With Dreamforce behind us and the New Year ahead, we're all looking for cost effective ways to do more with Salesforce.com.  Join us for this information-filled event to learn more about free applications and funtionality currently available through Salesforce.com and the AppExchange.  In this meeting, we will cover:

* How to Identify & Implement AppExchange Applications
* Salesforce Best Practices
* Free AppExchange Products

BI-MONTHLY USER GROUP MEETING
Making the Most of Salesforce
Thursday, December 11th
6:00pm to 8:00pm

LOCATION
UT Commons Conference Center
JJ Pickle Research Campus
Braker Lane (one block east of Mopac and across the street from The Domain entrance on Braker Lane).
For directions, click here.

CONTACTS
Alice Jones: ajones@bulldogsolutions.com
David Franklin: david.franklin@rackspace.com

DOOR PRIZES
The theme for our door prizes this month is 'Tis The Season to be Jolly'.

FOOD & DRINKS
Chicken Taquitos, Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas, Chips & Salsa
Brownies & Lemon Bars
Bottled Water, Iced Tea & Lemonade

SCHEDULE
David Franklin, in his previous position with GenBand, evaluated and implemented more than 20 different AppExchange applications.  As the Salesforce.com Systems Administrator for RackSpace since Spring 2008, David continues to expand his knowledge of the AppExchange.  David will share with us how to effectively identify and implement AppExchange applications.  He will also highlight a free Project Management tool that has been implemented at RackSpace to help manage Salesforce.com requests within his company and department.

Alice Jones, Systems Analyst and Salesforce.com System Administrator for Bulldog Solutions, will present the Informatica Data Loader.  The Informatica Data Loader, which is a free service to Salesforce customers, is a SaaS alternative to the APEX Data Loader currently available through Salesforce.  The Informatica Data Loader offers some exciting enhancements such as integration with local network servers/databases and task schedules.

For User Group Members.  The leadship team will be collecting user group feedback to determine event format and content for the upcoming year.  Don't miss this opportunity to voice your preferences for future meetings and events.

For AppExchange Partners.  The leadership team encourages you to bring product collateral so user group members can learn more about your products.  Additionally, we are always interested in your local customers attending our meetings and presenting their AppExchange success stories.  This provides an invaluable service to our users by providing firsthand knowledge of and experience with your specific AppExchange products.