MWLUG 2017 in Virginia this past August, like most of the Lotus User Group type events, was a gathering of the Notes Nation. The theme this year was "Moving Collaboration Forward". This year the event saw record attendance, according to event champion Richard Moy. The event was well organized and well run. As was the case in past years DOCOVA was a sponsor, although this time at the 11th hour. IBM was the primary [...]
I just returned from attending the Engage UG event in Ghent Belgium last week. Hats off to Theo Heselmans for putting on an excellent event. There were a reported 325 attendees including customers, partners and IBM. The venue was held at the University of Ghent, an impressive facility steeped in history. Engage is sponsored by a wide variety of business partners from all over the world. DOCOVA was proud to be included. Our goal [...]
Mobile. Web Developer and Admin Experience. Enhanced Search. (Hybrid) Cloud Service. Just a selection of many features and capabilities reviewed on yesterday's DOCOVA V3.5 Overview webinar. Watch the recording on the docova.com website. DOCOVA Customers: Request the V3.5 Upgrade by contacting your DOCOVA Account Manager or by contacting us here
"The Cloud" conjures up the feeling of a magical place where everything just works and doesn’t break. The reality is that moving to the cloud needs to be thoroughly planned out. For your cloud decision, security needs to be properly considered. Accessing your corporate information anywhere, any time, on any device sounds fantastic on the surface, but if your "Cloud" gets compromised, your organization may not survive. At our next free webinar event, we'll [...]
Back in Canada after my swing through Europe. It all started with the annual BLUG event in Antwerp. The BLUG was followed by partner sessions near Rotterdam, and ended off with a customer round led by Silverside in Apeldoorn, NL. The round table participants were Dutch, and I found it very cool to sit through a slide presentation where the only word I understood happened to be our product name. Throughout the entire trip [...]
I have attended several of the Lotus User Group events in the past: ILUG, UKLUG, BLUG, and the MWLUG to name a few.This #BLUG this year in Antwerp was simply outstanding. At 5:30 on a Friday afternoon the closing general session was packed! The standing ovation for #BLUG architect @TheoHeselmans was well deserved. Afterwards, We continued to stay around and network with partners and customers for another hour. Everyone was watching the projected image [...]
Despite all the efforts of Air Canada, the flight over to Belgium was one of the best ever. I was expecting the two hour stop in Montreal would make it seem long but I actually slept most of the way and arrived in Brussels to sunny skys and warm temperatures. I made my way by train to Antwerp, arriving at the historic central train station around the noon hour. An older gentleman was patiently [...]