Executive Corner: "One of the areas that is very exciting is the launch of the Culminis Connections site for our Leaders as well as the SharePoint Portals being rolled out to Alliance Member Organizations."  read more>>

Rantings: Every IT Relationship needs Effective Communication.
It used to be that software companies would establish toll free technical support phone numbers...For the first few years of the PC revolution this was a great cycle, but as the user volume overwhelmed the support staff’s capacity, this cycle began to breakdown. read more>>

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Culminis: Forming a Taskforce on Building Security Awareness. Culminis is currently assembling a team of experts in IT security to work with IT Pro User Groups in building awareness of security issues and concerns.  Several recent industry surveys, as well as feedback from Culminis Alliance members, have identified security as the top issue currently in the minds of IT professionals. read more>>

Culminis Implements the Microsoft® Solutions Framework (MSF). As part of the project management initiative, Culminis has teamed up with aimware, a Microsoft Certified Partner and new Culminis Affiliate, to deploy their unique project management system, known as BrightWork MSF, which will be used to manage all Culminis projects both internally and externally.  read more>>

Uncertified, Unlicensed, Uncontrolled. How is the public protected when the CPA and the physician, while knowledgeable in their fields, are relying more and more on the results provided to them by various computer systems in order to make critical decisions, especially, when they have no assurance that the people who designed, tested and installed those computer systems were competent to do so.  read more>>

Role of User Groups in Educating IT Pros. In a dynamic industry such as Information Technology (IT), the rate of technology innovation continues to outpace the rate at which IT professionals can prepare for the technology, which in turn decreases the rate at which this new technology can be adopted in the marketplace. read more>>

The Impact of Instructors on the IT Pro Learning Experience. In only a short time, under the guidance of a good teacher, trainees can quickly acquire solid, lifelong skills and develop new, positive behavior while losing bad habits.  Without interaction with a skilled instructor, the student may never experience this transition. read more>>
 

Introducing Culminis Connections. On July 12^th, Culminis officially released Culminis Connections, the web portal for leaders of Member Organizations of the Culminis Alliance.  The purpose of this exciting new web portal is to share information between Member Organizations to help expand and improve the support provided to IT professionals around the world.  Built on the powerful Microsoft SharePoint Portal, key areas of the portal include...
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