Micro Focus’s exclusive partner conference for International, Asia Pacific and Japanese partners was hosted in Barcelona on June 25th-26th 2012. A great climate of sharing was achieved with 80 system integrators and speciality partners, gathering with Micro Focus Senior Executives, partner managers and product experts. The conference offered a unique opportunity to network, get the latest product updates and gain an understanding of Micro Focus’ go-forward strategy.
Kevin Loosemore – Executive Chairman joined Adrian Saunders – Vice President, Worldwide Partners & Alliances to open the conference. Malcolm Collins –President, Worldwide Sales then proceeded to give an update on Micro Focus’ corporate strategy and insights into the latest market trends.
Presentations continued with product roadmaps and strategy on Mainframe Solutions, Borland and COBOL. Special guests from Microsoft presented on the subject of taking applications to the Cloud. Focussed track break-outs around the subject of partners, strategy, sales and technical provided the chance to delve deeper and interact with experts and peers.
On the final day of the conference, rounding up on themes, the Micro Focus Executive team participated in an open-floor panel discussion giving delegates the opportunity to ask questions and express their views.
This latest conference followed the success of the North America Partner and Alliances Conference hosted in Dallas in April 2012. Both conferences demonstrate Micro Focus’s commitment to strengthening partner relationships.