ASI Holds 11th Annual iNNOVATIONS Partner
Conference
Previews iMIS 15.1, Recognizes Outstanding
Partners,
and Showcases Developers Application Contest
ALEXANDRIA, Va., (May 4, 2009) — Advanced Solutions
International (ASI), recently concluded its 11th annual iNNOVATIONS partner conference in Austin, Texas
attended by more than 160 ASI partners and employees.
This year's conference focused on celebrating ASI's record year in
2008, recognizing outstanding ASI partners as always, and previewing the
upcoming iMIS 15.1 release. The Conference was
divided into three tracks – sales, product, and technical – which
allowed for different perspectives on the benefits of upgrading to iMIS 15 and the flexibility of the upcoming iMIS 15.1 release and extending iMIS, was announced and highlighted in various
sessions.
A number of ASI partners "strutted their stuff" and showcased
applications developed specifically for iMIS
during the President's Club Contest. This year's winners:
- iMIS Innovation of the Year – Best
Overall Innovation: Rapid Dues Entry – enSYNC Corporation
- iMIS Solutions Innovation – Best
Productivity Innovation: Receipt Xtender – Computer System Innovations,
Inc.
- iMIS Vertical Innovation – Best Innovation
for New Markets: Public View Integrated Donations - InterDyn BMI
- iMIS Technology Innovation – Best Use of
Technology: iPay - Computer System Innovations, Inc.
The 2008 Chairman's Circle Inductees, recognizing outstanding overall
performance by ASI partners, are:
- Association Technology Solutions
- BroadPoint Technologies, Inc.
- Business System Consultants, Inc
- (C) Systems, LLC
- Computer System Innovations, Inc.
- Creative Computer Services
- enSYNC Corporation
- InterDyn Business Microvar
- Intuitive Business Concepts
- ISG Solutions
- RSM McGladrey
- VanDamme Associates, Inc
In addition to the President's Club Contest and the Chairman's Circle
Awards, ASI recognized several partners for specific outstanding
performances in 2008:
- 2008 AiSP of the Year: Intuitive Business Concepts
- 2008 New Sales Leader of the Year: BroadPoint Technologies,
Inc.
- 2008 Customer Sales Leader of the Year: (C) Systems, LLC
- 2008 Customer Satisfaction Award
- VanDamme Associates, Inc.
- Computer System Innovations, Inc.
- Accounting & Association Software Group
"Despite the economic downturn, we had a strong year in 2008 which we
attribute to our commitment, and the commitment of our partner channel,
to 'keep our customers for life'. By setting realistic expectations and
then delivering on them, we continue to improve the quality and strength
of our customer relationships. This approach was validated by the recent
Lehman Associates independent survey findings which rated us #1 for
customer satisfaction. With the upcoming release of iMIS 15.1, which provides unprecedented flexibility
by providing a platform for web publishing of any existing iMIS functionality, we expect an even stronger
2009," said Bob Alves, Chairman and CEO of ASI.
About ASI
Advanced Solutions International (ASI) is the largest,
privately-owned global provider of web-based software for member and
donor-based non-profits and has served nearly 3000 customers and
millions of users worldwide since 1991. ASI is the developer of iMIS, an upgradeable software solution for managing
associations, membership, non-profits, and fundraising. iMIS 15, the latest evolution of iMIS, leverages Microsoft's .NET development
platform to provide a flexible and open web-based solution.
