FileNET Sponsors New Greenwood Training Scheme Launched Today by His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HERRIARD PARK, BASINGSTOKE, HANTS, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2000 Nasdaq-Listed Company Proactively Addresses the IT Skills Shortage, by Investing in a Local Community Project to Help the New Economy Embrace a Very Old Economy FileNET Corp. (Nasdaq:FILE), a leading provider of enterprise Web Content Management and eBusiness applications, played host to HRH HRH abbr. Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH abbr (= His (or Her) Royal Highness) → S.A.R. , The Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles , at their North European Education European Education: Issues and Studies is a quarterly journal of education. Established in 1969, it presents contemporary issues and studies in European education. The journal includes articles on education policy, theory and practice. Its ISSN number is 1056-4934. Centre, on the Herriard Estate, near Basingstoke, in the county of Hampshire, England, a heartland of the U.K. Greenwood industry. The purpose of the Prince's visit was to officially launch the Wessex Coppice Group's, Greenwood New Entrants scheme. Funded in part by the European Social Fund The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of the four European Structural Funds that provide grants to support economic development within the European Union. The ESF is the oldest one. It was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 and became operational in 1960. , the scheme will train 10 new entrants in the ancient art of coppicing For the locality in Oldham, see Coppice, Greater Manchester. Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management in which young tree stems are cut down to near ground level. -- whereby broadleaf broad·leaf adj. Broad-leaved. Adj. 1. broadleaf - having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves broad-leafed, broad-leaved greenwood trees, like Hazel, are cut back to the stump, to encourage the growth of new stems (poles) which can then be used to make products such as hurdles, furniture and thatching thatch n. 1. Plant stalks or foliage, such as reeds or palm fronds, used for roofing. 2. Something, such as a thick growth of hair on the head, that resembles thatch. 3. Dead turf, as on a lawn. tr.v. spars. The new entrants will also be trained in the critical business and IT skills they will need to take their craft to market. It is FileNET who will provide the hands-on IT training for the new entrants, including guidance in how to leverage the full potential of the Internet, to take their products to market. Speaking at the event, Lee Roberts, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , FileNET, officially welcomed the Prince and said: "FileNET appreciates and recognises the immeasurable value of learning, and we are proud to lend our support in educating organisations worldwide. We feel the Internet has enabled all of us to come closer together -- rural communities with urban communities, students with teachers, and large businesses with individual entrepreneurs, like those of the Wessex Coppice Group. "In addition to offering training opportunities to our customers, partners and employees in this spectacular natural setting, we will reciprocate re·cip·ro·cate v. re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing, re·cip·ro·cates v.tr. 1. To give or take mutually; interchange. 2. To show, feel, or give in response or return. v. and share our expertise with our neighbours as well." After touring the estate to inspect the coppiced woodland at first hand, observe the crafts people at work, and, some of the new entrants at their computers in the FileNET education centre, the Prince unveiled a plaque to commemorate the event. Speaking openly about the need for local business communities to support organisations like the Wessex Coppice Group, the Prince expressed his pleasure at the example being set by the partnership between the Wessex Coppice Group and FileNET. His Royal Highness “HRH” redirects here. For other uses, see HRH (disambiguation). Royal Highness (abbreviation HRH) is a style (His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness); plural Royal Highnesses (abbreviation TRH, said: "In a world in which marketing is becoming ever more important, some elements of business training are essential for anyone to succeed. Wood craftsmen can all too easily get left behind and that's why I am particularly pleased to launch this wonderful greenwood initiative today, and in that sense, FileNET deserves every possible congratulations for so readily offering their help to train the craftsmen in computer skills." About FileNET FileNET Corp. is the leading provider of eProcess-enabled Web content management and related eBusiness applications for the enterprise. FileNET solutions allow corporations and government organizations to thrive in the global economy by linking customers, partners and employees through process-intensive business interactions. With headquarters in Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif., the company markets its innovative products in more than 90 countries through its own global sales, professional services and support organizations, as well as via its ValueNET(R) Partner network of resellers, system integrators and application developers. Founded in 1982, the company currently employs more than 1,700 people and reported record revenues of $287.0 million in nine months, ended Sept. 30, 2000. -- Ranked 23/100 of the top Internet companies, by Internet Weekly, September 2000. -- Ranked 65/500 of software companies by Software Magazine, July 2000. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the company at 800/FileNET or www.FileNET.com. Note to Editors: Photographs are available in digital jpeg format from the contacts listed below. |
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