Queensland Ingres User Group Events 2005

The Queensland Ingres User Group Inc meets the last Wednesday of each odd numbered month.

All are welcome, however because we are a self-funded group, non-members will be encouraged to join. 

The QIUG Management Committee has tabled the following events for the 2005 calendar year:

30 November 2005	November AGM and Christmas Party Agenda Date: Wed 30th November 2005 Time: 3:30pm for a 3:45pm start Venue: Conference Room Level 5, AXA Building 144 Edward Street, Brisbane Agenda: CA World 2005, Ingres Corporation, and the Future. Kevin Prior (Manager CA Technical Services, Brisbane) gave us an update on CA World 2005, the INGRES incorporation and where CA and INGRES Corporation are headed. Software Quality; the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) - A Closer Look at Level 3 Angela Tuffley (a Senior Consultant with The Software Quality Institute) provided us with a memorable presentation at our Christmas party last year on an overview of the CMMI approach to software quality. (She also won the Christmas raffle!). Angela returned this Christmas to provide us with a closer look at the CMMI Level 3 specification; the level to which all good software developers and organisations should be aspiring at a minimum! Angela is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Technology, Griffith University and Senior Consultant with the Software Quality Institute. Her field of interest is model-based process improvement using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and the International Standard for Process Assessment ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE). She is a Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University , Authorised Introduction to CMMI Instructor, Intermediate Concepts of CMMI Instructor and SCAMPI Lead Appraiser.  QIUG Annual General Meeting Business. Presentation of Annual Report Election of Office Bearers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Members at Large (2) Drawing and presentation of Prizes. Lucky Door Prizes courtesy of CA Most meetings attended draw User presentations draw Questions and Answers CHRISTMAS PARTY! Networking and refreshments sponsored by your User Group... Our chance to thank CA for their sponsorship during the year.
2 November 2005	November Meeting Agenda Date: Wed 2nd November 2005 Time: 3:30pm for a 3:45pm start Venue: Conference Room Level 5, AXA Building 144 Edward Street, Brisbane Agenda: SQL Server Reporting Services Ashok - Senior Computer Systems Officer, Department of Natural Resources and Mines. Ashok discussed the department's use of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, drawing data from the Ingres databases and other sources. SQL Server Reporting Services enables organizations to transform valuable enterprise data into shared information for insightful, timely decisions at a lower total cost of ownership. SQL Server Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based solution that enables the creation, management, and delivery of both traditional, paper-oriented reports and interactive, Web-based reports. An integrated part of the Microsoft business intelligence framework, Reporting Services combines the data management capabilities of SQL Server (or any other DBMS) and Microsoft Windows Server with familiar and powerful Microsoft Office System applications to deliver real-time information to support daily operations and drive decisions. Open Discussion: What Problems Are You Experiencing With Ingres? We have had the following submitted for discussion:  - Problems when using the SELECT CASE statement under certain conditions - (Jeff Hill) - Recording time values down to milliseconds - (Adilia Murabito) - Bulk loading of data containing 'long varchars'; (seems to be related to the use of named pipes) Networking and refreshments sponsored by Computer Associates
3 August 2005	August Meeting Agenda Date: Wed 3rd August 2005 Time: 3:30pm for a 3:45pm start Venue: Conference Room Level 5, AXA Building 144 Edward Street, Brisbane Agenda: Hibernate - A Java-Based Database Mapping and Communication Tool (In Part)"   David Springfield - Natural Resources and Mines Hibernate is Java-based middleware designed to complete the Object Relational mapping model. It is very popular in the Java open source community. David Springfield from NR&M will described one implementation within the department and shared some tips for DBAs. From the Hibernate website : "Hibernate is a powerful, ultra-high performance object/relational persistence and query service for Java. Hibernate lets you develop persistent classes following common Java idiom - including association, inheritance, polymorphism, composition, and the Java collections framework. Hibernate allows you to express queries in its own portable SQL extension (HQL), as well as in native SQL, or with Java-based Criteria and Example objects. Unlike many other persistence solutions, Hibernate does not hide the power of SQL or JDBC from you and guarantees that your investment in relational technology and knowledge is as valid as always." Open Discussion: What Problems Are You Experiencing With Ingres? Networking and refreshments sponsored by Computer Associates
1 June 2005	June Meeting Agenda Date: Wed 1st June 2005 Time: 3:30pm for a 3:45pm start Venue: Conference Room Level 5, AXA Building 144 Edward Street, Brisbane Agenda: Open Forum :  " What Are You Doing With Ingres ? "   Introduction by  Acraman - Natural Resources and Mines This meeting was held as an open discussion forum, focussed on what you, the members, are doing with Ingres, what your future directions are, and what problems you are currently finding with your Ingres release. Our guest speaker, Rob Acraman, from Natural Resources and Mines, presented a session on his experiences with Ingres in a variety of environments, (and countries). We then moved to an open discussion , based on the following general topics: - What are you and your employer currently doing with Ingres? - What future plans do you currently have for Ingres? - What versions have you used and how have you found them? - What types of applications have been built? - Who is using OpenRoad and what have your experiences been? - Is anyone using Ingres R3.0 yet? - Have you tried the new Visual DBA? - What has been the best Hardware / OS environment under which you have used Ingres? Open Discussion: What Problems Are You Experiencing With Ingres?
6 April 2005	March/April Meeting Agenda Date: Wed 6th April 2005 Time: 3:30pm for a 3:45pm start Venue: Conference Room Level 5, AXA Building 144 Edward Street, Brisbane Agenda: Ingres R3 - The Nuts and Bolts by Dennis Doolette, Computer Associates Dennis is a well known presenter and educator with CA and will be known to many of you. Dennis covered the technical capabilities of R3 Ingres, as well as covering the current development status of OpenRoad and eClient. The primary focus was a detailed technical presentation on the features with R3, which continues to attract a great deal of attention from the Open Source community. Open Discussion: What Problems Are You Experiencing With Ingres?

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