Baanboard Mission

Provide a first class forum Offer the Baan community a better meeting

place than existing forums Try to build a bridge between Baan

software engineers/consultants/developers Fill the gap between Baan, Customers,

Consultants and Independent Vendors

Our First Class Forum

Baanboard uses state of the art Forum software with features such as: Sophisticated user registration and admin Posting and private messaging Automated email notifications Search engine and thread features Ability to set up Polls

Forum Organization

Baanboard administrators have structured the Forum for Baan needs. : Quick Support forums for functional areas Forums for Job Seekers and Recruiters Special Interest forums such as Archiving and Performance.

Evolving Forum Structure

Administrators are open to member feedback. Board structure changes as needed, such as: New forum added for IBaan / OpenWorld New forum for Performance and Tuning New fields included in each posting include

the poster’s Baan version, OS and database.

Going the Extra Mile – Moderators

Baanboard uses moderators from within the Baan community. Each forum is assigned moderators that can (and do!) keep postings professional and organized. Moderators will actively try and connect questions with answers.

Beyond the Forums

Baanboard users have formed a community that extends beyond the boards. Forum members meet at Baan conventions and user group meetings. Baanboard t-shirts and other official merchandise help members show their support through every layer of the Baan community.

Success!

Baanboard membership is growing every day:

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Baanboard currently has nearly 3500 members in just 18 months. Membership is growing at a steady pace.

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Baan and Baanboard

Baanboard is not sponsored by Baan or Invensys. This allows for free discussion on all Baan topics, positive and negative. However, Baanboard does have an active relationship with Baan. Baanboard hosts an HTML version of the BaanERP help. This online document is kept current and includes a search engine.

Baan Company Feedback

While no official relationship exists, Baan developers have praised Baanboard as the main and most important forum in the Baan community. Baan employees regularly read and post to the Baanboard forums.

Baanboard Future

As Baanboard.com continues to grow, new methods of connecting the Baan online community are being introduced. Offerings Listings section will provide

descriptions of Third Party Products. The Library section will contain additional

on-line documentation Baanboard Portal planned

Baanboard Portal

Baanboard administrators are planning a portal site to support the needs of the Baan community beyond Forum Discussions. Download Areas Classified Ads, News and Reviews Business Directories Documentation and FAQs