Pete Indelicato, iRise Senior Product Manager
Thursday, April 15th at 10:00am PDT/ 1:00pm EST

Very soon iRise will be introducing the next major version of our enterprise visualization platform: iRise 8. This web seminar will offer the opportunity to learn what's new in iRise 8, see it in action and ask questions of the product experts.

Pete Indelicato will be hosting the event. During Pete’s 12 years working in software definition, he worked in “big five” management consulting and .com ventures before joining iRise nine years ago. Since then, Pete helped launch V1 of the iRise platform, managed professional services for the very first iRise customers, and helped dozens of our most successful customers succeed in software simulation and visualization. In 2004, he transferred from the field to Product Definition, where he continues to study customer needs around software visualization and manage the definition of the iRise capabilities that meet those needs. Check your inbox for the web seminar invitation.

How Much is Enough? Best Practices for Using Visualization Across a Spectrum of Projects

Karen Bennett, Manager, InterContinental Hotel Groups
Wednesday, April 21st at 10:00am PDT/ 1:00pm EST

Starting with the initial concept of an idea through design, testing, build, launch and training there are simulation concepts which provide insight and value for almost any project. But there is a fine line between what is just enough and what is too much. At times a two step basic flow is completely sufficient. For other projects having a full blown interactive design concept in three languages will be the only thing that does the trick. To find out more and register: Click Here

As the market for iRise visualization continues to accelerate and expand, so does the demand for iRise Professional Services. "I already planned for significant growth for our Professional Services team based on our fantastic product sales results in 2009. We are not even through the first quarter of the year and I am forecasting that we could double or triple our growth plans for 2010," said Jacques Marine, EVP of Service.

Specifically, iRise Professional Services is looking to hire up to five professional services consultants to start in April followed by an equal number to start in July. The current focus is on candidates that are interested in training, mentoring, and augmenting new iRise users to help companies drive iRise adoption, use, and value. Ideal candidates are business analysts, interaction designers, and consultants with prior iRise experience that like to work on short term, high impact projects. "One of the real perks of working in the iRise Professional Services team is the chance to work with different people, on different projects, at different clients, in different locations every few weeks. Given our global clients and our expansion into Europe, it’s also a fantastic job for people that love to travel," said Jacques.

Do you know someone who fits this profile? If so, have them visit the iRise Career section of the website to learn more about the open positions and to submit resumes and referrals.

SAPPHIRE NOW is the world's premier business technology event, bringing together customers and prospects to discover new initiatives, solutions, products, and services. iRise will be an exhibitor at the event, showcasing "iRise for SAP" - the world’s only solution for visualizing and fully experiencing extensions to SAP before coding. The ASUG Annual Conference is the world's largest SAP customer-run conference where customers, partners, and SAP experts meet to discuss critical business issues and share experience-driven strategies on how to best leverage current investments in SAP technologies.

If you're attending, stop by and visit us at booth # 1109. More Info

iRise training classes are designed to empower stakeholders and users with the knowledge and experience to quickly become proficient with iRise products. Below is the upcoming training schedule. You’ll receive your iRise Experienced Certificate upon completion.

Discounts available. To get more about iRise training classes: Click Here

iRise for Project Stakeholders
Do you provide your LOB stakeholders with direct review access to your simulations? Does your development team use iRise simulations as part of their process? These groups may benefit from knowing how to get the most out of using iRise Reader to provide feedback to the project team. iRise for Project Stakeholders is a twenty-minute eLearning course designed around best practices for providing feedback in iRise. Please visit the eLearning training page to learn more!

1. What is the name of the web seminar Pete Indelicato will be hosting?

2. What is the name of the product iRise will be demonstrating at SAPPHIRE NOW? "iRise for _____" (fill in the blank)

3. Who will be the moderator of this Web Seminar?

4. Fill in the blank: "iRise _____ ______ is hiring!"

CLICK HERE to submit your answers (sends email to dci@irise.com). One reader who answers all four questions correctly will be chosen at random as the winner. Answers must be submitted by April 14th. Winner will be notified by April 24th. Good luck!

To celebrate the re-launch of the iRise newsletter, we're giving away an 8gb iPod Touch this month to one lucky reader. All you have to do is send us the answers to the four questions listed at the bottom of the newsletter. The answers can be found in this edition of Visualize, and the associated links.