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EDM Insights is published by Westbrook Technologies Incorporated. To add your name to the distribution list, please send an email to: marketing@westbrooktech.com To unsubscribe, please send an email to unsubscribe@westbrooktech.com We want your feedback. EDM Insights, Winter, 2011© Copyright Westbrook Technologies, Incorporated Westbrook Technologies
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UPCOMING EVENTS Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) Annual Conference March 15-19. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA Westbrook is participating in the PASBO annual conference. The organization is comprised of individuals who are engaged in or provide products and services for school business management. Currently, PASBO has more than 3,000 members who are primarily employed full time by K-12 local education agencies in Pennsylvania, including School Districts, Intermediate Units and Career and Technical Centers. PASBO programs and services promote the highest standards of school business management practices, member recognition, professional growth and the effective use of educational resources. http://www.pasbo.org/default.asp American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) April 9-12, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans LA The AACC annual meeting is among the largest and most dynamic gatherings of educational leaders, attracting over 2,000 community college presidents and senior administrators, as well as international educators, representatives of business/industry and federal agencies. Join us at our corporate presentation Visit us at booth 237. http://www.aacc.nche.edu/newsevents/Events/convention2/Pages/default.aspx Indiana Digital Government Summit 2011 May 9, Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Indianapolis, IN Westbrook will be attending the Indiana Digital Government Summit. This event is for and about state and local government. Its goal is to foster discussion and dialogue on the use of information technology as a strategic tool for managers, executives and policy makers. Please visit our booth if you're planning to attend. http://events.govtech.com/events/indianadgs2011
Westbrook Education and Training: Have you ever thought how great it would be if you could quickly get your users trained on the tasks in Fortis they’ll need for their jobs, but only the tasks they need? You just don’t want them spending time in a class learning about features they won’t use. Well, we’ve listened to your requests, and in response have added Fortis User Fast Track to the 2011 Education calendar. Fortis User Fast Track is 14 prerecorded presentation Web sessions, from the basics in Session 1: Overview to advanced setup in Session 9: Creating Templates and Scripts, intended to show the user what they need to know, and only what they need to know. Once everyone has attended the Overview in order to gain an understanding of Fortis in general and the terms used, you can pick and choose which session or sessions will help your users. An instructor presents up to 45 minutes of information on a particular subject. Since the Fortis User Fast Track sessions are not “hands on,” as many people as you need educated may sit in on a session without worrying about setting up a classroom and configuring computers. A cup of coffee, a pen or pencil, a pad or notebook, and a willingness to learn all the great things Fortis can do for them, that’s all each student needs to bring. Coffee optional. If you’d like to read more about Fortis User Fast Track, visit our Web site at http://www.westbrooktech.com/support/Fortis_User_Fast-Track_description.html Contact your Westbrook Partner or the Westbrook Director of Sales for your area if you would like to discuss which sessions would work best for you and your users. You can register for one or more Fortis User Fast Track sessions on our Web site at http://www.westbrooktech.com/education_signup.asp. Only one person needs to register in order to provide us with contact information; not every student needs to register separately. Everyone must attend Session 1 in order to prepare for any other sessions they wish to attend. The schedule of all our classes can be seen on our Web site at http://www.westbrooktech.com/support/schedule.html.
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INDUSTRY INSIGHTS Five Green Business Trends for 2011 by Kelly Spors It’s wasn’t so easy being “green” when the economy was blue. But as the U.S. economy looks brighter in 2011 – as most hope and expect it will — businesses will be more focused on long-term sustainability. A key part of that is environmental sustainability. Here’s a look at some green business trends to expect in 2011: Capture and Business Process: Drivers and Experiences of Content-Driven Processes Offices are at last using less paper. Although still growing in 27% of organizations, in 39% paper usage is finally starting to fall. However, the strongest drivers for scanning and capture are not savings on paper storage space but improved searchability and knowledge sharing, followed by productivity improvements in document-centric business processes. |
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Austin Community College’s Azure Brown, institutional records coordinator, will join Westbrook at the upcoming AACRAO Conference, March 13-15. Azure is co-presenting “An A for Efficiency: Austin Community College Manages Records Across Eight Campuses with One Click” with Westbrook. The presentation will take place on Monday, March 14 at 9:30 a.m. in room 602/603. Participants will learn how Austin Community College reduces administrative costs and better manages student records while sharing information securely between departments and across campus locations. The session will cover best practices for deploying electronic document management to speed admissions and improve student services, from engaging staff to defining workflow and setting realistic deadlines. Visit us at booth 348. 
