TechWeek, 12-June-09

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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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Central Ohio VMWare Users Group meeting
When: Tuesday 16-Jun-2009 9:30 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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Contingency Planners of Ohio - Joint Region Meeting
When: Wednesday 17-Jun-2009 11:00 AM
Where: platform labs
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Getting Results with Social Media
When: Thursday 18-Jun-2009 3:00 PM
Where: Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development
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Business2Business Network Expo
When: Tuesday 23-Jun-2009 3:00 PM
Where: Nationwide Arena
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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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TechStart Entrepreneur Networking Mixer Set for Marion
When: Wednesday 24-Jun-2009 5:30 PM
Where: OSU Marion Campus
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eTrack Luncheon: Sources of Central Ohio Startup Funding
When: Thursday 25-Jun-2009 11:30 AM
Where: TechColumbus
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Tech Breakfast: Enterprise Agile Transformation - A Panel Discussion
When: Tuesday 30-Jun-2009 7:30 AM
Where: TechColumbus
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Business Luncheon hosted by SCIP and TechColumbus
When: Tuesday 30-Jun-2009 11:00 AM
Where: TechColumbus
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Cloud Camp 2009 at TechColumbus
When: Tuesday 30-Jun-2009 4:00 PM
Where: TechColumbus
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Spotlight
New Kauffman Report Finds Economic Challenges May Actually Provide Fertile Ground for Startups - Half of Fortune 500 Founded During Downturns

A new study released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation reports that challenging economic times may actually serve as fertile ground for entrepreneurial activity.  The study, which is called “The Economic Future Just Happened,” found that well over half the companies on the 2009 Fortune 500 list were founded during a recession or bear market and just under half of those on the 2008 Inc. list were also launched during challenging economic times.  [Read More]


Tech News
Central Ohio Ranked Among the Top North American High-Tech Metros

The Milken Institute has released its report, North America’s High Tech Economy – The Geography of Knowledge-Based Industries.  Based on data from 2007, Columbus ranked 45th out of 393 high-tech metros across North America.  Demonstrating the region’s continued progress in establishing its presence and performance as a technology hub, the metro area moved up five spots from 50th in 2003.  Columbus was one of only a handful of Midwest metros to make the Top 50 and was the only metro ranked in the top 50 in the state.  [Read More]

OSU Medical Center Fills Key Research Leadership Roles

Dr. Clay Marsh has been named to lead the OSU Medical Center’s research program and will assume direction of the center’s innovative personalized health care program.  Marsh’s tenure with the medical center began in 1985; and in his most recent role as director of the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, he helped elevate the program to one of national prominence.   [Read More]

New OCLC Software Supports Art Museums’ Exchange of Data and Information about Collections

A new software suite just released by OCLC Research will help art museums exchange object descriptions and share data.  In much the same way as OCLC supports member libraries in sharing data about their collections, the new COBOAT software allows museums to share information and digital images with other museums and content aggregators such as ARTstor and OCLC.  [Read More]

Central Ohio to Receive $1M in Stimulus Dollars in Support of Clean Diesel Technologies

The U.S. [Read More]

Member News
Senior Sales Representative

HLS MedFreight ® (Healthcare Logistics Solutions) is an information services company focused on healthcare logistics. We take pride in being the first company to manage inbound freight for providers (hospitals, clinics, etc.) in the healthcare industry. We are a privately-held company located in Westerville, Ohio. Information technology has been key to our success and is the platform for our planned future growth. [Read More]

Sales Director

 RxScan, Ltd. is seeking a Sales Director to work with hospital, pharmacy, health system, DoD and VA customers in a professional services consulting and selling role to demonstrate, implement, and manage RxScan’s' product offerings. The pharmacy sales process will include a complete needs assessment with respect to possible automation and technological solutions. Successful candidate must have established contacts in the pharmacy and healthcare industries. [Read More]

Sales Representative

Assist hospital, pharmacy, health system, DoD and VA clients in a professional services consulting and selling role. [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]

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]



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