WESCO Net Web Services http://ws.wesconet.com a division of CU*Answers Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Planned maintenance for Tuesday morning (3/16/2010) http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/12/planned-maintenance-for-tuesday-morning-3162010/ http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/12/planned-maintenance-for-tuesday-morning-3162010/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:22:03 +0000 Tony Muka http://ws.wesconet.com/?p=4406 WESCO Net Web Services has a planned maintenance window on Tuesday morning (3/16/2010) from 5:00 am – 8:00 am EDT. Client websites and email services may experience intermittent downtime during this window. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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]]> http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/10/blue-mountain-cu-site-launch/feed/ 0 CU*Answers and Passageways Partner to Offer Special Rate for PowWOW http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/10/cuanswers-and-passageways-partner-to-offer-special-rate-for-powwow/ http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/10/cuanswers-and-passageways-partner-to-offer-special-rate-for-powwow/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:26 +0000 admin http://cuasterisk.com/?p=1783 CU*Answers has recently announced that any of its clients are able to attend the Passageways powWOW, an Advanced User and Development Conference being held May 12th - May 13th, at a special rate of $200, which is $150 less than the standard registration rate.

CU*Answers provides Talent Source Portals via the Passageways P4 Portal solution, which allows credit unions to organize and structure the collective knowledge of its teams into discrete workgroups of information.  This tool centralizes collaborative communication to increase productivity among staff as it makes needed information easily accessible.  This information is hosted in CU*Answers SAS-70 certified datacenter and managed by WESCO Net professionals, eliminating worry about hardware or system security.

CU*Answers and Passageways have extended the discount rate to all CU*BASE clients, whether they are already Portal users, or interested in more information about the solution.

For more information, access: www.passageways.com/powwow_conference.php

Download Press Release

]]> http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/10/cuanswers-and-passageways-partner-to-offer-special-rate-for-powwow/feed/ 0 Talent Source Hosted Portals updates Thursday morning (3/11/2010) http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/08/talent-source-hosted-portals-updates-thursday-morning-3112010/ http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/08/talent-source-hosted-portals-updates-thursday-morning-3112010/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:54:15 +0000 Anthony Watkins http://ws.wesconet.com/?p=4389 Talent Source Hosted Portals has an update planned for the morning of Thursday March 11th.  This update involves releasing several bug fixes for the discussions, announcements and the calendar modules.  The new release also includes a new module for the satellite rate boards maintained through CU*BASE.

Talent Source Hosted Portals may experience intermittent downtime during this window.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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This is your chance to learn from the creators of the P4 Portal, FOR FREE!

The collaboration bandwagon is picking up speed and this is your chance to jump ahead of the game. Spend three days learning from the best examples and ideas other Credit Unions have, and take home a load of new information and ideas to apply toward your organization’s Talent Source Portal.

Read more about the contest rules.

What You Need

  • Write 500 words minimum on how the portal is or will change your Credit Union
  • You must have approval from your CEO to attend the event
  • You must be available to travel to the conference in Indianapolis, Indiana

What You Win

  • Two nights stay at Embassy Suites
  • Registration and parking for the event
  • A value of over $750
  • Direct portal experience from portal experts
  • Network with other portal users and build on their knowledge

Details

  • Passageways PowWOW will be hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana on May 11th-13th
  • Submit your entry to the portal team at portal@wesconet.com
  • Entries must be received by March 31st 2010, winner will be announced April 15th
  • Travel arrangements and expenses are your responsibility
  • All submissions become the property of CU*Answers & WESCO Net Web Services

Passageways has developed a rich agenda of more than 20 business tracks, technical tracks and training sessions featuring product experts and industry thought leaders on collaboration and enterprise portals. This conference is a ‘can’t miss’ event; with advanced learning from case studies, hands-on learning from featured peers, and gives you the inside track on new technologies.

Download the flyer.

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]]> http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/03/wordpress-with-sitecontrol-webconference-recording/feed/ 1 Planned maintenance for Sunday morning (3/7/2010) http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/03/planned-maintenance-for-sunday-morning-372010/ http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/03/planned-maintenance-for-sunday-morning-372010/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:20:49 +0000 Tony Muka http://ws.wesconet.com/?p=4371 WESCO Net Web Services has a planned maintenance window on Sunday morning (3/7/2010) from 4:00 am – 6:00 am EDT. Client websites and email services may experience intermittent downtime during this window. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

]]> http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/03/03/planned-maintenance-for-sunday-morning-372010/feed/ 0 Special Rate for Talent Source Portal Users to Attend Passageways Conference http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/02/25/special-rate-for-talent-source-portal-users-to-attend-passageways-conference/ http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/02/25/special-rate-for-talent-source-portal-users-to-attend-passageways-conference/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:02:42 +0000 David Damstra http://ws.wesconet.com/?p=4368 Passageways PowWOWIf you are a Talent Source Portal User (or even just interested in what all the buzz is about), the Passageways PowWOW may be right for you. As you know, the Talent Source Hosted Portal is our special implementation of the award winning Passageways P4 Portal.

The Passageways PowWOW is the annual conference about all things Portal. There are special tracks for Portal Users (like you) and Portal Developers (like us). More information and an agenda are online.

Our Portal Developers and Administrators have attended this conference the last few years and have taken back loads of valuable information from experienced portal owners.

Here’s the best part.

Passageways is extending a special rate only to CU*Answers’ clients. You can attend this conference for $200 which is $150 less than everyone else.

Simply head over to the Passageways website and register at the regular rate. In the comments, indicate you are a CU*Answers client and the discount will be applied prior to billing.

]]> http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/02/25/special-rate-for-talent-source-portal-users-to-attend-passageways-conference/feed/ 0 WordPress with SiteControl Training Web Conferences http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/02/18/wordpress-with-sitecontrol-training-web-conferences/ http://ws.wesconet.com/2010/02/18/wordpress-with-sitecontrol-training-web-conferences/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:03:35 +0000 David Damstra http://ws.wesconet.com/?p=4363 Next week Web Services is hosting 2 web conferences reviewing what WordPress with SiteControl is and how to use it.

If you are already using our WordPress with SiteControl hosting, these classes will give you some insight into how to fully utilize the capabilities.  If you are considering a redesign with us, these classes will be a nice introduction into the power of WordPress.

Read more to learn about the specific classes being offered.

4.90 Introduction to WordPress with SiteControl

Helping you gain the most from your website investment is a major goal of this class and your instructors will facilitate that achievement.  you will learn the basics of WordPress, the open-source platform that utilizes our SiteControl plug-in.  this software delivers a powerful website you can maintain with no html or code knowledge required.

This course covers basic WordPress-based website management along with cu-specific features of our SiteControl plug-in and basic steps you can take to keep your site updated, well organized and visually appealing.

Register for this web conference.

4.91 Advanced WordPress with SiteControl

This course builds on the introduction to WordPress with sitecontrol and provides in-depth examples of and tips for maintaining your website.  You may take the intro class first, but it’s not a requirement before attending this second level.  If you have been managing your website with WordPress and want to dig deeper into features and tools available in SiteControl, this of course is for you!

For those who want to get the most out of their WordPress site, advanced WordPress with SiteControl will cover a broad set of topics suck as user administration, analytics, popular social media plug-ins, and more.

Register for this web conference.

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