Reston, Va., [October 12, 2009] Applied Knowledge Group, Inc. (AKG) is sending a team to Microsoft’s annual SharePoint conference in Las Vegas October 19-22, 2009. This event is the only Microsoft conference dedicated exclusively to SharePoint technology, and is the leading conference on the collaborative platform. Always popular, this year’s event is again sold out. In addition to expert technical sessions on the current SharePoint product, it also features a significant amount of information on the upcoming release of SharePoint 2010.
Rance Hitt, Janetra Meyers, Joan Muschamp, Doug Norvell, and May-Paulle Didon will represent AKG at this year’s conference. The group represents several disciplines within AKG, including technical services, professional services and business development. AKG’s Chief Operating Officer, Jim O’Farrell noted “We are pleased to be sending such a strong team to this year’s event. With the advent of SharePoint 2010 upon us, this will help us provide implementation services to our clients upon the product’s release.” He also noted “Our focus is on delivering the highest quality services supporting SharePoint and related technologies, and this event will enhance their skill levels and prepare us for the next wave of functionality.”
While at the conference, the AKG team will be posting updates to the AKG blog. In addition, some team members will be sharing their experiences at the event via Twitter. For updates directly from the event, follow May-Paulle Didon (http://www.twitter.com/mpdidon), Janetra Meyers (http://www.twitter.com/Devjmeyers), and Joan Muschamp (http://www.twitter.com/jmuschamp). Full conference tweets can be viewed at #spc09.
About Applied Knowledge Group, Inc.
Applied Knowledge Group (AKG) is a premier business and technology consulting company that provides innovative business collaboration solutions for government, commercial and non-profit clients. Our services include SharePoint implementations that create intranet, extranet and website solutions, and customized training tailored to your needs. AKG is proud to be a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner specializing in the implementation and support of Microsoft SharePoint and related technologies.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, AKG was founded in 1996 as an early innovator in collaboration technology. Our goal is to support the vision of a Virtual Work Environment (VWE) to facilitate collaboration, knowledge transfer and enable more informed business decisions. To achieve this goal, we focus on four key pillars: People, Process, Technology and Learning. Our services align with these four pillars and include collaboration strategy support, change management and training services, SharePoint implementation and other technology services, geospatial data visualization, and software application development.
Current engagements include a 42,000 seat Microsoft SharePoint implementation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as well as current and prior engagements including Commander, Navy Installation Command, Department of Homeland Security, FedExKinkos, Weidemann Associates, Curtiss Wright Embedded Computing, the Institute for Defense Analyses, the American Society of Hematology, Weyerhaeuser Corp., Learning Tree International and the United States Marine Corps.