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April 2008
Ignia Awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status
Thanks to the on-going commitment of our highly experienced staff, who have gained further Microsoft Certifications, Ignia has now been awarded the distinguished Gold Certified Partner status.Ignia also thanks the many customers that provided first-class references describing the services and solutions that we have provided. During coming weeks Ignia will be awarded many new competencies to add to Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ISV competencies.
Free Microsoft CRM Seminars
Ignia announces three Perth seminar dates in April for senior sales people, including Sales Managers, Directors and Business Development managers, where Ignia will present 'Microsoft CRM, The Business Case'.We would also like to thank all of our customers who have provided first rate references for work carried out during our eight years of service so far.
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The venue is our Perth CBD office at Level 3, 191 St Georges Terrace, and occurs at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th of April. Please contact Ignia on 9365 8400 to reserve your place as seats are limited. Attendees will have an opportunity to network and discuss the specific needs of the Sales Department then see an overview of Microsoft Customer Relationship Manager version 4.0. Attendees will also be provided with the following: - A clear business case which describes the concrete benefits of Microsoft CRM.- A technical brief for the IT Department describing required Server and Database setup.
- Outline costs for licenses and installation.
- Presentation of CRM modules and features including contact management, sales lead tracking, follow-up, storage of notes and integration with Microsoft Outlook. Drinks and nibbles will be provided and the event is timed to provide additional opportunities at the end for detailed questions and answers.
November 2007
Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft CRM
Ignia raising profile of Microsoft CRM and SharePoint in Perth.
Based upon its strong Microsoft technology expertise, Ignia is engaging more and more clients using CRM and SharePoint technologies.
"A lot of people don't realise that you can get core SharePoint features for free when you have Windows 2003 server. That's a big deal for clients."
Jon Cahill describes the basic concept of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS)...
"WSS is the foundation of document management systems on the Microsoft platform. Customers can easily get major benefits within hours of installing it. And it's free!"
Chris Nurse, who joined Ignia in October added that Ignia will be running a number of small seminars for a select audience, and will be evangelising WSS as a solid way for clients to solvesome of their major headaches"
SharePoint can also grow to be instrumental in the way companies present critical information, such as sales details from a Microsoft CRM system.
SharePoint allows companies to easily store and organise information.It can help reduce company email significantly and ensures staff always have up-to-date information.
October 2007
New Director Appointed
Ignia is pleased to announce Christopher Nurse as a new appointment to the board.
Bringing 22 years of Information Technology experience, Chris adds further technical skill to Ignia's strong list of capabilities and services.
Chris has served in major businesses around Perth where he has lead highly skilled teams, delivered systems to State Government and been responsible for the Microsoft Practice of a large consultancy.
As part of Ignia's strong expansion plan Chris will be recruiting high class software engineers, business analysts and software architects adding to our highly respected team.
Chris said, "When I looked at Ignia's eight year long track record of successfully delivering systems to clients I saw a fantastic opportunity and was very excited about getting involved at the highest level."
He continued, "Ignia are a force to be reckoned with. We have a fantastic and highly capable team here, specialising in custom solutions, SharePoint, Microsoft CRM and as you'd expect, we use the .NET platform and SQL Server to build some very powerful systems for clients"
When asked about how Ignia addresses client requirements Chris said, "It's all about what the client needs to get done, we don't focus on technology, we focus on first-class results for our clients."
July 2007
Ignia - Steady Growth
Ignia begins preparation for major growth
Ignia are a leading provider of microsoft Information Technology Solutions with expertise in Microsoft Access, Excel, SQL Server, the Microsoft .NET framework and other key Microsoft systems such as CRM and SharePoint.
In order to answer the growing demand for services Ignia is planning to make new appointments to the board in readiness to support the already expanding analysis and development teams.
Ignia's Managing Director, Phil Rickson described the plan as a strategic move to ensure clients continued to get a first-class service. "We have a successful business that is growing steadily", Rickson Said, "The critical thing is to ensure our existing clients, who have helped us to achieve great things, have our best attention". He continued, "Expansion is about winning new business and growing the team with additional expertise, but we won't take our eye off the ball as far as looking after our clients, some of whom have relied on Ignia for eight years."
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