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 | Globalize Your Business with International Interns
InterExchange is a cultural exchange Non-Profit with 40 years of experience. As a designated sponsor of the J-1 Visa through the US Department of State, Interexchange's Career Training USA Program allows international interns and trainees to come work for 18 months with U.S. Employers. This is a cost free program to employers who simply pay international interns and trainees what they would a local recruit. Participants can start at any time of year and are recruited from over 70 countries. InterExchange also provides J-1 Visa sponsorship for a company that has already found an intern or trainee to work for them from overseas at no additional cost to the employer. | 07.22.08 |
| Wireless eGlossary
E-magine communications provides strategy, marketing and course development services to wireless technology companies. They have designed an online glossary that includes common terms of wireless technologies. | 05.01.08 |
| Strategy of Application ModernizationThe useful lifetime of a company's applications varies widely and is almost never what the original implementers had in mind. Custom or packaged applications frequently live long beyond their intended life, being morphed, twisted, pushed and pulled to hobble along for years Others don't live to make it out of the gate. The pace of business and technology changes are rarely aligned. Many applications were built with the best of intentions, but naivete or lack of appropriate foresight into business and industry trends result in designs that are not agile enough to support changing business needs. In this white paper Rick Kotermanski, Principal Technologist for Summa Technologies, discusses the primary factors that drive an organization's need to modernize applications and reviews how to approach a modernization project. | 05.01.08 |
| Best Practices for SPAM ReductionEffective management of SPAM takes time and often sucks up valuable IT resources. As SPAM techniques evolve the computer user needs to be aware of the threats and methods for addressing these threats. In a recent paper delivered to the Pittsburgh Chapter of the FBI's InfraGard, Albert Whale from ABS Computer Technology outlined best practices for SPAM reduction. ABS developed SPAM Zapper in Pittsburgh to help reduce the amount of SPAM users are exposed to on a daily basis. | 05.01.08 |
| Cold Feet: How to Overcome a Fear of Networking
You've heard that networking is a critical skill. You know how important it is to build a strong network of personal and business contacts. Maybe you still get cold feet when put in an environment where you are meeting and interacting with new contacts. Not to worry, you are not alone. Dr. Bob Dove, Vice President of the Lyceum Group, recently attended the NATCON Conference. He created a report on the session Cold Feet...Overcoming a Fear of Networking. The report includes suggestions for beginning networkers and introverts. | 05.01.08 |
| Software Start-Ups:
Is it Time for your First Systems Engineer?Software startups often fail to establish their pre-sales technical presence early enough. They may either be unwilling to incur the additional expense or assume that existing staff can fill the role. The SE is a critical player in software sales, but the position is all to often glossed over during the startup phase. This article by Dan Herchenroether, Principal of SellingAir.com, introduces readers to a roadmap for developing pre-sales technical talent and success. In addition, he provides a profile for the ideal SE candidate and discusses some of the specific characteristics your organization should look for. The article wraps up with a look at some of the strategies for retaining a superior SE. | 05.01.08 |
| Pittsburgh's Search Engine Alternative
Vivisimo, a CMU spin-off founded in 2000, has worked to dramatically improve the search experience for users everywhere - on the web and in enterprises. The Vivisimo Clustering Engine and Content Integrator allows users to search several information sources or search engines with one query and in less than a second, organize the search results into meaningful categories. For example, a search for Saturn will group results into folders labeled planet, cars, images, Sega Saturn, God etc. enabling users to see all similar results grouped together and accessed with one click without having to browse through pages and pages of results. This local company's technology was featured in this CNN story titled "Better Than Google."
| 05.01.08 |
| European Market Entry Strategies for IT Companies
PiDo, The Pittsburgh Dortmund International Cooperation Project, is a local effort by the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance and Paul Overby Associates to provide assistance to U.S. and German companies and organizations with transatlantic market entry strategies. Given the two cities’ and regions’ very similar industrial backgrounds and their parallel efforts at current economic development, the PiDo project aims to establish enhanced cooperation and communication in fields of education and research, business, and the public sector. The mayors of Dortmund and Pittsburgh have exchanged visits and the two cities have pledged to strengthen mutually beneficial economic development efforts and a series of cooperative projects between the two regions. For additional information please contact Paul Overby at 412.422.3046. | 05.01.08 |
| Using Effective Software Management Practices to
Ensure Compliance
Using unlicensed software puts businesses at risk for serious legal, operational, technical and financial difficulties. With more than $5.6 million paid in fines since 1993, Pennsylvania businesses rank among the top 10 nationwide for total dollars spent on software piracy settlements. Get the information you need to implement an effective software management program that keeps your business compliant by downloading this presentation by Rodger Correa and Beth Scott from the Business Software Alliance (BSA). | 05.01.08 |
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