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Improve User Adoption and Reduce Support Costs with Knowledge Accelerator from Business Objects
Your organization has invested time, resources, and money into business
intelligence (BI) software. Now what? You need trained business users
to get the maximum value out of your investment.
Knowledge Accelerator from Business Objects is a customizable, Web-based
product that gives you out-of-the-box training and support on a variety of
Business Objects products such as Crystal Reports, Crystal Xcelsius, Web and
Desktop Intelligence, Edge Series, and more.
Knowledge Accelerator skills
training uses job-specific scenarios and tasks — delivered using your
company data — and can be fully customized by you or by our consultants.
Modules can be delivered to dozens—or hundreds or thousands—of
users and deploy easily using either intranet, file server,
learning management system, or CD.
With their Knowledge Accelerator certifications, Golden team members Nancy
Golden and Diane Lucas are equipped to customize the product to use your logo
and your universe in the examples and activities, and
to add or delete specific topics from the standard content. They can also
teach your own staff how to customize the product.
Nancy and Diane can also customize Business Objects instructor-led training (ILT) content to
reflect your environment, producing a training workbook that meets your organization's
individual needs.
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End the Spreadsheet Shuffle: New Planning Solutions For Mid-Sized Organizations
Does your organization rely on unmanaged spreadsheets and a trail of emails
for your forecasting and budgeting process? Are you frustrated with the
time and manual effort required? Is your budgeting process prone to errors?
Do you lack confidence in your ability to make the good strategic decisions?
Golden knows that mid-sized organizations have
needs similar to those of large enterprises —
cutting costs, driving profitability, creating high-level plans
— but struggle with limited budgets and IT resources.
That's why we proudly announce
BusinessObjects Edge Planning: an integrated set of planning and budgeting
tools specially designed and priced for mid-sized organizations.
BusinessObjects Edge Planning provides current and secure data, reduces
planning cycle time, increases reporting accuracy, and
improves transparency across your organization.
Golden's consultants have the financial and technical expertise
to customize the product to fit your specific needs.
Our certified consultants will provide quick implementation, testing, development
of end user reports, user training, and on-going support.
Contact Pat Salem at
(860) 242-7704 x121 to learn how BusinessObjects Edge can help you
strategize and make better business decisions. Learn More
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Need Additional Licenses? Now's the Time!
Business Objects Prices to Increase in 2008
 Due to significant enhancements to its product line in the last three years,
Business Objects has
announced anticipated price increases for the coming new year. On January 1,
2008,
with the exception of Crystal Reports, Xcelsius, and BusinessObjects Edge
Series, list prices for all products will increase by an average of 10%.
In addition, Business Objects will eliminate Standard Support; the base support offering will be Corporate Support (priced at 22%). For new
license purchases in Q4,
2007 Standard Support will still be offered.
Will you need to extend your business intelligence capabilities
for 2008? To discuss our special Q4 incentives and take advantage of the
existing prices before December ends, contact
Erik Golden at (860) 242-7704 x101.
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On Thursday, November 15, Golden showcased planning and
budgeting tools while exhibiting at
the New England Society for Healthcare Strategy Conference (NESHS)
in Westborough, MA.
Watch our 
Get a head start on 2008 with Crystal Reports training!