Adobe
"The User Group community plays
an important role in educating computer users and reaching out to those who
are new to technology. They are ideal testers of new products and serve as
one of the most credible sources for product recommendations within their
communities. Their feedback over the years have helped Adobe build
industry-leading products. Adobe is committed to supporting the User Group
community and maintaining long-term relationships with them."
Dr. Charles M. Geschke,
President and Co-Chairman of the Board Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Channel Tactics
"Every since I attended the "Home
Brew Computer Club'' meetings in Palo Alto in the 70's, I recognized that
User Groups were one of the most important engines driving our industry."
Bruce Fredrickson, CEO,
Channel Tactics
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Corel Corporation
"User groups have been invaluable
to us at Corel. The talent and insight of these dedicated users continues
to provide us with opportunities to accurately test market our products,
making them stronger and more competitive."
Dr. Michael Cowpland,
President and CEO of Corel Corporation.
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MGI
"MGI Software recognizes the important role that computer User Groups
play in creating a dynamic and enthusiastic following for quality products
such as ours. Our User Group support program is dedicated to developing
mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with user group members."
Anthony DeCristofaro, President and CEO, MGI Software Corp.
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Micrografx
"User groups are always among the
first. They recognized that word processing, spreadsheets and relational
database software not only eliminated much of the drudgery of the basic
office routines that they'd been performing the same old way forever, but
radically accelerated and expanded their productivity by giving them
entirely new ways of solving problems in writing and editing, filing and
cross-referencing, and process management and forecasting," "Moreover,
these users know that PCs can actually make these ho-hum tasks fun again.
And the advent of the graphical user interfaces (GUIs) boosted software
functionality into an entirely new dimension. GUIs also brought the full
benefits of the PC to professions like engineering and architecture, while
desktop publishing applications revolutionized graphic design,
typography and printing literally overnight. Throughout this revolution,
user groups have encouraged all of us -- users, partners and competitors
to remember to put the fun in functionality!"
Doug Richard, President and
CEO of Micrografx.
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Microsoft
"There will remain in the PC
industry for decades a need to pass on certain 'folklore' and 'common law'
about technical matters that cannot be transmitted any other way than
person-to -person. It is 'information at your fingertips' in the most
personal sense, and user groups are the best forum in which it can occur."
Bill Gates, CEO, Microsoft
Corporation
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PowerQuest
"When software developers come
out with a new product, they naturally want to spread the word. And one of
the most effective ways is to contact user groups, User groups are highly
focused and eager to learn," says Taylor. "They're early adopters –
willing to try new technology, new products. And they're very vocal, so we
get immediate feedback."
Clark Taylor, Vice-president
of marketing for PowerQuest Corp
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Symantec Corporation
"The Association of PC User
Groups is the catalyst for bringing together a diverse collection of
bright, talented and enthusiastic people who form these groups worldwide.
The way I see it, the success of the PC software industry depends in a
large part on user groups as a means of moving us all productively
forward."
Gordon Eubanks, (a the time)
President and CEO. Symantec Corporation
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