GSA Technology Council

ScanSource Security Distribution has added Bosch Security Systems to its product offering. ScanSource Security will offer Bosch products including intrusion and access systems, motion detectors and fire alarms, analog and digital video systems, observation systems, surveillance cameras and other products.

The distribution agreement broadens the ScanSource Security offering. John Gaillard, President of ScanSource Security Distribution said that the agreement establishes Bosch as an anchor product line in Scansource’s security offering.

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Join the GSA Technology Council on April 13th for a Learning Lunch with celebrated Atlanta IT entrepreneur Ella Koscik. Joining MDI as co-owner in 1994 and buying out her partner six months later, Ella Koscik has grown MDI from $1 Million in revenue in 1994 to over $47 Million in 2004. She has overseen MDI’s geographic expansion into Greenville, SC; Birmingham, AL; and Phoenix, AZ, and diversification into non IT staffing as well. In 2003, Ella successfully led MDI to expand its services from IT staffing into IT Professional Services. In just over one year of operations, Professional Services grew to contribute 25% of 2004 revenue. This kind of growth requires planning, execution, and constant diligence to preserve your core values. Join the GSATC for its April learning lunch as Ella describes how MDI has used strategic planning to build their business in good times and lean. Aditionally, Ella will outline the trends in Greenville’s IT job market and tell us what future skills are most likely to be in demand.

Ella Koscik

About the speaker: Ella Koscik is active in the Women’s Enterprise Leadership Forum of WBENC. Additionally, she has sat on the board of the Georgia Association of Personnel Services (GAPS), is a founder of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and is a founding member of the National Association of Computer Consultant Business’s Open Door Foundation. 2005 Atlanta Woman Magazine, Top 25 Power Women to Watch, Top 25 Staffing Firms in Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle 2004 Catalyst Magazine, Built to Last Award Atlanta Woman Magazine, Good Company of the Year Finalist, Woman Business Owner of the Year Finalist, Top 10 Computer Consulting Firms in Phoenix, Phoenix Business Journal Top 25 Woman-Owned Firms in Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle Top 25 Staffing Firms in Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle DiversityBusiness 500, Top Diversity-Owned Companies in the US 2003 Atlanta Woman of the Week, Atlanta Woman Magazine Top 25 Woman-Owned Firms in Atlanta, Atlanta Business Chronicle DiversityBusiness 500, Top Diversity-Owned Companies in the US

GSATC Learning Lunch
Featured: Ella Koscik, Management Decisions, Inc. CEO
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza (Map: I-385 at Roper Mtn.)

Agenda

11:30 – 11:55 Registration, Networking, Lunch
11:55 – 12:10 Announcements
12:10 – 12:50 Presentation (Offshore Outsourcing)
12:50 – 1:00 Door Prizes, Adjourn

This meeting features easy access from I-385, plenty of free parking, ample networking opportunities, a great presentation, and door prizes. Plan to attend.

Lunch is $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

RSVP Today

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By next year, the city of Philadelphia plans to offer wireless internet access to its entire population, at below-market prices. This move has prompted debate from existing ISPs, including Verizon Communications and Comcast Corporation, who could lose customers as a result.

Philadelphia’s actions could also provide a catalyst for a nationwide movement to make broadband both accessible and affordable in every municipality. Dianah Neff, chief information officer for Philadelphia, will talk about this city wide project at the Mobile Enterprise World Congress 2005, which will be held at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas on May 18-20.
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According to the Blogger Status Page:

We’re currently in the process of rolling back a bad kernel upgrade that has significantly impacted the service. Restored app servers are coming back online and all should be repaired by the end of today.

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According to the Blogger Status Page:

We’re currently in the process of rolling back a bad kernel upgrade that has significantly impacted the service. Restored app servers are coming back online and all should be repaired by the end of today.

Update: 3/30 – 9:35 AM ET – Still no login and still no update on status page or response to incident report.
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The SQL Innoventors Group meets April 5th to dicuss the notification services in SQL Server 2005. The presentation will be lead by Bill Ryan of TiBA Solutions. Notification Services enables businesses to build rich notification applications that deliver personalized and timely information, such as stock market alerts, news subscriptions, package delivery alerts, and airline ticket prices, to any device. With SQL Server 2005, Notification Services is more tightly integrated with technologies such as Analysis Services and SQL Server Management Studio. 6:00 PM at ECPI, RSVP to pswaters@neurocomm.net. More at www.sqlig.org

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BEAVERTON, Ore., The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux®, today announced the appointment of Frank J. Fanzilli Jr. to the Lab’s board of directors. As the former managing director and Global CIO of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), Fanzilli brings Wall Street, venture capital and global IT enterprise expertise to help OSDL drive Linux initiatives around the world.

Fanzilli retired from CSFB in 2002 after 18 years of service. He remains very active in the technology industry, serving on the board of public software company Interwoven and on the boards of two private companies, CommVault and nLayers. In addition, Fanzilli was a PeopleSoft board member. He also serves as a venture advisor to several venture capital firms, including Allegis Capital, FOCUS Ventures and Partech International.
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Yahoo has launched a beta of it’s Creative Commons search service. The new service provides Internet users with access to the largest collection of Creative Commons content on the Web. Creative Commons content is identified with special license information by its owners, indicating that their copyrighted works are available for free through required attribution or non-commercial use.

Yahoo! Search is the first major search engine to make expressly search and share creative commons works. http://search.yahoo.com/cc

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Sonus Networks has announced that NuVox Communications is introducing its new business VoIP service that will be delivered over their Sonus-based network. Building on their existing long-distance network, NuVox Communications is now expanding their network, which includes Sonus’ GSX9000 and Insignus Softswitch, and broadening its suite of services.

NuVox Communications began deploying its Sonus-based network throughout its 16-state footprint in the Southeastern and Midwestern U.S. in January 2003.

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Sen. John Edwards launched a podcast at his One America Committee Web site. In the podcast, Sen. Edwards was joined by his wife, Elizabeth, and they talked about their work in the fight against poverty and also answered questions that had been submitted to his blog and via email. The topics they discussed ranged from possible FEC (Federal Election Commission) proposals to regulate blogging to drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge to how to increase the youth vote. The podcast was recorded in stereo at 160 kbps at an audio sample rate of 44 KHz and delivered via xml.
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