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Member Spotlight: Meet the PTC Membership

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The Pittsburgh Technology Council has more than 1,300 member companies, all based in SWPA. We’ve got some of the most innovative tech ventures here in our backyard. We thought it would be most excellent to put a small spotlight on a handful of our members each and every week, so you can see the great diversity and talent that we have out there.  We encourage you to learn more about these technology companies:

Insight Rising - Insight Rising is a corporate services and consulting firm that works with companies and non-profit organizations to create more sustainable enterprises. Insight Rising uses a unique approach in our work with clients that increases profits, competitive advantage, and enterprise valuation through developing sustainable practices and socially responsibility activities using decision guidelines consistent with the client’s normal decision processes.

MECCO – MECCO offers the latest innovations in direct part marking for traceability, verification, and part identification in manufacturing, assembly, and other harsh environments. MECCO features a full range of marking technology, including MeccoMark fiber lasers, as well as CO2, diode-pumped, and flash lamp lasers as well as a complete line of dot-peen indent markers with portable, benchtop, integrated, and custom systems available.

New Perspective Productions – New Perspective is a full-service provider of corporate video, broadcast TV and radio spots and interactive multimedia solutions, including CD and DVD authoring and specialized Internet applications.

Pennatronics Corporation – Pennatronics Corporation provides electronic manufacturing services on a contract basis to original equipment manufacturers. We have a state-of-the-art facility in western Pennsylvania capable of assembling leading-edge component and design technology used in the printed circuit industry.

Reclamere – Established in 2001, Reclamere is a leader in Data Security and IT Asset Management specializing in the following services: Deployment of new IT equipment, data recovery,  computer forensics and e-Forensics litigation support, IT Audits & Assessments, on and off-site data destruction, redeployment of older and/or obsolete IT equipment and compliant recycling of IT equipment. Reclamere’s reputation is built on quality, value, and integrity.

SCA Technologies, LLC – SCA Technologies is the leading provider of Intelligent Cost Management solutions. Our methodologies focus clients’ enterprise processes on anticipating changes and taking timely action. Our solutions predict the impact of changes in demand and operations on revenue, cost and profits that drive decision making to improve results in anticipation of changes.

Sustainable Pittsburgh – Sustainable Pittsburgh affects decision-making in the Pittsburgh region to integrate economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental quality bringing sustainable solutions to communities and businesses.

Thar Technologies – Thar Technologies, Inc., is a global leader in supercritical fluid technology whose single-point-of-access platform delivers supercritical fluid process and equipment technologies to the food, chemical, electronics and pharmaceutical industries.

True Commerce, Inc. – TrueCommerce is a Pittsburgh-based EDI solutions provider founded in 1995. From the beginning, the company vision has been to provide small to mid-tier companies with a comprehensive, end-to-end EDI solution that is easy to implement and fully integrates with their accounting software.

Upper Cut Studios – Upper Cut Studios Inc.  is a production company that provides a full spectrum of motion graphics, animations, special effects and on-camera talent and a competitive edge that has Pittsburgh advertising agencies looking. Working with the largest regional advertising agencies, Upper Cut offers spacious editorial suites;  RED One Digital Camera in 4K resolution to create a master archive that can be used in SD, or HD;  a full multimedia studio for on-camera  talent and production shoots, plus video conferencing technology for casting talent.

WVU is Hiring IT Professionals

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West Virginia University cordially invites you to attend the WVU Technical Employment Networking Night on Thursday, April 29, 2010, from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown, WV.
Bring your resumes and business cards and spend the evening with us to learn about WVU employment opportunities and our wonderful family oriented community. Many hiring managers will be on hand to talk about the projects and technologies they are currently exploring!
Networking Night Agenda
6:00 p.m. – Registration and Networking (doors open to job seekers)
6:30 p.m. – Welcome and Department Presentations
7:30 to 9:00 p.m. – Networking with Departments

For more information and how to register for this event please visit:
Event Registration http://simpleforms.scripts.wvu.edu/sf/NetworkingNightRegistration/
Event Information
http://employment.hr.wvu.edu/it_technical_networking
Event Poster
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Attire
Business casual attire is recommended.

National Center for Non-Profit Excellence Launches OPERATION e-CYCLE to redistribute technology devices in Pittsburgh

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The National Center for Non-Profit Excellence (NCNE) has launched a program called OPERATION e-CYCLE, where it takes donations of used laptops, desktops, servers, printers and other technology items from area companies and organizations and then refurbishes the equipment to redeploy to area non-profits that might not be able to afford technology updates. OPERATION e-CYCLE’s first ten laptops, donated by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, were contributed to Three Rivers Youth – a non-profit agency that works with abused, neglected, runaway and homeless youth and their families in southwestern Pennsylvania. The laptops will be used by Three Rivers Youth counselors when they visit the homes of their constituents to improve counselor productivity in the field.

“No more handwritten notes and then going to the office to enter the data into the computer system. Obviously this saves time and money and allows our counselors to spend more time in the field and less time entering data at the office. We are thrilled,” said Sebastian Lacy, Vice President of Human Resources and Administrative Services at Three Rivers Youth. This is not the first project where the NCNE and Highmark have worked together. Highmark partnered with the NCNE to provide Constituent Manager non-profit operations management software to Youth Enrichment Services, Inc., Addison Behavioral Care, Inc. and Acculturation for Justice, Access and Peace Outreach (AJAPO). All three agencies will enjoy rapid report retrieval and comprehensive, verifiable client participation and outcome data, making both day-to-day operations and fundraising simpler.
The NCNE is currently accepting and making donations for its OPERATION e-CYCLE. Interested donors or recipients should contact Lee Hipps, NCNE President, at lhipps@thencne.org or by calling 412-535-0357.
The National Center for Non-Profit Excellence (NCNE) combines people, process and technology to help non-profit organizations discover powerful ways of serving their clients and communities.
For more information, visit www.thencne.org.

GENCO Purchases 25 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Units from Plug Power

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 GENCO Supply Chain Solutions, North America’s second largest and a Global Top 50 third-party logistics provider, purchased 25 GenDrive™ hydrogen fuel cell power units from Plug Power Inc. for use in lift trucks. The GenDrive units will power the lift trucks at a 450,000 square foot distribution center in Graniteville, SC that GENCO operates for Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The GenDrive units are expected to be received in May and June 2010.

Funding was provided as part of a $6.1 million award made to GENCO in April, 2009 by the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell units and create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance and support services. Through this award, GENCO will deploy over 350 GenDrive units at Kimberly-Clark and other companies.

“We are excited about the opportunity to move this initiative forward,” said Bob Simon, GENCO’s project manager. “We’ve had a two-unit pilot program in place with Kimberly-Clark at their Graniteville, SC facility and look forward to the many benefits of the full deployment.”

This sustainable solution eliminates the demand and cost of electricity and significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, toxic lead-acid is removed from the workplace and replaced with hydrogen, which generates water as a byproduct.

“Kimberly-Clark continues to explore new ways to increase safety in the workplace and to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment,” said Joe DeYoung, Kimberly-Clark distribution operations manager for North American Consumer Products. “We were recently recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a 2010 Energy Star Partner of the Year, and have led the personal product category of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the fifth year in a row. Our pilot at the Graniteville site has been very successful, and we’re pleased to be able to partner with GENCO and Plug Power in expanding hydrogen fuel cell technology to the entire lift truck fleet at this facility.”

“GENCO understands the value provided by Plug Power’s GenDrive units,” said Erik Hansen, vice president and general manager of Plug Power’s Motive Power Division. “GENCO’s utilization of the GenDrive solution puts it at an advantage over its competition, with respect to both productivity and corporate social responsibility. GENCO is creating a safer environment for its teammates and the community.”

PTC Launches New On-Line Community

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The Pittsburgh Technology Council launched PTC Insider (http://ptc.civicscience.com) as a first-of-its kind on-line community to share your views about business, technology, academia, government and economic development in the region. Through weekly polls, games, and interactive forums powered by Council member CivicScience, PTC Insider will help you influence the decision-makers that drive our local economy.

Join PTC Insider today and tell us:

• Which local law firms are best serving Pittsburgh technology companies?
• How do you think our elected leaders are serving local industry?
• What business and government issues are most affecting your company and your job?

And keep coming back, as we’ll post new surveys all the time. As a PTC Insider, you will have the opportunity to earn prizes for you and your employer. The first 1,000 Members will be eligible to win 2 Penguins playoff tickets, an iPod Touch and other prizes. And, the company that gets the most employees to sign up will receive a major discount on upcoming events and sponsorships.

We will also give you fun and informative tools to see how you compare to your peers, friends and policymakers. And, most importantly, we guarantee that your participation is 100% secure and anonymous.

So join the PTC Insider today by clicking HERE.