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Data Deluge, Part 3
Secrets of Success
iSchool at Drexel
Life Sciences CEO Symposium

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The New Technology Times

I am proud to introduce to you the new, digital Technology Times. With this transition from print to electronic publishing, the Eastern Technology Council takes another step forward in “greening” our operations.
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News and Features

Stop Burning
Through Your Cash
Sure-fire ways to save
money on operating expenses

Like many people, David Fenske is facing the great economic unknown. “Unless you remember the Great Depression, you’ve never seen anything like this,” says Fenske, Dean of the College of Information Science and Technology — more commonly known as the iSchool — at Drexel University.
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Managing the Data Deluge,
Part 3
Putting data to work
through tools and technology

A good report details where a company and its employees have succeeded and where they fell short. A very good report also lets a company make decisions about the future, says Anatoliy Chudnovskiy, Business Intelligence & Data Warehouse Practice Leader for Prime Technology Group in King of Prussia, Pa.
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Secrets of Success
Stephen S. Tang, CEO,
University City Science Center

When Stephen S. Tang, Ph.D., joined the University City Science Center as President and CEO in February 2008, he brought leadership experience from both the entrepreneurial and executive levels. He views his new position as a way to bring the best of those two experiences together for the benefit of new ventures across the region.
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The iSchool at Drexel
a pioneer in the iField

We live in an information world. It is a world in which information and technology are inextricably linked. In order to successfully navigate this information environment, The iSchool at Drexel prepares students to become leaders in the information field (iField) through education, experience and training, adapting to the ever-changing advancements in technology and the needs of society.
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Life Sciences CEO Symposium

A March 12 event co-sponsored by the Eastern Technology Council and the Joseph Priestley Society will afford attendees the rare opportunity to hear from several top life sciences executives.
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Departments

CIO Institute

To Cut Costs: Review Hardware, Software
and Consider Hiring Talented Interns

The financial headlines are discouraging: “January worst month ever, February is not looking better” … “Job growth, worst since 1945” … “Retail sales, six straight declines.”
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Business Technology

Covering Your Assets: Effective Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Through a Hosted Solution

In the last two issues, we defined exactly what a hosted solution is, how it can potentially benefit your business, and lastly, how to compare the costs of hosted services to in-house equipment and expertise. This installment will focus on the inherent Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) benefits of a hosted model.
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Medical Devices

Change: Medical Device Industry Expected
to be Affected by Obama's Reforms

The 2008 elections in the United States marked a significant divergence in public opinion in the policy direction of the United States Congress and Presidency.
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Ask Nate

Dodos and Cents

I’m an optimistic, “the glass is half full with a nice slice of chocolate cake next to it” kind of person, and I’m encouraged by people finding creative and innovative ways to maintain and even grow their companies in These Tough Economic Times. I’m also a “survival of the fittest,” “that which does not kill us makes us stronger” capitalist, so I think lean times are part of the free market’s way of thinning the herd.
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Members

New Members

To learn more about these companies, either click on the company’s Web address or, if you are a member, view the company’s profile on the Council website (you must have a login and password to do this.)

Featured Members

McGrath Systems
Blue Bell, PA

McGrath Systems provides permanent, contract and contract-to hire recruiting and staffing services in the areas of information technology, accounting and finance, clinical and scientific, engineering, manufacturing and professional support services.
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NSM Insurance Group
Conshohocken, PA

NSM Insurance Group is a national property and casualty insurance firm with a complete product tailored to address the needs of the technology and life science industries, and with the ability to provide all lines of coverage and risk management services.
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