Digital Harbor Online - June 8, 2009

Digital Harbor Online - June 8, 2009
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NEWS
- MICROS to Provide Systems for New Singapore Resort
- SchoolMessenger Selects Message Systems Email Platform
- PEAK Launches New Online Ordering Capability
- Zenoss Releases New Version of its Enterprise IT Monitoring Product
- Physicians Practice Takes Home the Gold and Bronze
- Local Equity Groups Invests in Charity Home Raffle
- The Baltimore Sun Launches BaltTech Technology Blog

PEOPLE
- Prometric Names William Murtagh Sr VP of Client Services and Sales

eHARBOR
- Light Industries' SharePoint Super Heroes

JOBS
- ITT Tech: Electronics Technology Instructor - Full-Time or Part-Time

Events
- AITP Baltimore & DC Chapters Joint Meeting
- Technology Trends for Achieving Organizational Growth
- Showcase of Aberdeen Proving Grounds Technology & R&D ___________________________________________________

- MICROS to Provide Systems for New Singapore Resort

Columbia -- MICROS Systems, a provider of IT for the hospitality and retail industries, announced that Singapore-based Resorts World at Sentosa has selected MICROS's OPERA Enterprise Solution for its new project on Sentosa Island. With 1,800 rooms spread over six hotels of varying themes, the Resort will utilize the multi-property version of the OPERA Property Management and OPERA Sales and Catering systems. The OPERA Web Suite (OWS) will be used to provide customers with the ability to make on-line accommodation, dining and entertainment reservations under a single itinerary.
http://www.micros.com/


- SchoolMessenger Selects Message Systems Email Platform

Columbia -- Message Systems reported last week that CA-based SchoolMessenger, a provider of notification solutions for education, has selected Message Systems' email platform. SchoolMessenger is used by thousands of educational institutions to provide real-time reminders and alerts to parents, staff and students. To support its growing business, SchoolMessenger needed an email solution that could scale to future volume requirements.
http://www.messagesystems.com/
http://www.schoolmessenger.com/


- PEAK Launches New Online Ordering Capability

Columbia -- PEAK Technologies, a systems integrator of supply chain automation and inventory management solutions, said that it now offers online ordering for a wide range of products that it sells.The new online ordering site includes software, scanning/mobile computing, barcoding/printing, RFID, labels and ribbons.
http://www.peaktech.com/


- Zenoss Releases New Version of its Enterprise IT Monitoring Product

Annapolis -- Zenoss, a provider of enterprise network and systems monitoring, said that it has released a new version of Zenoss Enterprise. The new release eases managing and administering enterprise IT monitoring. The Company claims it's solutions has an overall cost savings of at least 50% when compared to traditional products from HP, IBM, CA, and BMC.
http://www.zenoss.com/


- Physicians Practice Takes Home the Gold and Bronze

Catonsville -- Physicians Practice, a provider of content and multimedia services to help community-based doctors, said that it has won Gold Awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) for its editorial content, design, and web publication. The awards included Best Single Issue, Best "How-To" Article, and Best Overall Graphics. In addition, it won a Bronze Award for its Web Publication.
http://www.physicianspractice.com/


- Local Equity Groups Invests in Charity Home Raffle

Baltimore -- Deal Metrics Private Equity Group has made an unspecified investment in Charity Home Raffle. Charity Home Raffle conducts raffles involving high-end homes for sale by owners or developers. Proceeds from raffle ticket sales are used to deliver the appraised value of the home to the homeowner or developer while generating substantial revenue for a designated charity. Charity Home Raffle plans to use the funds for online, broadcast, TV and print advertising.
http://www.charityhomeraffle.us/
http://www.dealmet.com/


- The Baltimore Sun Launches BaltTech Technology Blog

Baltimore -- The same day this publication launched its blog, the Baltimore Sun launched BaltTech, a new blog about interesting tech trends coming out of Baltimore. The blog is written by Gus Sentiments, a 10-year journalist covering news from business to crime for the Sun. Gus recently began to appreciate technology when he started carrying a video camera and iPhone to get his job done. Gus promises to cover both the big companies and the little companies."But generally, I want to write about the big ideas driving Maryland's tech sector forward, the stuff the entrepreneurs and technologists are building," wrote Gus in his opening blog.
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/technology


- Prometric Names William Murtagh Sr VP of Client Services and Sales

Baltimore -- Prometric, a provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services, has hired William Murtagh as Senior VP Client Services and Sales. Over the past 15 years he has been a President, COO, or CEO of several large for-profit college systems. Most recently he was the President and COO of Corinthian Schools, a division that encompasses 45 campuses, has over 19,000 students, 2400 employees and $300 million in revenues.
http://www.prometric.com


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JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS
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- ITT Tech: Electronics Technology Instructor- Full-Time or Part-Time

ITT Technical Institute in Owings Mills has an immediate opening for an Electronics Technology Instructor to teach day and/or evening classes, weekdays or Saturdays. You must have an MS in Electrical Engineering. Email: ailto:mkhalaf@itt-tech.edu or call 443-789-4391.


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- AITP Baltimore & DC Chapters Joint Meeting

Joint Meeting with AITP Baltimore & Washington D.C. Chapters. Guest Speaker: Ernest W. Wohnig III, PMP of Booz Allen Hamilton. Presentation Details: Securing the Millennials: Rise of the N-Gen and its impact on Cyber – ‘What the arrival of the digital native means for cyber’.

Date: June 11, 2009, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: That's Amore Restaurant, Columbia, MD
Info: http://www.baltimoreaitp.org/
Cost: $25 members, $35 non-members, $15 students
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- Technology Trends for Achieving Organizational Growth

Find out about the latest evolutions in Customer Relationship Management, Collaboration, and Social Networking and how they can be used to grow your business. Bring your questions for an interactive session presented by Light Industries and Microsoft.

Date: June 17, 2009, 8:55 - 9:45am
Where: MD Biz Expo - Baltimore Convention Center.
Info: http://www.mdbizexpo.com/, http://www.lightindustries.com/, or
contact Karen Meyer @ Light Industries, 443-795-5120.
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- Showcase of Aberdeen Proving Grounds Technology & R&D

Learn how the changes at APG can impact your business through contracting and funding opportunities. Aberdeen Proving Ground, world leader in protecting the warfighter, is experiencing its largest influx of technology and knowledge ever. This increase of capabilities means APG can offer businesses, governmental agencies, and academia new opportunities to collaborate and commercialize the technology for the marketplace. Entrepreneurs in tech transfer and collaborative projects, independent and academic researchers, inventors, current and potential contractors with APG, economic and workforce development professionals, and science, technology and education officials will benefit from attending.

Date: June 17-18, 2009, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Harford Community College - Amoss Center, Bel Air, MD
Info: http://harford.edu/apgshowcase or call 443-360-9200


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