Golden Nuggets Newsletter - January 2008

THIS MONTH'S NUGGETS
» Got Reports? Keep Them on the Cutting "Edge"
» Golden's Hospital Survey Goes National
» Need Custom Reports?  New Reports Catalog
» Custom Java Integration Meets Unique System Needs
» Did You Miss New Features in Crystal Reports 2008?
» New Golden Consultant Provides .NET Support
» Golden Team "Bowled Over" By Holiday Fun
» Training Updates: Last Call for Data Integrator


Got Reports? Keep Them on the Cutting "Edge"

Does your mid-sized organization use Crystal Reports but wish that you could use them more effectively? Golden can help you:

    » distribute reports more efficiently
    » access reports via the web
    » drill down to find crucial information
    » create dashboards and "what if" models.

Edge Demo Smart business decisions result from data-driven insight
not instinct and impulse.

BusinessObjects Edge Series is a range of easy-to-deploy BI solutions designed and priced to help mid-sized organizations take their reporting to the next level — and make better decisions.

Interested in how the affordable BusinessObjects Edge Series can make your reports more effective and relevant? Contact Erik Golden for more details.


Golden's Hospital Survey Goes National

On January 22, the print and digital editions of Healthcare IT News will publish an article promoting Golden's healthcare BI solutions and Hospital IT Systems survey. Healthcare IT News boasts national subscriber circulation totals of more than 50,000 IT professionals.

Healthcare leaders — where does your hospital stand?
Golden's survey examines IT system deployment, organizational culture, future IT needs, and more. In Q2, Golden will analyze the responses and publish a whitepaper allowing hospitals to benchmark their current IT status against similar organizations.

» Complete Golden's 5-minute Hospital IT Systems Survey
   and be included in this exciting research project.


Need Custom Reports?
Golden Launches Reports Catalog


Sample Reports Golden knows that every organization has different reporting needs—and those needs are not always met by the standard reports included in reporting software packages.

For Kronos & ADP clients, Golden's new web-accessible Reports Catalog provides pre-built time and labor management reports including popular schedule, hours worked, accrual, and configuration reports. In addition, Golden offers customization of standard reports and recreation, automation or migration of your own reports. Obtaining a custom report is fast and easy using our new Report Request Form.

Do you have custom reporting needs that are not related to time and labor management? Golden's experts in Crystal Reports and Microsoft Reporting Services can provide custom report development or migration services that meet your individual needs.

Complete a Report Request to contact a developer,
or request Remote Mentoring to enhance your own skills.




Custom Java Integration Solutions
Meet Unique System Needs


Garrett OBrien Do you wish that your organization's BI solutions were more fully integrated into third party applications? Golden's Java expert Garrett OBrien leads Golden's consultants in customizing and integrating Business Objects into third party applications to meet unique system needs. Java and .NET APIs produce custom solutions that extend BusinessObjects Enterprise to other applications.

When you have a unique system need that simply can't be addressed by an off-the-shelf solution—whether it's front-end user access or a need to automate back-end administration— turn to Golden for custom integration solutions. learn more



Did You Miss "New Features in
Crystal Reports 2008" Last Month?


Did a hectic year-end schedule cause you to miss our special edition December Tips and Tricks webinar: New Features in Crytal Reports 2008?

  Topics included:
  » Xcelsius Integration
  » Parameter Panel
  » Interactive Report Viewing.

You're in luck! We invite you to view a recorded video of Golden Consultant Jon LeBlanc's presentation to learn how Crystal Reports 2008 can help you start the new year ahead of the curve!

Interested in upgrading to Crystal Reports 2008?

Crystal Reports 2008 helps you design, explore, visualize, and deliver reports via the web or embedded in enterprise applications. Enjoy stunning visualizations, conduct on-report business modeling, and execute decisions instantly from the report itself — reducing dependency on IT and developer resources.

Upgrade your current licenses to Crystal 2008:
  » Crystal Reports Professional = $255 per user
  » Crystal Reports Developer = $315 per user

Contact Erik Golden today to coordinate getting any licenses you may need to upgrade to 2008.



New Golden Consultant Provides
.NET Support for Customized Deployments


Stephen Brouillard Golden is excited to introduce you to Stephen Brouillard, the newest member of Golden's consulting and development team. With over 12 years of combined network administration and programming experience, Stephen is an expert at database and network design and administration. He boasts an outstanding record of achievement in .NET development that will benefit Golden's customized Business Objects deployments.


Golden Team "Bowled Over" By Holiday Fun

Joined by friends and family, Golden team members gathered on December 15 to enjoy dinner and holiday fun at CT's Bradley Bowl facility. Enthusiastic teams of bowlers pursued Golden's coveted "Top Gun" trophy during some highly competitive rounds of bowling. Still full of that enthusiasm, the Golden team is ready to help you meet your goals in the new year!


UPCOMING EVENTS
» Seminar: Calming the
Information Storm

     Wednesday, February 27
     8:30 - 10:00 am
     Bloomfield, CT

Understand and overcome 3 common business challenges:
   » issues with data trust,
   » consolidation & automation
      of performance metrics,
   » user adoption.

» Crystal Reports Tips & Tricks
Our free monthly webinar
     January 18
     at 10:30 am EST
This month's topics:
» Sharing subreport data with
     the main report
» Creating a Table of Contents
» Functions: ToWords, and
     URLEncode/URLDecode

» Watch video of last month's special edition Tips and Tricks webinar: New Features in Crystal Reports 2008
Topics covered included:
» Xcelsius Integration
» Parameter Panel
» Interactive Report Viewing


   
TRAINING

View our public class schedule

Last call:
Business Objects
Data Integrator,
January 15-18.
SPECIAL PRICE: $2250.
(must register by
 Monday, January 14.)

Register here or call Denise at (860) 242-7704 x103.



   
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About Golden

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