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VISION NEWS - October 2007 |
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VISION
COGITA's Quarterly Newsletter |
Dear Tracey,
As you would have immediately noticed, we have taken the plunge and are now delivering our Vision News via eMail instead of snail mail. These days newsletters are now accepted via email - so why not go for it! Let us know if you like the new format and make sure you respond to the SOA opinions block below. |
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| COGITA People Focus | | | Anjali (left) at Hitler's Eagles Nest Retreat, Germany. Anjali Bhat, Senior Business Consultant - COGITA Melbourne Anjali started with COGITA 4 years ago. She was a Senior Consultant for QAD implementing and supporting MFG/PRO. Anjali started her career in software development in late 80's. Her proficiency in problem solving and solutions orientation is supported by her post graduate degree in Computer Sciences, APICS Accreditation and application experience in the industry. Most of Anjali's day is taken up with Project Management - a role which has challenges every day. Anjali enjoys working with dedicated people focused on getting the best out of their latest Vantage ERP systems. The diversity of client's businesses and working with the latest SOA & .NET technologies are other reasons for getting up in the morning. Besides bringing up a teenage daughter, Anjali likes to fit in some gym time and travel to exotic locations with her family. |
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| | Vantage makes it sweet at NQAS | | NEW VANTAGE CLIENT North Queensland Agricultural Supplies (NQAS) is an Australian owned company and has been manufacturing and selling agricultural products to the sugar, banana and small crop industries within Australia for over 30 years. NQAS has a network of branches across Queensland and also exports its products to global markets - particularly in South America and Africa. To service these growing markets NQAS needed a system that could easily handle customer quotes and orders, improve supplier and inventory management, and provide a technological platform to expand. With considerable emphasis also placed on new product development and quality control, Vantage is needed to integrate all business operations and provide management with real-time, critical information to make strategic business decisions. read more |
| The IT Bluffers Guide to SOA | | Oh no! Another anagram from IT geeks. What does it stand for? Service Orientated Architecture Yeah right! In the words of Pauline Hansen - please explain. Surely built to last is a good thing? Yes it is - if everything would stay the same in our business lives. Unfortunately these days the only constant is change with currency, competition, global this and that. Then our businesses processes have to be changed and with old technology that's where the problems start. So how does SOA make change easier? read more |
| Luna Nameplate Industries Signs on for COGITA and Vantage | | "We have achieved every key performance indicator we set. Vantage has really delivered on its promise."
Roger Bourne, Chief Executive Officer, Luna Nameplate Industries Pty. Ltd. Read more on why Luna chose Vantage, the benefits they have gained and the future with Vantage. read more |
| SOA catching on at HPA | | | John Irvin, National MIS Manager of HPA based in NSW, Australia, has recently rolled his sleeves up and proved to his own satisfaction that the Vantage 8 SOA capability using Service Connect is not mere hype. It works and has many practical business uses for HPA who are implementing Vantage 8. read more |
| Business Excellence is Rewarded | |  Starting 2007 COGITA entered into a six year sponsorship of the Westpac Manukau Business Excellence awards in New Zealand. COGITA stepped into this role when Enterprising Manukau sought a new sponsor to fill a major vacancy. COGITA now sponsors the Excellence in Innovation & Strategy Category in the annual Westpac Manukau Business Excellence Awards. The winner of the Excellence in Innovation and Strategy Category Award for 2007 is Catch Restaurant/Guada Fiesta Bar. read more |
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