TechWeek, 05-June-2009

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DACUM Institute
When: Monday 08-Jun-2009 8:00 AM
Where: Center on Education and Training for Employment
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VMWare Classes at Platform Lab's Training Room
When: Tuesday 09-Jun-2009 9:00 AM
Where: Platform Lab Training Room
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Ohio Growth Summit "Tweetup"
When: Tuesday 09-Jun-2009 5:30 PM
Where: Center for Workforce Development
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Pitch It Elevator Pitch Competition at the Ohio Growth Summit
When: Wednesday 10-Jun-2009 8:00 AM
Where: Center of Workforce Development at Columbus State
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Ohio Growth Summit 2009
When: Wednesday 10-Jun-2009 8:00 AM
Where: Center for Workforce Development at Columbus State
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International Bootstrapping Association - June Meeting: Legal Issues
When: Wednesday 10-Jun-2009 7:00 PM
Where: TechColumbus
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Red Cross Blood Drive
When: Thursday 11-Jun-2009 11:30 AM
Where: TechColumbus
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Security in the PCI Landscape
When: Thursday 11-Jun-2009 3:00 PM
Where: Columbus Club
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Central Ohio VMWare Users Group meeting
When: Tuesday 16-Jun-2009 9:30 AM
Where: platform labs
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The Evolution of a Woman Owned Business
When: Tuesday 16-Jun-2009 5:30 PM
Where: Columbus Museum of Art-Derby Court
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Contingency Planners of Ohio - Joint Region Meeting
When: Wednesday 17-Jun-2009 11:00 AM
Where: platform labs
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Why It Pays to Go Green: Improving the Environment, Your Reputation, and Your Bottom Line
When: Thursday 18-Jun-2009 7:30 AM
Where: TechColumbus
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Columbus Metropolitan Club On-Site at TechColumbus
When: Tuesday 23-Jun-2009 5:15 PM
Where: TechColumbus
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TechColumbus New Member Mixer
When: Wednesday 24-Jun-2009 5:30 PM
Where: TechColumbus
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Spotlight
Central Ohio Gains National Exposure as Hotbed for Technology Startups

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal explored the growing trend for technology startups to launch in communities such as Central and Northeast Ohio, as well as areas such as Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Such communities are offering increasing grant money and tax incentives to startups just as traditional venture-capital hotspots, such as the Silicon Valley and Boston, are experiencing a pullback in venture lending.  These communities are also bolstering their entrepreneurial cultures through programming and special services directed at the innovation economy. [Read More]


Tech News
Central Ohio Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Apply to Present at Upcoming 3 Rivers Venture Fair – Deadline June 7

The application deadline for presenting at the 2009 3 Rivers Venture Fair (3RVF) is June 7.  Held in Pittsburgh, 3RVF is one of the nation’s leading showcases of promising young companies in technology, life sciences and energy.  The fair brings together more than 500 A-list venture capitalists, private investors and investment bankers with innovators and entrepreneurs in these emerging fields.  Since its founding in 2002, 3RVF has been credited with helping raise more than $292 million in investment capital for companies participating in the fair.  Entrepreneurs a [Read More]

OhioHealth Project Recognized by CIO Magazine in 2009 List of 100 Top IT Initiatives

CIO Magazine has announced its 2009 CIO 100 Award winners and among those projects honored for creating new business value by innovating with technology, is a project from OhioHealth.  OhioHealth was recognized for a virtualization project that implemented voice-recognition software in order to eliminate the need for manual transcription of radiology reports.  The system learns radiologists’ voices, constantly improving transcription accuracy to reduce edits.  The system allows patient results to be reported in minutes rather than days which has led to improved patient [Read More]

Computer History Museum Gives Tech Entrepreneurs Insights into Early Growth of Industry’s Pioneers

The Computer History Museum, located in Mountain View, CA, consists of an intriguing collection of facts and artifacts that chronicle the growth of computer technology as an industry.  Have you ever wondered what Steve Jobs’ and Steve Wozniak’s vision for Apple Computer was 32 years ago?  The museum just posted on its Web site the first business plan for the Macintosh computer and Apple’s first IPO plan.  These plans offer insights that some entrepreneurs will find surprising, some will find funny and some are sure to find inspiring.  For instance, Stev [Read More]

Platform Lab Announces June Tech Events

Platform Lab hosts a variety of events and activities for the Central Ohio tech community. The June line up has recently been announced and can be viewed on the Lab’s Web site at www.PlatformLab.com   [Read More]

Member News
Engineer

The engineer is responsible to design various medical devices, including catheters, scopes, and product line extensions, from concept through the development process. Under supervision, receives general instructions about required tasks and results expected. Work is usually well defined and is checked for progress and reviewed for accuracy upon completion. Applies standard practices and techniques in specific situations, adjusts and correlates data, recognizes discrepancies in results, and follows operations through a series of related detailed steps and processes. [Read More]

Exchange and Active Directory Administrator

Since the Vortechs Group opened its doors in 1998, the company has evolved into a one-stop-solution IT recruiting firm. Most business is repeat clients, proving that added value and relationship building is what sets the Vortechs Group apart from its peers. Looking to maximize your Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory expertise?   Our growing client in Downtown Columbus is seeking the right system administrator.   [Read More]

Oracle DBA

• Responsible for the administration, optimization, monitoring, tuning and backup/retrieval of enterprise databases. • Additional responsibilities include creating and maintaining user access, space management, database refreshes, and database security. Monitors database for potential problems and creates end-user reports. • May write and tune SQL or PL/SQL code. • May participate in data migration activities or work with application development teams to provide database access and knowledge. Provides appropriate consulting, interfacing, and training for users. [Read More]

Informatica Developer

*********ONLY Citizens or GC Holders*********** Everest Technologies is a leading Information Technology solutions provider based in Columbus, Ohio with off-shore development facilities in India. Everest provides top quality systems development and integration services to industrial, commercial, and governmental clients. We are currently looking for an informatica developer for our client on a long term contract located in Columbus, OH • Senior-level knowledge of ETL development using Informatica as the tool set. [Read More]

QA - POS (Point of Sale)

-----------------ONLY CON W2 /1099---------------- Everest Technologies is a leading Information Technology solutions provider based in Columbus, Ohio with off-shore development facilities in India. Everest provides top quality systems development and integration services to industrial, commercial, and governmental clients. We are looking for a QA Test Engineer in Point of Sale systems (POS) for our client at San Bruno, CA *Responsible for planning, implementing, and reporting on testing aspects of software products/projects. [Read More]



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