Who We Are
Northern California Information Builders Users Group and Technology Forum is an association of Information Technology Professionals in Northern California engaged in use of the Focus Programming Language and related technologies.

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Join Us at Our Next Meeting -

Next Meeting for NORCAL IBUG - Northern California IBI Users and Technology Forum is pending scheduling. Please visit later for more details and date/time information.

Presentations at meegings normally include a variety of User and Vendor(IBI) Presentations involving Focus, WebFocus and Focus for Windows.

Agenda and other updates are made available through the NORCAL IBUG list.

There no membership or meeting fees charged by NORCAL IBUG. Meeting sites are provided by the generosity of the Host Site Organization.

Call For Presenters

Practitioners, Consultants and Vendor Representatives are encouraged to submit proposals for presentations for NORCAL IBUG and Technology Forum Meetings which are held three times yearly in March/April, June and September. Proposals should include contact information, presenter short bio including experience with Focus Technologies, and an abstract. Prentations proposals that are practical and include demonstrations of actual Focus coding techniques for Mainframe Focus, Focus For Unix, PC/Focus, Focus For Windows/Focus Desktop, Fusion and/or WebFocus applications and integration solutions are preferred. Presentation Proposals should be submitted directly to Bob Hughes or George Chin.

Tech Summit Presentations by NORCAL IBUG/FUSE Members

For copies of presentations by NORCAL IBUG/FUSE members at the IBI Tech Summit click here.

Meeting Notes and Presentation Downloads

At last NORCAL IBUG - Northern California IBI Users and Technology Forum featured speakers included Dennis Herseley, Information Systems Architect, Integreteland Bob Hughes, Data Base Architect, Cal State East Bay.

Dennis Herseley, Information Systems Architect, Integretel discussed WebFocus New Features and Functions in a presentation entitled The Wonderful World of Orlando Summit : Toyz and Discoveries that he learned at IBI Summit. Dennis many new exciting features of WebFocus including AHTML. Bob Hughes gave a presentation on SQR vs. Focus and Webfocus - Coding Efficiencies and Performance Comparisons which covered SQR in Oracle/PeopleSoft and Focus WebFocus contrasting styles in coding and programming costs.

If there are any presentation slides or related material that could be posted on the meeting recap section of the NORCAL IBUG Web Site please let us know.

Meetings are normally held in March, June and September.

Network with Your Counterparts -
The chance to network with counterparts and discover new FOCUS tips and techniques . Please join us at our next meeting. The meeting location is noted above...

NORCAL IBUG and Technology Forum Mailling List
A mailling list has been established for the group which mainly serves to route meeting agenda and related notices. To sign up for the Northern California Focus Users Group and Technology Forum listserv send an e-mail to:

NORCAL IBUG Administrator

Please include you name, title, organization and IBI product(s) of interest and those currently licensed.

For information on the focus-l National Listerv visit http://www.freelists.org/list/focus-l.

Focus Programmer Job Openings
The Focus Positions Available website maintained by Dennis Wicks has listings of Focus Programmer positions available throughout the United States. Dennis also sends out notices on the Focus-e listserv.

Membership Information and Contacts
For up-to-the-minute information on membership and upcoming events please contact any of the co-chairs listed below.
Bob Hughes
email: rhughes@csueastbay.edu
California State University, East Bay
(510) 885-3073

George Chin
Wells Fargo Bank

Howard Share
HSConsultants, Inc.

Janice Miles
Consultant

Jerry Foster
World Wide Focus LTD

You may also mail your inquiry to:

Northern California Focus Users Group
P.O. Box 98
El Verano, California 95433-0098

Regional IBI ASR:

Other Regions
New England
North Carolina
Washington, D.C.

Focus Information Technology Support Sites
California State University East Bay
Temple University

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Renfe Travel
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System
Florida International University
Califonrina State University Hayward
Illinois State University
NYC Restaurant Inspection Information
Gallo Africa Limited
Oxford Properties

Independent Focus Application Consultants
Ashisuto Company Japan
Focal Systems
Info Design
Washington School Information Processing Cooperative

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