Message from the CEO
CFATC helps put expensive Computer Forensics Examiner training within reach
When you combine the huge amounts of digital data that companies create with the far-reaching connectivity of the Internet you get a powerful human tool and set environment not unlike the Wild West. Sure, there’s gold in them hills, but there are also data rustlers.
To catch those Internet-security-breaching, data-thieving varmints, you need computer forensics skills.
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News and Features
2009 Enterprise Awards finalists named
The “Academy Awards of Business Honors”
for top technology and life sciences companies
and entrepreneurs
Judges have selected finalists in eight competitive categories for the 2009 Enterprise Awards competition from hundreds of nominations. Winners will be announced at the Enterprise Awards gala on December 3rd.
“This year, we had such an outstanding array of nominees from the leading technology and life sciences companies in the region,” said Dianne Strunk, CEO of the Eastern Technology Council. “These companies and their leaders represent the very finest that Greater Philadelphia has to offer. I believe we have a very powerful and competitive group of finalists for the 2009 Enterprise Awards.”
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Independent contractors
may be the way to go
In today’s economy, many companies are turning to independent contractors.
Firms and skilled workers have many issues to consider when deciding if taking this route is the right alternative to part-time, full-time or temporary employment.
Money and manpower were limited when NuPathe, a specialty pharmaceutical company, based in Conshohocken, Pa., opened its doors in 2005. “There was only a handful of us,” recalls Suzanne Hanlon, Vice President. “We didn’t need and couldn’t afford a full-time CFO, so we hired a consultant.”
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Secrets of Success
C. Scott Hisey, Chief Executive Officer and Director, UniTek USA, LLC
With over 20 years of telecommunications executive management experience, Scott Hisey is a proven leader with a record of success.
As the Founder of UniTek USA, Hisey is responsible for its overall executive management. As CEO, he is responsible for managed growth, profitability and operational execution. Hisey has led Unitek through two private equity transactions yielding tremendous value for Unitek Shareholders.
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Technology Times
wins APEX Award
The Eastern Technology Council’s flagship publication, Technology Times, was honored in the 21st annual APEX awards.
The Award of Excellence in the “Magapapers & Newspapers – Print” category recognized the April 2008 issue for “excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence.”
For 10 years, Philadelphia-area creative services firm Hollister Creative has provided editorial content development and graphic design services for Technology Times.
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Reserve your table now
for the Enterprise Awards
You may now reserve your place amid the region’s elite business community at the Eastern Technology Council’s 17th Annual Enterprise Awards gala on Thursday, December 3.
The Enterprise Awards is a night of honors, celebration and networking. The sparkling black-tie event includes a gala reception, an awards ceremony during dinner and the popular Extending the Network Party.
To reserve a table, a half table or individual seats, click here.
Departments
Business Technology
Pandemics and malware and
social media threats…oh my!
Three real information security
threats and how to contain them
Managing the security of critical information has proven to be a challenge for businesses and organizations of all sizes. Even companies that invest in the latest security infrastructure and tools soon discover that these technology-based “solutions” are short-lived.
From antivirus software to firewalls and intrusion detection systems, these solutions are, in fact, merely the most effective strategies at the time of implementation. In other words, as soon as businesses build or strengthen a protective barrier, the “bad guys” find another way to get in. Attackers are constantly changing their tactics and strategies to make their attacks and scams as damaging as possible.
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Guest Columnist
Computer Forensics Examiners
needed in the digital age
With the massive proliferation of digital information, hard-hitting cyber crime and other nefarious activities involving electronic information are more frequent and costly than ever.
According to a January 2009 McAfee study, data theft and breaches from cybercrime may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally in lost intellectual property and expenditures for repairing the damage last year.
The ongoing recession is only increasing the security risk for corporations, as displaced workers become the biggest threat to sensitive information on the network.
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Medical Devices
Washington taking a look at
Comparative Effectiveness Research
The prevailing sentiment among most healthcare and budget experts in Washington is that demands on federal resources have reached a critical point. The growth of entitlement spending has risen to a level where difficult decisions will have to be made about the future of several critical programs.
Rising costs for healthcare services and greater federal spending for healthcare programs have created increased motivation towards evidenced-based medicine. Many experts are pointing to the idea of Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) as a solution to these problems.
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Members
Featured Member
Magic Software Enterprises Americas
Laguna Hills, CA
Magic Software is a global software company that helps companies build and integrate business applications. In business for over 25 years, Magic Software helps millions of users worldwide reduce application deployment complexities.
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Member Reports
Member Reports are grouped alphabetically by company name. Please click on the group heading to view reports from the companies listed in that group.
Member Reports A-K
Allied Pixel
Ballard Spahr Andrews
& Ingersoll, LLP
Beyond.com, Inc.
Compuware Corporation
David Consulting Group
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Deacom, Inc.
Duane Morris, LLP
Emerio Corp.
ExpenseWatch.com
Hollister Creative
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Member Reports L-Z
LearnQuest
Liquent, a Thomson
Reuters Company
MISI Company
NewSpring Capital
Prescient Medical
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RatnerPrestia
Sagefrog Marketing Group
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
SunGard Higher Education
University City Science Center
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Technology Times is published six times a year as a service to members of the Eastern Technology Council, as well as those who actively participate in the business, life sciences and technology communities in the Delaware Valley.
Publisher: Dianne Strunk, CEO, Eastern Technology Council
Hollister Creative, Wynnewood, Pa.,
provides creative services as follows:
Editor: Kim Landry
Managing Editor: Martha Michaela Brown
Contributing Editors: Pamela George
Art Director: Georgette Klotz 
This publication is distributed with the understanding
that neither the publisher nor any other party is rendering expert advice. If expert assistance is required, seek the advice of a competent professional. ©2009 Eastern Technology Council, 527 Plymouth Road, Suite 419, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462; 610-975-9430.
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