Premiere Open Source ERP and CRM Company Hosts Business Roundtables in Paris and Atlanta Highlighting Partner Network; Advance Registration Open for Compiere Intensive Training Session in San Diego.PORTLAND, Ore. -- ComPiere, Inc., the premier provider of open source business applications, announced an inaugural series of business roundtables Business Roundtable (BRT), an association consisting of the chief executive officers of major U.S. corporations that was founded in 1972 through the merger of the three preexisting business organizations. for 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. and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. software implementation and integration consultants. The roundtables provide a forum for companies interested in becoming a Compiere Partner to network with Jorg Janke, author of the Compiere Solution and the company's President and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , and current partners from around the world. The roundtable will cover topics such as "how to make money with open source" and the benefits and opportunities available through joining the Compiere Certified See certification. Partner Network. The roundtable discussions will be held the following dates and locations: --Paris, France - January 30 and 31 at Hotel Hilton La Defense (In English) --Atlanta, Georgia, USA - February 3 and 4 at Embassy Suites Atlanta Airport To find out more information or to register to attend the business roundtables in Paris or Atlanta, please log on to: http://www.compiere.org/partner/ The Paris Roundtable coincides with Solutions Linux 2006, where the European Association of Compiere Partners will be at a booth in the tradeshow association's village. Jorg Janke will present in the "Open Source ERP & CRM" session on Tuesday, January 31 at 9:30 am. Consisting of more than 60 partners and rapidly growing, the Compiere Certified Partner Network is a worldwide community of consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , systems integrators, application solution providers, and value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. that provide consulting, implementation and customization services to Compiere end users. Compiere Partners actively contribute to the development of the Compiere product and advise Compiere about ways to continue to enhance the Compiere Partner Program. Compiere generates leads for and distributes all implementation opportunities through the Certified Partner Network. Sessions in each location will include open meetings for VARs and integration consultants interested in learning about the benefits of becoming a Compiere Partner. Partner-only meetings will cover business topics such as lead generation and marketing services, entrepreneurship workshops for the VAR business model, and ComPiere, Inc. corporate strategy updates. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jorg Janke, author of the Compiere solution and the company's President and CTO, "The meetings in Paris and Atlanta will continue to reinforce Compiere's commitment to our growing partner network by providing a forum in which to discuss the extent of involvement and business opportunities for partners within the network. We do everything we can to empower our partners so that they can succeed and grow along with us." Advance Registration for Compiere Training Session in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. In an effort to further support the growing Compiere Partner Network, the company holds four intensive training sessions each year, hosted by the co-founders Jorg Janke and Kathy Pink. The first session will be held in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. February 27 - March 3, 2006 followed by an Advanced Technical Training Session March 6-8, 2006. Advance registration with a significant early bird discount will be open until Friday, January 27, 2006. The Intensive Training is a five day session to provide hands-on, valuable training to both new and seasoned users who are interested in installing, customizing, and providing support for the Compiere Solution. The Compiere Advanced Technical Training Session focuses on the technical side of extending the functionality of Compiere ERP & CRM. This three day session is designed for those who are already familiar with the Compiere application and want to further customize it to meet the needs of their company's business processes. For more information or to register for the intensive training sessions in San Diego, please visit www.compiere.org/training or send email to: info@compiere.org. About ComPiere, Inc. ComPiere, Inc. is the company behind Compiere ERP & CRM, the primary open source business application for accounting, supply chain management, ERP and CRM solutions. With nearly one million downloads to date, Compiere ERP & CRM is used by small- to mid-sized enterprises across a variety of industries worldwide. ComPiere, Inc. offers commercial backing, support and services to its extensive global network of Certified Partners. Compiere ERP & CRM is available for use on Linux, Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , Mac and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms. The company is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and was founded in 1999. For more information, please go to www.compiere.org. |
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