Register now for our briefings at Oracle OpenWorld 2011

Oracle OpenWorld 2011 is upon us and Global Software, Inc. is excited to be in attendance! Oracle OpenWorld will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA from October 2-6, 2011.

We’ll be hosting 4 briefings at the Global Software, Inc. Booth (No. 3437) in the Moscone West exhibit hall. These briefings will cover how strategic Oracle EBS customer, California ISO, is automating financial reporting and distribution inside Microsoft® Excel. 

In these briefings, attendees will learn how to:

• Limit dependence on FSGs
• Pull Live information from their ERP to Excel
• Drill-down from within Excel to sub ledger detail
• Reduce manual intervention, downloading, & re-keying
• Reduce days to close

You can register now for any of these sessions using the corresponding links below. We’re also going to be hosting a gift card drawing at each session and all registrants will be entered into the drawing!

Here’s the schedule for the briefings:

Monday, October 3

• 10:30-10:45 AM – Automate Microsoft Excel business processes for Oracle solutions, such as month-end report running, account analysis, budgeting, and distribution/publishing
• Featuring Dennis Estrada, Assistant Controller at California ISO
• Sign Me Up!

Tuesday, October 4

• 10:00-10:15 AM – Leverage Microsoft Excel automation in your Oracle spreadsheet environment
• Featuring April Gordon, Budget Analyst at California ISO
• Sign Me Up!

Tuesday, October 4

• 2:30-2:45 AM – Automate Microsoft Excel business processes for Oracle solutions, such as month-end report running, account analysis, budgeting, and distribution/publishing
• Featuring April Gordon, Budget Analyst at California ISO
• Sign Me Up!

Wednesday, October 5

• 10:00-10:15 AM – Join us and learn how to empower your financial users to create their own reports
• Featuring Dennis Estrada, Assistant Controller at California ISO
• Sign Me Up!

We look forward to seeing you at Oracle OpenWorld!  Keep up with us on Twitter at @GlobalSoftware.

New Whitepaper Available from Global Software!

Global Software, Inc. has a new whitepaper available for download entitled “Microsoft® Excel Automation in ‘The Cloud.’” As cloud computing receives more buzz, companies are looking into how cloud computing can benefit them. Cloud computing consists of third party services providing access to programs a person uses on a daily basis through an internet connection. In this white paper, we examine the evolution of computer technology and the development of the cloud concept. Discover the origins of Cloud computing and how companies from all walks of life can benefit from moving to the Cloud. Readers will also learn how Microsoft® Excel-based automation in the Cloud can assist organizations in gaining a technical edge.

Learn about the history of technology, the Cloud, and how Global Software, Inc. has adapted the Microsoft® Excel Road Map to the Cloud here.

Get the latest release of Distribution Manager!

We're excited to announce the latest release of Distribution Manager, version 12.6.1. This version contains a multitude of new features so delivery of business critical information is even more efficient than before. Some of the highlights of the new release are as follows:

• Enhanced Grouping Functionality
• Specify Worksheet
• Recalc

How can I receive the latest version? If you're a customer, we've sent the download instructions via e-mail to our designated primary contact at your company. Once you install the new version of Distribution Manager, be sure to give us your feedback on the User Forum. If you're not a customer and you're interested in finding out more about Distribution Manager, Spreadsheet Server, and the rest of our Microsoft® Excel Automation Suite, contact us today!

Global Software, Inc. To Exhibit At Sage Summit 2011

Global Software, Inc. will be attending Sage Summit 2011 in Washington, DC from July 10-13 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center. Paul Grosshans and Caitlyn Ashton-Gill from our team will be set up at Booth #301 in the Sage Summit exhibit hall, ready to discuss how spreadsheet automation can enhance your organization’s capabilities.  If you’re attending, stop by and say hello!

We are also hosting two education sessions based on how organizations are automating financial/operational reporting and beyond as well as report distribution with Microsoft® Excel Automation. Here are the details for the educational sessions:

Monday, July 11 - 2:15 PM – Room:  Baltimore #4

 Best Practices for you Microsoft® Excel-based Automation Experience

Wednesday, July 13 - 2:45 PM – Room:  Woodrow Wilson C

Best Practices and Technologies for Building Microsoft® Excel-Based Financial Reports

We will be holding a drawing for a gift card at each session. Plus, if you refer a colleague, you can get an extra entry into the session! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Global Software, Inc. is headed to RealComm 2011!

Wow! We’re really racking up the frequent flyer miles lately, aren’t we? Global Software, Inc. will be attending RealComm 2011 in beautiful Orlando, FL from June 13-15 at the Peabody Hotel. Tonya Cannady and Becky Kaufman from our team will be set up at Booth #504, ready to discuss how spreadsheet automation can enhance your organizations capabilities.  If you’re attending, stop by and say hello!

We’re going to Amsterdam for SAP Financials Europe!

We’re skipping across the Atlantic pond to Amsterdam to attend SAP Financials Europe from June 7-9. Global Software, Inc.’s Spencer Kupferman and Caitlyn Ashton-Gill will be attending along with our UK counterparts, Mark Gray and Iqbal Dhupar. We will be set up at Booth #105 at the Amsterdam Rai Convention Centre. Caitlyn will be hosting a session on Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated’s improved financial reporting from Microsoft Excel-based automation on Tuesday, June 7^th at 2:45 PM CET. You can find out more about our session here: http://bit.ly/ipnlBI

Be sure to stop by and say “hallo!”

Planning on going to GFOA’s annual conference? So are we!

Global Software Inc.’s Tonya Cannady and Caitlyn Ashton-Gill will be there from May 22-25.  We will be set up at Booth #800 within the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX.  Key customer, Dave Ehlinger from Jefferson Co. Wisconsin, will be on-site to discuss how Global Software, Inc. helped his organization automate their financial reporting and improve their CAFR and departmental expense analysis. 

Gift card winners will be drawn at each briefing and if you refer a colleague, you get an extra entry into the drawing!

Here are the details for our briefings:

 Sunday, May 22 

11:00-11:15 am – Automating and Publishing CAFR Based Reporting

 2:30-2:45 pm – Automating Excel-based Budgeting: Future period budgeting and forecasting

 6:00-6:15 pm – Doing more with less: Eliminating manual Excel schedules and reporting

Monday, May 23

10:15-10:30 am – Automating and publishing CAFR Based Reporting

1:15-1:30 pm – Automating Excel-Based Budgeting: Future period budgeting and forecasting

Tuesday, May 24

10:15-10:30 am – Doing more with less: Eliminating manual Excel schedules and reporting

If you’re attending, make sure you stop by!