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Posted by Amanda Shook

TAG and GCLA will host a second Connecting Georgia’s Companies event in November and are now requesting information from companies interested in presenting to the audience of CIOs and other tech leaders. Georgia-based vendors who have innovative solutions to the “focus areas” selected by GCLA’s members are asked to complete the online request and submit it no later than October 13th. Web 2.0 and Mobility, Cloud/XaaS, and Security/Compliance were recently selected as some of the biggest challenges for Georgia’s CIOs. Those companies whose RFIs are selected will have the opportunity to present on November 11th and will have their company’s information displayed online.

TAG and GCLA will accept up to four TAG-member companies from each category to present their solutions to a prestigious group of Georgia CIOs, CTOs and other leaders. Prior to the program, the selected companies will be given support and counsel on their presentations by the staff of Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC). At the event, presentations will be limited to just five minutes and will be followed by five minutes of Q&A. The event will also include a panel discussion, networking reception, and sponsor exhibit booths. For additional information on the event and/or how to submit an RFI please visit http://www.tagonline.org/ConnectGA.php. The deadline for submitting an RFI is 5 p.m. October 13.

Connecting Georgia’s Companies is the result of a partnership between the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). For the participating CIOs it is a unique opportunity to hear from TAG-Member vendor companies based here in Georgia.

Program information can be found online at http://www.tagonline.org/connectga.php Questions should be directed to Amanda Shook at or 404-920-2023.

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Posted by Kimberly

From Chinese space technologies and targeting “The Long Tail” for success to cloud computing, the future of computing in emerging economies and the TGIF episode of a cat vs. a printer viewed by three million YouTubers in three weeks(!), a new show is featured every day on WebVisions: a TAG TV compilation of clips from various popular Internet video sites.

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Monday: Chinese Space Technology
A visit to the Chinese Space Center Academy and the history of Chinese space accomplishments from the first satellite launched in 1970 to current efforts for sending man into space. 4 minutes

Tuesday: Targeting to “The Long Tail” for Success
Chris Anderson, author of “The Long Tail,” and Editor-in-Chief of “Wired,” delivers a keynote at DigitalNow 2008 using media as an example of the importance of delivering business value today by segmenation not mass commonalities.  9 minutes

Wednesday: Cloud Computing Hype or Not?
Providing enormous power to large and small organizations, the hype around the cloud trend is over blown, says Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Frank Gillett.  He also describes “cloud envy,” “cloud washing” and “cloud spray.” 4 minutes

Thursday: The Future of Computing in Emerging Economies
According to Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s Chief Research and Strategy Officer in an interview with Beet.TV, computing in the emerging economies fosters alternative forms of computing including a media-rich Web and applications displayed in 3D.  4 minutes

Friday: Cat vs Printer, Who Wins?
TGIF: More than 3 million views in the last three weeks on YouTube…! 1 minute

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Other TAG TV Features: TAG Radio

TAG President Tino Mantella interviews Atlanta’s top executives, with a new show launching every Tuesday afternoon. Click to listen to Tino’s latest interview!

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Posted by Amanda Shook

On September 25th, TAG Healthcare Society partnered with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine to host an outstanding lineup of speakers that examined how healthy workforces impact healthcare cost, productivity and profits.  The event, titled “Building and Measuring the Return on Healthy Workforces”, was chaired by Steve Reeves with TAG Healthcare, and included talks by globally noted experts who discussed how corporations are creating and realizing the benefits of healthy workforces.

Dr. Satcher, whose past leadership roles include 16th Surgeon General of the U.S. and Director of the CDC, served as keynote for the event. Dr. Satcher discussed the many different initiatives including the reduction of tobacco use, reduction of obesity and overweight, increasing Mental Health support, creating healthier lifestyles and the Institute’s Healthy People 2010 initiative.

Speakers included:
• Mr. Ahmad Amer, Verizon Wireless Data Solutions Manager discussed how mobile devices are being used to create healthy workforces.
• Mr. Michael Williamson, Executive Vice President and COO of Horizon Software International, LLC spoke about obesity and nutrition monitoring, and solutions his company offers for educational, healthcare and corporate dining.
• Ms. Maria T. Norman, CEBS, Northrop Grumman’s Director of Benefits, Strategy and Design talked about different initiatives that her company is using to create healthy lifestyles.
• Dr. Donald Fetterolf, M.D.,M.B.A.,FACP, Alere spoke about the challenges and opportunities of disease management programs, and the impact on productivity and profit.
• Mr. Wayne Oliver, The Center for Health Transformation” spoke about the purpose of the Center along with the health transformation initiatives that return the individual to the center of the health system using “Health-Based” reform.

-Alan W. Urech, Stoney River Capital Partners

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Posted by Kimberly

From exploring water fuel technology for cars and the iPod Touch Second Gen to the movement of games into mainstream communication and a TGIF look at the Bill Gates Microsoft Shoe Circus ad with Jerry Seinfeld, a new show is featured every day on WebVisions: a TAG TV compilation of clips from various popular Internet video sites.

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Monday: Part 1, Water Fuel for Cars?
People are claiming they have made the technology to build a water-burning hybrid car that is easy and affordable.  Really?  2 minutes

Tuesday: Part 2, Another Look at Water As Fuel
A West Palm Beach TV station reports on a specific water fuel technology product and conducts a test to see if water works as auto fuel and whether using water technology improves gas miles-per-gallon usage.  The results?  4 minutes

Wednesday: iPod Touch Second Gen Guided Tour
See a demonstration of the second generation iPod Touch by Apple.  Will the competition rise up to offer you options? 4 minutes

Thursday: Games, Moving Beyond Entertainment to Mainstream
Games are fast becoming a major medium in education, editorial news commentary and expressing public policy. Learn about the role of artificial intelligence research to support games in becoming mainstream for societal discourse. 60 minutes

Friday: Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Shoe Circus Ad
TGIF:  Here’s another commercial in the Microsoft Vista series, this time featuring the duo at Shoe Circus.  2 minutes

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Other TAG TV Features: TAG Radio

TAG President Tino Mantella interviews Atlanta’s top executives, with a new show launching every Tuesday afternoon. Click to listen to Tino’s latest interview!

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Posted by Amanda Shook

Over 60 Atlanta Marketing professionals met on Thursday, September 18th to hear from four experienced Marketing executives on the topic of using viral and guerrilla marketing techniques to build marketing communities.  Marketing veterans Steve Roth from Mfg.com, Paul McKeon from The Content Factory, Steve McHugh of Business Objects and Tobi North from Sage Software discussed both the advantages and challenges of implementing social networking tools, blogs and other non-traditional Marketing tactics to build strong and lasting connections between Marketing organizations, customers and prospects.  The panel offered the group advice on how to implement community building marketing, how to measure and build a business case for these non-traditional approaches and what to watch for as these techniques are rolled out.

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Posted by Kimberly

What’s New on TAG TV September 15-20, 2008

From the Google Chrome browser announcement and Jerry Seinfeld with Bill Gates in a nonsensical story connecting with everyday folks to the role of Web 2.0 in sales and marketing, along with the fun Friday look at a medieval Helpdesk, a new show is featured every day on WebVisions: a TAG TV compilation of clips from various popular Internet video sites.

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Monday:  Tiny Robot Spy Planes Now as Medical Couriers
Tiny planes used for spying during wars have now been modified to transport medical samples to remote areas.  Very cool.  1 minute

Tuesday:  Google Announces the Chrome Browser!
Google announces its open source browser, Chrome, at a September 2, 2008 meeting.  The browser combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the Web faster, more exciting and easier. 52 minutes

Wednesday:  Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Connecting
A new installment of Microsoft’s controversial ad campaign features a nonsensical story where MAC fan Jerry Seinfeld and PC fame Bill Gates try to connect with everyday folks the old fashioned way.  317,639 YouTube views in one day!  4 minutes

Thursday:  Can Web 2.0 Improve Sales and Marketing?
Consumers in a buying process are avoiding marketing that appears full of hype like most online ads. The paradigm has shifted to more interactive intelligent conversation that fuels the potential buyer to respond to authentic content.  3 minutes

Friday:  TFIG: Medieval Helpdesk
An amusing look at Helpdesk support by monks back in the day of the middle ages.  3minutes

Did You Miss Earlier WebVisions Features such as “Can Virtualization Stay Sexy When Mainstream?” or “Predicting the Next 5,000 Days of the Web?

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Other TAG TV Features: TAG Radio

TAG President Tino Mantella interviews Atlanta’s top executives, with a new show launching every Tuesday afternoon. Click to listen to Tino’s latest interview!

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Expanding your product management and product marketing network in Georgia just got easier.  Join the TAG Product Management Society LinkedIn Group.

Also, don’t miss our November meeting, ”The Agile Product Manager.” Join us as we hear a progressive panel of product management and product development experts give their perspectives on the impact of agile development on product management.

- John Mansour, Chair, TAG Product Management Society

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Posted by Tino

One of my favorite things in the world is when the kernel of an idea actually becomes reality.  One of my favorite personal bests was when I was CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and my team raised over $50 million dollars to build new inner city and suburban YMCAs.  It started as an idea to double the amount of money that was ever raised before.  Many community leaders that didn’t wanted to do any ordinary thing jumped on board.  The size and the scope of the project created the momentum.  It was big....and we did it.
Venture Atlanta is tracking a similar path.  Allen Moseley, Fred Sturgis, Ashish Mistry, and other leaders from TAG and the CEO Council said we need to have a world-class venture conference in Atlanta.
They knew that we had all the ingredients to pull it off.  Their bold thinking quickly caught the attention of David Hartnett and the Metropolitan Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and leaders of the three organizations set out to make it happen.  This initiative has had many firsts.  One of the most notable was that our three non-profit organizations agreed to front the money (a loan) to hire an Executive Director to run Venture Atlanta Coalition Incorporated. Allyson Eman was brought on board and is doing a great job.
The first Venture Conference is now only a month away.  Moving from an idea to reality has been rewarding. Everything is falling into place to make this event the best venture conference ever held in Georgia.  We will have twenty great companies to showcase to over 100 investors from around the USA.  Sponsors, led by Morris Manning & Martin have responded as well.  We are ready to go and it will be big....and we will have added a great new element to the entrepreneurial infrastructure of Atlanta.

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Posted by Kimberly

From whether virtualization can stay sexy when mainstream and business blog secrets from GM to an Authors@Google show about technology and freedom, a video clip on how technology will change your car buying experience, and the “TAG TV Fun Friday” robot bartender, a new show is featured every day on WebVisions: a TAG TV compilation of clips from various popular Internet video sites.

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Monday: Can Virtualization Stay Sexy When Mainstream?

Developments at VMworld 2007 show that virtualization 2.0 has arrived, says Burton Group analyst Andrew Kutz. But can virtualization stay sexy when it is mainstream? 1 minute

Tuesday: Business Blog Secrets and Social Media Goals

Christopher Barger, Director of Global Communications Technology for General Motors, discusses business blog success factors and the new GM social media site.  3 minutes

Wednesday: Technology and Freedom.  What’s Ahead?

At an Authors@Google, famed economist David Friedman discusses, Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World. What’s ahead?  Freedom or slavery or? (Hint: skip the intro!) 61 minutes

Thursday: How Technology Will Change Your Car Buying Experience

A new way for car dealerships to enhance the buying experience allows customers to see different makes/models displayed on LCD panels, tables, kiosks, walls, floors, etc. showing current inventory. 2 minutes

Friday:  TGIF, The Robot Bartender

Meet tomorrow’s quicker and more efficient robot bartender today.  But, what about his personality?  1 minute

Did You Miss These WebVisions Features From Last Week?

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Exploring the History of Video Game Development

A GoogleTalks presentation features the works of Ken Kutaragi as a major figure in the history of the video game.  Kutaragi invented key parts of the PlayStation after creating the sound chip for the Nintendo NES.  54 minutes

Predicting the next 5,000 days of the Web

Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick at Wired magazine, shared a fun stat about 240 days ago: The World Wide Web, as we know it, is only 5,000 days old. Can we predict what’s coming in the next 5,000 days?  20 minutes

Democratizing Innovation

The Internet and widespread availability of sophisticated digital design tools are radically changing best practice in product and service development.  What is the impact on innovation processes?  64 minutes

Funny Music Video: Reach that Peak about Quantitation of Pharmaceutical Compounds???

The lyrics say it all about a pharmaceutical breakthrough.  Click to see the lyrics while watching a video that has 10,000+ views on YouTube.  3 minutes

Other TAG TV Features: TAG Radio

TAG President Tino Mantella interviews Atlanta’s top executives, with a new show launching every Tuesday afternoon. Click to listen to Tino’s latest interview!

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Posted by Kaylyn

On behalf of TAG’s Breakfast Series program, I would like to invite you to join us for a presentation given by Bruce Davidson, Deputy Director of the Office of SAFETY Act Implementation, Science and Technology Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security.

Mr. Davidson will highlight the SAFETY Act, which ensures that the threat of liability does not deter potential manufacturers or sellers of anti-terrorism technologies from developing, deploying, and commercializing products and services that could save lives. Developers or producers of technologies or services intended to prevent, detect, identify, or deter acts of terrorism or limit the harm such acts might otherwise cause, may not know that their company may be eligible for critical risk management and legal liability protections authorized by this important Act of Congress. This presentation will provide information on the nature and scope of these benefits, and the criteria and process used to determine whether your products or services might qualify to receive them.

Please pre-register today at http://www.tagonline.org/breakfastseries.php!

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In this challenging economy, it’s important to evaluate your recruiting programs in light of tightened budgets. If you need a solution, shift your recruiting dollars to more targeted job boards...like TAG’s.

A key to improving your recruiting ROI is to post your jobs to a recruiting site that targets your hiring audience. TAG Job Board can enhance your search for qualified technology professionals.

Make the most of your recruiting dollars and post your job today on the TAG Job Board!

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If you’d like to understand how something as basic as requirements definition can improve the overall performance of sales, services and support in addition to product success, you won’t want to miss the next TAG Product Management Society event where you’ll gain a new perspective on the value of requirements.

Requirements That Drive The Value Chain
Wednesday September 10th, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
IBM/Internet Security Systems
6303 Barfield Rd. Atlanta, GA 30328

REGISTER

Requirements are the core of your organization’s domain expertise and should extend far beyond product development. This session will explore a unique approach to requirements that delivers as much value to sales, marketing, services, support and operations as it does to product planning, design and development to improve the overall performance of the organization.

Translation: more self-sufficiency in marketing, sales, services, support and operations means more revenue, more successful customers and more time for the product team to focus on the next set of priorities with fewer disruptions.

- Free for TAG Members
- $20 for Non-Members

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TAG is pleased to announce it’s first annual College Tent Party. On October 30, college students studying in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from some of Georgia’s most well renowned companies. Unlike a traditional job fair, the tent party will provide networking and connecting opportunities in a more casual setting… a fall festival! Prepare for the old favorites… bobbing for apples, cake walk, ring toss, etc.
Company booths are currently being offered to TAG member companies only. For more information, please contact me at . 

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Posted by Kaylyn

On September 25, David Kralik of American Solutions will address attendees of TAG’s Featured Speaker Series regarding ways to migrate advancing technologies into government and politics as we excel into the 21st century. Come join us at The Commerce Club, located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, from 6:30-8:30 PM for a thought provoking speech delivered by Mr. Kralik and networking among industry colleagues.

For more information, please call 404-920-2028. 

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Posted by Barbara

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announces a final call for applications for the fourth annual Excalibur Awards ceremony.

The Excalibur Awards recognize Georgia’s technology-enabled companies that demonstrate exemplary competency in utilizing technology to enhance their business. To apply, please contact the Technology Association of Georgia (404) 920-2024 or download the application by following this link http://www.tagonline.org/files/Excalibur_Application_08.pdf .

TAG also announces the judges’ panel for the 2008 Excalibur Awards. The panel consists of technology leaders from throughout the state of Georgia, including:

• Neeraj Basandra, Co-CEO and president, Primus Software
• Beach Clark VP Information Technology - Georgia Aquarium
• Price Harding, partner, CarterBaldwin Executive Search Services
• Marlit Hayslett, Director, Office of Policy Analysis and Research Information Technology and Telecommunications Laboratory Georgia Tech Research Institute
• Robert Hendricks, vice president and CIO, McKesson Technology Solutions
• Howard Morrison, Savannah Community Catalyst
• Sanjeev Tirath, president and CEO, Pyramid Consulting

“The Excalibur Awards are a great opportunity for companies earning impressive results with leading-edge technology to gain the recognition of the Georgia technology community,” said Tino Mantella, president of TAG. “This year’s judging panel includes experts from companies large and small, and from diverse verticals within the technology industry. It will take some truly impressive nominations to ‘wow’ this esteemed group of technology leaders.”

Applications are due September 8, 2008 at 5:00 pm

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