We will discuss certification requirements, how to "come to the Cisco SMB VoIP Party", overall product strategy, and marketing programs available for partners.

Local Cisco SE John Somm will also delve into the product families applicable to Small Business partners, and Small Businesses themselves.

We will discuss a brand new product that cannot be mentioned as of press time – there is guaranteed to be quite a bit of buzz on the street by the date of this event though around this exciting new product family.

We will talk about feature set, how to successfully position, sell, and place these products – and see what "whizz bang" features get end users excited and willing to make investments for.

Interspersed throughout the evening will be conversations around SIP and other money saving "game changer" technologies.

Who: Dolly Brantley – Small Business Account Manager for PAC NW – along with her Sales Engineer – John Somm. Both John and Dolly are dedicated Small Business professionals!

When:

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:00p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

No Host Dinner/Networking 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m

Where:

Red Lion at the Convention Center

1021 NE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97232

503-235-2100

Bios:

Dolly Brantley – Small Business Account Manager for PAC NW – along with her Sales Engineer – John Somm. Dolly has been with Cisco for 3 and ½ years focusing on small business in the Pacific Northwest. Prior she worked as a recruiter at an IT staffing firm in Raleigh, NC.

John Somm brings 15+ years of Computer networking experience to the conversation, with a background in Security, along with his current love of the Voice over IP market. Both John and Dolly are dedicated Small Business professionals!

The meeting is free and open to the public, however space is limited so please RSVP at meetup.com/itpro-70.

Topic:
Screencasting Essentials. Using screencasting and recognizing screencasting opportunities

Speaker:
Richard J. "Rich" Wersinger, MS President, Chief Screencasting Officer before RJW Consulting, LLC

Rich will introduce screencast videos, and show how to create, edit, and produce them. Using Techsmith Camtasia Studio 7, he'll give practical demonstrations of screen capturing, editing, producing, and using screencasts. Rich will discuss screencasting best practices including the importance of excellent quality audio.

Rich will also cover creating videos using Jing and uploading videos to YouTube and Screencast.com

Rich founded RJW Consulting in 1998 and RJW Consulting, LLC in July 2010, in Southwest Washington near Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. He has been screencasting professionally for over two and half years.

Rich makes online demo videos for companies with great products and services. He helps companies grow their businesses by attracting Web site traffic with professional software how-to, demo, and informational screencast videos. He uses Techsmith Camtasia to record their web-based systems and produce videos that can be embedded on their Web site, posted on YouTube, and other video sharing venues.

He is a member of the Software Association of Oregon, American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and the local ASTD Cascadia Chapter.

Additionally, Rich is a member of the Military Officers Association of America and their local Columbia River Chapter.Location:
Red Lion Hotel Portland - Convention Center 1021 NE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR 97232