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Cloud Computing

Notes With a cloud based event management solution, the management of events becomes
wholly a business issue with the IT issues being handled by the cloud application provider.

Today, event planners are no longer afraid to use Internet technology to organize their
events and shows. They find event planning online more easy than any other traditional
way of planning events.

Good CRM so important when you are running a business, you need to ensure that not a
single sale slip through your fingers. To do this properly you need to make sure you have
sound CRM software to help you with the day-to-day running of your business. Smart
business owners use CRM to run their business through.

8.8 Keywords

123 Signup: 123 Signup is the premier online event registration and membership management
service.
Document Management: It is an easy way to publish and manage speaker abstracts and
biographies.
Event Reporting: It refers to determining the true ROI from events can be determined and
managed through a powerful reporting and analysis suite.

Event Scheduler: It manages and schedules multi-faceted one to one meetings for your delegates
and suppliers simply and efficiently.
RegOnline: RegOnline is an event management software with solutions for events, meetings
and conferences.
Venue Management Software: It provides flexible venue planning and scheduling tools that
manages the event facility no matter what type of events are being hosted.

8.9 Review Questions

1. Define collaborative event management.
2. Explain various event management applications.
3. What is 123 signup?

4. What do you understand by events in the cloud?
5. What is contact management?
6. Describe bConnections application.

7. Discuss the role of software programs in dealing with CRM.
8. What do you understand by plaxo?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Integrate 2. Delegates
3. Badges 4. Technology
5. Tools 6. Registration, membership

7. Training 8. 123 Signup

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