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Transformational Government Accelerator Events - February 2010
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Due to the success of the TGA event hosted by Solidsoft in conjunction with K2, Diagonal and Microsoft in December 2009, two further events have been scheduled for February 2010. These are specific to local and regional authorities and their purpose is to show how the TGA can be used to yield cashable savings by reducing avoidable contact, enabling channel shifting, and integrating systems and business processes. |
The TGA is part of Microsoft’s Citizen
Service Platform and enables local authorities to:
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Break down the silos between service directorates to deliver services focused on outcomes
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Streamline, track and appropriately automate business processes, driving efficiency savings whilst keeping processes focused on the customer
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Minimise avoidable contact with customers
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Maximise investment in technology by integrating existing systems
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Improve management and performance information, giving a holistic view of citizens and customers
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Optimise channel use
These events will take place as follows:
Tuesday 23 February 2010, 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm at Barnsley Digital Media Centre, County Way, Barnsley S70 2JW
Wednesday 24 February 2010, 10.00 am - 1.00 pm at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham, B4 7XG
For further details and to register please visit our Events page. (26/01/10)
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Hugely successful
'Delivering Success with SharePoint and BizTalk' seminar
series continues in 2010 For further details and to register please visit our Events page. (26/01/10) |
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Solidsoft delivers a new Electronic Service Delivery Platform for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council On Monday 30 November 2009 Barnsley
Metropolitan Borough Council's pest control service went live offering
householders an online 24/7 booking and payment service. The Barnsley Herald featured an article
on 27 November 2009 in which Cllr Roy Miller, Cabinet spokesperson
for Customer and Neighbourhood Services, said: "An
additional benefit is that this method of payment is
environmentally friendly as it removes the need for lots of
paperwork to be created in order to send bills out later.
This was a joint development project
between Solidsoft and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and part of the
council's new approach to delivering services to the system
based on an Electronic Service Delivery Platform. For further information contact
Solidsoft's Marketing Manager, Pam McClel |
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October Rules Fest 2009 Charles Young delivered a technical presentation entitled “A Survey of Complex-Event Processing Models” at the October Rules Fest 2009 conference in Dallas, Texas. The presentation introduced the concept for CEP and discussed common set-based and stream-orientated approaches. Charles compared CEP dataflow to rule engines based on the Rete Algorithm and provided an overview of various models for merging CEP capabilities with rule engines. (11/01/10) |
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BizTalk User Group Sweden |
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On 26 November, Charles Young, Solidsoft's BizTalk MVP, spoke at the BizTalk User Group in Stockholm, Sweden on the subject of ‘Rules – Who Needs Them?’. His theme was the vital role that policy and decision-making play in real-world BizTalk Server solutions. Charles described how architects and developers can use the Microsoft Business Rules Framework and associated tools to build dynamic and agile applications through the modelling, storage, deployment, execution and management of versioned policies. (16/12/09) |
Microsoft Business Integration UK Road Show Event - 2 December 2009 Tough economic times bring us back to focus on improving efficiencies, cutting cost and extracting more value from existing systems. These times also present excellent opportunities to streamline information-sharing amongst partners, customers, employees and suppliers as well. This event is focused on the topic of how business integration can help organisations realise more value from their existing IT investments and integrate and connect their business applications and data, and increase business value. The event includes lots of real world case studies and examples of how customers are using the Microsoft BizTalk platform to integration their businesses. Andy James, Solidsoft's CTO and Transformational Government Accelerator (TGA) chief architect will be presenting a session which looks at how the TGA is helping local authorities face the challenges of transforming their IT delivery capability by building a service orientated based enterprise architecture delivered on a BizTalk Server platform. This session will discuss how by tackling head-on the barriers that local government face, cross department business processes can be automated, providing immediate efficiency gains, measurable cost savings whilst significantly contributing to the NI 14 (avoidable contact) initiative. Please come and meet Andy, together with Mark Usher, Solidsoft's business accounts director and Pam McClelland, Solidsoft's marketing manager at the event to discuss your interest in Microsoft’s integration server - Microsoft BizTalk 2009 and how it can benefit your organisation.
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here to
register online (Windows Live ID is required) OR
call 0870 166 6680 event ref: 0518. Space is limited so register today to ensure your
attendance at this event. This conference is aimed at CTOs, IT directors, enterprise architects, solution architects and key technology decision makers. (02/11/09) |
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BizTalk User Group Sweden Charles Young, Solidsoft's MVP has again been asked to speak at the BizTalk User Group in Stockholm, Sweden which this year takes place on 26 November. Charles's subject is ‘Rules – who needs them?’ and he will explain the vital role of policy and decision-making in real-world BizTalk Server solutions, describing how architects and developers can use the Microsoft Business Rules Framework to build dynamic and agile applications. This is a talk for rule sceptics and enthusiasts alike, and for anyone who must build BizTalk solutions that evolve and adapt over time. (26/10/09) |
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Presentations now available from the inaugural meeting of the
UK Azure User Group (http://www.ukazurenet.com
) Charles Young, Solidsoft's MVP launched the Azure User Group meeting in May with a talk on "The Cloud - An Architect's Dilemma". This presentation is now available on line. To view please click here: http://exposureroom.com/members/UKAzureUserGroup.aspx/assets/aae7ddaaac414578b92ea1f19226f811/ (10/08/09) |
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Solidsoft Sponsors Microsoft's Prestigious Architect Insight Conference 2009
Garth Pickup, CEO of Solidsoft is pleased to announce that once again Solidsoft is a key sponsor of Microsoft's prestigious Architect Insight Conference (AIC) taking place this year on Friday 8 May at Microsoft's London Victoria Offices.
The format of the Architect Insight Conference in 2009 has changed to reflect the challenging business environment that many companies are experiencing, but is still focused on arming IT architects with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed. This years theme is Architecture as a Foundation for Business: in addition to presentations from a number of compelling speakers, the conference will provide opportunities to talk in an informal setting to the presenters and subject experts, including Solidsoft's CTO Andy James and principal consultant Charles Young.
The event will benefit attendees who wish to:
Understand more about Cloud computing and how the utility computing model is going to enable forward thinking companies to adapt
Emerge from the current recession in a position to take advantage of new business opportunities
Keynote speakers from EasyJet, Astra Zeneca and Equiniti will describe their experience of the following:
Enterprise Architecture: focusing on cost reduction, improved agility and responsiveness to the business
Solution Architecture: focusing on the changing architecture of the client, from thick to thin to rich to smart
Infrastructure Architecture: focusing on the infrastructure tools and technologies of the server and data centre
Places for the AIC can be reserved for £99 + VAT. To book your place at the conference and for more detailed event information please visit www.microsoft.com/uk/aic2009.
Solidsoft would be delighted to meet you on 8 May to discuss how Microsoft technologies such as the Azure Platform, BizTalk Server 2009, Windows Communications Foundation, Windows Workflow and MOSS 2007 can make a difference to you by delivering effective solutions for your business. (27/03/09)
Software + Services in Action - Arc Interview with Andy James
Basingstoke, UK - 2 February 2009
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The Arc is a new publication produced by Microsoft and distributed through Computer Weekly magazine. This week's edition of The Arc features an interview with Solidsoft Chief Technology Officer, Andy James where he gives a real world evaluation of Microsoft's Software + Services and the promise that Azure will deliver Cloud computing to the masses. Read Andy's comprehensive double page interview S + S in Action: Why Solidsoft believes that S + S is evolutionary not revolutionary on-line or download a copy of The Arc now. (02/02/09) |
Transformational Partnership
Today Solidsoft announced the launch of the Transformational Government Accelerator. Mark Usher, Solidsoft Business Accounts Director and Head of Public Services said "the Transformational Government Accelerator is a major step forward in our response to the continuing Transformational Government Agenda".
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The Transformational Government Accelerator has been developed by a consortium of leading local government specialists to provide the most contemporary approach available to addressing the issues set out in the Transformational Government Agenda. It enables existing systems and processes to be migrated to a shared application and information framework, bringing together once siloed technologies, resulting in truly joined up service delivery and cost efficient business processes. |
The consortium has also produced a video featuring Northamptonshire County Council and detailing the ways in which the consortium can help to transform government in a practical and demonstrable fashion. To view the video please click HERE
Click HERE to learn more about how the Transformational Government Accelerator provides enhanced services enabled by technology. You will see that the Accelerator is modular in approach so you can start at the most appropriate technology point to suit your requirements. Solidsoft and its consortium partners are offering a Proof of Concept solution to demonstrate the value and benefits of the Transformational Government Accelerator. Click HERE to learn more.
To visit the Transformational Government Agenda website, please click HERE (05/12/08)
Solidsoft Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in Business Process and Integration Solutions
Today Solidsoft announced it has been selected as a finalist for the Microsoft Partner of the Year award in Business Process and Integration Solutions.
"I am delighted to see the great work that Solidsoft consultants have done for our clients continues to be recognised by Microsoft as amongst the very best in the world", says Garth Pickup, CEO of Solidsoft. "To be in the top three companies out of several hundred thousand partners is a great achievement that our staff can be very proud of."
The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognise Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions over the past year. The Business Process and Integration Solutions Partner of the Year award recognises partners with best practices for selling and deploying business process management (BPM) and integration solutions that concentrate on service oriented architectures (SOA), enterprise application integration (EAI), business-to-business (B2B) application integration, business process management (BPM), and adapter development using Microsoft BizTalk Server.
Partners are critical to delivering rich business solutions and innovative excellence to customers, says Allison Watson, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft.
To read more, please click HERE More News in our News Archive (16/06/08)
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