New Dimension Software has become one of the most successful systems management vendors in South Africa through its Control range of products, garnering more than 55% of large systems sites in South Africa. Now users of Control have banded together to form a user group, the Control User Group of South Africa (Cugsa).
The non-profit Cugsa is made up of participants from companies which are licensed users of Control products, and by local New Dimension distributor Software Futures.
According to the group charter, adopted by the executive committee, the group`s objectives include:
Gathering, exchanging and disseminating among the members facts, ideas and experiences relating to the usage of Control products and services.
Representing the collective interests of the group for product support, development, planning and education.
Promoting and facilitating the interface of the user group with other user groups, or such other organisations as may benefit from the collective interests of the user group.
Any person, employee and designated representative of any organisation holding a valid licence to use Control software, as outlined in the charter, may become a member.
Allen Lewis, MD of Software Futures Systems Management, says the user group intends to establish a base for the formation of user group chapters in various regions of South Africa.
"The group will go a long way to concentrating the Control resources available to us in South Africa," he says. "Given the alarming drain on our skills base, this can only be to our advantage." The development of the group depends on the active participation of its members.
"To gain momentum for the group, we need to focus our attention on the benefits we can offer our members," says Lewis. "A membership marketing strategy is being formulated to further this objective. "Membership details are obtainable via the Cugsa Website: http://www.cugsa.co.za.
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