction, if needed, early on in the project, before too much has been
invested in a specific approach.
>> Project trade-offs. All projects have conflicting pressures exerted on them.
The ideal is to have a project deliver maximum functionality, in minimum time,
at minimum cost. Usually there needs to be some prioritisation of these three
dimensions (time, resources and functionality) and some trade off between them.
The table below illustrates the priorities and tradeoffs for a project. It shows that
the budget is fixed (resources optimised), the functionality may be reduced to fit
within the budget (functionality constrained) and the delivery date may move
out if that will enable the project to stay within budget (time accepted).
At Intergen, our project managers have the skills, methodology and experience
to work with your team to make your project successful.
paddy.payne@intergen.co.nz
Ensuring Project Success
Everyone wants their project to be successful – to come in on time, on budget, and
to deliver exactly what everyone wanted. But with so many factors that can impact
projects – delays in gaining approval, inadequate budgets, competition for resources,
internal politics – it can be very hard to ensure that projects are 100% successful.
OPTIMISE CONSTRAIN ACCEPT
RESOURCES
FUNCTIONALITY
TIME
The methodology:
>> is based on the Microsoft Solution Framework – which is used by Microsoft for all of its projects
>> draws extensively on the Project Management Institute’s “Project Management Body of Knowledge” (PMBOK), which is recognised
throughout the world
>> is tempered with pragmatic experience, based on lessons learned in managing hundreds of projects.
The Microsoft Solution Framework (see above) arranges development into four phases, four major milestones, and a variety of
deliverables. The four phases are Envisioning, Planning, Developing and Stabilising, as shown in the diagram above.
5. >> INTERGENITE:
>> B U S I N E S S S O L U T I O N S >>5
Nigel Parker
What do you do?
I am an Auckland based developer
with the Development and
Integration team.
How do you make a difference?
I listen to people; I observe business
processes; I understand technology;
I design and implement software
solutions that save people time and
produce results.
What do you love about your job?
Confronting what I don’t know
on a daily basis. Learning it and
passing it on. I love the diversity of
projects at Intergen. I love the speed
of adoption. More than anything else
I love that there is always someone
in the team, linked by camera to
your desktop, who has a wealth of
experience in exactly what you’ve
been stumped on for the past
10 minutes!
A bit about yourself?
I need to be constantly creating my
life, I’m not interested in watching
replays. Downtime is an opportunity
to plan my next adventure.
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Web services are becoming more and more
commonplace as organisations seek to connect systems
both internally and externally. However, integration
remains complex, expensive and risky. Web services go
a long to way mitigate these issues, as they enable a
new approach to integration. Service-Oriented
Architectures (SOA) leverage web services to reduce
the complexity, cost and risk of integration.
Web services are used as convenient entry points to systems that are very complex
or difficult to access such as ERP systems or legacy platforms. A Service-Oriented
Architecture is essentially a collection of web services that communicate with
each other. SOA takes the existing software components residing on the network
and plugs all these services into a single information bus.
SOA allows a software programmer to model a business process by combining
together a series of web services that exist within the organisation. Business processes
are able to span systems and time, as an SOA allows a single process to hook
together disparate applications in transactions that can take days or weeks to
complete, such as insurance claims.
Integration is now more about assembling components than hand crafting code.
Third party adapters are available as plug-in components to abstract the
complexity of the underlying ERP systems such as JDE and SAP. Adapters
provide a web service interface that responds to events and processes data sent
to them. Middleware software manages the transport of data between the
services, providing business process logic and guaranteeing delivery. Universal
Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) Services provide a corporate
directory of available web services and consolidate the management of corporate
web service locations in one place.
K E Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S F O R A N S O A :
>> Standards based – HTTP, UDDI, web services, XML, SOAP
>> Use off-the-shelf software, thus reducing bespoke development
>> Message queues – managing guaranteed and sequenced delivery of data
>> Comprehensive real time performance monitoring
>> Automation of error handling and notifications
paul.quirk@intergen.co.nz
SOA is your ticket to riding the Information Bus
I N F O R M A T I O N B U S
6. TONY STEWART - FORD SIERRA RS COSWORTH
Tony grew up thinking every child spent their holidays following their father
around on the summer race series from track to track. Both he and his brother
caught the bug, bad. There simply isn’t space here to adequately describe just
how deep this obsession runs for Tony. He bought the “Cossie” when he got his
first real job, raced it at one stage, but now enjoys it for sentimental reasons.
MARK TROTTER - SUBARU WRX
Mark is the youngest in our line-up and typical of his generation is a “Fast Four”
fanatic. The “Rex” is only the second car he’s owned, but the first one was a hot
hatch too. Mark got the bug early on, largely thanks to his father’s similar
interest, although he dismisses him as being into “that old school stuff”.
Differences aside, they are avid followers of the Formula One season together.
JOHN JAMESON - MITSUBISHI GTO
JJ is an understated character but prefers that his choice of car is far from
ordinary. As he says “anyone can go and buy a white Toyota” but it takes a bit
of personality to proudly own something with real style. His GTO is an interesting
choice, of Japanese manufacture, but unashamedly American in it’s design
inspiration. An Oriental Mustang perhaps?!
FULTON HARGREAVES - DUCATI 900SS
Fulton’s a bike nut. There’s at least one in every bunch! Apparently it all stems
from a youth spent in Dunedin riding something he describes as a “two stroke
gruntless wonder” in sub zero temperatures. He insists it is a passion (we’re not
so sure) and attributes his old Honda CBR to attracting his now wife, not his
charm and stunning good looks!
STEVE BROOKES - SUBARU WRX
Steve openly admits to being quite excited by horsepower, pure and simple –
thus his wildly over-specified Subaru WRX. But he hasn’t always been so blessed,
from humble beginnings in Britain’s finest, a Mini, he graduated to Britain’s not-
so-finest, a Chevette, which came to an untimely demise at his hands over a
hump backed bridge...
EAMON O’ROURKE - VALIANT CHARGER
When you grow up with three sisters in a yachting mad family, holiday trips are
crowded and slow with a boat in tow. Eamon spent many years wistfully admiring
the Seventies muscle cars pulling out to pass and has since invested much time
and effort into owning those very iconic cars. This is the third Charger to grace
his driveway and he claims he has only owned a four door car once, briefly!
DAVE BROWN - FORD FALCON XR6
Dave is a Ford loyalist, “just like his Dad”. He’s owned most of the classic models
– Escort, Cortina and this is his fourth Falcon. He is prepared to admit they’re
not infallible though, recounting a blown head gasket story involving the Escort
and infamous Rimutaka Hill (the car was sold the week following!).
ROBERT INGLEDEW - FORD EXPLORER
According to Rob, when he was about seven years old his uncle turned up in
a Mustang and he’s never been the same since. From that moment he’s liked
his cars big, as in Chevrolet Impala BIG! Although Rob rates the Explorer as
“the most unremarkable car I have ever owned”, by anyone else’s standards it’s
a serious piece of machinery.
Automotive obsession?
We’re not sure why, but the Intergen team seems to have more than it’s fair
share of self-confessed car junkies. A few might even admit to being petrolheads!
It’s true that our clothes, home and
career choice all speak volumes about
our personality. So what if we put a
few Intergenites under the microscope
and ask them about their car?
We were curious to know the origins
of their individual fixations and the
form of their current indulgence.
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7. >> O F F I C E 2 0 0 3 U P D A T E < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F I V E > >>7
Office 2003, for the average user delivers all the benefits
of the existing Office product but with a myriad of
subtle enhancements for usability. Outlook in Office
2003 stands out as an application that has gained
several key improvements.
The ability to show the reading pane (preview pane) with
a vertical layout allows more of the currently selected
email to be viewed and more of the email in your inbox
to be listed without having to scroll. I prefer it now over
the traditional horizontal layout but if you don’t like
it, no worries, turn it off or change it back to horizontal.
In fact with Outlook 2003 an increased ability to customise
the user interface, turning on great features and switching
off others, is a core benefit. Steve Brookes
I was impressed with the feature that provided the ability
to launch the calendar in its own window while setting
up a meeting request. This rather useful feature provides
the ability to both evaluate and schedule the meeting
request at the same time. Andrew Jamieson
The greatly improved Outlook user interface makes
it far easier to manage the deluge of emails that
arrive in your mailbox every day. For example, being
able to define active ‘Search Folders’ makes it possible
to bring together all emails, from say one person,
into a single view even though the emails are stored
in different folders. Office comes with many pre-defined
Search Folders, such as Unread Messages, Large
Messages, Old Messages, and Flagged Messages,
which makes it quick to get up and running with
this new feature. Paddy Payne
Welcome improvements in Office 2003. Outlook, in
particular, is re-invigorated with the new three-pane
vertical interface which significantly speeds up the
dreary task of going through your received mail.
The leftmost pane is the familiar list of folders, such
as Inbox, Unread Mail, Sent Items and Deleted Items.
The centre pane lists the contents of whichever folder
you have selected. The right pane displays the message.
These top-to-bottom panes make it much easier to see
what's in a folder and to read an individual message,
compared with the old version which used horizontal
windows to show the contents of the folder and the
individual message. Elaine Whelan
>> INTERGENITE:
We have all heard of Microsoft’s Office System, Office 2003. There is lots of
promotional material available (including a small brochure with this edition
of Smarts). As a Gold Certified Partner Intergen has been trialling Office 2003
for the last eight months. So we thought that we would share our impressions
of using Office 2003 with you. Here are a few short reviews of what we found.
What’s with Office 2003?
T O F I N D O U T M O R E C O N T A C T U S O R C H E C K T H E M I C R O S O F T W E B S I T E .
A few final impressions of Outlook 2003:
>> Love the unread email folder, instantly able to
view current emails from all folders without
having to trawl through them.
>> Also the rules wizard has been revamped and
works well, with the ability to right click a new
email and develop a scheme using a wide variety
of easily identifiable profiles.
>> Date breaks in the inbox make it easier to
distinguish between days and weeks of when
emails were received.
>> Presentation-wise it is easily accessible and
required items are instantly identifiable, definitely
for a new user.
>> The calendar view has been streamlined,
with easy access buttons to view the required
date range.
>> Scheduling meetings and appointments is easier
and far more understandable. Daniel Reed
Paul Murray
What do you do?
Business development manager for
Intergen. Therefore, I find opportunities
for the real workers to get stuck into.
How do you make a difference?
I believe in my ability to look a bit
further out, in trying to build a quality
sales funnel. I feel many organisations
fail because they think too short term.
I also try to build strong relationships,
so customers have a point of contact
within Intergen to help them meet
their desired business outcomes.
Share one thing about your job?
This job gives me the opportunity to
work with creative people to build
leading edge applications for our
customers. This is what I believe the IT
industry should be all about – providing
a positive outcome for our clients.
A bit about yourself?
Outside of work I do lots of stuff with
my young family and love to play
about on the sea – sailing, fishing
and diving. I have always found being
near the sea a great way to relax.
8. < S M A R T S - T H E I N T E L L I G E N T B U S I N E S S M A G A Z I N E . I S S U E F I V E >>> I N T E R G E N N E W S
This was the first time Microsoft had combined its Microsoft Business Solutions
and general partner conferences and the result was a four day event with
approximately 5400 attendees, 200+ exhibitors, 300 networked PCs, a wireless
network covering several football fields, and military-like organisation (just try
and get a beer five minutes before the bar officially opens!).
My summary of the event…… awesome, fantastic and worth every minute of the
approximately 50 hours of travel time getting there and back (including plenty
of time getting to know LAX terminals). The New Zealanders were suitably attired
in All Black jerseys with a surprising number of people knowing what these were
and having some awareness of the World Cup (even if we couldn’t find a bar in
New Orleans that was actually showing any games – and we tried plenty!)
We were hosted by Microsoft New Zealand’s Partner Account Manager Bryce
Scanlen who did a wonderful job of keeping an eye on 23 people who all
wanted to do their own thing. Not an easy task in a city like New Orleans that
has more bars and nightlife on one street than most New Zealand cities can
claim to have in total.
Microsoft is fully committed to this conference as can be seen from the number,
and level of involvement, of Senior Microsoft representatives. From Steve Ballmer
(Microsoft CEO) down, the message was clear; Microsoft is fully committed to
the Partner channel and the implementation of its new Partner strategy.
This strategy is good news for Intergen as it recognises our continued success
in the delivery of solutions using Microsoft tools and technologies.
The Intergen Twilight Seminars
have finished for the year. We would
like to thank all attendees and
presenters. The sessions were well
attended and we will recommence
them in February. We’ll keep you
informed of the dates and topics.
Watch this space.
To be added to the Twilight Seminar
invitation list email
ginah@intergen.co.nz,
or call Gina on (04) 472 2021
Key messages for me from the conference included:
>> Microsoft’s commitment to the Partner channel
>> A focus on the ease of applying service packs and patches
>> Total cost of ownership as opposed to software licence costs.
In addition, there was the opportunity to hear industry and technology
experts present various topics from the future of web services through to the
ease of a NT4 to Windows 2003 Server upgrade. Unfortunately time was short
and before I knew it, it was time to go. However, not before the final celebration
where Duran Duran entertained us, followed by one last trip around the fantastic
nightlife of New Orleans – an essential ingredient to assist with sleeping on the
long flights back.
Next year Intergen will be back at this prestigious event scheduled for mid July
in Toronto (straws are being drawn now).
wayne.forgesson@intergen.co.nz
Intergen lands in New Orleans
Well …. maybe just for a little while. In early October, Microsoft held its annual
Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans and I was privileged to attend
this event. After overcoming the awesome size of the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Centre (third biggest in the USA) I managed to find my way around and get
registered for the four-day conference.
>> TWILIGHT
SEMINAR SERIES