NewsClient Solutions Update!
 ....June 2008
 
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Avent Acquisition of Horizon
GiftVoucherShop Launch new SOP System
SAP Acquisition of Business Objects
ITIL Foundation Version 3
Certified Serena Trainer
SAP Cost Configurator
Are you compliant?
As we move into the warm summer of 2008, here is an update of what has been happening since I was last in contact with you in January.
 
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Shemas Eivers.
Avnet Acquisition of Horizon
 
Those with an ear to the ground will know that our parent company, Horizon Technology Group is in the process of being acquired  by Avnet (www.avnet.com)
 
This should bring additional opportunities to both us and clients since it will increase the scope of services we can offer and also provide us with a large pool of expertise consisting of teams that have delivered projects on a global scale. However, it is important to state that there will be no change to our core business and we look forward to continuing to provide a quality service to our customers. Our personnel remain unchanged and our dedication to our customers is unwavering.

The market cap of Avnet is of the order of $5Billion and while Client Solutions has typically focused on the Irish and UK markets, the proposed changes would allow us to offer a realistic global alliance to many of our multi-national customers.
GVSGiftVoucherShop Launch New SOP System
 
Gift Voucher Market Leaders Upgrade Software Systems to Meet Growing Consumer Demands

Market leaders in the Irish gift voucher and gift card market, The Gift Voucher Shop (GVS), have recently invested over €700,000 in the upgrade and enhancement of their internal and corporate customer facing software systems. Following a tender process, Client Solutions Limited, Ireland's largest indigenous software company were awarded the contract to deliver the new systems.
 
 ITIL Training
 
BSM_OG_LogoThe ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management is to certify that the candidate has gained knowledge of the ITIL terminology, structure and basic concepts and has comprehended the core principles of ITIL practices for Service  Management.  

> ITIL Foundation V3 Dublin: June 24th
> ITIL Foundation V3 Cork: July 29th

For more information contact bsm@clients.ie or tel: 01 620 4811

BOBJ & SAP
Client Solutions takes the lead following SAP acquisition of Business Objects


The announcement in Q4 of 2007 that SAP were to acquire Business Objects came as no surprise considering the huge growth in Business Intelligence (BI) and consolidation in the market.  With the largest combined SAP and Business Objects practices in Ireland, Client Solutions immediately recognised the additional benefits we would be able to delivery to SAP/Business Objects customers in Ireland.
Based on our experience of how the two families of BI products can be used to deliver a single BI platform Client Solutions has a unique understanding of the two technologies. Client Solutions have a demonstration environment with SAP BI/ Business Objects and are working closely with SAP Business Objects and several customers already leveraging the benefits of the close integration of the two products (which have had a technical integration strategy since 2001).
 
With a strong focus on leveraging the visualsation capabilities of Business Objects ontop of the SAP Netweaver platform, SAP Business Objects has already announced their joint offerings based on their existing technology covering Financial Performance Management, Visualisation and Reporting; and Data Integration and Data Quality Management.  Whilst these announcements emphasise that this acquisition is all about the synergies of the products SAP have emphasised that the Business Objects product will still maintain it's capability as a platform agnostic solution.
 
For more information on SAP Business Objects please contact Chris Flack on 01 6204824.

Ireland's First Certified Teamtrack Trainer :Serena 3
 
Jonathan Holland, one of our Senior Consultants and business analysts has become Irelands first certified Serena TeamTrack trainer. Jonathan completed his accreditation as a Certified Serena Trainer earlier this year when he hosted and delivered his second "TeamTrack User" and "TeamTrack Administrator" courses. 
  
This accreditation for Jonathan is significant for Client Solutions and our customers as it means that for the first time in Ireland Client solutions can now offer a mix of hosted public courses in our Dublin and Cork training facilities as well as on site customer specific courses.
 
For further details on our training offerings, Serena TeamTrack, Serena Business Mashup or Serena Mariner (for PPM) please contact Emmet Lyons on 01 6204858
SAP Cost Configurator Launched To SME MarketSAP
 
Configure your individual SAP Business All-in-One Solution within seconds. See how easy and cost effective it is, to make SAP work for you.
With a starting price of €168K for 25 users, we offer complete transparency of costs.  
 
Let us convince you of the possibilities of world class ERP software that may be empowering your business in the near future.
 
The comprehensive feature set and return on investment are unique. Don't hesitate to contact Client Solutions to get a detailed offer that matches your requirements.
 
Visit www.clients.ie/sap/configurator for full details or call Denis O'Leary on 01 6204879
 
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  • Allows IT departments to assess compliance and costs at different points in
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    Shemas Eivers
    Managing Director, Client Solutions
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