Technology investment spurs innovation and job growth

By Alex Funkhouser

I’m always happy when I hear about technology investment in South Florida, especially when that investment involves infrastructure. Verizon Wireless has invested about $240 million in network upgrades during 2012 including Marlins Park and Sun Life Stadium. Whenever infrastructure is improved it represents an opportunity for our local tech community to leverage that infrastructure in new and challenging ways. That usually leads to new initiatives and more jobs.

South Florida .NET CodeCamp, February 9 2013

By Staff reporter

SherlockTech is pleased to announce our support and sponsorship for the 9th annual South Florida .NET CodeCamp. Code Camp is a FREE one day GEEK FEST held on Saturday February 9, 2013 at Nova University – Carl DeSantis Building. The event will have speakers from the local community and beyond. Speakers will be presenting some of the most requested topics like Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, ASP.NET, Javascript, JQuery, Visual Studio 2012, MVC Framework, Sharepoint 2013 and SQL Server 2012. This event is like Tech-Ed for Free but it’s community driven by a group of dedicated volunteers and speakers. Breakfast and lunch is included!

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or volunteer, please reach out to Dave Noderer daven@computerways.com

Local tech industry continues to grow

By Daniel Vasquez, Sun Sentinel Columnist

I am always happy to report that the shores of Silicon Beach, South Florida’s local high-technology industry, continue to spread thanks to the right support and resources. The latest evidence is the expansion of the Technology Business Incubator at the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University. FAU’s Boca Raton campus is home to TBI, which in turn is home to 22 startup tech companies that rely on the incubator to provide business guidance and consulting services to get them to the next level. More..

ITPalooza House Band Full Concert now on YouTube

By: Robert “Scott” Katarincic, lead guitar, The ITPalooza House Band

The playlist plays in the order the songs were performed. There were a few technical glitches but overall I think it was an overwhelming success. Everyone had a chance to shine on stage. I left in a lot of the “between-song chat” because most of it was fun. Be sure to share with your friends and colleagues, click “like” and bump up the view count. Special thanks to Rodney Mackey for videotaping the concert for us.  Thanks to everyone else involved and have a happy, safe and prosperous New Year!

ITPalooza 12/12/12 YouTube Playlist

ITWomen Role Model Speakers (RMS) Program

By Staff reporter

Closing the gender gap in technology: encouraging young women to enter technology fields. The ITWomen Role Model Speakers Program (RMS) is an integral program for ITWomen. Our mission is “to encourage young women in middle school and high school to enter the fields of Technology and Engineering, in order to reach their full potential and to make inroads to closing the gender gap in these fields”. These students empowered with the knowledge of existing Technology and Engineering careers, the opportunity to participate in corporate internship programs and the availability of Scholarship funds. More..