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2010 SPONSORING PARTNERS
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AMI Strategies AMI Strategies is one of the largest Technology Expense Management, TEM companies in the world whose mission is to save hard dollars by managing expenses and technology in areas such as telecommunications, energy, and leases. In this emerging industry, few companies offer such a robust and flexible International Managed Services Application. Among the awards AMI has received over the years, the most notable have been the Inc 500 fastest growing private company, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and Crain’s Detroit Business honorable mention for “Best Places to Work.” For more information about AMI’s services and capabilities call 866-AMI-8870 or www.amistrategies.com. |
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Bluewolf Bluewolf is a global pack of experts committed to partnering with clients to attain agile business transformation. Only Bluewolf can bring 10 years of best practices to every project and guarantee its success. The company is distinctly positioned between classic management consultants and breakthrough technical designers — its world-class portfolio proves its ability to match its agile methodology with unparalleled vision. From demand generation to close, channel strategies to customer care, Bluewolf helps clients attain efficient, responsible business performance gaining the label of tomorrow’s business standard. Bluewolf clients include, Time Warner Cable, ADP, Dow Jones and Company, United Way, Chevron and more. For more information, visit bluewolf.com. To view client success stories, visit www.bluewolf/tv. |
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CDW CDW is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. CDW features dedicated account managers who help customers choose the right technology products and services. The company’s technology specialists offer expertise in designing customized solutions, while its advanced technology engineers can assist customers with the implementation and long-term management of those solutions. Areas of focus include servers and storage, unified communications, security, wireless, power and cooling, networking, software licensing and mobility solutions. |
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Cisco Systems Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Our technology is changing the nature of work and the way we live. Since 1984, Cisco has led in the development of Internet Protocol based networking technologies, including routing, switching, application networking services, home networking, security, storage area networking, TelePresence systems, unified communications, video systems, and wireless. Cisco and our valued partners sell our hardware, software, and services to businesses of all sizes, governments, education institutions, service providers, and consumers. We are committed to responsible business practices to help ensure accountability, business sustainability, and environmentally conscious operations and products. |
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Comcast Business Class Comcast Business Services is a leading provider of telecommunications products to small and medium size businesses. Comcast Business Class Voice, Internet and TV products are smart, efficient and affordable. All designed to help businesses run at maximum efficiency. All backed by a priority business-class support. Comcast’s extensive fiber network provides a reliable and scalable Internet connection. Businesses can choose from Internet connections at 6 megabits per second, dedicated private lines or a custom Ethernet network for multiple locations at up to 1 gigabit per second. Comcast Business Class Ethernet allows users to bypass the public Internet and exchange data safely and securely. And all of this information travels across Comcast’s own private fiber network. Comcast Business Class Ethernet eliminates the need to purchase Wide Area Network equipment and allows users to connect their network directly to the Internet. So users end up saving on operating, maintenance and capital costs. With an Ethernet interface, users have the ability to quickly and easily add bandwidth without the delays of ordering new circuits, upgrading capacity, or purchasing new equipment. Comcast Business Class monitors and supports it’s network 24/7 through a local Customer Management Center. Comcast Business Class handles everything from initial network design to ongoing maintenance and support for a fixed price. Comcast Business Services has a dedicated sales and support team located in Michigan to assist in designing a solution that’s right for any small to medium size business. Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. Limited to Business Class customers. Minimum term contract required. Early termination fees apply. Subject to Comcast Business Class Order Agreement and General Terms and Conditions. Equipment, installation, taxes and telephone fees extra. © Comcast 2009. All rights reserved. |
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Compuware Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Our solutions optimize application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet for leading businesses around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies. Learn more at www.compuware.com. |
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EMC Corporation EMC Corporation is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC’s products and services can be found at www.emc.com. |
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Google Enterprise brings Google innovation to business. We leverage Google’s consumer technology, infrastructure scale and development speed to build web-based applications that are secure, inexpensive, and easy to integrate with other systems. Our products help businesses find, share and secure their information and include Google Apps, Google Maps, Google Message Security and Google Site Search. |
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Logic Solutions Logic Solutions designs custom mobile applications for both simple and complex needs. Logic also provides distinctive web-based applications and websites, IT outsourcing, and China Services. Founded in 1995, Logic Solutions, Inc. is a privately held minority-owned corporation headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. With offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing, China, we have access to a wide array of global resources, allowing us to provide our customers with custom IT solutions at an effective cost unparalleled in the industry. Logic can help your business grow and develop new paths to success in the US, China and beyond! |
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Oracle Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world’s largest business software company. For more than 30 years, Oracle has helped customers get up-to-date and accurate information from their business systems—information used to collaborate, grow their business, measure outcomes, and report results with confidence. Since launching the world’s first commercial relational database in 1977, Oracle has led through continuous innovation and a relentless focus on customer success, providing reliable, secure, and integrated technologies that help customers access the knowledge they need to respond to market conditions with speed and agility. Today Oracle provides database, middleware, and collaboration products; enterprise business applications; application development tools; and professional services for businesses and organizations worldwide. For more information, visit oracle.com. |
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PAETEC PAETEC is personalizing business communications for medium and large businesses, enterprise organizations and institutions across the United States. We offer a comprehensive suite of IP, voice, data and Internet services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE, and managed services. For more information, visit www.paetec.com. |
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Park Place Park Place Technologies is the premier provider of data center hardware maintenance. Park Place enables its customers to extend the life of their mission critical IT equipment at a significant cost savings over the manufacturer. Park Place Technologies is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with a world class Client Service and Support Center based outside of Boston, MA. Park Place’s 19 years of experience with over 3,000 businesses make it a cost-effective, secure alternative to an OEM extended warranty program. |
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Pillar Technology Pillar Technology is a 10 year old, Michigan-based high-end boutique consulting firm and leading software development company. With an innovative agile approach (branded as “Speed to Value”) Pillar boasts a team of 70+ consultants with hundreds of years in combined experience. From a former NASA employee to an Apache helicopter pilot, Pillar Technology experts come from all types of industries and backgrounds, bringing an unrivaled breadth of experience to the table to solve clients’ business problems. Growing at a rate of 35% per year, Pillar’s success stems from the fact that its team understands business value, and knows how to use technology to deliver it quickly. Pillar has assembled a comprehensive suite of tools designed to help virtually any company, in any industry, in any corner of the world meet complex business challenges faster than ever thought possible. With a national client base, a supplemental team of contractors complementing its employees, and many Fortune 100 clients, Pillar Technology is proud to offer smart IT training, consulting, mentoring and staffing solutions to clients of all sizes in a wide variety of industries. |
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Plante & Moran Plante & Moran is the nation’s 12th largest certified public accounting and business advisory firm, providing clients with financial, human capital, operations, strategy, technology, and family wealth management services. Plante & Moran has a staff of more than 1,600 professionals in 19 offices throughout Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Monterrey, Mexico and Shanghai, China. Plante & Moran has been recognized by a number of organizations, including FORTUNE magazine, as one of the country’s best places to work. |
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Plex Systems Plex Systems, Inc. maintains a singular vision — to drive significant cost, quality and productivity improvements for manufacturers from the shop floor to the top floor. The company’s SaaS ERP system, Plex Online, enables manufacturers to manage accounting, financials, regulatory compliance, human resources and other critical priorities, based on real-time, highly accurate data from their manufacturing operations. Plex Systems specifically developed Plex Online to help manufacturers cut costs, streamline processes, improve productivity and meet regulatory mandates. Plex Systems serves a global cross section of manufacturing industries (OEM and suppliers), particularly automotive, medical device and aerospace and defense companies. www.plex.com |
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T-Systems We shape the networked future of business and society and create value for customers, employees and investors thanks to innovative information and communications technology (ICT) solutions. T-Systems is Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customer unit. Using a worldwide infrastructure of computer centers and networks, T-Systems operates ICT systems for multinational groups and public institutions. With offices in over 20 countries, global delivery capability, and approximately 46,000 employees worldwide, our industry expertise and ICT know-how provide top-quality service. T-Systems provides one point to manage the convergence of ICT that provides transparency and enables flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability. Dynamic Services from T-Systems is a unique concept that offers ICT resources on demand and bills customers only for what they actually use. Infrastructure capacities can be scaled up or down based on business demand transforming fixed ICT costs into variable costs. Use what you need pay for what you use. |
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2010 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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Automation Alley Automation Alley is a technology business association driving the growth and image of Southeast Michigan’s economy through a collaborative culture that focuses on workforce and business development initiatives. Since its founding in 1999, Automation Alley has expanded to include more than 1,000 businesses, educational institutions and government entities from the City of Detroit and the surrounding eight county region. Automation Alley promotes regional prosperity through entrepreneurial and exporting assistance, workforce development and technology acceleration. For additional information, visit www.automationalley.com. |
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Beltran Media Beltran Media, is an agency that provides full marketing and advertising services. Beltran Media provides strategic marketing solutions by producing logos, dynamic websites, social media campaigns, print and video advertising, signature event planning, and public affairs communications. Visit us at www.beltranmedia.com. |
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Corp! Magazine Corp! magazine was founded in 1998 to inform, intrigue and entertain business owners and top level executives by providing features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis. As Michigan’s largest business magazine, Corp! is dedicated to raising the profile of business in our communities and driving it forward. With a statewide circulation of more than 37,000, Corp! magazine has a unique ability to reach decision makers. The new digital ePublication is growing rapidly and is distributed to over 18,000 executives twice a month. The majority of circulation (82%) lies with presidents, CEOs, owners and partners. For more information, visit www.corpmagazine.com. |
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Detroit Regional Chamber With over 20,000 members and affiliates, that employ over three quarters of a million workers, the Detroit Regional Chamber is the largest chamber of commerce in the country. The chamber’s mission is carried out through business attraction efforts, advocacy, strategic partnerships, valuable benefits and quality products and services to members. For more information please visit, detroitchamber.com. |
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Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest GLEQ links Michigan entrepreneurs to resources, expert advice, quality education, and capital. The annual GLEQ statewide business plan competition features cash prizes, extensive media exposure and core business services for its winners. |
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Michigan Chapter of HIMSS The Michigan Chapter of HIMSS (MI-HIMSS), formed in the Spring of 2002, is dedicated to improving information systems management in Michigan’s health care institutions. Chapter members come from diverse backgrounds, but all are involved in some aspect of health care information systems and management. Their members consist of professionals from hospitals and clinical organizations, third-party payers, administrators, information technology systems vendors, consultants, management engineers, telecommunications professionals, physicians, nurse and medical informatics professionals, and essentially anyone interested in the trends of health care information and management systems. |
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ISACA® is the recognized global leader in IT governance, control and assurance. With more than 86,000 members in more than 160 countries, ISACA (www.isaca.org) is a leading global provider of knowledge, certifications, community, advocacy and education on information systems assurance and security, enterprise governance of IT, and IT-related risk and compliance. The Detroit Chapter is one of nearly 200 worldwide chapters for ISACA with nearly 850 members. Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors international conferences, publishes the ISACA® Journal, and develops international information systems auditing and control standards. It also administers the globally respected Certified Information Systems Auditor™ (CISA®), Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM®) and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT® (CGEIT®) designations. ISACA developed and continually updates the CobiT®, Val IT™ and Risk IT frameworks, which help IT professionals and enterprise leaders fulfill their IT governance responsibilities and deliver value to the business. The Detroit Chapter meets monthly from September through May offering 2 CPEs per meeting. Meeting times, location, and presentation topics can be found at our website www.isaca-det.org. |
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Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1975 dedicated to bringing educators from all levels together to share their knowledge and concerns regarding educational uses of computers and technology. |
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Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs (MAFE) The Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs (MAFE) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization comprised of a group of women business owners from diverse backgrounds who have a significant impact on the business environment in Michigan. |
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Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) The Michigan Council of Women in Technology provides leadership, mentoring, community outreach, professional development and networking to professional women within the Michigan technology community. Our vision is to serve as the premier association for professional women within Michigan’s technology community. |
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MichiganMall.com MichiganMall.com has become Michigan’s largest and most recognized Internet-based search directory. A Michigan-only, targeted directory, it gives company websites wide visibility on the Internet and augments their other marketing endeavors. It is truly cost effective marketing giving small businesses some of the marketing advantages enjoyed by larger businesses with bigger budgets. |
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MiTechNews.com MiTechNews.com is a web portal site that features stories, information and events listings about Michigan technology companies and entrepreneurs. MiTechNews.com is owned by Michigan News Network, a corporation based in Grand Rapids, MI. |
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Society for Information Management (SIM) The Society for Information Management, known as SIM, is the premier information management association in the world; membership is limited to the top information executives in leading business or public sector firms and key academic contributors to the field. The Detroit chapter of SIM challenges your comfort levels and encourages continuous learning, enhancing your value to your organization. They accomplish this through programs, focus groups, and networking. SIM’s Vision is to be recognized as the community most preferred by IT leaders for delivering vital knowledge that creates business value and enables personal development. SIM’S Mission is to bring together senior IT executives, prominent academicians, selected consultants, and other IT thought leaders to share and enhance their rich intellectual capital for the benefit of SIM’s members and their organizations. |
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Vista Latinos Vista Latinos, a Detroit-based consultancy, helps corporations reach a very complex market derived of three generations (tres generaciones) of Latinos living in the U.S. – Foreign Born Spanish-Speaking, U.S. Raised Bilingual Speakers, and U.S. Born English Speakers. Vista Latinos’ goal is to maximize its clients’ profits by ensuring that corporate marketing and advertising execution reaches the nation’s largest minority group. Latinos have a purchasing power of $650 billion today, and that is expected to grow to $1 trillion by the end of the decade. |
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X-OLOGY X-OLOGY magazine provides a unique hybrid of technology information and high-end lifestyle content for an educated, visionary audience. The quarterly publication takes an in-depth look at the people, companies, technologies and ideas that are transforming Southeast Michigan. The engaging format balances thought-provoking articles and striking photography that resonates with its tech-savvy readers. X-OLOGY magazine is an Automation Alley publication, supporting the organization’s mission to drive the growth and image of Southeast Michigan’s technology economy, and is published in partnership with Southfield-based Renaissance Media.
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