Orange Partner Day, Vélizy Developer Centre 22 March 2005 Thank you to all those who joined us to launch the Vélizy Developer Centre. Places for the event were snapped up in 24 hours! From your feedback, we know how much you valued the opportunity to speak to and meet with the Orange Partner team and representatives from our Partners, show us your applications and test your products on Orange devices against the Orange network. Find out what happened at the event

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Alternatively, premium members, why not visit and use the Vélizy Developer Centre, or one of our other Developer Centres. 



What happened at the Orange Partner Day

When:
22 March 2005
10:00 – 16:30 (CET)

Celebrating the launch of the Vélizy Developer Centre near Paris!

Exclusive to members and premium members of the Orange Partner programme, the Orange Partner day was a fantastic opportunity to explore and utilise the facilities at the brand new Vélizy Developer Centre.

Split in to two parts, the event kicked-off in the morning with presentations from Orange on key topics such as the Orange Partner essentials and the Orange Product requirements.

The informal "Talk to us..." format in the afternoon allowed delegates the flexibility to get what they needed from the event. Delegates were able to talk with the experts from Orange and our partners, experience live 3G demonstrations by Alcatel or utilise the testing and coding facilities at the Velizy Developer Centre – the choice was theirs!   If delegates wanted to get some feedback on their idea or product, they could get one-to-one advice from the Orange Partner team by booking a 'Show us your product' session. Coffee and tea were served throughout the day, and a buffet lunch was provided.

Welcome 10:15 - 10:30
Steve Glagow, Director of Orange Partner
A welcome greeting with the full agenda for the day, plus an introduction to the experts who would be available throughout the day for delegates to meet.

Orange Partner essentials 10:30 - 11:00
Gregoire De Changy, Head of Orange Partner (EMEA)
An opportunity to find out about the benefits of the Orange Partner programme, the end-to-end process and how to get the most from it.

Orange product requirements 11:00 - 11:15
David Nahmani, Head of Country Development
An analysis of our customers, who they are, and what they want. Plus a look at product requirements from Orange, the potential of 3G, and the results so far.

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Coffee break 11:15 - 11:30

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How to create 'killer apps' for the consumer market 11:30 -11:45
Yann Ranvoisy, Business Development Product Manager
A look at the key factors of success for a mobile application in the consumer market.

B2B offer in Orange France 11:45 - 12:00
Suzanne Strauss, Vertical Applications Product Manager
An analysis of the B2B market in France, the Orange France B2B offer and a look at what makes a compelling B2B product.

Alcatel 3G demonstrations 12:00 – 12:45
How much do you know about 3G? What are its capabilities? Are you inspired by it?
Experts from Alcatel were on hand to demonstrate the latest 3G applications and answer your questions.

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Lunch was available from 12:45 - 13:30

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'Show us your products' 11:15 - 16:30

Is your product right for the Orange Partner internal product catalogue? What can be improved? Are you ready to submit?

Delegates were able to benefit from one-to-one advice and feedback, by booking an appointment with a member of the Orange Partner team.
 

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'Talk to us…' 12:45 - 16:30

'Talk to the Experts'
Whatever operating environment you are currently developing in, the event was the perfect opportunity to benefit from all the help and advice you need. An opportunity to meet the experts and talk to them about Nokia devices, J2ME, Symbian OS, and Palm OS, plus get one-to-one advice and support

'Talk to Orange'
Do you want more information about the Orange requirements? What's coming up in our roadmaps? What are the different membership levels of Orange Partner?

Delegates had the opportunity to speak with the experts from Orange (including the speakers from the morning presentations), who were available to provide information on Orange Partner, 3G, business to business opportunities, development consumer applications and lots more.

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