April 2009 Archives

President Obama has paid a lot of lip service to his emphasis on streamlining government. This was further emphasized by a few announcements this weekend including his appointment of a Chief Technology Officer and Chief Performance Officer and his request for cabinet officers to find a way to eliminate $100 M from their budgets by finding new efficiencies.

But the proof is in the pudding, right? Well the U.S. Department of State, which has to be one of the most geographically dispersed organizations in the world with embassies and diplomats stationed around the globe, has been really ramping up their Connect Pro usage and to great effect.

Has there ever been a situation where you've said to yourself "I just wish I could do [insert feature here] in Connect Pro? The answer is likely yes and if you have some Flash development skills, you just might be able to add the feature to Connect Pro yourself.

With an ever growing list of security standards and compliance initiatives that IT applications must adhere to, deciding exactly how to set up your Connect Pro account can be a confusing. Similarly, as your implementation grows so do the demands on providing a platform that is going to scale with increased usage. This month on ConnectUsers.com we've decided to focus on helping Connect Pro administrators configure your deployments to best meet these increasing demands and provide tips and tricks for end users on managing meeting security.