CRM integration is on the way

Our clients have been asking for various integration options with their existing CRM software. Since we believe in end-to-end solutions in CRM, we think fulfilling this demand is mandatory. So we're taking the first step in the long path of CRM integration. And believing that the first step is usually the most important one, we decided to go with the market leader, SAP.

Following a couple of constructive meetings held with the business development team of SAP Turkey, we think the best way to enter the SAP ecosystem is to participate in the SAP CRM 2010 Event that will be held on June 11th, at The Grand Hyatt Istanbul.

Hope to see you there!

Events and demos

I just wanted to share a couple of events (our open-source vision in "Ozgur Yazilim Gunleri", and Natural Language Processing (in Turkish) technology in Webrazzi 3.0 event) we have attended (and will be attending), and three demo files as an update.

Two new college visits

I really enjoy addressing college students and sharing my experience with them. Last week i was with Dokuz Eylul and Istanbul Ticaret University students. If you'd like me to speak at one of your events, please feel free to ask!

Some news

1- I had the opportunity to adress Bogazici University students at the "Bilişen" event.
2- We're delighted to have been short listed by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the "Hizli Balik Awards".
3- Gizem will be hitting the 10.000 session remark today. Second B2C project is on the way. We're excited!

The Inet-tr Conference

We'll be presenting a paper at the Inet-tr Conference on "Virtual Assistants" in Ankara. (ODTÜ, 22nd of December, 4:30-6:30 PM)

Here's the schedule

Update: Here's the video shot during the presentation:


Inet-tr Konferansı 2008 from ekim kaya on Vimeo.

"How to start a business while you study"

Last week was a week of events. Here's the video shot by Televidyon team during the conference moderated by Etohum founder, Burak Büyükdemir.

Another microsite and another seminar

As an I.T.U. alumni, i was proud to have the opportunity to attend an MIS class, addressing students on entrepreneurship. Courtesy of Professor Halefsan Sümen, i'll do it again, tomorrow.

We've been bringing up the issues with the web, with a series of microsites. Here's the final one: http://www.insansorar.com (in Turkish)

A cool video conferencing experience

We participated in a conference held in Sakarya Universitesi by a student club, via Mogulus video streaming network. It was a lot of fun! More than 150 participants watched our demo videos and my presentation online, and asked their questions in the chat room. We love not only creating, but also using internet-based technologies.

Introducing Bilge, the virtual assistant

It's been a tiring week at the CeBIT Bilisim exhibition, but our efforts have paid off. Turkey's leading provider of DSL services (with almost 95% market share) showcased our product in a special section prepared solely for the virtual character named "Bilge" (A female name standing for the term "wise"). Hundreds of visitors tested the product extensively, and the results are very promissing.

Here are some sample videos (all in WMV format) demonstrating what Bilge has to offer to users asking for help with:

Locating wi-fi hotspots

User instructions for operating the family protection system

Locating the nearest sales point

Step-by-step visual instructions for setting up the modem

Step-by-step visual instructions for locating connectivity issues

Something pretty irrelevant to the concept

There are many pre-determined scenarios where Bilge handles an inquiry or guides the user with visual instructions, every step of the way. More to come, so stay tuned!

Visit us at Cebit Bilisim Eurasia

We'll be demonstrating our products and solutions at the Cebit Bilisim Eurasia between 7th-12nd of October. Come visit us at booth #6-159.

Employee stock options

Employee stock options was one of the hot topics discussed in the panel organized by Golden Horn Ventures this week. Did we mention that we also offer this type of compensation to share the value our employees help us create?

Web seminars by Botègo

Introducing the "Web Seminars" we'll be hosting on various popular topics on the first Saturday of every month, starting from 8th of December.

http://www.webseminerleri.com

2008 summer internship applications are now closed

We were invited to Yildiz Tech for a two-hour presentation based solely on Merve, but i had the opportunity to discuss chatbots in general, offering the participants a broader perspective. It was nice to see a lot of bright individuals asking for internship opportunities at Botégo.

We're now a proud sponsor of Webrazzi, known as "the Techcrunch of Turkey"

Botègo supports innovation

We're proud to sponsor an event supporting innovative e-business projects: e-fikrim.

Also in news: We co-sponsored İTÜ Sözlük's birthday event where lots of people got to test the product. And here is an interview on turk.internet.com, courtesy of Mrs. Fusun Nebil