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Overview from the ND8 Upgrade Seminar in Las Vegas


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So all 3 days are completed here in Vegas.  We have already done Philly and Chicago is only 2 weeks out.  I missed almost all of day 1 flying in, but I was here for days 2 and 3 to talk to attendees around presenting.  I gleaned the following facts:

  • About 95% of the attendees did not want to have a session on the Productivity Tools.  Many said 10 slides glazing over the topic would be enough as they are so entrenched in MS licensing there was not a recent chance.  plus, they were not the ones that would even make that decision
  • About 85% of the attendees here already had Sametime running and were eager to see more info on what was coming in integration and implementation
  • About 20% had any interest in Lotus Connections.  70% had no clue what it really did and the remaining knew already they did not want it.
  • About 15% of the attendees here had over 20k users installed.  Many with large DWA implementations in place
  • About 80% really wanted to get more info on Quickr
  • About 95% loved all the ways that the products were starting to integrate tighter.  For example, all the hooks with Lotus Connections and Quickr into Notes 8 and Sametime and Sametime into Notes 8.  It is all making a cohesive direction from Lotus

One last stat came to mind:
  • About 99% of the people in Las Vegas will wear absolutely anything on Halloween to win $1500 at the Voodoo club contest.  Even 50 stories above the strip, most clothing is optional.