the Advisor
 

November 2006

Welcome to Anexinet's The Advisor newsletter—a source of information, case
studies, and news to help your organization optimize the value of your IT investments.


Anexinet Prepares Customers for Microsoft Office 2007 Launch

Anexinet, Microsoft Practice

With the November 30 release of the 2007 Microsoft Office System, Windows VISTA operating system and Exchange Server 2007, Anexinet is busy educating customers on product capabilities, business impact and value. The last of three complimentary breakfast seminars for Anexinet customers will be held at Microsoft's Malvern offices on December 6 (see "Upcoming Events" in this issue of The Advisor). Anexinet is also a premier sponsor for a special regional event, the Microsoft VISTA and Office 2007 Greater PA Launch, at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on February 15, 2007. As a Microsoft Gold Certified partner, Office 2007 beta testing partner, and "go-to" partner for Office 2007 implementations, Anexinet is uniquely positioned to help customers be among the first to leverage the new technology for business advantage.

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BREAKFAST SEMINAR

January 9
New Role of Portals
Co-hosted by Anexinet and BEA
Brass Elephant Restaurant, Baltimore

Modern portal technology makes businesses more collaborative, agile, and productive, and improves ROI from existing technology investments. This seminar presents the proof points from analyst reports, technology reviews, and customer case studies, and the "how to's" from subject matter experts.
Learn more and register


ON-DEMAND WEBCASTS

Metastorm BPM® Integration with Lotus® Notes/Domino
Presented with Metastorm
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Governance for Service-Oriented Architecture
Presented with MKS
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WHITE PAPER ARCHIVES

Increase Power of SharePoint® with Custom User-Focused Interfaces
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Industry Viewpoint

Anexinet's Frank Teti on Enterprise Service Bus and Service-Oriented Architecture

In a recent article, Frank Teti, an industry analyst and principal architect at Anexinet, observes how Service-Based Architecture (SOA) and Web services are largely standards-based, yet the convention of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is, in many ways, still an open "specification." Frank goes on to explore the true impact of ESB on Web services and B2B technologies for both solutions providers and business users. Download article

New Offerings

Anexinet White Paper: SharePoint® Sizing and Capacity Planning

Microsoft's SharePoint® is highly scalable and cost-effective for delivering a strong document management and collaboration solution to nearly any organization. Properly sizing server architecture for SharePoint however can be both a science and an art. In a new white paper, authors Paul Knight and David Mann from Anexinet's Microsoft Practice examine capacity planning and server sizing for SharePoint, so its nearly limitless capacity can grow with your organization's needs. Download white paper

Upcoming Events

December 6 Breakfast Seminar: Collaboration & Information Management with Office 2007

Get a jump on your IT planning for the 2007 Microsoft Office System at this free breakfast seminar, compliments of Anexinet, Microsoft, and Softmart. Learn the business impact of 2007 on SharePoint Server, workflow, RSS, Grove Virtual Office, and InfoPath Forms Server. In addition to an early understanding of Office 2007's expanded collaboration and information management capabilities, attendees are entitled to a Complimentary MS Office Readiness Assessment (valued at $1,500) and a chance to win a $300 credit toward the purchase of MS Office licenses. Learn more and register

Corporate Highlights

Anexinet-Sponsored AberdeenGroup Report Reveals Benefits, Trends, Challenges of Enterprise Portals

According to a new AberdeenGroup research report sponsored by Anexinet, proven ROI is moving companies across every industry to increase their average budgets for new or expanded web portal initiatives by 35%-40% over the next 12 months. Through its focused business practices in Strategy Management, Enterprise Portals, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Ux (user experience) Designs, and data security, Anexinet is enabling more companies to overcome the critical challenges for successful portal deployments. Read press release. Download research report.