OBS Showcasing Services and Products at Microsoft Tech Ed Australia - 7th – 10th August, 2007
Monday, July 02, 2007OBS will be an exhibitor at the Microsoft Tech Ed Australia Conference at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from 7th – 10th August, 2007.
Microsoft Tech Ed is focused on providing valuable information and resources through session content and deep dive workshops plus the opportunity to access Microsoft Partners including OBS. At the OBS exhibit booth we will be showcasing our Microsoft technology solutions, services and Nintex brand products.
If you would like to set up a meeting at Tech Ed with OBS please contact OBS Sales
For more information on the conference see the Tech Ed website http://www.microsoft.com/australia/teched07/index.aspx |
OBS Wins Major Department of Education Outsourcing Agreement
Friday, June 15, 2007
OBS has signed an outsourcing agreement with the Department of Education (Victoria) for the provision of specialist Microsoft support services over a two year period. OBS will provide Microsoft technical and architectural support services to the department including support of the 70,000 user Email system based on Microsoft Exchange, EduMail.
The Department of Education (Victoria) is rated number one on the MIS Top 100 Australian IT organizations with 65,000 staff and teachers in over 1600 locations across the state.
This new agreement between OBS and the Department of Education will continue to strengthen the strategic partnership between these organizations with an eight year history in helping Victoria provide world class technology innovation to public education. |
OBS Wins Best of Tech Ed USA 2007 Award
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
OBS was awarded the Best of Microsoft Tech Ed USA Award under the Business Applications category for it's Nintex workflow product. Other finalists in the Business Applications category were K2 and Biscom.
The Best of Tech Ed Awards recognise those who offer innovative products across 15 categories and is run by Windows IT Pro, SQL Server Magazine and Office & SharePoint Pro.Com. The judges reviewed over 260 IT products and services submitted for the contest and chose 45 finalists to be interviewed at Tech Ed in Orlando, Florida. Winners were announced on 6th June at an evening reception at the Peabody Hotel Orlando.
"This is the sixth year of this awards program and every year we see a substantial increase in the number and level of entries," said Karen Forster, group editorial and strategic director. "While we had many worthy products, the winners clearly demonstrated their products' strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and the value they provide to customers".
For more information visit: http://www.windowsitpro.com/awards/ |
OBS is Finalist in the Microsoft QuickStart for Search Innovative Solution Contest
Monday, June 04, 2007
OBS was selected as a finalist in the Microsoft QuickStart for Search Innovative Solution Contest for it's DigiLearn search solution implemented at the Department of Education (Victoria).
This contest was run by Microsoft to highlight Enterprise Search solutions built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and recognise the specialist MOSS 2007 Search skills attained by Microsoft partners such as OBS to empower people to find information and expertise anywhere in the organisation. OBS have won a fully coordinated, public case study featuring the DigiLearn solution to be posted on the Microsoft website and to be promoted through the Microsoft sales force, newsletters and intranet.
The DigiLearn search solution implemented at the Department of Education (Victoria) acts as a central repository and distribution point for learning objects delivered by the Learning Federation. 65,000 Victorian teaching staff use an online intranet website to find, access and share learning objects.
For more information see the QuickStart for Microsoft Search website: https://www.quickstartmicrosoftsearch.com/login/signin.aspx |
OBS Wins AEOA Best of Employee Share Ownership Plan
Friday, June 01, 2007
OBS has been recognised for its successful introduction of an employee ownership plan by the Australian Employee Ownership Association.
OBS’s employee ownership plan was recognised by an independent judging panel as the best plan in an Australian company with less than 200 employees at the 2007 ESOP of the Year Awards. This award recognises the achievement by OBS’s founders to link OBS employees’ intrinsically with the company by encouraging pride and company ownership values, and in turn the employees will share in the long term prosperity and growth.
AEOA website http://www.aeoa.org.au/0024/default.asp?id=50 |
OBS Contributes to the Success of the APAC Microsoft SharePoint Conference
Friday, May 18, 2007
This week OBS was the major sponsor of the APAC Microsoft SharePoint Conference where OBS helped make the conference a success giving all conference delegates free access to Nintex Workflow 2007 and Nintex Podcast Server 2007 via the conference MOSS 2007 website.
Microsoft Australia wanted to provide an easy way for both conference attendees and speakers to contribute content to the official conference website which was built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) http://www.microsoftsharepoint.com/podcasts/Pages/default.aspx . This was achieved by using OBS’s product Nintex Podcast Server 2007 which allows easy creation and distribution of voice recordings. An approval process using OBS’s product Nintex Workflow 2007 was also included to ensure that content was relevant and suitable whilst allowing real-time creativity and sharing.
This is what the blogging community had to say about OBS and our products:
To find out more about OBS’s products Nintex Workflow 2007 and Nintex Podcast Server 2007 see - http://www.obs.com.au/Solutions/Pages/NintexProducts.aspx |
OBS Major Sponsor of APAC Microsoft SharePoint Conference - 15th – 16th May, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
OBS is a gold sponsor of the Microsoft Asia-Pacific SharePoint Conference to be held 15th - 16th May, 2007 at the Sydney Hilton.
This is the third and final global SharePoint Conference, in which we have taken part in all three as an exhibitor, as well as presented sessions. The conference will provide information and hands on learning about the latest innovations, features and functionality of the 2007 SharePoint products and technologies. At the OBS exhibit booth we will be showcasing our SharePoint solutions, services and Nintex brand products.
For more information see the conference website http://www.microsoftsharepoint.com |
Steve Heaney presents at SharePoint Conference in Berlin
Monday, February 12, 2007
OBS Chief Product Architect Steve Heaney has been invited to speak at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Berlin, 12th – 14th February, 2007.
Steve is presenting to architects and technical specialists on building Advanced Workflow solutions with the new range of Microsoft SharePoint 2007 technology.
The Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Berlin is the premier Microsoft SharePoint event globally this year with over 2300 attendees from all over Europe.
Detailed information about the conference can be found on the official website at www.sharepoint-conference.eu |
Microsoft announces OBS as Office 2007 Launch Partner
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Microsoft USA has announced OBS as an Asia/Pacific launch partner for designing and developing solutions using the 2007 Microsoft Office System. With over 15 customer solutions built on the SharePoint 2007 platform to date, Microsoft has once again recognized OBS as a leading provider of SharePoint solutions in Australia.
“OBS is without question Australia’s leading partner when it comes to SharePoint technology; their commitment to and knowledge around Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server is arguably the strongest in the entire Asia/Pacific region, and certainly puts them in the top tier world-wide.”
Mike Fitzmaurice, Product Manager Microsoft SharePoint Team USA. |
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