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Final Edition - Volume 2, Issue 2 - July 2007
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Editor's Corner -- The second quarter
of 2007 has been a lively one for Petris with
our newest acquisition--our third in two
years. We also just wrapped up our busy
Spring trade show season just in time to
hunker down and prepare for an equally busy
Fall season.
This is the second edition of PetrisNEWS in
2007; please continue to let us know your
thoughts and comments.
Check our website for the
latest updates on Petris events and training
opportunities.
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Petris Acquires Software Assets from Production Access
On June 29, 2007 Petris acquired the software
and support assets of Production Access, Inc.
Under the agreement, Petris assumes worldwide
responsibility for the development, sales,
service, and future development of the
Production Access software.
Read the Press Release Here
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Congratulations to David Archer
David Archer, Vice President of Petris, has
been recognized by the Board
of Directors of the Society of Petroleum
Engineers as the recipient of the 2007 SPE
Management and Information award. This is in
recognition of David's long and outstanding
contribution to the advancement of management
and information in the oil and gas industry.
The award will be given to him at the
upcoming annual meeting of the SPE in
Anaheim, California.
More on SPE's website
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Introducing our Newest Vice President: Simon Brock-Gunn
Petris is excited to announce that Simon
Brock-Gunn has been promoted to Vice
President for Customer Support, Education and
Quality Assurance. His focus is on
ensuring that Petris customers receive
quality products and services, and the
resources to use them most effectively.
A mathematician and computer scientist by
training, Simon's experience in software
development covers more than a decade in the
oil and gas industry, together with earlier
work in the pharmaceuticals and defense
industries.
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Petris Training
Petris continues to offer a complete suite of
training services for all of its products and
solutions including the recently acquired
Operations Center.
Upcoming courses cover Recall,
PetrisWINDS Enterprise, DrillNET and Dashboard
and are offered in our London and Houston
locations.
For a listing of training courses covering
PetrisWINDS Operations Center, please follow
the link on our training calendar.
The following courses are being offered at
the Petris London (Hendon) and Houston
offices in September:
Introduction to Recall - September
10-12, 2007
Recall Data Loading - September 13, 2007
Recall DBA Overview - September 14, 2007
There will be a PetrisWINDS
Enterprise training course held September 7,
2007 in London.
View training calendar
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Upcoming Petris Users Group Meetings
Two great meetings are planned this year: the
first
will be held in London September 5-6 with the
Houston meeting the following month: October
9-11. If you are interested
in attending, please contact your account
manager for an invitation and more details.
This year, the Houston meeting has been
expanded to include our new customers from
Production Access, as well as the usual
contingent of Petris users. Come on out and
meet the newest members of the Petris community.
Late breaking news and details will be posted
to the website.
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Introducing the Petris Ping Pong Champs
Last month, Petris held an office-wide Ping
Pong tournament in Houston with players from
every department facing off against one
another. The competition was fierce, but, in
the end, only one player emerged victorious
from each bracket.
Congratulations to Jay Fu and Jing Li--the
winners of the advanced and beginner
brackets, respectively.
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Petris Events
Petris participated in three recent industry
events: the SPWLA Annual Symposium in Austin, the
annual EAGE conference and exhibition in
London, and the PNEC Data Management
Conference in Houston.
Petris presented two papers at PNEC Houston;
follow the links below to read:
The
Semantic Manager: Distilling Meaning from
Integrating Data
Streamlining
Well Data Delivery
Petris will be attending the following shows
this Fall:
- SEG Annual Meeting - Sep 23-28, 2007 -
San Antonio, TX
- GITA: GIS for Oil and Gas - Sep 24-26,
2007 - Houston, TX
- SPE ATCE - Nov 11-14, 2007 -
Anaheim, CA
- IQPC Oil and Gas Exchange - Nov 29-30,
2007 - London, UK
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Petris Publications
Petris is making the news through a recent
article, "Safeguarding the Crown Jewels" in
the May-June issue of Geo Expro.
Petris also published a white paper titled
"The Business Value of Managing and
Integrating Information" in volume 23 of
What Works in Data Integration
Both of these articles highlight the
advantages of integrating unstructured data
with structured data to maximize the use of
your assets.
Read
"The Business Value of Managing and
Integrating Information"
Read "Safeguarding the Crown Jewels"
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Profile: Aderbad Tamboli, Software Architect
Every issue, PetrisNEWS features an
individual within the company. This issue
features Aderbad Tamboli, software architect
of PetrisWINDS Enterprise.
Name: Aderbad Tamboli
Hometown: Sugarland
What I do at Petris: I am responsible
for the architecture and design of the
PetrisWINDS Enterprise product line
Tenure at Petris: It will be 8 years
in August
Education: I received an MS in Computer
Science and a BS in Civil Engineering
Childhood ambition: To be a beach bum
My first job was: Working as a
dishwasher in a cafeteria
Proudest moment: Having children
Biggest challenge: Balancing my career
with my family
Indulgence: Spending time on the
beach/water
Inspiration: "Life is too important
to be taken seriously" -Oscar Wilde-
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