GTS takes another big step in delivering complete business management solutions for the glass industry with our partnership with GDS Storefront Estimating. GDS Storefront Estimating has been a leading provider of commercial glazing design and estimating software for many years. With the release of WinBidPro v15 , GDS has taken the drawing and estimating capabilities to a new level.

GDS presented WinBidPro v15 at the GTS Client Conference in Las Vegas back in September. I was impressed by the excitement shown from our customers as GDS highlighted the differences between v14 and v15, a true CAD design engine and no restrictions on project size to name a couple.

With GlasPacLX Glazier Edition, you can import the material takeoffs for parts and glass generated by WinBidPro v15 directly into a job estimate. This is another step in providing a complete end-to-end solution for commercial glaziers; a seamless flow of information from estimate to GlasPacLX for contract management and billing, and finally to Microsoft Dynamics or QuickBooks for accounting.

Are you not able to make this year's Client Conference?  That's too bad because we are going to have a great time.  But, hey - maybe next year!

We don't want you to miss out on ALL the fun, so we have done or will be doing a number of things to help you feel a part of the festivities:

1. I will be blogging each day's activities that week.  From setup to sessions, from Vegas life to being totally wiped out at the end.  Be sure to check back to find little bits of information and any announcements we may just have (teaser...).

2. A community for the Client Conference was created to house all the information: course materials and handouts, schedules, discussions, etc.  Feel free to browse around and grab any of the information out there.  Sure, it is not as good as actually being there, but at least you will be able to share in some of the learning and information.

3. Notes from the roundtable sessions will be taken and posted.  There will be some great information there!

4. During our stay we will be taking pictures and posting them up on Flickr, a photo sharing site.  In this community you will be able to see them all and hopefully attend vicariously with us.

5. Of course, some of the most valuable information comes from the discussions you would have with other attendees.  And we don't want the end of the conference to end the conversation.  We want to carry those discussions past the conference.  Feel free to join any of the discussions we have in the Client Conference community - network with others who were able to attend.

So be sure to join us (online) for a great conference.  We will miss seeing your face, but hopefully won't miss your participation!