Hello Merit members Many thanks to everyone who attended Thursday's Merit Event - Introducing Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 seminar and networking event. Our thanks also to Gary Duffield from Xpertise for both an interesting and informative presentation. Many thanks also to Keith Lynch of Knowsley ICT Club for his assistance in organising and sponsoring the event. The event which was held at Goodison Park was well attended with over 50 delegates present from across the business community in Merseyside, from small businesses to corporate and public sector organisations enabling excellent networking opportunities. Many who attended expressed an interest in obtaining the slides from the day. These can be viewed or downloaded at www.merit.org.uk/Server2008Slides We can also announce or next Merit event will be at The Atelier at Burton Manor in Cheshire. The topic of interest this time around is an Introduction to CRM (Customer Relationship Management) which will be held on 25th June 2008. There was also keen interest in the Harnessing Digital Technologies project which Merit are delivering in partnership with LCCI and the ESF. Further details can be found at http://www.hdtp.co.uk For further details of this project, or indeed any other queries you may have, please contact Merit on 08700 663 994 or visit www.merit.org.uk Kind regards The Merit Team