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Allegiance’s Enterprise Feedback Management Solution
Businesses are dealing with compliance and reporting from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in many ways. Allegiance CEO and Founder, Adam Edmunds, saw a niche three years ago and entered the market to provide confidential communication with their Silent Whistle product. Today they’ve evolved to much more, providing an entire employee and customer feedback solution. Gartner recognizes Allegiance as one of the leading players providing Enterprise Feedback Management. Edmunds talks with Brad Baldwin about Allegiance’s Active Listening platform and how healthcare, financial services, and other regulated industries are using their solution to respond to issues in minutes or hours rather than weeks or months.
Distributing Audio in Every Room Of Your Home
Convenience. That’s the big benefit of having all your music and video entertainment at your fingertips. Control4’s Ed Ryan and Jeff Thomas discuss all the benefits of an every room entertainment solution with Brad Baldwin. Using scenes, Control4 allows you to integrate audio and video with your lighting to create moods and sound in different rooms in your home. And with all your music available with a tap on your visual remote that shows album art, allows for playlists, and offers searching, finding the right song is more fun than ever.
v100 Show: Grant Beckmann Talks about Managing For Growth
WiLife COO, Grant Beckmann, talks about managing growth in startup companies. During the past 18 years, Beckmann has worked with some of Utah’s fastest growing startup companies including Folio (now FAST), Tenfold, NextPage, and WiLife. He discusses what he has learned about hiring, communicating with employees, and other best practices for high growth companies.
Beckmann joined WiLife in 2005. Prior to WiLife, he was the General Manager and Executive Vice President of NextPage, Inc. where he lead the creation of market leading content and knowledge management products for the Insurance, Publishing, Healthcare, and Outsourced Customer Service markets. Beckmann also served as VP of Application Services for TenFold Corporation which he helped grow from 20 to 800 and go public in 1999.
Before TenFold, Beckmann was a Chief Architect at Folio Corporation, an early leader in search engine development. Folio was sold to Mead Data Central and later became part of the LexisNexis division of Reed Elsevier. Beckmann began his career at Boeing Advanced Systems Division where he worked on avionics and materials development for stealth aircraft. Grant holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering & Technology from Brigham Young University.
Solara Networks: How to Tivo IP Traffic
Tivo changed the way we watch TV. Just like you record your favorite 24 episode, Solera Networks offers a network security solution for enterprises and governments that captures and replays an organization’s network traffic. Steve Shillingford, VP of Worldwide Sales, sits down with Brad Baldwin and talks about how customers are using Solera Networks’ software and network appliance to capture and store IP traffic at up to 4.3 gigabits per second.
Since all network traffic is recorded, it’s easy for the IT staff to review exactly what passed through specific ports or reconstructing a specific user’s browser session. With the Solera solution, the answer to “why” the network was slow between 2:00 and 4:00 PM yesterday can be scientific instead of guesswork. Compliance managers, universities, and governments can ensure that policies are followed and that intellectual assets and intelligence are preserved. Built on an 100 percent open architecture, any available commercial, open source, or customized software can be used to review data. Solera also offers tools and APIs for any third party or individual to create custom tools for monitoring and review.
Newly backed by Canopy Ventures, Solera Networks takes a new infusion of cash to get the news out about their customer-proven offering.
v100 Show: ContentWatch CEO Jack Sunderlage and Tech Sector Economic Growth
vSpring’s Dennis Wood speaks with ContentWatch President and CEO, Jack Sunderlage, about his participation in some of Utah’s most important economic development initiatives including the Utah Technology Council (UTC), the Utah Partnership for Education, The World Trade Center Utah, and Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) project. Sunderlage is a member of vSpring’s v100 – a peer-nominated group of the top 100 venture entrepreneurs in the rocky mountain region.
Mr. Sunderlage currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of ContentWatch Inc., a provider of Internet Management software and services. He has enjoyed a long and successful career in the Information Technology industry having held key sales and marketing executive positions with Burroughs, UNISYS, Digital Equipment, Compaq Computer, and Hewlett-Packard. His last assignment was Vice President of Global Accounts, West Region for Compaq, a part of HP. Jack took an early retirement from HP in July 2002.
Jack is the Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Utah Information Technology Association where he continues to be a trustee with the newly formed Utah Technology Council. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board for the World Trade Center Utah. In 2006, he was appointed to the Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Governing Board for the State of Utah.
Robert Scoble to Discuss Word-of-Mouth Networks and the Long Tail at SlopeCast ’07
SlopeCast 2007, a social media event, delivering education on key technologies influencing social and economic impact will be held Friday, March 2, 2007
Salt Lake City, UTAH — February 15, 2007 — Rocky Mountain Voices announces SlopeCast 2007, a social media and podcasting event to be held Friday, March 2, 2007. The event will feature a lunchtime conversation from the leading social media expert Robert Scoble, “Living in a Google World: The influence of word-of-mouth networks and the long tail.” In addition to the un-conference-style-keynote, SlopeCast will include mingling and podcasting interviews with key business and technology leaders.
“Everyday I am in the trenches helping companies and technology leaders understand, embrace and deal with the impact of the long tail,” said Robert Scoble. “I am ecstatic to leverage our relationship with Rocky Mountain Voices and have that conversation with the strong technology community in Utah.”
Robert Scoble is the former lead blogger for Microsoft and now Vice President of Media Development at PodTech Network. In addition to his www.scobleizer.com blog, Scoble is the co-author of the book on blogging, “Naked Conversation” and producer of the video blog Scoble Show.
SlopeCast 2007 is a must attend event for business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, bloggers, and social media buffs. “Our goal is to deliver events that directly impact economic development and foster interaction between business influencers in the mountain west,” said Cydni Tetro, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Voices. “Over the last 6 months, we’ve led the social media movement in the region, driving conversations about economic development, innovation and funding and sharing them with a network of more than 2 million podcast subscribers across the world.”
SLOPECAST DETAILS AND AGENDA
Date:
Friday, March 2, 2007
Location:
Cafe Trio - Cottonwood
6405 South 3000 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Agenda:
10:00 – 11:30 :: Podcast interviews with select executives, entrepreneurs, or technologists (Tell us why you want one-on-one interview time with Scoble at SlopeCast. Selection details below.)
11:30 – 12:00 :: Mingling
12:00 – 1:30 :: Lunch and Robert Scoble presentation: “Living in a Google World”
Registration:
Registration is required for this event. To register, please visit www.rockymountainvoices.com/slopecast to register. Due to room capacity, the event will be limited to the first 100 participants.
Cost:
$25, lunch included.
PITCH YOUR BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY
Rocky Mountain Voices is seeking to highlight technologies or businesses in a one-on-one podcast with Robert Scoble during the SlopeCast ’07. SlopeCast offers a unique opportunity to meet with and be interviewed by Robert Scoble. Individuals or companies interested in being selected for a podcast slot need to submit their information to slopecast [at] rockymountainvoices.com. All entries must include company name, executive name for interview, 150 word description on why their company / technology should be selected. The deadline for entries is February 23, 2007.
SPONSORSHIP
There are a limited number of sponsorship opportunities for SlopeCast ’07. If you would like your company to be associated with this event, please send email to slopecast [at] rockymountainvoices.com. Sponsorship start at $250.
ABOUT ROCKY MOUNTAIN VOICES
Rocky Mountain Voices serves the region by publishing audio and video podcasts and educating organizations on the benefits of social media. The Rocky Mountain Voices team reaches out to the community for stories, first-hand reports of breaking news and local commentary on important issues. Rocky Mountain Voices launched an exclusive relationship with the Silicon Valley-based PodTech Network — forming a partnership to give technology companies in the region distribution to PodTech’s extensive community, driving greater visibility for our companies and innovators. Rocky Mountain Voices was founded by Cydni Tetro, Brad Baldwin, Tim Kapp and Kip Meacham, all marketing executives with over 50 years of combined marketing experience.
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For more information contact:
Brad Baldwin
E-mail: brad [at] rockymountainvoices.com
Rocky Mountain Voices and SlopeCast are trademarks of mCast Productions. Other marks may be the property of their respective owners.
Announcing SlopeCast ‘07 with Robert Scoble, a Rocky Mountain Voices Meet-Up
Rocky Mountain Voices announces SlopeCast™ 2007, a social media and podcasting event to be held Friday, March 2, 2007. The event will feature a lunchtime conversation from the leading social media expert Robert Scoble, “Living in a Google World: The influence of word-of-mouth networks and the long tail.” In addition to the un-conference-style-keynote, SlopeCast will include mingling and podcasting interviews with key business and technology leaders.
Robert Scoble is the former lead blogger for Microsoft and now Vice President of Media Development at PodTech Network. In addition to his www.scobleizer.com blog, Scoble is the co-author of the book on blogging, “Naked Conversation” and producer of the video blog Scoble Show.
SLOPECAST DETAILS AND AGENDA
Date:
Friday, March 2, 2007
Location:
Café Trio [map] - Cottonwood, 6405 South 3000 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Agenda:
11:30 – 12:00 :: Mingling
12:00 – 1:30 :: Lunch and Robert Scoble presentation: “Living in a Google World”
REGISTRATION AND COST
Cost: $25, lunch included. Registration is required for this event. Due to room capacity, the event will be limited to the first 100 participants.
Sorry, but this event has reached capacity. Keep your eyes open for future events from Rocky Mountain Voices.
Jeff Barr from Amazon.com: Guest at Utah Geek Dinner
Jeff Barr, Senior Web Services Evangelist at Amazon.com, was the visitor geek at the Utah Geek Dinner. Barr introduced and answered questions about Amazon Web Services (AWS). As Barr points out, Web Services are a significant focus for Amazon. Most notable, BusinessWeek recently covered Jeff Bezos’ Risky Bet on spending time and company resources on non-retail business. In December 2006, Bezos spoke with Tim O’Reilly at the Web 2.0 Conference (podcast and transcript). Barr and team provide good insight into the various services on the AWS Blog, including the E-Commerce Service, Elastic Compute Cloud, Historical Pricing, Simple Storage Service, Simple Queue Service, and the Alexa Web Services.
Partners Extend and Enhance Home Automation Offerings
Platforms are validated as partners develop solutions. Control4 invited a number of their key partners to display and show their solutions at CES. The solutions enhance and extend the lighting, climate, audio/visual, and security benefits. From Somfy’s solutions to manage window coverings and lighting, to iPort’s solution that leverages the iPod for digital content, to Key Digital’s HD video and audio offerings for night-club owners, there are a number of solutions to benefit those seeking to create the everyday easy home. Other partners include: Vision Art (custom framed art to cover HD TVs); Card-Access (wireless controls); Home Automation, Inc. (audio, lighting, theater), Eaton (wireless controls); Wellspring Wireless (metering products based on ZigBee); DSC (security), Johnson Controls (light commercial market); and Ember (ZigBee provider).
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iPodSteve Grizzell, Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum Chairman
Venture capital and angel investment success in Utah is not limited to the Salt Lake Valley. Focusing on matching up investors and early stage entrepreneurs Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum chairman Steve Grizzell discusses UVEF’s origins and successes. A 20-year veteran in entrepreneurship, finance, innovation and economic development, Grizzell observes while Utah entrepreneurs and investors face some stereotyping challenges, they are becoming increasingly sophisticated—yet entrepreneurial ‘overhyping,’ corporate inbreeding and soft market research remain problematic.
With significant projected growth in Utah’s future, Grizzell sees the Wasatch Front as rife with opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors.
A nonprofit organization founded in 1989, is a support group working together to share lessons learned and to learn the war stories of those who’ve succeeded. UVEF encourages the creation and sustained growth of entrepreneurial ventures through providing networking opportunities, promoting recognition of business accomplishments and contributions, sharing business experiences, and encouraging free enterprise.
v100 Show: Mediconnect Global CEO, Amy Rees Lewis, discusses entrepreneurship
Mediconnect Global CEO, Amy Rees Lewis, talks with Dennis Wood about how her own success as an entrepreneur, the passion to sell that successful entrepreneurs must have, and what to expect from venture financing. Lewis is a member of vSpring’s v100 – a peer-nominated group of the top 100 venture entrepreneurs in the rocky mountain region.
In 1996, Lewis started her first company, PerfectPractice.MD, with only $23,000 in seed capital and went on to build the nations first 100% Web-based medical practice management system for physician offices. She grew the company from a single employee to over 85 employees eventually selling the company in 2002. She is currently the CEO of Mediconnect, an online medical record retrieval company that utilizes web technologies to facilitate the retrieval of patient medical records for the Legal and the Insurance industries. Lewis is also an Owner and a Director of Globerian, a company located in Delhi, India that provides offshore business process outsourcing to US based businesses.
Amy has received numerous awards including the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award” from the Small Business Administration, the “Top Woman on the Move Award” from Utah Business Magazine, the “Free Enterprise Award” from Larry H. Miller, and the “UITA Million Dollar Award”.
Amy has previously served on the board of Young Entrepreneurs Organization - Utah Chapter, as President for the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society-Utah Chapter (HIMSS), as Chairperson for the The IPA Association of America (TIPAAA) National Biodefense Committee, and has been featured in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fast Company, Business Week, and many other national publications for her numerous accomplishments.
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