Webster University announces a new graduate course in computer security to be taught in the second fall term of 2003. The course is part of Webster’s Master of Arts degree program in Computer Resources and Information Management, but is also open to non-degree students. The course emphasis will be on managing computer security. For more information email Greenville@Webster.edu or call 864-676-9002.
ScanSource, Inc., (Nasdaq: SCSC), a Greenville based distributor of specialty technology products, recently received an award from Epson for achieving the highest sales of the year for both the US and Canada. ScanSource also was recognized as Quota Achiever, and Mike Baur, president and CEO of ScanSource, was inducted into Epson’s Distribution Hall of Fame.
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ThinkGeek has begun distributing a wristwatch that will bring back memories — 256 megabytes worth. Slim, attractive, and sporting a standard USB cable, this is a watch like you have never seen before. Connect it to your PC and it looks like a standard mass storage device. Use it to store MP3s, photos, PowerPoint presentations, or maybe even carry a spreadsheet home from work. You can even password protect the data. It’s a watch that even Dick Tracy could love. (view).
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The GSATC community outreach program is soliciting donations of computer equipment and furniture in order to set up a computer lab at the Sterling Recreational Center.
The Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson Technology Council (GSATC) has joined together with the Greenville County Recreation District to help provide technology assistance to The Sterling Recreational Center. The Sterling Recreational Center is a neighborhood athletic and after-school activity center located near Saint Francis Hospital off of Dunbar Street in downtown Greenville. The Sterling Center is open year-round, serving Greenville children and adults with after-school programs including academic tutoring, weekday and weekend athletic activities and monthly neighborhood gatherings.
The GSATC project will assist in acquiring and setting up donated equipment, as well as providing technology guidance. So far, GSATC has acquired 4 computers for the center. The Sterling Center also has acquired 2 monitors and a printer. There are still many items that are needed for the lab to be completed, and are located on the wish list below.
The development of the computer lab at the Sterling Center is a direct result of the vision and hard work of two special teenagers. Last summer, a rising senior at Christ Church Episcopal School, Lauren Willett, began the task of creating a computer lab in an unfinished space at the Sterling Center as her senior project. To accomplish this task, she raised approximately $20,000 and oversaw construction of the room. This year Larry Fischer, an upcoming senior at Christ Church Episcopal, has taken over the task of the completion of the computer lab as his summer volunteer project.
The completion of this lab will bring the availability of computers, Internet research, e-mail, and technological education to a group of people who may not otherwise have access to this type of technology.
If you need additional information or have ideas to help make this the finest computer lab this community can have, you may call Earnest Adams, Activities Director of Greenville County Recreation District at 288-6470 or, Larry Fischer or his mother Deborah Maybank at 299-3739. If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make the check out to “Greenville County Recreation District” and send it c/o Larry Fischer 124 Hidden Hills Drive, Greenville, South Carolina 29605. If you are interested in making a technology donation, new or used, or can assist in the creation of the lab, please contact Paul Waters of GSATC at pswaters@neurocomm.net.
The BBC reports that the End nears for Netscape browser. Netscape owner AOL has laid off staff working on the browser and says it has stopped development. AOL says it will keep the Netscape brand alive and cintinue to support existing netscape users, but that it will no longer produce new releases of the software. It appears that AOL is giving up completely on the browser as it is donating its trademarks, domain names, and $2 M to Mozilla.
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Ouch! Orbitz: Oracle to blame for site outage. The travel Web site was down for nearly 24 hours because of a problem with an Oracle database. This is expecially bad news as Oracle is touting its database as unbreakable. The Computerworld article goes on to say that Orbitz is no longer using Oracle Corp.’s 9i Real Application Clusters.
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ThinkHammer Communications has recently completed a brand new website for TechPeopleUSA. “TechPeopleUSA is now open for business anywhere in the country.” Says Director Joel McCreight. “Our website enables prospective clients to send us résumé’s or important job requirements whenever it is convenient for them.” (more…)
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TechPeopleUSA, LLC
708 Grove Road
Greenville, SC 29609
Telephone: 864-241-0546
Contact: Joel McCreight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Greenville, SC – July 17, 2003 —
TechPeopleUSA Launches New Website
ThinkHammer Communications has recently completed a brand new website for TechPeopleUSA. “TechPeopleUSA is now open for business anywhere in the country.” Says Director Joel McCreight. “Our website enables prospective clients to send us résumé’s or important job requirements whenever it is convenient for them.”
As an IT staffing firm, TechPeopleUSA provides certified technology trainers, programmers, and network professionals to business. “Companies find that they do not have the time, skills, or resources to conduct their own searches for qualified technology professionals,” says McCreight. “Hiring the wrong person is expensive. We reduce the risk by first gathering job requirements and then matching them against our database of pre-qualified candidates.” All of the required information can now be collected via www.TechPeopleUSA.com.
“TechPeopleUSA wanted a website that reflected their experience and expertise” says Phil Yanov of ThinkHammer Communications. “In our creative process we asked the right questions to get them a website that strongly communicates their unique brand. There is nothing cookie-cutter about their new logo or website. It is all about them.”
TechPeopleUSA is a full service IT staffing firm with years of experience in working with Information Technology professionals. IT Professionals and firms requiring them are invited to learn more about their services at www.TechPeopleUSA.com, by calling 864-241-0546 or sending email to info@TechPeopleUSA.com.
ThinkHammer Communications is a full service technology consulting, marketing, and design firm. ThinkHammer designs, delivers, and measures the effectiveness of websites, email newsletters, and targeted email offers. Founded by 20 year industry veteran Philip Yanov, ThinkHammer Communications is based in Greenville, SC.
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eBridge Technologies recently released its latest software package, iPQA. This Internet-based Product Quality Assurance system enables manufacturers to consolidate all quality data across the entire distribution chain throughout the world. “With iPQA, companies can now verify the quality of the shipments before releasing them to the customer, regardless of where the product was produced” said Brad Cunningham, President of eBridge Technologies. Already implemented for Liz Claiborne in 77 countries, iPQA has proved its value by now providing consolidated QA data in a fraction of the time than was previously available to the apparel leader, resulting in tremendous savings and improvements in quality to the end consumer. (more)
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eBridge Technologies recently released its latest software package, iPQA. This Internet-based Product Quality Assurance system enables manufacturers to consolidate all quality data across the entire distribution chain throughout the world. “With iPQA, companies can now verify the quality of the shipments before releasing them to the customer, regardless of where the product was produced” said Brad Cunningham, President of eBridge Technologies. Already implemented for Liz Claiborne in 77 countries, iPQA has proved its value by now providing consolidated QA data in a fraction of the time than was previously available to the apparel leader, resulting in tremendous savings and improvements in quality to the end consumer.
iPQA is a web-based application for collecting data from all manufacturing facilities and distribution centers. With many of our modern manufacturers sending their production out of the US, iPQA is needed more than ever before, because it can integrate to any facility anywhere and give the control and visibility back to the parent company. This application is securely available over the Internet to the client’s associates and suppliers for the purpose of evaluating and improving the quality of client products and ultimately offers higher quality to the end consumer.
All manufacturers want to improve their overall quality offering to the consumer and lower the overall level of product defects. To best achieve this goal, the entire distribution chain needs to be held accountable and all QA inspections have to be able to be consolidated in a reportable format. Therefore, making it possible to provide a complete audit trail for any defective product found in an inspection, allowing for the responsible party to be identified and corrected moving forward. iPQA enables this ultimate goal of overall improved product quality for the consumer.
About eBridge Technologies:
eBridge Technologies is a software solutions provider specializing in web-based process-automation software. Headquartered in Greenville, SC, eBridge has developed and deployed e-business software for Fortune 500 clients. eBridge has launched several flagship products including iPQA and ScheduleFlex. Built on open technology platforms, eBridge’s software packages automate critical business processes such as manufacturing, procurement, quality assurance and supply chain management.
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