NEW ORLEANS | MAY 19-21 2008
 

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Monday, May 19
11 - 12:30

 

Registration - Astor Gallery
 
Stop by the registration table to pick up your badge, conference binder, and more. Our friendly registration staff will be available to answer any questions you might have.
 
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch sponsored by Panasonic - Astor Ballroom I
 
Enjoy a fine New Orleans meal before getting started in your afternoon training session.
 
 

Solution Training Classes

  Toulouse A Toulouse B Iberville
12:30 - 2:30 ORACLE INVOICES SAP
2:30 - 2:45 Break Break Break
2:45 - 4:30 ORACLE INVOICES SAP
4 - 6 Registration - Astor Gallery
 
Stop by the registration table to pick up your badge, conference binder, and more. Our friendly registration staff will be available to answer any questions you might have.
 
6 - 8 Kickoff Cocktail Reception in Exhibit Hall sponsored by Canon - Astor Ballroom III
 
Enjoy a nice New Orleans evening with imaging and workflow experts from all over the world. End users, partners and exhibitors will be treated to an informal kick off reception that includes a relaxed audience, cocktails and some fine New Orleans cuisine. Get the conference off to a good start by interacting with some of the people you will spend the next few days with at ReadSoft Captures Progress.
 
Tuesday, May 20
7:30 - 8:30 Registration - Astor Gallery
 
Stop by the registration table to pick up your badge, conference binder, and more. Our friendly registration staff will be available to answer any questions you might have.
 
7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast with Support Team sponsored by New Wave Technologies - Astor Ballroom III
 
Meet the Support Team that supports you here in North America.  Please join the team for a nice breakfast before the conference starts to learn more about the people and the processes that support you, our valued customers.
 
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Introduction
Bob Fresneda, President, ReadSoft North America - Astor Ballrooms I & II
 
Bob will kick off the event by welcoming everyone and reviewing some conference logistics.  Bob will do his best to ensure that your time spent at the conference is as worthwhile as possible.
 
8:45 - 9:30 Keynote Address
 
Ron Maestri will share how he has captured progress in his life, as well as in the lives of thousands of young men, developing life skills under his leadership at the New York Mets Triple AAA baseball team and for over 20 years at the University of New Orleans.  We are optimistic that Ron will be a great start to your ReadSoft day.
 
9:30 - 10 "IQPC Shared Service Center of the Year" Simmons Bedding Company
 
Angela Childs, Director of Professional Services for Imaging Office Systems, will present on behalf of the Simmons Bedding Company as an unexpected event prevents Simmons from presenting.

Simmons Bedding Company was just awarded “IQPC Shared Service Center of the Year” and Angela will present the Simmons shared services story from its genesis to the present day. Focusing on why companies pursue shared services and the challenges of implementation, Angela will discuss how document imaging technology makes it possible.
 

10 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:45 ReadSoft Board of Directors Update

Jan Andersson, ReadSoft AB
 
CEO and Co-founder Jan Andersson will update the audience on the latest changes at ReadSoft.  Jan will focus on the North America market and the growth opportunities for our customers.  He will answer any questions you might have on the founding of the company or the future of this now global organization.
 

10:45 - 11:30 Sponsor Speaker: Fujitsu Computer Products of America
 
Thomas Postulka, Sr. Manager of ISV Business Development, will speak to the overall imaging market and how the award-winning Fujitsu product line supports the entire imaging and workflow market.  Fujitsu is the industry leader in scanners and is the Platinum Sponsor of ReadSoft Captures Progress.
 
11:30 - 1 Birds of a Feather Luncheon sponsored by Marex Group - Astor Ballroom III
 
What we mean by 'birds of a feather luncheon' is that you will be flocked together like birds of feather for your lunch seating.  Lunch tables will be labeled by applications and ERP systems so you can listen to others chat about their ReadSoft experiences as you enjoy lunch.  This is an opportunity for you to learn and share with other similar customers or partners.
 
1 - 1:45 ReadSoft Solution and Service Roadmap - Astor Ballrooms I & II
 
ReadSoft sales and professional service organizations team up to share the latest updates to our product portfolio so you can learn more about how other ReadSoft products can assist with your document processing needs.  This is an excellent chance for new and old customers to understand everything that ReadSoft offers.
 
1:45 - 2:15 How to be Successful with Support & Maintenance
 
ReadSoft's support manger, Ulrika Midner, will share best practices on how to get the absolute most out of your support agreement.  Under her expertise, the ReadSoft North American support organization has adopted the most successful support procedures used by other subsidiaries all over the world.  In this half hour, you will learn how to get the most out of support and what is needed to keep your system in good health.
 
2:15 - 2:45 Extending ReadSoft Across Departments
 
John Craig, the North American sales director, will share examples of how companies have extended the use of our products into other departments after an initial success in one department.  With 10 years experience at ReadSoft, John is well-versed on how customers have gained benefits by using our technology throughout the enterprise.
 
2:45 - 3:15 Sponsor Speaker: Canon USA
 
During this session, Canon's East Coast Sales Manager Chad Crump will speak to the market presence gained by Canon here in North America by working with software organizations like ReadSoft.  You will learn how Canon works in all the different scanner market segments to bring truly amazing products to the market.  Canon is the Gold Sponsor of our event.
 
3:15 - 4:15 Dessert Extravaganza in Exhibit Hall sponsored by OB10 - Astor Ballroom III
 
After several back-to-back sessions, you will now be thrilled to get on your feet and walk to the exhibit hall.  Here you will be treated to both knowledge-sharing and to New Orleans-style afternoon delicacies.  Feast on some of the best desserts while seeing first-hand a showcase of imaging & application software and hardware complimentary to your ReadSoft investment.
 
4:15 - 5 Tech Support Answers the Most Common Support Questions - Astor Ballrooms I & II
 
Want to sound so much more knowledgeable on your ReadSoft investment when you return to the office?  Listen to this brief session on the most common issues, such as licensing, configuration, and bugs, and then return to work with some new information to share with your team.
 
5 - 5:30 How to Capture Progress in Your Life
Blaine Kern, Founder, Kern Studios
 
At the end of the day, entrepreneur Blaine Kern will do his best to share ideas and thoughts that will help you to capture progress in your life.  While the main goal of this conference is for you to learn how you can use ReadSoft and our exhibiting partners' products in a more efficient way for your organization, we felt it would be a nice bonus for you to also walk away with some personal win of capturing more progress in YOUR life.
 
5:30 - 6:30 Closing Remarks, Photo Journey, Exhibitor Giveaways, Open Bar
 
A ReadSoft capture conference tradition is capturing people in attendance through photos and share these during our closing remarks.  During this photo journey, we will run a slide show of moments captured over the last 24 hours.  If the slide show stops on your photo, then you are a winner!  To increase the momentum this year, we will also allow our exhibitors to announce their conference give-aways.  To keep everyone attentive to the winnings, we will have an open bar so everyone walks out with a smile.:)
 
7 - 7:15 Meet for Evening Event Bus Departure - Astor Crowne Plaza Lobby
 
7:30 - 10:30 New Orleans Style Dinner Cruise & Awards Evening Event sponsored by Fujitsu Computer Products of America
 
In the classic tradition of our 6th annual user and reseller conference, ReadSoft will close out the day with an amazing evening event.  This year you will enjoy a fine dinner on the New Orleans Paddlewheeler Creole Queen along with fun gambling for prizes.
 
   
Wednesday, May 21
7 - 8 Breakfast with Support Team sponsored by Hyland Software - Toulouse A & B
 

Another opportunity to meet the team that answers your support calls here in North America while enjoying breakfast.
 

  Break-out Sessions
  Bourbon Bienville Iberville
8 - 8:30

Overview of Oracle Financials with ReadSoft
 
Oracle consultant Cliff Autin will lead an exercise showing an overview of how ReadSoft capture and workflow can be used with Oracle Financials.
Invoice Processing with Automatic Document Separation
 

An exciting time for the invoice capture market is the evolution of the ability to process AP documents without the need for document separation sheets.  In this class, you can be impressed with the presentation from Bob Kay, ReadSoft training manager, on how easy this capability is to add to your present or new environment.

Introduction to ReadSoft Project Methodology
 
ReadSoft's Director of Professional Services, Dan Andersson, will share our project methodology for everyone wanting to increase your knowledge of how to maximize a project with ReadSoft.
 
8:30 - 9 Customer Case Study: Larry Wilson, Time Warner Cable
 
One of our most successful customers is Time Warner Cable.  Larry Wilson will present some of the benefits that Time Warner has achieved by using the ReadSoft technology.
 
 
Exhibitor Session: HP
 
HP is a global alliance partner of ReadSoft's which offers remote scan MFP functionality for all ReadSoft customers and partners.
9 - 9:30 Technology Forum
 

In this session, you can listen to technology experts from all ReadSoft complimentary technologies as they discuss market trends, future predictions and customer success stories.
FORMS Advanced
 
For our advanced capture customers, you will be updated on some of the newer features to the product, as well as shown how to handle the most complex issues facing capture customers. This session is led by Gunter Indenhoek, who has been the lead on such large projects as AVON and Allstate.
Introduction of New SAP Solutions
 
Markus Ament, co-founder of Ebydos and the current CTO of ReadSoft North America, will review all new features and modules that have been added to the COCKPIT and WEBCYCLE.  Markus will present in his usual energy and passion about the SAP markets.
 
9:30 - 10 Exhibitor Session: OB10
 
A very promising addition to the conference this year is ReadSoft partner OB10. OB10 and ReadSoft have partnered to combine the best of pure electronic invoices and workflow to help automate AP departments. You will be very impressed with the message shared by OB10 about how they move all of your paper invoices to electronic invoices.
Customer Case Study: Denny Seiber, Starwood Vacation Ownership
 
As a relatively new SAP customer, Denny Seiber will speak to a successful implementation of our SAP workflow modules at Starwood Vacation Ownership.  Denny was instrumental in the selection of ReadSoft as a vendor and throughout the final success of the project.
 
10 - 10:15 Break Break Break
10:15 - 10:45 Expand the Power of Your AP Capture Solution
 
Listen and learn from Gunter Indenhoek, ReadSoft consultant with 8 years experience, to solve your most complex document automation issues. He will speak on how you can expand the use of ReadSoft capture products through our powerful API.
Exhibitor Session: Marex Group
 
The FileBound product from Marex Group is one of the biggest opportunities for both partners and customers to improve their overall use of imaging technology. With the FileBound product, customers can choose whether to implement the technology in their own infrastructure or use the ASP model offered by the Marex Group.  This is a very exciting partnership for ReadSoft and our partners.
 
Techniques of Analyzing and Reporting your SAP Solutions
 
Listen to
a presentation from our new SAP Consulting Services Manager, Mel Rault.  Mel will be presenting how SAP customers can use reporting to analyze the AP process to make decisions based on the information in the system. 
10:45 - 11:15 New Product Release: INVOICES 5-5
 

Chris Travis, with over 7 years implementing and supporting ReadSoft projects, presents the latest INVOICES product that is installed in over 3,000 customers around the world.
Customer Case Study: Dave Lindeen, Corcentric
 

New customer Corcentric
will share how ReadSoft's software has solidified its EIPP offering and the

success they are having using the INVOICES product to capture invoice data for their end customers in a bureau environment.  This presentation will outline many educational aspects of implementing EIPP.

Introduction of SAP Solutions for all Financial Documents
 

In what is the evolution of our focus as a company, Markus Ament will present the new SAP product platform that will allow customers to be able to expand outside of the AP department.  You will see how purchase requisitions can be created then routed for approval inside of the ReadSoft platform inside of SAP.
 
11:15 - 11:45
Customer Case Study: Lou Ann Fortner, Cook Medical
 

Listen to an end customer implementation managed by ReadSoft partner Imaging Office Systems.  This customer, along with IOS, will explain how they process sales order with 100% productivity improvements after the implementation.
  Best Practices of SAP Shared Service Centers
 

Our Director of SAP Solution Sales, Steve Bennion, will speak to the Best Practices that are developed by ReadSoft for the SAP shared services market.  Steve will review the technology and application best practices for both our capture and workflow products.

 

11:45 - 1

 

Birds of a Feather Luncheon sponsored by HP - Toulouse A & B
 

Another opportunity to flock together with other attendees who share similar products or product interests as you during lunch.  You can choose to sit with the same table as the previous day or join a new flock.
 

 

Solution Training Sessions

  Bienville Bourbon Iberville
1 - 3 CLASSIFY & INDEX INVOICES SAP
3 - 3:15 Break Break Break
3:15 - 5 CLASSIFY & INDEX INVOICES SAP
  Open Night to Enjoy New Orleans
 

Previous conference feedback indicated that you wished you had more time to enjoy New Orleans, its history and its culture.  Tonight is your opportunity to enjoy a free night in the city. You can visit the top-rated Aquarium of the Americas, enjoy a historical or vampire walking tour through the French Quarter, experience Bourbon Street, and more.
 

Read more about what to do on your open night here >>
 

 

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