26.10.2006 | Stansted, UK 1st European Open Text Web Solutions Usergroup Conference

OWUG goes international

When it was founded in 2002, the RedDot Usergroup (OWUG) pledged to promote the distribution of RedDot technologies and know-how relating to content management solutions. With the current membership level at 80, at least three congresses per year and numerous additional workshops, the Group feels justified in claiming that this target has been met.

Today, RedDot Solutions AG, with its 10 international branch offices, 1700 customers worldwide and many international projects is not the only global force. The RedDot Usergroup is also convinced that it makes sense to expand into international project work in order to promote the full potential of the networked know-how transfer.

The conference was intended to be the kick-off for the expansion into international business. As result of the LiveForum and further discussions it has been decided to establish an international sector of the existing german community. To push international communication there will be a forum in english language and the board will organize two further conferences in 2007:  from the 4th-5th of June 2007 in Stansted, UK and on the 8th of October in Frankfurt a.M., Germany.

Agenda 1. European RedDot User Conference

Please, see the complete agenda of the conference here.

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160 RedDot projects – Administration made easy

The University of Karlsruhe (TH) hosts one of the largest RedDot CMS installations in terms of number of projects: so far the team manages more than 160 CMS projects.
The lecture will show typical project structures, will provide an insight into the training concepts and typical user problems. Moreover small management tools and scripts will be shown that enable a time saving and mostly script based administration.

Ulrich Weiss, board member Open Text Web Solutions Usergroup e.V., University of Karlsruhe (TH), Computing Centre
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PDF, 1,43 MB

RedDot Solutions - Our vision of effective Content Delivery

The management of content and digital assets for a web project has almost become a given within the industry with the emphasis changing away from the management and focussing in on the delivery of personalised and relevant content, to the right people at the right time. Static content could soon be a thing of the past with growing user expectations and a reluctance to return to sites where content is not dynamic.
How can your marketing department drive up-to-the-minute marketing campaigns through the web and be sure that they are hitting their target audience. Is the user experience compelling enough to make your stakeholders return to your site time and time again? RedDot Solutions will introduce you to current thinking on personalisation and the delivery of relevant and timely information to your user community.

Andy Bellinger, Marketing Manager, RedDot Solutions Ltd. und David Ryan, Team Leader Professional Services, RedDot Solutions Ltd.
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A step to efficient data management

Integration and synchronisation of the hybris PIM solution with RedDot

RedDot users need additional software to consolidate and manage their structured data on one single platform. The hybris PIM solution is a standard software for these requirements facilitating a seamless integration with RedDot CMS and Live Server.

Andrew Piscina, hybris UK Ltd.
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PDF, 1,30 MB

Centralised and decentralised editing - Training, support and workflow

How to organise training and support when there's a team of editors as well as numerous departmental collaborators, most of which access the CMS only sporadically?

Bernd Herrmann, Heinrich Boell Foundation

The MOJO of Content – Next Level CMS

Over the past years strategies and tools have been developed to structure and to organize content. So what have we done and what is on the agenda for the years to come?
CMS should be more then just managing images and text-blocks. Content is reflecting live from different angels. Content Management has to provide the solution to capture, to educe and to staminate the life of companies and users. Andy Bellinger, Marketing Manager, RedDot Solutions Ltd.
Thoughts and ideas for the desktop or the dustbin.

Ingo Eck, edoras GmbH

OWUG Workshops – RQL and more

Experiences and impressions from the 2nd RedDotUsergroup-RQL-Workshop in Karlsruhe. The lecture will also give prospects of OWUG activities concerning further workshops.

Ulrich Weiss, board member Open Text Web Solutions Usergroup e.V., University of Karlsruhe (TH), Computing Centre
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PDF, 1,43 MB


Content syndication using Reddot CMS: pushing content beyond your own domain

There is a current and increasingly common strategic agenda to share and syndicate content and applications beyond your own home domain. RedDot can play a key role in enabling this agenda whilst maintaining content control, utilising technologies like RSS 2.0, XML, and channels like WAP.

David Chrystal, Lead RedDot Developer at Corporate Document Services und Mike Collier, Technical Director at Corporate Document Services
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Integrating Easy-Archive-Solution

Archiving Web content within the Sparda-Bank Germany.

Sparda-Bank in Germany is using the Easy-Archive-Solution because it is simple to use even for non-technical staff and features staging as well as a neatless integration with RedDot CMS.

Stefan Popp, board member Open Text Web Solutions Usergroup e.V., Sparda Datenverarbeitung eG und Tony Cheung, Easy Software Plc, UK
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Content Management and Translation Management

Controlling the Global Information Management (GIM) process becomes more and more critical for global acting companies. A successful CMS implementation solving GIM challenges requires the control of your Language Assets by considering “Best Practices” in:
Translation Management and
Terminology Management.

Michael Hoch, SDL Trados Technologies - a Division of SDL international
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PDF, 1,81 MB

Open Text Web Solutions Usergroup goes international

Perspectives to the international activities, feedback, acquisition of partners.

Dirk Langenheim, chairman of Open Text Web Solutions Usergroup e.V., Intentive GmbH
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