Americas' SAP Users' Group to Host mySAP(TM) ERP Upgrade Symposium.User Group Holds Follow-Up to Successful 2006 Events; Third Symposium to Help SAP Customers Upgrade to SAP's New Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture CHICAGO -- The Americas' SAP Users' Group A users' group (also users group or user group) is a type of club focused on the use of a particular technology, usually (but not always) computer-related. (ASUG ASUG America's SAP Users' Group ASUG Australian Shipping User Group ), the world's largest customer-run community of SAP professionals, will host its mySAP(TM) ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. Upgrade Symposium February 21-22 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. in Denver, Colorado. In addition to the opportunity to hear directly from SAP about its new platform and release strategy, the event offers 13 customer-driven education sessions and opportunities to exchange best practices on upgrading to mySAP ERP 2005. The symposium is the third ERP Upgrade event the organization has held in recent months, and follows the recent SAP announcement that mySAP ERP 2005 will be the company's "go to" release for all SAP R/3 customers through 2010. "ASUG is committed to bringing our members the highest quality information on strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and best practices for upgrading to the new SAP platform," said Rodney Masney, ASUG President. "This event is a great opportunity for companies to bring their entire teams to share their real-world upgrade experiences, and walk away with the tools and best practices they need to start leveraging the new Enterprise SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. platform." First time attendee, Nancy Stanton, Purchasing Design and Acquisitions of Information Technology at Rinker Shared Services shared services, n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them. , took eight people from her company to the November 2006 event. "Our whole team was impressed with the quality of the presentations," said Stanton. "It was really beneficial to hear best practices first hand from other SAP customers that have already made the move. Companies looking to upgrade will find tremendous value in this event." In addition to product presentations from SAP America and SAP Labs, leading customer companies will share upgrade best practices, insights on managing security considerations, tips on reducing cutover (communications, networking) cutover - /cut-ov*/ Switching from an old (hardware and/or software) system to a replacement system, covering the overlap from when the new system is live until the old system has been shut down. times, and suggestions for planning for the technical aspects of going live. This year's lineup includes speakers from Bayer Corporate & Business Services, CBC/Radio-Canada, Tyson Foods, Inc., and NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. . For complete conference information and to register, visit www.asug.com/2007ERPSymposium. ASUG members and all licensed SAP customers and partners are encouraged to attend. About ASUG The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG(R)) is an independent, volunteer-run organization that facilitates knowledge transfer among the community of SAP customers by providing user-driven educational opportunities, professional networking and a forum that provides insight and influence to SAP. ASUG maintains a unique position within the SAP community through its: combination of highly-focused education tools; access to subject matter experts and SAP executives; ability to influence SAP products and services; and personal networking opportunities with SAP customers. As a result, members from any sized organization continuously solve their SAP-related business problems more efficiently and cost-effectively, realizing a significant return from their membership. (Additional information at http://www.asug.com |
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