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Welcome to the official site of the Southern Ohio/Northern Kentucky Business Objects User Group (SONKBOUG)! User group membership is free and open to all Business Objects and Crystal Reports professionals, from end users to technical staff. Network with your peers and gain valuable (some would say extreme) insight to get the most from Business Objects products. Be sure to bring business cards to exchange with peers and enter in door prize drawings.

Announcements

Next Meeting: August 12, 12:00 to 4:30

Location:
Kenwood Towers
8044 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati OH 45236

Register to Attend

Agenda:
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Registration and Social (lunch and drinks will be provided)
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM: New administrative features in XI 3.1
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Break
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM: Participant discussion on reporting tool selection
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 PM – 3:45 PM: Xcelsius Demonstration
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM: Door prizes and peer networking

New administrative features in XI 3.1
We will talk about some of the new administrative tools available in Business Objects XI 3.1.

Participant discussion on reporting tool selection
A round table discussion about the different reporting tools used by the meeting participants. This will focus on why a reporting solution was chosen along with some advantages, disadvantages and workarounds.

Xcelsius Demonstration
The presenter will build a simple Xcelsius model from beginning to end to show everyone the basic steps involved in creating an Xcelsius model.

Steering Committee

Todd Walker

Cardinal Solutions Group

Greg Elmore

5/3 Bank

Steve Ruwe

Cardinal Solutions Group

tom somerville Drew Patterson

Cintas

Participating Organizations

Advanced Micro Applications
AEP
Avon
Balanced Insight
Booz Allen & Hamilton
Butler County Juvenile Court
Car-Part.com
Cardinal Solutions
Cash Flow Solutions
Catholic Health Initiatives
Centric Consulting
Chateaux Software
Cintas
Clayton L Scroggins Associates
Copeland Corporation/Emerson Climate
Cornerstone
Creative Technology and Training Solutions
Cummins-TATA Consultancy Services
DataMirror
Decorative Concepts
Duke Energy (Cinergy)
Encompix
Fazolis
Fifth Third Bank
Formica Corporation
Frischs Restaurants
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
GE Aircraft Engines
GE Retail Sales Finance
General Cable
Greentree Group
Indianapolis Public Schools
Integrated Fund Services
International Paper
John Morrell
Kendle International
Kilbourne Medical Labs
Ky Higher Education Assistance Authority

The Kroger Company
LexisNexis/Reed Elsevier
Lexmark
Lucrum
Luxottica Retail
Mattec Corporation
Magnode Corporation
Mettler-Toledo
Michael J. Burd, CPA
Moving-on
NCR
New Sabina Industries
Ohio Casualty Group
Ohio National Financial Group
Olsen Medical
Patheon Pharmaceuticals
Paxar
Pinnacle Solutions Group
Premier Health Partners
Premier Lease and Loan Services
RACO Industries
Rotary Lift
Samaritan Health Partners
Scripps Networks
Senco Products
Shawnee State University
Software Solutions
Sogeti
Spectral Systems
Standard Register
State Auto Insurance
Streamline Health
Systems Evolution
University of Cincinnati
USA TODAY
Vectron International
WellPoint
WIT
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