by joshuapiller | Mar 3, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters
As reported by Marcia Pounds in the Sun-Sentinel, Alex Funkhouser of Sherlock Tech Staffing says it’s not the perks that matter most to technology professionals, it’s the skill level and shared knowledge.
Companies like Ultimate Software are fantastic organizations. People go in and they don’t come out. They hire really sharp people,” Funkhouser said.
With its relaxed culture and enviable employee benefits, Weston-based human resources and payroll software developer Ultimate Software Group could be the Google of South Florida.
Like Google, Ultimate Software was recently recognized as one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” The company says it puts “people first” — the motto is stamped on the headquarters entrance — and that results in employee satisfaction and shows up in the bottom line.
Read the complete Sun Sentinel article
by joshuapiller | Feb 17, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters
Dear GSCIS Friends,
Today (Feb 13, 2014) NSU broke ground on the new $80 Million Research Facility. Within this facility we will have NSU’s first Supercomputer which was obtained by the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.

In December 2013 we received a multimillion dollar IBM P6 Supercomputer which has been named “MEGALODON”. This machine was donated by Centaurus Energy in Houston, TX. The system was removed by IBM in Houston and IBM engineers are currently working with NSU.
Supercomputers play an important role in research by allowing researchers to create more accurate models of complex processes, simulate problems once thought impossible to solve, and analyze increasing amounts of data generated by experiments in weeks or months, rather than the years conventional computers require.
Researchers at NSU will use this Supercomputer to solve problems that they currently cannot address with our existing systems. These problems include: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Data Mining, Visualization, and Software Engineering.
This gift directly supports President Hanbury’s 2020 goal of raising $300 million in funded research. Researchers at NSU will use it to solve problems that they currently cannot address without using other universities’ computing resources, at substantial cost to NSU. This machine will also attract funding to support our research infrastructure and ongoing activities that will be in the CCR.
The machine cluster is a collection of 32 nodes. Each pSeries 575 node has 16 P6 CPU’s with 256 GB RAM each. Each CPU has 2 processor units that can run 2 threads each. Each node has 256 GB real memory. It also has a DS 4800 Disk subsystem which is designed for data-intensive applications. The machine cluster is water-cooled using internal chilled plates and a rear cooling door on each rack.
The POWER6 is a dual-core processor. Each core is capable of two-way simultaneous multithreading (SMT). The POWER6 has approximately 790 million transistors. Each core has two integer units, two binary floating-point units, an AltiVec unit, and a novel decimal floating-point unit. POWER6 has hardware support for IEEE 754 decimal arithmetic and includes the first decimal floating-point unit integrated in silicon.
The software stack consists of: AIX, General Parallel File System (GPFS), C++, Fortran, IBM Parallel Environment Runtime (PE), Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL), Parallel Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (PESSL), and Tivoli Workload Scheduler LoadLeveler.
Eric S. Ackerman, Ph.D.
Dean and Associate Professor
Nova Southeastern University
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
http://scis.nova.edu/megalodon.html
by joshuapiller | Feb 17, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters, STEM
Resumes are flowing into GetMyInterns.org and now is the time for employers to be adding internship opportunities to their summer schedule.
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by joshuapiller | Feb 3, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters
Join Bernie Cronin, President of Sandler Training Institute and the South Florida Business Journal for our 3rd annual BIZEDGE development series, Sales Crash Course. This sales seminar will be held over a two week period and give your the resources to grow your sales in 2014.
Speakers: Thursday March 20th
Bernie Cronin, President, Sandler Training Institute
Topic: How To Grow Your Sales 50%…..in the next 12 months!
- Powerful Prospecting & Presentations
- How to Close
- Techniques to Get Winning Referrals
http://www.sherlocktech.com/ai1ec_event/south-florida-business-journal-sales-crash-course-with-bernie-cronin/?instance_id=88952
by joshuapiller | Jan 27, 2014 | Marketing, Newsletters
Miami’s Got Tech: Where Leading Tech Companies Meet Local Tech Talent
The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Technology & Bioscience Committee hosts a unique networking event where leading South Florida technology companies can meet top technology students from area universities, colleges and technical schools.
Miami’s Got Tech, now in its third year, offers a great opportunity to meet and recruit local talent and at the same time visit Miami’s first accelerator tech venue focused on economic development.
Miami’s Got Tech will also showcase innovative projects being developed by local technology talent — IT students are encouraged to participate. The best project will receive the Student Innovation Award.
For information contact: Marina Foglia, 305-544-5464 | mfoglia@miamichamber.com