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ANNOUNCE: Arizona Informix Users Group meeting - 19 March 2003

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******AZIUG MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT******

AZIUG Members,

The next Arizona Informix Users Group meeting will be held on Wednesday,
March 19th, 2003. The theme of the day is "BRING YOUR BOSS DAY!!"

The IBM Informix Infobahn Roadshow is taking place earlier the same day,
starting at 8:30 AM at the Four Points by Sheraton Metrocenter. You are
invited to come and see how IBM is protecting and enhancing the value of
your investment in Informix technology. Senior IBM Executives reveal IBM's
Informix strategy. This session is geared towards IT managers and Senior IT
professionals. We ask that the users group folks come to the meeting... and
bring their next-level or senior managers. Be sure to register for the
Phoenix Infobahn event using the link below.

Register: https://www-914.ibm.com/events/ibna/ibna02.nsf

IBM Informix Infobahn Roadshow Agenda

General Session - for Customers & Business Partners

Time Content Speaker

08:30 - 08:45 Registration and Coffee,
Welcome!

08:45 - 10:00 Informix Product Road Map Don Top, VP and Customer
Advocacy Executive
IBM Informix Executive Update
IBM's Data Management Strategy

10:00 - 10:30 The Value of IBM Software Don Top, VP and Customer
Advocacy Executive

10:30 - 10:40 Break

10:40 - 11:30 IDS Launch : version 9 Jerry Keesee, Director,
Customer Success Stories IBM Informix
Database Development

11:30 - 11:45 IBM's Information Jerry Keesee,
Director,
Integrator Offering and IBM Informix
Database Development
Office Connect/Product Demo

11:45 - 12:15 Local Informix Users Group
and the IIUG
Questions & Answers/Wrap-up


>>>>> Lunch will be provided after the Infobahn for all of those that will
be
>>>>> staying to attend the afternoon AZIUG meeting - Courtesy of IBM!!

NOTE: If you are planning to stay for lunch and attend the AZIUG meeting
in
the afternoon, please RSVP to Robert Roll (see below) no later than
Wednesday,
March 12, 2003.


AZIUG Meeting Information

Time: 1:30 to 4:00 PM

Place: Four Points by Sheraton Metrocenter
10220 North Metro Parkway E.
Phoenix, AZ
602-997-5900


Agenda:
1:30 - 1:45 PM Welcome and Sign-In
User Group Business

1:45 - 2:45 PM Utilizing Extended Programming Capabilities for Informix-4GL

via FourGen CASE Tools (Formerly Informix-4GL
'FORMS')
Syed Kamal from Gillani, Inc.

Syed Kamal is the CEO of Gillani, Inc. and has been
coding in
Informix-4GL for over eight years. He worked at
FourGen at one
time and then ran a consulting company until January
2002, when
Gillani acquired the entire FourGen software
business including
FourGen CASE Tools and FourGen Accounting/Enterprise
suite - now
known as iDistribute. Gillani is a Premier IBM
Business Partner
with customers across the globe.

NOTE: Gillani will be making a special offer for
all AZIUG
members present at the meeting!!

2:45 - 3:00 PM Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM The 12 Step Process of Getting From IDS 7.X to 9.X
Carlton Doe - Technical Sales Manager, IBM Data
Management

Ever wonder what it really takes to migrate to IDS
version 9.X?
Would you like to know more about the features in
the next version
of IDS that's about to be released? The Mark
Scranton warm-up band,
aka Carlton Doe, will be on hand to answer your
questions and make
you laugh. Don't miss it - He occasionally knows
what he's talking
about!

Meeting Room Courtesy of IBM


AZIUG Officers: Paul Mosser
President
mosserp@wellsfargo.com

Deborah DeCorrevont
Vice President - Communications
Deborah_DeCorrevont@choicehotels.com

Robert Roll
Vice President - Membership
rroll@supreme.sp.state.az.us

James Young
Vice President - Programs
jimyoungphx@cox.net

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