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The Monk and the Riddle
Sunday, July 06, 2008 11:16 PM
Speaking of the " Latitude Library ", I just finished reading an interesting book recently added to our inventory, "The Monk and the Riddle" . Written by Randy Komisar , self-described virtual-CEO and technology entrepeneur, the book is quick to reveal the roots of its unusual title (no clues here though!), but slow to reach its point: its... Read More...
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Books: A Top Performing Investment
Friday, June 13, 2008 12:03 PM
I just read Peopleware for the first time last night. It's a classic I should've read years ago. People are generally pleased with a 15% return on an investment. For me, business and technology books provide a return on investment that is often orders of magnitude greater. In fact, at Latitude, we have a bottomless book budget because we’ve learned the... Read More...
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Regional Training
Monday, June 02, 2008 4:20 PM
Our training team has become overtaxed of late given the significant amount of things our clients want to learn! This is great from the perspective that our clients are looking to become self-enabled (we do every thing we can to make our users self-sufficient); bad when you consider the amount of travel and overhead this involves as we try to manage our growth... Read More...
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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
Thursday, April 10, 2008 1:56 PM
I've always been fascinated by the Hollywood game "the six degrees of Kevin Bacon" . Its a pop-culture version of the well known "six degrees of separation" idea - we're all seperated from anyone on the planet by, at most, six people. Except, in the "Kevin Bacon" version, you interconnect Hollywood stars via Kevin Bacon.... Read More...
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Back from the ESRI Business Partner Conference
Friday, March 21, 2008 10:52 AM
Most of us have trickled back after spending a several days at the ESRI Business Partner Conference/Developer Summit in Palm Springs. We had six people down there for the Business Partner Conference portion, and it was a great, productive trip with some exciting developments and decisions that we’ll be sharing in the weeks and months to come. With ArcGIS Server... Read More...
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Unadvised: Software Releases on Valentine’s Day
Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:32 PM
I sighed a few weeks back when I was informed that the Essentials team had selected Feb 14 as the release date for Geocortex Essentials 1.2.1. Why? Their commitment is incredible (they’ve been working long hours to hit this target), so I didn’t doubt they’ll get it out the door given the tight timeline. The problem is that they selected Valentine’s Day as the... Read More...
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Job opportunities at Latitude
Friday, February 01, 2008 4:42 PM
Once again, we're facing a situation where finding the right people is the biggest obstacle to our growth. While the frequency with which we receive high-calibre applications has dramatically increased over the last couple years, we still encounter bottlenecks from time to time (that said, we've been able to hire several great people in the last six weeks... Read More...
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New Webinars Scheduled
Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:42 PM
We put together a number of webinars for the launch of Geocortex IMF 5.2 a little while ago, and got some great feedback from clients. So, we've added a few more and hope to offer them on a recurring basis. Topics vary from new products to new releases to technology we feel clients and prospective customers should keep their eyes on. Check out our Learning... Read More...
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New year, new logo
Tuesday, January 01, 2008 2:24 PM
On Tuesday, we rang in the new year with a soft launch of our new Geocortex logo on the websites. Because of the hassle and expense associated with the switch, we've put it off for a long time despite the fact the old logo (at right) looks like something a graphic design-challenged entrepreneur might have hacked together in his old Fort Street apartment circa... Read More...
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2008 IMF/Geocortex User Conference Registration Opens
Monday, December 17, 2007 9:18 PM
Registration for the 3rd Annual IMF/Geocortex User Conference, April 20-22nd, 2008 in Victoria, BC, is now open! To learn more and to register, head over to our user conference homepage at www.geocortex.com/uc We look to improve our conference experience every year, and our 2008 conference is no exception. We sold out our workshops very early last year, and as... Read More...
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Summer Ends, Conference Season Begins
Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:32 PM
I was reviewing the list of upcoming conferences with the team yesterday, and I can’t believe how many events are happening in September/October. Even with four digital projectors, numerous exhibit configurations, and half a dozen staff who attend these events, there is so much happening simultaneously we simply can’t attend everything. At one point, Steve Maddison... Read More...
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Visitors from Above
Friday, August 10, 2007 2:12 PM
People googling other people to learn more about them has become part of modern life. A few months ago I was debating the best way to ship something to a company, so I brought up their location on Google Maps. On a whim, I switched to imagery and saw "head office" was a rural farm (incongruous). It is common knowledge that lots of businesses (particularly... Read More...
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