It was nice to see a lot of new faces attending this meeting. There were 12 attendees in total, 9 of whom were first-timers.
| Name |
Representing |
| Tony Smith |
Computer Consult |
| Tim Long |
TiGra Networks |
| Jon Richards |
Sproutt Ltd |
| Ryan Osborne |
Sproutt Ltd |
| Philip Pike |
Comcen Computer Supplies |
| Stuart Law |
Formwise Export |
| Huw Evans |
RCT ICT Advisory Service |
| Lee Parton |
Crimson Consultants Ltd |
| Gary Williams |
Crimson Consultants Ltd |
| Robbie Upcroft |
Microsoft |
| Mostyn Thomas |
Astrix Integrated Systems Ltd |
| Jane Elgar |
Independent Access Developer |
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Topic covered were:
- Robbie Upcroft gave a demonstration of Microsoft CRM 3.0, which generated some discussion and a few points for Robbie to take back to Microsoft. Robbie has promised me a copy of the canned demo he used and as soon as I get it I'll place a copy in the group's document library.
- I asked the group to think about how we might get better organised. I don;t want to find myself organising the whole thing every time, and I would like people to come forward to take on one or more of the following roles:
- Chairman (to chait the meetings)
- Secretary (to record minutes and set the agenda)
- Events Coordinator (to organise speakers and presentations)
- Recruitment of new members
- Eventually - we'll need a treasurer.
- Robbie talked about the Small Business Specialist programme. It was interesting that three attendies were actively studying or planning to take the 70-282 exam to earn their Small Business Specialist competency.
Once again, the room hire and sandwiches were sponsored by Microsoft.
Next month we have representatives from Kroll OnTrack to talk to us about data recovery solutions. I'm told there will be freebies and details about their partner programme.