Canadian Association of Compaq Users Newsletter - January 30, 2003 Edition IN THIS EDITION: 1. REVENUE TO FUEL THE ASSOCIATION'S PROGRESS 2. NEW HP PUBLICATION PUTS CUSTOMERS FIRST 3. MEET MATCH COMPUTER - OUR NEW SPONSOR! 4. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR USER GROUPS IN CANADA 5. SELF MAINTAINERS SIG 6. ON-LINE ADVOCACY 7. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE 1. REVENUE TO FUEL THE ASSOCIATION'S PROGRESS As mentioned by our President, Dave Wilson, in his New Year's message, "Our plans for 2003 will also involve revenue generation to fuel our progress in the Association development road map..." This means that a concerted effort will be made to seek additional advertisers, sponsers, and partners that can provide additional value to our membership. If your company has services and/or products that may be of interest to the Asociation membership, please find out more about our Sponsorship Program at: http://www.canacu.org/programs-sponsorship.htm 2. NEW HP PUBLICATION PUTS CUSTOMERS FIRST A new customer publication from HP called, "Customer First Times" focuses on topics for HP Business Critical Systems customer. The quarterly online publication will feature selected product news, partner information and product overviews to keep customers up to date with important details on business critical computing. The intent is to create a convenient, one-stop news resource for HP Business Critical Systems customers. The first issue of "Customer First Times" is available in pdf format at: www.hp.com/go/customerfirstnews 3. MEET MATCH COMPUTER - OUR NEW SPONSOR! Match Computer Corporation, a Plymouth, Massachusetts reseller of refurbished equipment for legacy DEC equipment, is the first company to sign up as a sponsor for the Association's 2003 Sponsorship Program. We see Match Computer bringing potential value to our Association members because: - MATCH is a Compaq Authorized Partner for hardware and services. - MATCH brings a decade of experience to service your IT needs. - MATCH has a multi-million dollar inventory with many refurbished systems, memory, storage, workstations, peripherals and excess new equipment purchased directly from Compaq. - MATCH is a Compaq GoldKey Business Partner, enabling customers to purchase a Compaq Maintenance Contract with each sale. Please visit the Match Computer Web site at: http://www.MatchComputer.com LOOK for specials from Match Computer at the bottom of this newsletter. 4. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR USER GROUPS IN CANADA We have updated the contact information for our HP user groups in Canada. This information will remain as a reference at the end of all subsequent editions of this newsletter. To keep the information current, please e-mail updates under the topic, "User Group Info Update" to: inquire@canacu.org Canadian Association of Comapq Users (the Association) Web site: http://www.canacu.org Contact Person: Dave Wilson - E-mail: dwilson@rsi.ca Contact E-mail: inquire@canacu.org Upcoming Event: Spring Seminar (to be announced) Canadian Tandem Users Group (CTUG) Web site: http://www.ctug.ca/ Contact E-mail: ctug@ctug.ca Upcoming Event: Annual Spring Conference, March 27-28, 2003, Toronto, Ontario Edmonton and Area Local Users Group (EARLUG) Web Site: http://earlug.org Contact Person: Richard Leask - E-mail: Richard.Leask@interbaun.com - Phone: 780.910.8753 Upcoming Event: Regular meetings on third Wednesday of the month, 5:00 pm, The Druid, 116 St. & Jasper Ave. Toronto HP Users Group (TUG) Web site: http://www.interex.com/lug/Canada/OntarioTUG.html Contact Person: Wanda Komorowski - E-mail: komorowski@interex.org - Phone: 905.702.0630 Upcoming Event: Next meeting, April 8, 2003, HP Office, Mississauga, Ontario 5. SELF MAINTAINERS SIG There has been interest in a new SIG for Compaq Self Maintainers. As you may know, a self maintainer is a firm that does not have a direct service level agreement with Compaq and is therefore responsible for supporting their own hardware and software. The purpose for this new SIG would be for members to exchange information regarding issues pertaining to those self maintainers that specifically deal with internal customers. This is an exciting opportunity to exchange ideas, concerns and questions for those members that do not have specific relationships with Compaq. In addition, the Association can serve as a conduit to Compaq, providing a way for self maintainers to more effectively service their users. If you are a Compaq Self Maintainer, and are interested in participating in this SIG, please let us know at 'inquire@canacu.org'. 6. ON-LINE ADVOCACY Have issues for Compaq? Share your thoughts! Reach Compaq through the "Local Voices...Global Reach" Online Advocacy Program. Your opinions count, so visit today to submit issues or participate in the latest Insta-poll question at the front page of the Asociation Web site at: http://www.canacu.org 7. OpenVMS HOBBYIST LICENSE You can order the OpenVMS Hobbyist License through your membership in the Association. Here are the instructions: - The complete transaction takes place on the OpenVMS site - Go to - Go to the link "License Register". This will take you to a license registration page where you will be required to complete a form - Enter your Association membership number on the ordering form - If you do not know your membership number, or you are not a member of the Association, send an e-mail message to inquire@canacu.org. The license is free of charge. There is a charge of $30.00 USF if you want to receive the software on CD media. ==================================================================== WE LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU! We want you to tell us what you think of this newsletter. Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome. Please send your comments and articles to inquire@canacu.org. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW, GOOD REPORTERS Here's your chance to report the news instead of just reading it! We are looking for users from each of HP's product lines to keep their ear to the ground and bring us their 'front line' reports. If you want to be a reporter on the Association's Newsletter staff, send an e-mail to the attention of Alan Clifford at inquire@canacu.org. GETTING YOUR OWN NEWSLETTER If you're reading a copy someone has forwarded to you, now is your chance to get your own copy. Simply e-mail us (inquire@canacu.org) your name, mailing address, telephone and e-mail address. We'll be happy to send you your very own copy. 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