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Monday, Jan. 10, 2005
(No. 48)
Editor &
Publisher Milt
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NTC's Flagship
Event
TECHNOLOGY!
NASHVILLE
Tuesday, Feb. 15,
2005
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Tom
Dugger
VP-Systems Group
HealthStream
in today's
Spotlight
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Little is known here about Former
Vice President Al Gore's IndTV launch, but
he's recruiting IT staff in San Fran, Washington
Post. GNN
report
Jan.
5 says
Gore seeks "edgy" newsclips from Gen Y.
Background: Gore's group buys Newsworld net,
5/04.
NTC
Tech Roundtables "Drivers of Corporate
Valuation for Technology Companies," Jan. 13;
then, Feb. 3 issues inherent in "Making the
Call:
Java or .Net or Both!?" Roundtable details
here.
5th Annual
Technology! Nashville convenes Feb.
15, update, sponsorships and registration here.
Integrated Biometric
Tech. contract with
U.S. Transportation
agency will exceed $50 million, Nash. Bus. Journal,
Dec. 31. Tennessean, Dec. 31.
Nashville
siting of Bank of New York's $120
million, behind-the-scenes data center
(dba TN Processing Cntr. LLC) was quiet, perhaps
for fear of
New Yorkers' reactions, BusinessTN,
Jan. 2005, p. 11, not on web. Related
item (4/04) in NONT, May 4/04.
Smartvue
foresees remarkable $100 million
future, as it
reports angel investments totaling $1.5 million,
as a result of support from Nashville
Capital Network. Release, Dec. 15. Nash. Bus.
Journal, Dec. 15.
NashvillePost.com, Dec. 15.
Tennessean, Dec. 16.
Nashville's
SmartDM bought
lock, stock and database for $22
million by Little Rock's Acxiom, City Paper,
Jan. 10.
Acxiom release Jan. 7.
NashvillePost.com, Jan. 7.
Nashville City Paper, Jan. 7.
AP via Forbes, Jan. 7.
Ark. Business.com, Jan. 7.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Jan. 8.
Tennessean, Jan. 8.
Commercial Appeal, Jan. 8, scroll here.
Nashville
Health Care Council program, The
Investment Community's Outlook for the Health Care
Industry, 11 a.m., Hilton Nashville Downtown,
speakers including Anne Barlow, Southwest
Securities Inc.; David Dempsey, Avondale Partners;
Frank Morgan, Jefferies & Co.; Darren Lehrich,
Piper Jaffray. For more information, write
here. back to top
Dugger: HealthStream
IT must deliver education and expertise to
customers 24x7
HealthStream's
VP Systems Group Tom Dugger acquired his agility
the old-fashioned way: by serving
demanding employers and customers who have
wide-ranging requirements, as well as
mission-critical reliance on information
technologies.
Dugger,
51, is just past the three-year mark at
HealthStream (NASDAQ: HSTM), which provides online
training and education services for the healthcare
industry, with heavy weighting toward acute-care
hospitals, with additional concentrations in
pharmaceutical and medical-device sectors.
"Our goal every day is ensuring optimal
performance for our customers, making sure that
the customer experience is a rich one, and is as
comfortable for them as picking-up the telephone,"
Dugger explains. He adds, "This means working
closely with each customer from the
requirements-definition and adoption phases,
through and beyond the point at which the
HealthStream learning solution is accepted within
the culture of the customer
organization."
Asked how he honed himself for technology
leadership at HealthStream -- a closely watched,
publicly held ASP enterprise in the red-hot
e-learning sector -- Dugger cited his earlier
duties with HCA (1979-1996, where ultimately he
served as VP-Systems Support, with more than 300
IT staff); and InfoAdvantage (VP-Healthcare
Consulting, 1996-2001), where he says the
diversity of customers' requirements meant "you
had to be pretty nimble to keep up."
Dugger is responsible for a professional
staff of 34, with duties focused on technical
management of HealthStream's product lines,
including architecture, development, quality
assurance, site operations, security, and project
management. Read more about
HealthStream technologies, priorities, IT
providers...click
here. back to top
"Drivers of Corporate Valuation for
Technology Companies" is the topic of
Thursday's NTC Tech Roundtable, details
here.
Nashville Capital Network
founding member of Angel Capital
Association,
NashvillePost.com, Jan. 3;
Nash. Bus. Journal, Jan. 3. Tennessean,
Jan. 4, scroll down here.
On Feb. 16, NCN hosts
"Organizing Your Business": Moderator Paul Wallace
(American Healthways); Stuart
Campbell, Stites & Harbison; Paige Davidson,
Bass Berry; Carig Buffkin, Buffkin Assocs.; Jon
Billington, Ernst & Young; Stuart McWhorter,
Clayton Assocs. No charge or advance registration
required. 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., Averbuch Auditorium,
VU Owen Graduate School of Management.
LBMC
purchases Knoxville-based IT Solutions,
Nash. Bus. Journal, Jan. 4. Tennessean, Jan. 5
here. Knox. News Sentinel,
Jan. 5. LBMC release Jan. 4.
Crants'
Satellite Tracking of People (STOP) sues
iSECUREtrac to protect Blue Tag
surveillance technology, as acquisitions proceed,
NashvillePost.com,
Dec. 29.
Nash. Bus. Journal, Jan. 6.
Tennessean, Jan. 7.
Snappy
Auctions Founder
Debbie Gordon says the Nashville-based
franchisor of eBay
Drop-Off Stores, announced it will be opening 4
additional locations in New York City in February.
Snappy Auctions has signed and will soon open 30
stores in seven states, with about
a dozen
sites to be fully operational by EOM.
eMax
game, video, music enterprise moving HQ to
Nashville from Orlando, Nash. Bus.
Journal, Dec. 13.
American Technology Group
hands-over IT-project clients to
Advanced Network Solutions, but
retains niched LiveVault practice; two
allies
say they'll refer business to each other,
Nash. Bus. Journal,
p. 2, Jan. 7. Release dated Jan. 10.
EVP/CIO
Bob Spieth says Ozburn-Hessey is
introducing RFID, in
anticipation of retailer demand, p. 3, Nash. Bus.
Journal, Jan. 7.
Ozburn-Hessey
tackles Red Bull logistics, release
Jan. 5.
Franklin-based
Passalong finds a musical niche, The City
Paper, Jan. 5.
Nashville's Council Ventures has
taken part in the first round of institutional
funding for iKobo Inc., a
three-year-old financial services
company based in Atlanta that provides electronic
payment services, Nash. Bus. Journal,
Dec. 27. Release, here.
Nashville-based
iPayment Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:IPMT) and First Data
Corp. (NYSE:FDC) announced Dec. 28
iPayment acquired portfolio of merchant contracts
from First Data's Merchant Services subsidiary for
$130 million in cash. Release Dec. 28. Nash. Bus. Journal, Dec. 28.
NashvillePost.com, Dec. 28.
Motricity
(former PowerByHand and Palmgear, before leaving
Nashville) hires first CFO in NC,
Raleigh N&O, Jan.
7.
Anode's
aggressive move in digital signage and now content
has panned-out well, Nash. Bus. Journal,
Dec. 24.
In
Nashville, Visnulimited's Curatorial Management
System devised by Hagen-Epps continues to
attract new channel-partners, and sales of the
museum-quality asset-management tool is expected
to expand to schools and homeowners, Tennessean,
Davidson A.M., Dec. 27, not on web.
Similar story, Nash. Bus. Journal, Oct. 24
(NONT No. 44).
Oak-Ridge-based
Aimsi Technologies (rad.-detection) under
investigation by SEC, Knox. News
Sentinel, Dec. 31.
Memphis'
Limelight Media (digital signage, diversifying
into traditional media) discards Cornell
Capital relationship for what it hopes
will be stronger capital-recruitment partner,
Commercial Appeal, Jan. 8.
Earlier related, Dec. 23
and 24.
Regal Entertainment (Knox.) seems to
be realizing rewards from investment in
digital technologies,
BusinessTN,
p. 16, Jan. 2005, not on web.
First Horizon FTN
Financial acquires NYC-based Alterity Partners,
which provides M&A advice and support for
high-growth tech/software and government
technology-oriented firms, among others,
NashvillePost.com, Nov.21. Alterity work includes WebMD acquisition (9/2000) of OnHealth. Release
here. back
to top
SCSI
Bus. Sols. (Columbia) chief Don Reeves says tech
business booming in mid-TN and he sees
VoIP, other factors fueling further growth,
Nash. Bus. Journal, Dec. 31.
NorthStar Studios says Nashville
should be "Television City," after
surge of serving broadcasters within its north
Nashville campus. The City
Paper, Dec. 29. Gaylord's First Resort unit sells
property-management software
to Instant Software,
release
here.
Nashville's
Kyzen Corp.'s tech-cleaning products find way into
NASA Shuttle support, Tennessean,
Dec. 21.
Chattanooga
Technology Council leader T. J. Gentle of Miller
& Martin is profiled,
Dec. 23,
Times Free Press.
Dollar General CIO Bruce
Ash
is elevated to Sr. VP, Tennessean, 5E, Jan. 9,
scroll here.
OffSite Works named 'Best Place to
Work in Middle Tennessee' among companies
with 1-25 employees by Nashville Business Journal.
Related Nash. Bus. Journal article posted here.
OW says: OffSite Works provides off-site project
support using a pool of professionals who work
remotely. The virtual nature of the company
extends to its employees and was a key to employee
satisfaction.
Cracker Barrell relies on Little Planet e-learning to
improve employee retention and loyalty,
Nash. Bus. Journal, p. 17, Jan. 7.
SmartData of Franklin reaps more
GIS work from Ohio governmental partners,
Dec. 22. (further) Provisio's iTrials unit
partners with Fleishman-Hillard's Clinical
Trials division, NashvillePost.com,
Dec. 23.
Kevin Wilmot named
director, Web development, Total Net
Solutions, Tennessean, 5E, Jan. 9,
scroll here.
John Cerasuolo named VP-Services,
AFL Telecommunications, Tennessean, 5E,
Jan. 9, here.
Principal Communications (cellular
svcs.) formed by President John Potts,
formerly of Powertel Comms., with Victor Crawford,
vp-bus. operations. Jeff Schueler is vp-R&D.
wireless , p. 5, Nash. Bus. Journal, Dec. 31, not
on web. Tennessean, People, Jan. 2.
Comcast/Nashville's Sanders named
to lead Comcast region, Tennessean,
Dec. 29.
Matt McLelland joins
IT staff of Kenco Group, Inc.,
Chattanooga, supporting internal projects of the
logistics enterprise, Times Free Press, p. 65,
Jan. 9.
Memphis-based Valocity (former Appraisal
Forum) appoints Jones as chief for tech
compliance, quality assurance, announced Jan. 5.
back to top
Underway this morning, HHS Secretary Tommy
Thompson convenes Commission on
Systemic
Interoperability,
with briefers including Dr. David Brailer, M.D.,
Ph.D., National Healthcare Information Technology
Coordinator; Dr. Barry Blumenfeld, M.D., M.S.,
Associate Director
Clinical Informatics R&D, Partners Healthcare
System; Dr. Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., Chair,
CCHIT, Medical Director, Healthcare
Information Management Systems Society, among
others. Vanderbilt's Bill Stead serves
on the Commission.
Featherling
of Nashville's Relegent is reunited with
HealthTeacher, Nash. Bus. Journal,
Dec. 23.
Franklin-based Passport Health
Communications Inc. has announced these staff
additions: Bob Johnson, a software
developer, was previously a
programmer/analyst with WebMD. John Survant,
data center manager, was director of
communications and networks for Central
Parking. Tennessean, Jan. 9. Healthcare
Management Services announces addition of
clinical-solutions and HMS Monitor
implementation specialists, People, Tennessean,
Dec. 26,
scroll down here.
HealthStream locks HealthSouth
business, release Dec.23.
Gordian Health Solutions reports
surge in population health-management
clients, release Dec. 16.
ActiveHealth
Management uses XLHealth CareEngine
platform to deliver care suggestions and
services to Tennessee Medicare beneficiaries,
release
Dec. 14.
President/CEO
Carlson of SRI International offers views on IT
and acceleration of drug development,
HealthITWorld, Dec. 15, here.
Metro Nashville Selects Cardiac
Science as Provider of AEDs for Public Access
Defibrillation Program, release Jan. 4.
Nashville Health Care Council
program, The Investment Community's
Outlook for the Health Care
Industry, 11 a.m., Hilton Nashville Downtown,
speakers including Anne Barlow, Southwest
Securities Inc.; David Dempsey, Avondale Partners;
Frank Morgan, Jefferies & Co.; Darren Lehrich,
Piper Jaffray. For more information, write
here.
back to top
Link to key in-state government
bid-tracking resources,
here. Also,
see previous issues, here.
Gov. Bredesen names ECD Tech
Director Eric
Cromwell to So. Growth Policies
Board, release Dec. 22.
SGPB had released report
in September
citing lagging Tech investment in the South.
TN Dept of Safety seeks electronic
Customer Management System (queuing) via
RFP 349.02-401,
due Jan. 11.
TN
Lottery did a quick (issued 1/3, closed 1/7) RFP
for offsite data-protection
services.
Facility Resources (Atlanta) and
Avatech Solutions (Va. Bea.) were the only
bidders for the State's Asset
Information Management System Maintenance and
Support Services RFP 317.10-003, still
under evaluation. (Editor's note:
Seems relatively few TN-based firms bid on
major
in-state government IT RFPs. Would welcome
readers' comments on this and any related matters
- Milt Capps)
NEW: State on Jan. 5
issued RFP
317.03-117 for Statewide Payphone Services,
to succeed Cincinnati Bell as contractor,
with proposal due date Feb. 7. Also,
proposals for RFP 329.01-143 Inmate Phone
Services due Feb.
15.
Legislator
Burchette suggests using Smart Card technology
from PMR in Knoxville to alleviate
TennCare's crisis with respect to abuse
of prescription
drugs, Knox. News Sentinel, Dec. 23.
TN
Dept of Ed IT director Cothron endorses Oracle
portal, Oracle release, Dec. 15.
Dell Inc. opts to keep some,
returns some Metro Nashville land,
Tennessean, Jan. 5.
Lott
says Metro Schools' technology should be running
better by later this month, as fight
against viruses and worms continues and
additional
schools are added to system, City Paper,
Jan. 3.
City
of Knoxville contracts with Motorola for 311
services, software seems near, Knox. News
Sentinel, Dec. 27.
TN Revenue announces intensified
search for use-tax liabilities stemming from
Internet, catalog purchases of
professional-services firms,
Knox. News Sentinel, Jan. 8.
Tennessean, Jan. 9.
MLGW
investment in Memphis Networx broadband venture
continues to draw fire, Commercial
Appeal, Jan. 9. Also,
use Search function to search
for Memphis Networx previous
coverage.
(further)
Ganier of Education Networks of America faces new
allegations of illegally deleting e-mail,
NewsChannel5 WTVF, Jan. 6.
Related NewsChannel5 story, Jan. 3.
Ganier's attorney Harwell defends client, AP via
Knox. News Sentinel, Jan. 8
(stories not long available
on site).
Bush
signs law to speed E-rate funding and enable 911
location of cell phoners, Washington
Post, Dec. 24.
Intellectual
property, file-sharing, copyright laws may be
influenced by shift of Congressional
committee chairmanship from Hatch to Specter in
2005, Washington Post, Dec.
16. back to top
Saturn's new
"Sky" model shoots for the moon,
Tennessean, Jan. 7.
Saturn's 'ailing brand' gets another shot with
roadster, NY Times, Jan. 7.
eCost,
sister of PC Mall, sets distribution hub at
Memphis, Memphis Bus. Journal,
Jan. 7.
MPI Business Solutions wins $9M
contract from UT-Battelle for admin and tech
services at ORNL, release
Dec. 27 here.
Knox. News Sentinel,
Dec. 28, here.
NuMarkets
spreads to Arkansas, presses suit against former
franchisee in Georgia, Chatta. Times Free Press, Jan.
4.
Scripps
Networks splits business development function
between Knoxville and New York City,
release Jan. 6.
Memphians
bemoan slow growth in W. TN, Commercial
Appeal, Jan. 6.
Memphis losing some of its appeal for companies,
Commercial Appeal, Jan. 5.
Memphis capital investment from new and existing
business approached $1 bn in '04, Commercial
Appeal, Dec. 29.
Knoxville's Radio Systems Corp. (PetSafe)
adopts SMTC Corp.'s e-manufacturing
services, BusinessTN,
p. 18, Jan. 2005, not on web.
Computer forensics big business for
BigWave in Chattanooga, Times Free Press,
Dec. 14.
Remote meter-reading systems and
laptops let E.TN utilities gauge
electric, gas, water usage while driving-by at 40
mph. Knox. News Sentinel,
Dec. 20.
AmSouth
introduce biometric hand-reading security system
in Knoxville, Knox. News Sentinel,
Dec. 27.
Update on the Memphis Biotech
push, Memphis Bus. Journal, Dec. 27.
East Jackson-based incubator
begins at Lane College, enterprise may be aided by
broadband-technology funding by NSF for
historically Black
institutions, Business TN
magazine, p. 8, Jan. 2005, not on web.
Despite
officials' efforts to recruit Federal grants,
Chattanooga Enterprise Center is feeling growing
pains, Times Free Press, p. 64, Jan.
9. back
to top
Today, Jan. 10,
Sydney Rogers begins work as Executive Director,
Alignment Nashville, reporting in
the nonprofit slot to Tom Cigarran,
the Alignment's volunteer chairman (and
founder of American Healthways). Rogers has long
been associated with education and technology
initiatives and previously served Nashville State
Community College, where she was VP-Community and
Economic Development. The Nashville Area
Chamber of Commerce was prime mover in fostering
the Alignment. Rogers will be officed within
Chamber facilities downtown.
Former
Vanderbilt Chancellor Joe Wyatt named head of
American Learning Solutions, Tennesseann,
Dec. 31.
NashvillePost.com, Dec. 28.
In
Nashville, ThinkLink Learning's Shrago says growth
rate was surprise, but demand for K-12
education improvement and being buffered from
economy helped, Nash. Bus. Journal, Dec. 24. ThinkLink
enables Memphis students to practice for
TCAP, Commercial Appeal, Dec. 10.
FedEx
Institute of Technology is gaining reputation as
center for research, Memphis Bus.
Journal, Dec. 10.
UT
School of Information Sciences' Tenopir receives
award for work in online reference
services and info access and retrieval in
information
industry, Knox. News Sentinel, Dec. 20.
Laptop
Institute at Lausanne Collegiate School at
Memphis will attract attendees
nationwide, Commercial Appeal, Dec. 26.
TN
schools get another so-so report card,
Tennessean, Jan. 6.
Knox. News Sentinel, Jan. 6.
Tennessee Math and English education scores
do not
compute, Tennessean, Jan. 5.
City Paper, Jan. 5.
U.S.
Rep. Gordon (D-6) remains ranking Democrat on
House Science Committee, cites
math-science education as priority, Daily News
Journal,
Jan. 8.
Heritage Planetarium reports
increased audience for science and space
education in E. TN, Knox. News Sentinel, Dec. 27.
Metro
Nashville high-school students can take first step
toward gaining Certified Internet
Webmaster (CIW), thanks to collaboration
among Stratford and McGavock High Schools with
Nashville State Community College; students take
first course in high school, then continue
education at NSCC, leading to national CIW
examination. Tennessean, 2B, Dec. 16, not on web.
Schools
lagging in adopting education technologies, NY
Times, Jan. 7.
National Education Technology Plan released,
here Jan. 7.
Williamson
County schools forms student advisory council that
tests software, provides ideas. Project
draws attention of national e-learning consultant
Deneen Bowen. Tennessean, Dec. 15, Williamson AM
edition, Dec. 14, here. back to top
Search the News of Nashville
Technology archive for business intelligence, here.
Melissa Tribble
today joins Nashville Technology Council
as Manager-Member
Services.
She was formerly an administrative staff member
for a member of the TN General Assembly;
earlier, she was a sales and marketing intern for
Sony Music Nashville. She earned her B.B.A.
(Marketing) at Belmont University in 2003.
VoIP
roundup: VoIP
redefining Nashville phone service,
Nashville City Paper, Jan. 5.
VoIP/IP/ISP addressed by ISDN-Net
CoFounder Russell via Nashville's "Let's Talk
Computers" radio program. Replay interview here.
VoIP "911" hurlde discussed in Chattanooga, Times
Free Press, Dec. 27.
Internap Network Services will support Vonage VoIP
in Nashville, rel. Dec. 21.
Nicom Technologies office in Memphis reports boom
in VoIP business, Memphis Bus. Journal, Dec. 31.
Comcast to offer VoIP in 20 cities in '05, all
markets by '06, AP via Wash. Post, Jan. 10.
Patchwork of DSL/Telecom ownership is
hobbling Nashville, says columnist
Neff, City Paper, Jan. 10.
Tennessee
Center for Performance Excellence
conference Feb.
18 includes TN Finance Chief Dave
Goetz, executives from Caterpillar
Finance, Boeing and others, and includes
presentation on "Using e-Learning to implement Six
Sigma Projects - Accelerate Implementation and Cut
Costs," by Bob Duthie, Chairman and Founder of
Nashville's Duthie Associates, Inc.
How
Dell Inc. minimizes offshoring, by improving
processes, NY Times Dec. 19.
Tennessean, Dec. 19.
Dell's choice of Winston Salem site for capital
investment, release Dec. 22.
Nashville gets
national attention following Expansion
Magazine ranking as best-perceived
corporate relocation destination:
Nashville is all the buzz, Tennessean editorial,
Jan. 6.
Knoxville ranks 14th in Expansion survey, Knox.
News Sentinel, Jan. 6.
Nashville ranked No. 1 for corporate location by
Expansion magazine, NashvillePost.com, Jan. 3;
Nash. Bus. Journal, Jan. 3;
Tennessean, Jan. 4;
City Paper, Jan. 4, here.
Business 2.0
magazine's December issue ranked Nashville
4th in nation as great (and cheap)
place for immigres from traditional Tech meccas to
reestablish themselves, article here.
Tennessee IT
Prospects: Tennessee's IT
hiring outlook is cautious: 8 percent of TN
CIOs in Robert Half poll say they'll hire
in 1Q; nationally, the number is 9; in D.C. area,
it's 25, Memphis Bus. Journal, Dec. 27.
Hiring pendulum may be swinging back toward IT
services firms, CNet News, Jan. 7.
Tennessee's dismal ranking in IT development,
related State priorities and New Economy Index irk
Kingsport publisher, Kingsport Times News,
Jan. 9.
Protech editorial, Jan. 3., Times Free
Press
here.
Experts offer thousands of
predictions about impact of the Internet on
society, Pew/Elon study here.
Related story, NY Times, Jan. 10. back
to top
CALENDAR
( * indicates new or revised
item)
(Jan. 11) NTC Management Skills
series begins. Presenter Jay Ress.
Details here.
* (Jan. 12) E. TN Tech. Council,
Wireless Seminar (free), Fountainhead
Coll., 1 p.m., Knoxville. For more
information or to register, visit here.
*
(Jan. 12) Ed. David Fox of BusinessTN Magazine to
address regions' economies Wednesday
before Memphis PRSA, Commercial Apppeal,
Jan. 8.
*
(Jan. 13) AITP Nashville program on "Integration
Technology," The Prime Hotel, Airport
Cntr., 5:30 p.m., speaker P. Mohan, CEO,
eTransX.
Registration onsite. More information
here.
(Jan. 13) NTC Tech Roundtable, program on
IT corporate valuation. Details in Venture section above and
here.
(Jan. 19-20) Tennessee
Cyber-Infrastructure Initiative:
Conference on Computational Applications, papers
invited. Murfreesboro, TN. For further
information, write Penny Morris
or George Garrison.
(Jan. 19) David Williams on
Strategic Planning, Chattanooga
Technology Council, 11:30 a.m., Trade Center, rsvp
here.
*
(Jan. 20) Excellence in Manufacturing
Awards, cosponsored by Nash. Bus.
Journal, LBMC, Nashville Area Chamber, for details
here.
*
(Jan. 20) InfraGard mid-TN meeting, 1:30 p.m.,
Belmont University, speaker Brandon
Watkins, Infrastructure Protection Coordinator, TN
Office
of Homeland Security, re: formation of state's
Defense Advisory Council. For more information
write Brad Lide. *
(Jan. 21) Nashville Health Care Council program,
The Investment Community's Outlook for
the Health Care Industry, 11 a.m., Hilton
Nashville Downtown, speakers including Anne
Barlow, Southwest Securities Inc. David Dempsey,
Avondale Partners; Frank Morgan, Jefferies
&
Co.; Darren Lehrich, Piper Jaffray. For more
information, write here.
(Jan
25) WiTT monthly meeting, with Alan Tackett and
Mary Dietrich, Directors of Vanderbilt
University’s ACCRE (Advanced Computing Center for
Research and Education) will speak.
Vanderbilt Hill Center, 1231 18th Avenue South,
4:30 p.m. Details here.
* (Jan. 25) E. TN Technology
Corridor partners will participate in Energy
Efficiency Technology & Business Fair
@ Harvey L. Haynes Conference & Technology
Training Center, Enka Campus, Asheville-Buncombe
(N.C.) Technical Community College. Free,
details here.
*
(Jan. 25) WiTT's back in action with Alan Tackett
and Mary Dietrich, Directors of
Vanderbilt University's Advanced Computing Center
for
Research and Education, at Hill Center, 4:30 p.m.
Members: $15 Non-Members $25. For details and
registration here.
*
(Jan. 25) NE TN Technology Council annual meeting
breakfast with presentation by Mountain
State Health Alliance on healthcare technologies.
For reservations please contact Vivian Crymble at
vcrymble@netntech.org
or call 423-279-9000.
*
(Jan. 26) Memphis BioWorks Development Council
Speaker Dr. Andre Maisonneuve,
President/CEO, Validian, on "Open Communication,
Mutual Authentication,
Secure Exchanges" , for details contact For
reservations, please contact Brenda Montgomery.
(Jan.
26)
HealthLeaders
regional IT leadership conference, Memphis.
*
(Jan. 28) U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper's (D-5)
small-business government procurement
marketing workshop, Nash. Bus. Journal,
Dec. 22.
* (Feb. 3) NTC Tech Roundtable,
"Making the call: Java, .Net or Both?!",
presentation by Steve Kukulka,
Area Director, ComFrame. Program
registration
here.
*
(Feb. 10) AITP Nashville program with Larry
McCoy,CIO, Caterpillar Financial
Services, details here.
(Feb.
15) NTC Technology! Nashville 2005. NTC's
annual flagship event. For sponsorship info, write
info1@technologycouncil.com
(Feb. 16) Nashville Capital Network
program on "Organizing Your
Business": Moderator Paul Wallace (American
Healthways); Stuart Campbell, Stites &
Harbison; Paige Davidson, Bass Berry; Carig
Buffkin, Buffkin Assocs.; Jon Billington, Ernst
& Young; Stuart McWhorter, Clayton Assocs. No
charge or advance registration required. 5:30
p.m.-7 p.m., Averbuch Auditorium, VU Owen Graduate
School of Management.
*
(Feb. 18) Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence
conference
includes TN
Finance Chief Dave Goetz, executives from
Caterpillar Finance,
Boeing and others, and includes presentation on
"Using e-Learning to implement Six Sigma Projects
- Accelerate Implementation and Cut Costs," by Bob
Duthie, Chairman and Founder of Nashville's Duthie Associates,
Inc.
(Feb. 23) Chattanooga Technology Council
luncheon, David McGee,
author Ford Tough: Bill Ford and the Battle to
Rebuild America's Automaker, 11:30 a.m., Trade
Center. Details here.
(March 16) Chattanooga Technology
Council, 11:30 a.m., Venture Capital Panel.
Details
here.
(March 17) – MTSU Emerging
Technology in Manufacturing event.
Details
here. Contact: Dr. Charles
Perry,
Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, Inst.
Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies,
College of Basic and Applied Sciences.
*
(March 23-24) SBA business matchmaking
event, Tennessean, Dec. 18.
Nash. Bus. Journal, Dec. 17.
NashvillePost.com, Dec. 16.
(April
5) Leadership
Music Digital Summit, Belmont Curb
Center, Nashville, details available later this
month.
(May 18) – NTC
Nashville Technology Innovation
Conference will be Wednesday, May 18,
2005, with emphasis on innovations that address
current and emerging technology needs of
enterprises large and small. The unprecedented NTC
event will be at BellSouth Auditorium, downtown
Nashville. Speakers currently confirmed include
execs from Symantec, IBM, Brooktrout, CapGemini,
Tacit Networks, J.P. Morgan. Registration,
sponsorship, exhibit and related details are
forthcoming. Info, write info1@technologycouncil.com
(July 12-15) Tenn.
Valley Corridor 2005 National
Summit, Washington, D.C.
(Aug. 24) – NTC's InfoSec
Nashville 2005 information-security conference
will be Wednesday August 24, with
CSI
information-security training Aug. 22, 23, 25, 26.
For further information, write info1@technologycouncil.com
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