GSA Technology Council

Since July of this year, the GSA Technology Council has been podcasting, albeit a bit under the radar. Podcasting means that we have been producing a regular audio broadcast and making it available for download.

You could even subscribe to the feed via RSS if you wanted to and knew the address, but it was a secret while we worked the glitches out. Good news! We are still working out the glitches, but you are invited to give it a whirl and see what you think.

All of the instructions and links to the audio are on this page: http://feeds.feedburner.com/gsatcaudio

Miss our great meetings with Scott Millwood, Colin Martin, Haidee Stith, or Leighton Cubbage? No worries, they are all here.

—–

Likr audiobooks? How about audiotech? We realize that not everybody can attend each and every GSA Technology Council meeting. For those who can’t make it, we are offering podcasts, audio recordings of the meetings.

If you are familiar with RSS, you can cut and paste this feed into your podcatcher:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/gsatcaudio

If you want to see what meetings we have available for listening / download, you can see that here:

—–

Synesis International Inc. today announced it has earned “Certified” status in Microsoft Corp.’s Partner Program recognizing Synesis International’s expertise and impact in the regional technology marketplace. As a Certified Partner, Synesis has demonstrated expertise in Microsoft technologies and proven ability to meet customer requirements. Microsoft Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits, including access, training and support that give them a competitive advantage.

The Microsoft Partner Program was launched in December 2003 and represents Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to the success of partners worldwide. This program offers a single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes expertise, rewards the total impact that partners have in the technology marketplace, and delivers more value to help businesses be successful.

Synesis provides planning, analysis, and design-to-implementation services for new and existing facilities, product lines, manufacturing processes, material handing / distribution systems, and enterprise-wide information systems. Synesis helps manufacturers streamline their business processes, material and work flows; and improve layouts, procedures, and scheduling. Synesis provides a number of systems solutions including Infor SyteLine ERP, Activplant Manufacturing Intelligence, MES, Microsoft SharePoint Portals, Business Analytics, Data Warehousing, EDI, BizTalk, 7i/MP2 Maintenance Management, Bar Code Integration, and Quality Systems.

via Synesis
—–

PropertyBoss Solutions has added Colleen Blunden-Patterson as Product Specialist.  Her responsibilities will include the areas of Implementation, Quality Assurance (QA), and Help Desk Support.  She will work closely with clients and staff to coordinate and assist with customer care.      

Blunden-Patterson has experience in Information Technology project management, including software implementation, technical support and training services.  She also has Quality Assurance and Technical Analysis experience including software testing, implementation, training and support responsibilities.  

—–

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is ranked 172nd on the annual InformationWeek 500 list announced this week. The top 2006 InformationWeek 500 companies were revealed at a gala awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek 500 Conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Unique among corporate rankings, the InformationWeek 500 spotlights the power of innovation in business technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders. Candidates had to complete an application that examined key IT strategies. It included a quantitative analysis of tech initiatives and priorities and a qualitative assessment using essay responses. The responses to all parts of the survey were evaluated, weighted, and combined into a total score, which is the basis for the ranking. The selection criteria are determined by the magazine’s editors.

—–

Vonage has announced that its subscribers in Los Angeles, California, are now equipped with Enhanced 911 (E911) – a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party’s telephone number.

In addition to Los Angeles, Vonage recently turned up E911 at more than 125 local run emergency call centers across the U.S. in less than one month — bringing the total percentage of Vonage U.S. subscriber lines that have E911 to over 89 percent.

At this point, only in one county in South Carolina (Calhoun) and four in North Carolina has Vonage connected to E911.

Vonage’s nomadic E911 solution gives customers the ability to reach a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), or 911 center, through the dedicated 911 network infrastructure. With Vonage’s nomadic E911 solution, a customer’s call is automatically routed to the appropriate 911 center, with the caller’s registered street address and telephone number appearing on the dispatcher screen — regardless of where or what exchange they are calling from. Vonage was the first to provide nomadic VoIP E911 in California, and will continue to turn up and test new PSAPs that are VoIP-ready.

For a complete list of supplied counties see:

http://pr.vonage.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=211219

via Vonage

—–

Greenville Tech’s Buck Mickel Center is seeking applications for qualified candidates for their upcoming entrepreneurship class. The class begins on October 26 and runs through February. Sessions will be conducted by a variety of locally celebrated entrepreneurs. For information on the class, the costs, and to learn about financial assistance that may be available, call Wendy Walden at (864)250-8125.

—–

Baker Consulting, LLC, a local developer for Sage Accounting and CRM software, announced that Bart Zweigoron has joined their staff as a Technical Analyst and Shannon Blanton has joined as Administrative Representative.

Bart Zweigoron will provide technical support services to clients throughout the Southeastwhere he will use his background in computer installation and support as well as his proficiencies in SQL, Visual Basic.net, ASP.net, C++, and JavaScript.  

Shannon Blanton will be responsible for assisting with database management and client services, as well as providing support for the company’s marketing initiatives.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of South Carolina and has over six years of experience in financial research and marketing.

—–

We have opened a third section of the ballroom to accomodate exhibitor demand. This means that we have a couple of more spaces for last minute exhibitors!

The GSA Technology Council is excited to announce the return of an Information Technology Job Fair to the upstate on Tuesday, October 17, 2006. The event will be a full day job fair with seminars, a buffet lunch, an exhibitor hospitality room, private interview rooms, and an evening exhibitor reception with cash bar.

Exhibitors will receive the following benefits:

    * (1) List of all attendees

    * (1) CD with a searchable database of all submitted resumes

    * (2) Complimentary Tickets to Lunch

    * (1) 8′ draped table and (2) chairs

    * (2) Complimentary invitations to after hours reception

    * Listing on GSATC / JobFair website

The number of booths is strictly limited and will be provided on a first-come, first served basis. We expect to sell 100% of our booth inventory and encourage you to maximize both the opportunity to participate as well as your opportunity to gain exposure through our marketing activities by signing up early.

Why are we doing this?

The GSA Technology Council is a not-for-profit professional networking group dedicated to providing networking, education, and professional development opportunities to IT professionals. We have developed the 2006 IT Job Fair in order to foster the professional development of our constituents.

Reserve Your Space

Reserve your exhibit space at the 2006 IT JobFair by completing the form and sending with your payment. (You can pay online via Credit Card.)

Download the forms:

• Exhibitor Cover Letter
• Exhibitor Application Form
  

Pay Exhibitor Fee Here:

—–