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JD Edwards eNews 2.07.07
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-- COLLABORATE
07: Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
April 15-19, 2007: COLLABORATE 07, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Resort and
Convention Center
Why
attend COLLABORATE 07? There's no better place to get the kind of education
and networking you're looking for. Check out the following details on our
speakers, classes and registration:
COLLABORATE 07 Keynote Speakers
-- Hear from true leaders in the ERP Community
You'll be hearing from Oracle President Charles Phillips in our
opening general session -- Phillips used COLLABORATE last year to announce
Oracle's Applications Unlimited program for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users.
You won't want to miss what he says this year! And we've just confirmed Tuesday
Keynote Speaker Mark Shearer, IBM's General
Manager of Systems Technology Group, who will be talking about IBM's
unparalleled expertise with Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and other newly
acquired product fa milies.
And Quest attendees will have a special opportunity during our Meeting of the
Members Wednesday to hear from our entertaining keynote speaker Larry Winget, the "Pitbull of
Personal Development" and best-selling author of Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life: A
Kick-Butt Approach to a Better Life. Want more information about our
keynotes? Visit the keynote
speakers page online.
Education Sessions Online Now
All of Quest's education sessions
and session abstracts are online, ready for you to browse as you begin
planning your conference experience. Search all Quest's
education sessions by software, target audience, or track and view session
times and room numbers. Want to plan your conference days in advance? Use
Quest's myConference
online tool, available only to our registrants. Don't know how? Read
the tutorial now.
Register now
before Early Bird ends March 16!
Is it important which user group Web site I register through?
Yes! Quest, IOUG and OAUG have different registration systems and Web
sites for the conference, each targeted to our respective user group
communities. Registering with Quest as a JD Edwards customer will allow you
access to all updates about content and networking specific to our product
lines that you won't get anywhere else. Also, Quest has events and prizes that
only our registrants can participate in.
What's different about hotel reservations
this year?
First, you must register for the conference before receiving access to the
hotel reservation links. The hotels are not taking phone reservations.
Second, if you wish to stay at the Mandalay Bay, be sure to review the
instructions listed before going into that housing link. This will help avoid
any confusion regarding the usage of an access code. Review
housing options now.
Bring your group!
Is your company planning on sending four or more attendees to COLLABORATE
07? Does your company have a Quest corporate membership? All Quest
corporate members can save $200 per attendee by registering through
our Group Program, a special promotion not part of online registration. Please
note that the group rate cannot be combined with any other registration
promotion. To participate, look for the Group Program form online or email conferences@questdirect.org.
Pack your clubs for the Quest Golf Challenge
Add a little more fun to your COLLABORATE 07 experience at the Quest
Golf Challenge, a charity golf tournament planned for April 14 at Stallion
Mountain Country Club in Las Vegas. The weather should be perfect, the golf
course is exceptional and it's a chance to win great prizes, party like a rock
star and help a great cause. What more could you ask for? For
information and pricing, visit the Golf Challenge page
online.
JD Edwards Pre-Conference Training
When you register for the conference, sign up for our Pre-Conference
Training, an add-on to the content we plan during the week at COLLABORATE 07.
There are options for both JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World users, including
brand-new Oracle-led sessions focused on upgrading to World A9.1, the
first new release of World in years -- don't miss out on information that could
help your company make decisions about upgrading. Visit our pre-conference
training pages online for more information.
-- "Thriving on Change" at the CIO Forum -- April 16, MGM
Grand Hotel, Las Vegas
The tentative
agenda has been posted for the CIO
Forum, a joint endeavor of the CIO Executive Council and Quest
International Users Group. Scheduled sessions include "The Future State
CIO: C-Suite Competencies," "Guiding your Organization through a
Merger or Acquisition" and "Managing Executive Career Moves,"
along with many opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing. The CIO
Forum is an invitation-only event for top-level information technology decision
makers. If you or someone from your organization would like to be considered,
pleas e email delaine.bender@questdirect.org.
-- Quest Northeast
Regional Conference, July 19-20, at the Mohegan Sun Resort &
Casino in Connecticut
Quest's affiliated users groups are an important part of our growth and health
-- that's exactly why we're partnering with six of them to bring you Quest
Northeast, a regional conference for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users in the
region. Quest Northeast will be a truly educational experience that features
valuable networking focused on the needs of users in the Northeast. Mark your
calendar now, and watch for more information on Quest Northeast, a new, two-day
event featuring more than 90 education sessions and more than 50 exhibitors
combined with strong participation from Oracle representatives.
Affiliated user groups from the
region participating in the planning include: the Boston RUG, Financial
Services IUG, Greater Philadelphia RUG, JD Edwards NorthEast
User Group, Northeast PeopleSoft & NY/NJ JD Edwards RUG and the Southern
New England User Group.
Call for presentations will be
live early March on www.questdirect.org. Selected education
tracks are posted online now. Education content for both PeopleSoft and JD Edwards product lines will be accepted.
Vendors interested in participating in the event should contact Ross
Brown at ross.brown@questdirect.org for
exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities.
-- Oracle Users and Microsoft Office Survey
Microsoft recently released the 2007 Microsoft Office System and outlined
its strategy to foster the development of Office Business Applications -- a new
breed of "People-Ready" business solutions that allow information
workers to use their familiar Microsoft Office environment for accessing and
interacting with business applications and structured processes. Please take a
few minutes to participate
in this survey conducted by Quest on behalf of our sponsor, Microsoft, to
better understand how Oracle users interact with Microsoft Office today as well
as what types of solutions will enable better adoption of these applications in
future.
-- JD Edwards Customer Survey
Please take a few minutes and take the Quest JD Edwards
Customer Survey. The information captured with this survey will help
Quest to understand organizations' planned budgetary expenditures for software
and services to deliver Oracle applications. These survey results will
provide insights about JD Edwards customers opinions
and buying trends. Quest will post an Executive Summary of the findings
upon completion of the survey.
-- New User Group -- The
Microsoft Technology Consortium for Oracle Applications Users Join us for a webcast
to kick off one of Quest's newest users groups - the Microsoft Technology
Consortium. Register
now, and read on for details.
Kickoff Webcast
- Monday, February 26, 2007, 4 p.m. Eastern
Dial-in information - 888.455.3612, passcode
MICROSOFT TE
Webcast information - to join online click
here
Agenda:
-- Applications Unlimited and its implications for joint Oracle Applications
and Microsoft Customers.
-- Windows Server and SQL Server 2005 and Oracle Applications - PeopleSoft
Enterprise Tools 8.48 and EnterpriseOne 8.96: What is better and why now is
best time for more investment in this platform.
-- Open Discussion about customer investments, concerns about products/roadmaps
and formation/structure of the Technology Consortium.
-- The Consortium will also be raffling off five copies of Windows Vista
Ultimate in the kickoff webcast.
-- Quest JD Edwards Lunch and Learn Series
Quest is launching a new series of webcasts -- Lunch
and Learn. Visit our pages online for information about these and other
upcoming sessions.
EnterpriseOne Topic: XML Publisher or BI Publisher for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
customers
World Topic: Data Archiving and What It Means to Your IBM
System i, Part II
-- Quest Fusion Council
The Quest Fusion Council is looking for
a Siebel user with knowledge of imbedded analytics. If you meet this criteria and would like more information about the
Fusion Council, please contact Viki Young at viki.young@questdirect.org.
-- Have a user tip? It could be worth $500! Quest is looking for all JD
Edwards users with a story to tell -- your article could end up in the next
issue of Q&A Magazine! Submit a user tip or a case study about your
company's software experience, and if it's published in Q&A, we'll pay you
$500. Email questions to editor@questdirect.org.
Quest wants to hear from you. How have
Quest's services, events or tools benefited you or your company? Let us know at
editor@questdirect.org.
Do you need your user ID and password? Email membership@questdirect.org.
Upcoming Quest Webinars -- Check our JD
Edwards Webinar page for more information.
February 7, 2007 - Ending the Paper Chase: Automated Invoice Workflow
for JD Edwards Sponsored by Bottomline Technologies
February 14, 2007 - Quickly Improve the
Information You Receive from JD Edwards Software Sponsored by RapidDecision
February 21, 2007 - Sponsored by SYSTIME
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