GRAND RAPIDS ? Virtual Reality morphing into Our Reality, sensors reaching out to embrace nearly every product, Smart Clients imbuing intelligence into electronic devices, and entertainment everywhere were the picks this year for top tech trends by NuSoft Solutions President Keith Brophy. Brophy, the founder of SageStone Consulting, which he sold in December to NuSoft,
BIRMINGHAM - The annual GLIMASoutheast Holiday Party December 15th drew one hundred attendees again for an evening of holiday cheer, networking and charity. The beautiful Birmingham Community House hosted the event, which was sponsored by MotorCity Interactive, Crain?s Detroit Business and Automation Alley. The normal sea of understated business attire was brightened by the presence
KALAMAZOO ? Michigan may not evolve into the next Silicon Valley, but the state could become a center for RFID Technology in the future, Blue-Granite CEO Matthew Mace said at the GLIMASouthwest Holiday Party. RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification, could become the primary technology used to track goods by vendors. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer,
KALAMAZOO ? Radio Frequency Identification opportunities in Southwest Michigan will be the theme at GLIMASouthwest?s 2004 Annual Dinner December 7 at Western Michigan University?s Fetzer Center. The keynote speaker will be Matt Mace, CEO of BlueGranite. Mace will share his company?s experiences developing RFID for its clients. Through mandates by organizations such as Wal-Mart and
KALAMAZOO ? GLIMASouthwest is hosting a Tech 5:01 networking party at Secant Technologies in Oshtemo on Dec. 1. This Networking session will provide a venue for interaction among technology professionals and the chance for guests to check out Secant, which provides network consulting, design, RFP/Bid development, and managed services in the areas of security, surveillance
SageStone is the home of GLIMAWest. Brophy said SageStone, now a NuSoft company, would continue to host the Grand Rapids GLIMA chapter. His role, however, will change with NuSoft, where he becomes president and second in command to Dale Mansour, Chairman and CEO of NuSoft Solutions. Brophy described the two Microsoft solutions providers as ?complimentary.?
GRAND RAPIDS ? If you?re looking to rub elbows with fellow IT professionals, then The Stack in downtown Grand Rapids is the place to be Thursday night. GLIMAWest will host a Tech 5:01 networking party at the trendy saloon. This Tech 5:01 will feature a short presentation by Mary Tornga of Life Cycle Operations, a
FLINT ? Mott Community College, a sponsor of GLIMAEast, is experimenting with a 3D visualization system that it hopes will teach its students about rapid prototyping. Tom Crampton, Executive Dean for Regional Technology Initiative, also said he hopes the 3D equipment becomes a magnet to attract even more engineering students to Mott. ?We?ve got a
PONTIAC ? GLIMASoutheast has a new board with a new attitude about doing what it takes to get new members on board and make current members happier. President John Channell of Resource Technologies said his chapter will look for recruits from the ranks of all technology professionals, not just from interactive marketing. The former Great
GRAND RAPIDS ? GLIMAWest has appointed a new president and vice president that hope to lead the technology networking group back to its roots ? getting members networked so they can do more business together. New GLIMAWest President Jeff Meyers, a senior applications engineer at Steelcase, said he was appointed to replace elected President Judy