The Cutek Blog

The following ramblings are the ramblings of the author and are in no way indicative of the positions of Cutek, Symitar or any other company or person… unless they are.

As always, it was great to see old friends and make new ones. The “I Hung with Trace Security” party was a lot of fun, as always, and the “I’m Not Angry 2008 Tour” t-shirts were a hit with Jimmy’s picture on them were a big hit. (“It’s not anger, it’s passion!!!” – J. Guarnotta)

I heard some rumbling from other vendors (who will remain nameless) about how the new JHA-imposed rules regarding how and when they may entertain clients really reduced the amount of face-time they got with clients; some vendors even said they might boycott the conference next year if the rules stay the same. “We’re paying all this money….” was a common refrain.

I was personally happy that the products I developed myself (CAMS Alert Proccessing and Fee Management Console) went over so well at the conference, not to mention all of our other products that also went over well. I’m looking forward to remaining busy for the rest of the year (except, of course, for my vacation next month!)

It was also nice to hear that Barbara Fraire gave a shout out to Cutek and our Correio Address Verification Server during her presentation on the Name and Address Enhancements in Release 2008.00 and 2008.01. We got a lot of visitors to our (newly enlarged) booth right after that session asking about Correio and how it could help them prepare for the Name merge, which was also nice. And actually, Barbara wasn’t the only Symitar employee to have good things to say about us (in public, even), which is always satisfying. As we see it (and have always seen it), by helping clients, we’re helping Symitar as well.

All in all, it was a good experience and I look forward to doing it all over again next year.

In case you’ve been living under a rock, next week is the Symitar client conference and Cutek will be there with a bigger booth with all your favorite Cutek employees. Even the ones that were banned from the conference last year will be here this year! So, be sure to stop by, say hello and learn about all the new products we’ve come up with.

And, of course, you don’t want to miss out on the party of the year, the 4th annual “I HUNG WITH TRACESEUCRITY” event, with special guests, William Hung and Renaldo Lapuz. Everyone is invited to this event and you don’t even have to be registered for the official Symitar conference to attend.

If you want a taste of what to expect….

As you probably already know, Symitar is hosting its annual client conference in San Diego this week. If you’re there, be sure to stop by the Cutek booth (in the corner and under the watchful eyes of the Jack Henry staff), say Hi to Ron, Mark, Doug and, back by popular demand, our favorite masseuse (and also ex-Symitar employee) Pam. That’s right, we’re giving away free chair massages again this year so there’s no reason not to stop by. Just don’t ask Doug about his new iPhone or his opinion on the new iPods — he’ll talk your ears off.

Also, we’re sponsoring a huge cocktail party tonight (after all the official Symitar events at 7:45PM) and you’re invited. The whole Cutek gang will be there, as will hundreds of your fellow conference attendees. If you haven’t already RSVP’d, just stop by the Cutek booth and ask Ron for a red wristband.