Events Archive
2010
June 23rd
Ideaca to co-host: Vivre le Tour de France
A celebration of wine, food and culture of the Tour de France. Proceeds will go to Special Olympics Calgary.
2010
April 26th
Andrew Kuyt leads interactive discussion at Convergence 2010
Ideacan Andrew Kuyt lead a discussion on IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and its implications to AX installations at the Convergence 2010 conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
April 12th - 14th
Ruven Gotz speaks at the SharePoint Summit 2010 in Montreal
Ruven Gotz will presented on the topics of using visual tools to simplify information architecture and how to work effectively with stakeholders to build appropriate taxonomies.
Tuesday March 23rd, 2010
Ideacan Brian Lalancette guest-blogs on Microsoft TechNet
Brian talks about building an automated SharePoint 2010 Powershell-based installation.
March 20th
Ideacan Ruven Gotz speaks at Toronto SharePoint Camp
Ruven's well attended workshop focused on explaining metadata to stakeholders.
March 18th
Ideacan Ruven Gotz speaks at the Calgary SharePoint User Group (SPUG) March Meeting
Ruven's workshop focused on how to run effective requirements gathering workshops.
February 18th
Calgary SharePoint User Group February Meeting
Ideacans participated in the coordination and promotion of an event where Jason Kaczor spoke on SharePoint governance followed by a round of SharePints.
Tuesday January 19th, 2010
Microsoft Unveils New Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail Offering
January 10th
Ideaca attends the National Retail Federation's Big Show 2010
Ideacans attended North America's largest Retail Conference. Our joint cocktail event with Microsoft celebrating the launch of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail was well attended by a number of Canadian retailers.
2009
Thursday November 26th, 2009
Ideacan James Gurney discusses Retail challenges in OnWindows
James Gurney explains how effective back office systems free up managers time for better front of house contact and customer service.
November 23
Calgary SharePoint User Group Inaugural Meeting
Ideacans participated in launching the user group and providing an overview of SharePoint 2010 followed by a round of SharePints.
August 24
Ideacan Ruven Gotz at 'Best Practices Conference'
Ruven Gotz spoke about SharePoint best practices in Washington D.C
July 11
Ideacan Ruven Gotz at 'SharePoint Saturday' Conference
Ruven Gotz spoke about SharePoint best practices at Microsoft Canada in Mississauga
June 3
Ideacan Adam Geras at Edmonton Agile Users Group Meeting
Adam spoke about coaching and being coached on Agile projects
June 2
Ideaca XRM Event
This event focused on how to better engage and effectively manage critical relationships using an XRM solution based on Dynamics CRM
April 29
Ideaca Wine Event with Aux Sable
Ideaca hosted an exclusive wine event in Calgary featuring Ron Murphy, VP Finance and CFO of Aux Sable to discuss their Dynamics AX solution.
April 1
CRM Customer Stories
Ideaca hosted an event in Vancouver focusing on the importance of strong relationships in a down economy
March 5
Executive Business Intelligence Breakfast
Ideaca hosted an informative discussion in Vancouver on having the right information to make critical decisions in tough economic times.
March 4
Business Intelligence for Retail Webinar
Ideaca and ProfitBase hosted a joint webinar to help Canadian retailers understand customer trends using BI
February 12
Executive Business Intelligence Breakfast
Ideaca hosted an informative discussion in Edmonton on having the right information to make critical decisions in tough economic times.
2008
March 26/27
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Launch – Calgary/Edmonton
Ideaca and Microsoft co-hosted the exclusive launch of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 in the Alberta market.
2007
Thursday June 21
Dynamics CRM Webinar
This webinar showed how to leverage Dynamics CRM as a platform for collaboration and relationship management.
April/May
BI Roadshow – Vancouver/Edmonton/Calgary
This Business Intelligence Roadshow in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto analyzed how to manage and maximize the value of BI investments and also provided a sneak peek of PerformancePoint 2007.
Thursday, May 17
CRM in Wealth Management Seminar – Vancouver
This seminar featuring Prospera Credit Union discussed how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help Wealth Management organizations ensure regulatory compliance and security as well as manage relationships to optimize sales growth.
Thursday, April 5
CRM Breakfast Seminar - Toronto
Microsoft and Ideaca showcased the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a customer relationship management solution embedded in Microsoft Outlook that integrates seamlessly to Microsoft Office applications.
February 28
SharePoint 2007 & Business Intelligence Seminar - Toronto
This seminar demonstrated how organizations can use SharePoint 2007 and Business Intelligence tools to: enable people to make better-informed decisions by presenting business-critical information in one central location; provide a simple, familar, and consistent user experience; boost employee productivity by simplifying everday business activites; find the right information to improve business insight;leverage technology investments to attain results.
February 27 & 28
Dynamics CRM Lunch and Learn - Calgary & Edmonton
Enpower your organization with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a complete customer relationship management solution that provides all of the tools and capabilities needed to help develop a deep understanding of your customers and markets.
February 15
Ideaca Event - Field Services For Microsoft Dynamics AX Webcast
Field Services for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides targeted automation and integrated information flow that will dramatically increase your productivity and management efficiency.
February 14
Ideaca CRM Seminar - Vancouver
This seminar explored the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, a solution that works with familiar Microsoft technologies and works the way your business works.
2006
November 2 and October 19
Ideaca CRM Seminar – Calgary and Vancouver
This seminar demonstrated how organizations can use the tools and capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM to help develop a deep understanding of customers and markets; enabling organizations to build more profitable relationships.
September 27 and September 21
Ideaca Business Intelligence Seminar - Calgary and Vancouver
Ideaca demonstrated the effective use of a number of business intelligence tools including: key performance indicators, dashboards, scorecards, business analytics and ad-hoc analysis.
July 5
Certified ScrumMaster Training
This 2-day Certified ScrumMaster training gave participants the knowledge, skills and tools they needed to initiate and lead Scrum-driven projects.
June 8
Ideaca CRM Seminar - Vancouver
This event focused on how organizations can deepen business insight; make better informed and more proactive business decisions by leveraging Microsoft Dynamics CRM’s robust analytical capabilities.
June 1
Smarten Your Supply Chain - 2006 Executive Microsoft Canada Forum
Smarten Your Supply Chain was a special one-day executive forum that featured industry speakers, hand-on demonstrations, and breakout sessions focusing on the latest hot topics and business technologies affecting manufacturers, wholesalers/distributors and retailers.
May 5
Ideaca CRM Seminar - Vancouver
This event focused on the opportunities that Microsoft Dynamics CRM can bring to Sales, Service, and Marketing teams.
April 18
Microsoft Oil & Gas Event
Microsoft Canada Co. presented how high performance can be attained at reasonable cost, by aligning technology investments with business objectives. Attendees got the opportunity to network with industry experts, who showcased innovative solutions from leading oil and gas focused IT companies.
April 13
Ideaca Business Intelligence Webcast
This Webcast showed how a manufacturing companies and deliver a better bottom line with a Microsoft-based business intelligence solution.
April 5
Microsoft Smarter Retailing Conference
This executive roundtable provided retail executives an opportunity to listen to consumers and network with each other to discuss challenges in execution and possible best practices.
March 25
Microsoft Convergence 2006 - featuring Petro-Canada, Absolute Software and Webcom
Ideaca customers; Petro-Canada, Absolute Software and Webcom presented at this annual Microsoft event. Convergence is the premier Microsoft Dynamics event, bringing customers, partners, team members and industry experts together.
February 23
Ideaca Seminar - Mississauga
Ideaca presented on how organizations can leverage their SAP investments with Microsoft desktop applications and front-end tools.
February 16
Ideaca CRM Webcast
This Webcast showed how organizations can make better strategic decisions using Microsoft CRM.
February 1
Ideaca Business Intelligence Webcast
This Webcast showed how organizations can understand Corporate Performance Management with Microsoft-based BI solutions (Rent Cash Case Study).
2005
November 30
Ideaca Business Intelligence Webcast
This Webcast showed how organizations can leverage Microsoft Analysis Services to improve decision making with Excel.
November 24
Microsoft Ready Launch Tour SQL Server 2005
Ideaca was a gold sponsor at this event in Toronto and Calgary.
November 23
Ideaca CRM Seminar - Mississauga
This seminar allowed attendees to experience a live demonstration of Microsoft CRM taking them through a "Day in the Life" of their business.