http://avantage.com/news-events/feed Feeds from News and Events en http://avantage.com/content/richard-goossen-speaks-harnessing-power-crowd <div><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; color: #666666" class="Apple-style-span"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 20px"><span style="font-size: 10pt; padding: 0px; margin: 0px">Richard J.<p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/richard-goossen-speaks-harnessing-power-crowd">read more</a></p> Connected Worker Rick Goossen Strategy Connected Partner Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:24:11 -0800 Jame Healy 163 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/richard-smith-keynote-innovation-conference-china <p><a href="/team-profiles/richard-smith">Dr. Richard Smith</a>, Principle Consultant at Avantage Partners, is to provide the keynote speech to open the sixth International Symposium on Management of Innovation and Technology (ISMOT’09) in Hangzhou, P. R. China.</p><p>The theme of the conference will be &quot;Open Network and Total Innovation toward developing Innovative Countries&quot;.</p><p><a href="/team-profiles/richard-smith">Dr. Smith</a> will be discussing how cities can provide unique support and promote innovation using Canada and Vancouver specifically as examples.</p><p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/richard-smith-keynote-innovation-conference-china">read more</a></p> Business Connected Business Connected Worker Strategy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:36:12 -0700 Richard Smith 158 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/sergio-del-piccolo-present-2009-k2-insiders-conference <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-GB</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct<p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/sergio-del-piccolo-present-2009-k2-insiders-conference">read more</a></p> Connected Service Architecture Information Sergio Del Piccolo Strategy Technology Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:45:59 -0700 Jame Healy 155 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/daniel-gocsman-appointed-microsoft-system-center-technology-solution-professional <p> <span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri">We would like to congratulate Avantage consultant Daniel Gocsman for being selected by Microsoft as the first Microsoft System Center Virtual Technology Solution Professional (v-TSP) in Western Canada. Daniel will be working closely with Microsoft to ensure the successful evaluation, adoption, and implementation of System Center-based solutions across the region.<p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/daniel-gocsman-appointed-microsoft-system-center-technology-solution-professional">read more</a></p> Connected Service Architecture Energy and Natural Resources Healthcare and Public Sector Shipping, Transport and Logistics Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:14:06 -0700 Daniel Gocsman 146 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/aslam-jamal-appointed-microsoft-sharepoint-technology-solution-professional <p> <span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri">We would like to congratulate Avantage consultant Aslam Jamal for being selected by Microsoft as the first SharePoint Virtual Technology Solution Professional (v-TSP) in Western Canada. Aslam will be working closely with Microsoft to ensure the successful evaluation, adoption, and implementation of SharePoint Server-based solutions across the region.<p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/aslam-jamal-appointed-microsoft-sharepoint-technology-solution-professional">read more</a></p> Connected Service Aslam Jamal Connected Worker Strategy Connected Partner Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0700 Aslam Jamal 127 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/richard-smith-present-may-2009-architects-fellowship-event <p class="MsoNormal">Avantage Principal Consultant, Dr. Richard Smith, will be presenting on Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PMat the SFU, School of Communication, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Room #2270. </p><p class="MsoNormal">He will be exploring social concepts of architecture.</p><p class="MsoNormal">See here for details and RSVP instructions: <a href="http://www.architectsfellowship.com/node/8">http://www.architectsfellowship.com/node/8</a></p> Architecture Business Connected Business Connected Worker Energy and Natural Resources Healthcare and Public Sector Information Shipping, Transport and Logistics Strategy Strategy Technology Tue, 05 May 2009 13:46:26 -0700 Jame Healy 114 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/april-facey-joins-avantage-partners <div>We are pleased to announce today that April Facey has joined Avantage Partners as a senior consultant within the Connected Business practice.</div><div><br /></div><div>April will apply her experience in distribution, supply-chain management and logistics to assist organisations to align their partner services with their long-term and short-term goals. </div><div><br /></div><div>She will also contribute to the on-going refinement of the Connected Partner area of the Connected Business Model and related Capability Development Plans within these areas.</div><div><p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/april-facey-joins-avantage-partners">read more</a></p> Connected Service April Facey Connected Business Connected Worker Industry Practices Shipping, Transport and Logistics Connected Partner Fri, 01 May 2009 01:00:00 -0700 Jame Healy 116 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/richard-smith-interviewed-politics-and-social-media Avantage Principal Consultant <a href="/team-profiles/richard-smith">Richard Smith</a> was interviewed by GlobalTV on his views of how social media can be leveraged to advance political ideas, specifically around election time. <div> <br /> </div> <div> &quot;Having a presense online is really crucial,&quot; says Smith, &quot;you need to be involved, participate and be genuine&quot;. </div> <div> <br /> </div> <div> Richard Smith is part of the ongoing dialog on how social media contributes to many facets of life, including politics.<br /> <div> <p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/richard-smith-interviewed-politics-and-social-media">read more</a></p> Connected Worker Healthcare and Public Sector Information Connected Partner Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700 Richard Smith 109 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/rick-goossen-delivers-massive-keynote <div> <div> The Massive Tech Show (<a href="http://www.massivetechshow.com/">http://www.massivetechshow.com/</a>) is a one day event that shows companies with 1 to 250 employees how to embrace the power of technology. Massive is recognized throughout Canada for its combination of practical, yet dynamic, content. The informative technology displays, and the series of speaker presentations and panel discussions, make this the definitive event for small business. </div> <div> <p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/rick-goossen-delivers-massive-keynote">read more</a></p> Connected Service Connected Worker Energy and Natural Resources Healthcare and Public Sector Shipping, Transport and Logistics Strategy Connected Partner Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:00 -0700 Rick Goossen 106 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/ron-matthews-joins-avantage-partners <p>We are pleased to announce today that Ron Matthews has joined Avantage Partners as a senior consultant within the Connected Business practice. </p><p>Ron will apply his experience to assist organizations align their business processes with their long-term and short-term goals. He has focused on this area of alignment and agility throughout his career. He will also contribute to the on-going refinement of the Connected Business Model and related Capability Development Plans within these areas. </p><p>We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Ron. </p> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:15:12 -0700 Jame Healy 112 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/aslam-jamal-joins-avantage-partners <p> We are pleased to announce today that Aslam Jamal has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on the connected worker domain. </p> <p> Aslam&#39;s experience includes leading complex projects within various industries focusing on workforce collaboration and knowledge and expertise management. His background in advanced collaboration concepts will be an asset as he helps to develop the Connected Worker Model.  </p> <p> We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Aslam. </p> Aslam Jamal Business Connected Worker Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:00:00 -0800 Jame Healy 100 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/news/2009/01/process-automation-book-launch <p>Avantage Partners wishes to congratulate Sergio Del Piccolo on the launch of Professional K2 blackpearl by Wrox Press. <p><a href="http://avantage.com/news/2009/01/process-automation-book-launch">read more</a></p> Connected Worker Technology Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:33:58 -0800 Jame Healy 81 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/hal-bradwell-joins-avantage-partners <p> We are pleased to announce today that Hal Bradwell has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a senior consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing primarily within the Energy and Natural Resources sector. </p> <p> Hal&#39;s experience includes leading large and complex programs within energy and natural resources among other key industries. His background in business strategy and information management is an asset as he contributes to the development of the Connected Business Model.  </p><p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/hal-bradwell-joins-avantage-partners">read more</a></p> Business Energy and Natural Resources Hal Bradwell Connected Partner Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0800 Jame Healy 101 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/events/2008/10/sergio-del-piccolo-speaks-esb <p> Process Integration consultant Sergio Del Piccolo has been asked to discuss Microsoft&#39;s ESB Guidance v2.0 and Service Virtualisation and the Connected Systems Conference 2008. </p> <p> The event will be held at Microsoft Vancouver offices (1100 - 1111 Georgia St., Vancouver, BC) on October 30th with registration starting at 8:00am and Sergio&#39;s presentation later in the afternoon at 1:30pm. </p> <p> To register <a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=81-AF-42-B6-B3-1C-89-6D-A2-04-E9-89-31-66-BF-AE&amp;Culture=en-CA">click here</a> . </p> Architecture Connected Worker Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:20:43 -0700 Jame Healy 74 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/stephanie-hayes-accepts-partnership-position <p>Avantage Partners is pleased to announce that Stephanie Hayes has accepted an offer to join the Avantage partnership group as an Associate Partner.</p><p>&quot;Stephanie has been instrumental in the early development of the business model as well as many of the leading conceptual frameworks that have been developed at Avantage Partners&quot;, says Jame Healy, Managing Director. &quot;We&#39;re very excited to offer her the ability to participate as an equity partner in the organisation and cement our relationship to ensure long-term mutual success&quot;.</p><p><a href="http://avantage.com/content/stephanie-hayes-accepts-partnership-position">read more</a></p> Business Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 -0700 Jame Healy 102 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/news/2009/01/avantage-consultant-named-virtual-technical-specialist <p> Avantage Partners is pleased to announce that Sergio Del Piccolo has been named Virtual Technical Specialist by Microsoft for their BizTalk integration platform. </p> <p> This appointment recognises Sergio&#39;s years of experience and expertise in the area of process and application integration in the financial services, healthcare, public sector and energy sectors to name a few. </p><p><a href="http://avantage.com/news/2009/01/avantage-consultant-named-virtual-technical-specialist">read more</a></p> Connected Worker Technology Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:46:56 -0700 Jame Healy 82 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/news/2008/05/avantage-partners-website-launched <p> We are proud to announce the launch of AvantagePartners.com. We hope that you will enjoy exploring our <a href="/programs-and-solutions">programs</a> , <a href="/case-studies">case studies</a> and <a href="/recent-thought">recent thought</a> from each of our <a href="/team-profiles">world class consultants</a>. </p> <p> We have designed this site to focus on delivering value to you, and as such most areas of our web site offer the ability to subscribe to updates (see our <a href="/syndication-index">syndication page</a> for a summary). </p><p><a href="http://avantage.com/news/2008/05/avantage-partners-website-launched">read more</a></p> Connected Service Connected Worker Energy and Natural Resources Healthcare and Public Sector Shipping, Transport and Logistics Connected Partner Sat, 03 May 2008 17:14:13 -0700 Jame Healy 67 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/events/2008/05/enterprise-service-bus-guidance-seminar The term Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is widely used in the context of implementing an infrastructure for enabling a service-oriented architecture (SOA). However, real-world experience with the deployment of SOAs has shown that an ESB is only one of a number of building blocks that make up a comprehensive Service-Oriented Infrastructure (SOI). The term ESB has morphed in a number of different directions, and its definition depends on the interpretation of individual ESB and integration platform vendors and on the requirements of particular SOA initiatives. <p> <p><a href="http://avantage.com/events/2008/05/enterprise-service-bus-guidance-seminar">read more</a></p> Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:00 -0700 38 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/stephanie-hayes-joins-avantage-partners <p> We are pleased to announce today that Stephanie Hayes has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on the connected worker domain. </p> <p> Stephanie&#39;s experience includes leading large and complex programs within public sector, transport &amp; logistics, financial services and energy. Her background in advanced communication and collaboration is an asset as she helps to develop the Connected Worker Model.  </p> <p> We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Stephanie. </p> Business Connected Business Stephanie Hayes Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:00:12 -0700 Jame Healy 99 at http://avantage.com http://avantage.com/content/daniel-gocsman-joins-avantage-partners <p> We are pleased to announce today that Daniel Gocsman has agreed to join Avantage Partners as a consultant effective immediately within the Connected Business practice, focusing on information and infrastructure architecture. </p> <p> Daniel&#39;s experience includes leading sophisticated projects that require a high degree of performance and availability across many verticals such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy and public sector. </p> <p> We look forward to a long and beneficial relationship with Daniel. </p> Business Connected Business Daniel Gocsman Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:00:00 -0800 Jame Healy 98 at http://avantage.com