digitalKnowledge Essentials - Issue 4

Welcome to the fourth edition of digitalKnowledge Essentials.

In late May, I had the opportunity to go on my first mission trip to Soldotna, Alaska where my oldest daughter and I worked with other volunteers at the Alaska Christian College to construct a new cafeteria building for their school. This trip was a tremendously moving and fulfilling experience and encouraged me to reflect on the many different ways that each of us can make a positive impact within our local and global communities.

Based on these experiences, digitalKnowledge has created a new program for its employees to encourage giving back to our communities. I am excited to announce this new outreach program which allows each person to use up to four paid days of time off each year, outside of personal vacation time, to contribute their time and talents to charitable organizations.

We believe that giving time, talents, and financial support to organizations such as Alaska Christian College, Assistance League of Indianapolis, and Coburn Place reinforces one of our key founding principles — give more than you receive, leave more than you take.  For more information on some of the digitalKnowledge community outreach programs, click here. For more information about Alaska Christian College, click here.

In this issue of Essentials, we are eager to share some exciting changes that are forthcoming for digitalKnowledge, as well as provide a preview of service oriented architectures and what that can mean for your organization.

We hope you enjoy your Summer.

Sincerely,

Curt Sellke
President, digitalKnowledge

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First Annual Golf Clinic:  Success!

As a way to say thank you to our clients for their continued support, digitalKnowledge held its first annual client golf clinic on May 26, at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana.

Despite looming rain, the event turned out to be an enjoyable day of activities, featuring a hands-on clinic taught by the professionals from Brian Kirk Golf School, as well as a scramble tournament where the pros participated in each of our client foursomes.

Without the support of our outstanding clients, digitalKnowledge would not be at this stage in our company's evolution. We feel it's important to recognize our clients through small and personalized appreciation events like the golf clinic and look forward to continuing these types of events throughout the year.

Many thanks to those who participated. We look forward to the second annual client golf clinic in 2007!

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Fresh Look at digitalKnowledge

Continuous improvement is integral to our long- term business success. It allows us to better serve our clients and enables us to maintain our successful track record of delivering projects on-time and on- budget.

To position ourselves for the next stage of growth, we have been reflecting on how we have performed as an organization over the last three years in order to understand what we have done well, what could be improved, and how our clients feel about our level of service and commitment.

Over the next two months, you will see a fresh perspective in our message, website, and solution offerings. We will share new insights and perspectives, as well as provide additional examples of how we approach projects and deliver results.

We look forward to sharing the new changes at digitalKnowledge!

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digitalKnowledge Byte:  What is SOA?

According to a recent report by Aberdeen Group, service-oriented architecture, or SOA, will enable $53 billion in savings for large companies over the next five years.

You might be asking yourself — what is SOA and how can it benefit my organization?

For those of you who are trying to get the most out of your existing technology investments, SOA is a new approach that can help accelerate the deployment of new applications, gain flexibility, and reduce costs by providing a method to enable existing systems and software to work together for improved business processes and enhanced application capabilities.

iWay Software recently hosted a lunch-and-learn event in Indianapolis to discuss SOA and how universal technology and service adapters can help organizations such as yours realize the many benefits. To read more about the basics of SOA, learn about industry best practices, and see real- world examples from existing iWay customers, contact us for a complimentary copy of the presentation.

Stay tuned for future articles on SOA featured in upcoming Essentials newsletters.

To learn more about iWay Software, click here.

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