Hi Everyone,

As you’ve probably noticed we have been very slow in posting over the summer. I personally had a serious case of writer’s block that stemmed from social media overload, from which I am now happily recovered.

For those who don’t know, you can now follow us on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.  The Xcelsius Gurus network / communities have grown to over a 1000+ members combined over the summer due to your ‘word of mouth’.  We appreciate your support!

As fall eases in, and we say goodbye to our summer vacations I wanted to kick off this Fall by recapping some important events that took place over the summer in the Xcelsius world.

Xcelsius Gurus Related

1. Xcelsius Gurus/ SAP Customer Success Story – SAP did a customer success story one of our favorite New York based clients, Makosi Inc and this is the results. This was very exciting for us as we finally got a chance to show some of our work.  More to come on this during the fall!
2. Xcelsius Gurus Social Expansion - We decided to extend our social reach and it has been a great success thanks to YOU!  As mentioned above you can follow us on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
   
3. Xcelsius Gurus 1 Year Anniversary - This actually took place at the end of June while most of us were on Vacation.  We have grown quite a bit since last year and we plan to make 2010 a record year as the product continues to evolve.
4. Xcelsius Gurus GBN Presentations - This will come in a separate post next week.
   
5. Xcelsius Gurus GBN Webinar Recordings – Evan and myself did webinars for GBN this summer. We had a great turn out and it went well.  I also gave away 2 free template files to all attendees that can be found on the GBN Dashboarding website, I believe. You have to register for a free GBN Membership, but its well worth it. You then scroll down the page to find the webinar and hear the recordings.
   • Mico’s Webinar – Xcelsius Gurus-Top 10 Beginner’s Quick Start Guide!
   • Evan’s Webinar -Custom Components & the Xcelsius SDK: Facts, Myths and Tremendous Potential

Xcelsius Related

1. Release of Xcelsius 2008 Service Pack 2 (Enterprise, Engage, Engage Server) – It was a bit bumpy in the beginning but SAP quickly got over the humps. We’ve gotten mixed reviews from users, but so far so good!
2. Release of Xcelsius 2008 Service Pack 2 (Present ONLY) – This was released separately and hardly announced.  We honestly did not realize that the Service Packs for Present would be separate releases.
3. GBN Conference Early Bird Special (ended 9/4/09) – We are so excited about this event as all of our Gurus are presenting some of which are not represented on this site.  We will all be there and we are working to finalize the details on an invitation only SAP / Xcelsius Gurus event for the Xcelsius Community.  More to come this week!
4. Antivia XWIS wins SAP award for best integration with SAP BOE – This award winning application is definitely worth taking a look at for all who are frustrated with the limitations of QaaWS and Live Office.

Xcelsius SDK Related

1. Centigon CSV BETA (now closed) - This came to an end in July but was very exciting.  Centigon has put the final release on hold, but this new alternative to XML presents another easy way to connect your Xcelsius dashboard to live data. The full product is now available for purchase!
2. Xcelsius SDK Competition Winners – Congrats again to Antivia and Centigon for the winning 1st and 2nd prize.  In addition we saw the birth of 2 new players in the Xcelsius component works, Cobi Systems (who is rumored to have over 60+ components coming to market this Fall) and Force.com (who has done some amazing integration with Salesforce). Ryan should be doing a review post about these new players soon!
3. NEW Xcelsius SDK Forum – This was a bit of a surprise. It went live a few weeks ago and well, Evan likes it.  We’ll see what transpires.  It would be good to know who is really doing SDK development.

Other

1. RoamBI Launched – The only way to miss this big train is to be hiding in a shell.  Founded by the original founders of Xcelsius, this new product has gotten tons of great publicity.  In addition Ryan has launched a new blog and Linkedin group to foster its new and growing community. You can also follow them on twitter and get a free BETA download on your Iphone or Ipod touch!

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