October 2009
In this issue

The Future of Your
    Network
Seminar
ITS Provides Cure for
    Office's Data
    Headaches

Windows 7
November CEO
    Solutions Seminar
 Employee Spotlight
 

Join us for
our November CEO Solutions Seminar

"Selling in a Recession: Best Practices for Business Owners"

Reserve your seat for our next CEO Solutions Series seminar - Selling in a Recession: Best Practices for Business Owners - scheduled for November 4, 2009 at The Philadelphia Palm. Lunch will be included and there is no cost to attend.

Selling in a Recession will be presented by The Training Center’s Robert Waks, an expert in the sales development industry. Bob has spent the past 17 years in various sales management, training, and marketing positions. He holds extensive knowledge within the Information and Direct Marketing industries having spent numerous years with the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. As a principal of The Training Center for Sales & Business Development, Bob is frequently recommended to speak to CEOs on various business development topics and has helped many companies and sales people to significantly increase their sales and income levels. Bob received an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Register now for this seminar if. . .

Lunch Seminar: The Future of Your Network

Join us for an in-depth look at Cloud Computing technology and learn why you’ll never need to buy another server again at next Thursday’s free lunch seminar - The Future of Your Network. You’ll learn how you can reduce technology costs and improve security through off-site server hosting and disaster recovery services. A sneak peek at Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, the Microsoft operating systems that are driving these efficient, cost -reducing technologies, will also be featured.

Date: October 8, 2009
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: The Hub City View
30 South 17th Street, United Plaza, 14th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Cost: FREE

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ITS Provides Cure for Health Professions Office’s Data Headaches
 

"I am absolutely pleased with the work done by IT Solutions, and more importantly the students served by this office are thrilled."
  Loretta Stepka,
HPO of Rutgers Project Owner

Background
The Health Professions Office (HPO) at Rutgers University is a key resource for students interested in the application process to the medical and dental schools nationwide. Located on the main campus in New Brunswick, NJ, the office serves over 2,000 students in the pre-medical, pre-dental and other health fields. The HPO faculty counsel and advise students during their undergraduate years, as well as handle the application process for graduate and doctoral studies.

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Windows 7 - Did Microsoft Get it Right?
by David Tan
Chief Technology Officer
CHIPS Computer Consulting

Nearly three years ago when Microsoft released Windows Vista, they clearly swung for the fences. Not only did the new operating system include a slew of flashy new features and enhanced capabilities, but it also incorporated a new look and feel to a large extent. Microsoft was trying to re-establish their dominance in the market and to do it they tried to wow their customers with flash and sizzle. However to continue the sports analogy, they forgot all about the fundamentals.

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Employee
Spotlight

Tom Backman

Name: Tom Backman
Title: Junior Engineer
Education: BA in Management Information Systems
Home: Limerick
First job: Laborer
Little known fact about you: World Class, Champion Unicyclist
Super-power I want and why: Human Blob, so I can eat pizza 24/7
Word that best describes you: Moderate
Like best about your job: The computers
The most important lesson you’ve learned: Don’t sweat the small stuff
Life motto: what is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind. . .
Person most interested in meeting: Ted Swanson. Mission Accomplished.
Most influential book: Starship Troopers
Favorite movie: Fight Club
Favorite restaurant: Pico De Gallo, 15th and South
Favorite vacation spot: Anywhere without wilderness
Favorite way to spend free time: At the gym or relaxing on the couch

 

 

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