June 2009
Patrick McGregor: E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
Patrick McGregor, CEO of BitArmor Systems was named a winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2009. Winners were selected by an independent juding panel comprised of regional business, academic and community leaders and were announced at an award ceremony on June 19 at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year national awards to be announced in November. Congratulations, Patrick!
Jun 23 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning to Present on Capitol Hill
Carnegie Learning is one of a select group of education industry providers invited to demonstrate the role of technology on the future of learning and education at an event at the US House of Representatives Rayburn Office Building on Tuesday, June 16th. Hosted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the event highlighted the innovative educational approaches from experts in education technology, including educational software, multimedia content and instructional simulations, home school connections, interactive white boards, and data and assessment tools. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
Jun 16 | Permalink
ClearCount Medical Solutions to Appear in TIME Magazine
An article profiling ClearCount Medical Solutions' Smart Sponge System will appear in the 3.4 million copies of Time Magazine to be mailed to subscribers next week. The Smart Sponge System uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to automate surgical sponge counting and enhance patient safety. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC became the first hospital to switch to the SmartSponge System earlier this spring. Read the article here, and visit www.clearcount.com to learn more about this technologically-sophisticated sponge system.
Jun 9 | Permalink
TOA Technologies Named to Visionaries Quadrant of Field Service Management Magic Quadrant
TOA Technologies has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of Gartner's 2009 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant (Gartner, Inc. "Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management" by Michael Maoz and William Clark, May 5, 2009). The Magic Quadrant positions vendors according to their ability to execute and their completeness of vision. TOA is the fastest-growing company in field service management. Because the company was founded with both businesses and their customers in mind, its solutions put an end to long customer waits and improve customer perception of the service providers' brand, while saving companies millions. Learn more at www.toatech.com.
Jun 9 | Permalink
TOA and Amdocs Partner for Enhanced Customer Care
TOA Technologies has formed a partnership with Amdocs, the leading provider of customer experience systems to provide a comprehensive customer care solution for the worldwide communications service industry. The offering will combine Amdocs' industry leading customer experience with TOA's innovative on-demand software, ETAdirect. As a result, telecom, cable and broadband service providers can manage the entire customer experience, from start-of-order in the traditional call center to completion of in-home services and beyond. By improving field workforce management and related customer communications, companies can dramatically reduce operating costs and improve customer retention. Learn more at www.toatech.com.
Jun 4 | Permalink
ChemoFX May Predict Effectiveness of Cetuximab for Individual Colorectal Cancer Patients
Precision Therapeutics presentated data demonstrating the use of ChemoFX(R), a chemosensitivity assay, to predict the effectiveness of cetuximab (ERBITUX(R)) on the colorectal cancer cells of individual patients. Results of the study were consistant with the reported clinical response rate for cetuximab in colorectal carcinoma patients. A predictive assay such as this could give physicians the edge they need to determine if cetuximab is appropriate for a patient before administering the biologic. ChemoFx(R) provides valuable insights that can help guide physicians' treatment decisions and give both physicians and patients an edge against cancer. Learn more at http://www.precisiontherapeutics.com/.
Jun 4 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning: "Best in Tech"
Carnegie Learning has received the "Best in Tech" Award for the 2008-2009 school year from Scholastic Administrator Magazine. This competitive national award recognizes Carnegie Learning Math Programs as a leading Supplemental Math Solution. Scholatic Administrator is a resource for a quarter-million results-driven school leaders. This is the second national award for Carnegie Learning as the company was recently recognized as the Best Mathematics Instructional Solution by the SIIA at the CODiE Awards on May 5th. Learn more about Carnegie Learning's award-winning math solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
Jun 4 | Permalink
