Infobright Selected by Yellow Pages Group to Power Digital Advertising Analytics

February 12th, 2013

 

Congrats to TechNexus tenant Infobright, which just announced that Yellow Pages group has selected Infopliance, Infobright’s integrated hardware/software solution, to help power its Yellow Pages Analytics performance reporting tool for digital advertisers.

Unveiled in September 2012, Infopliance is the industry’s first analytics appliance purpose-built for high-performing, efficient and affordable analysis of machine-generated data, including the massive volumes of information generated online through web and network logs. Infopliance combines Infobright’s award-winning analytic engine with storage and compute resources specifically tuned for the rapid deployment of enterprise-scale investigative analytics.

Read the full release.

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2012: A Year of Growth and Innovation at TechNexus

January 31st, 2013

2013 has gotten off to a great start here at TechNexus, with hackathons, meet-ups, and collaboration igniting new innovations every day.

View the highlights from 2012.

However, before we get too deep into 2013, we’d like to look back at some highlights from 2012. We feel it’s important to celebrate the success of every company who affiliates with TechNexus, whether they have a clubhouse key, occupy a permanent office space, or stop by from time to time for one of our many events. We feel lucky to be a part of this exciting tech ecosystem in the heart of Chicago, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2013.

Would you like to see what was achieved in 2012? Take a look at this nifty PDF.

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Join us for “De-Mystifying Big Data” presented by ITA!

January 22nd, 2013

Wednesday, Feb. 6, ITA will host a panel discussion exploring the practical opportunities for growth companies. The event will take place at TechNexus from 5:30pm – 8:30pm.

Acclaimed Financial analyst Peter Goldmacher of Cowen and Company will moderate a panel discussion among key executives from 10Gen, Infobright, MapR, and Sears Holdings/MetaSolve. They will explore the realities and practical applications of Big Data, as well as the issues that are unfolding and the many opportunities that continue to emerge.

Agenda

5:30pm Networking

6:00pm Panel Discussion

7:00pm Q&A

7:45pm Wine and Cheese Networking

Panelists

Dr. Phil Shelley, CTO of Sears Holdings, CEO of MetaSolve

Don DeLoach, CEO of Infobright

Matt Asay, Vice President – Corporate Strategy of 10GEN

Russ Lankenau, Central Solutions Architect of MapR

To Register

Visit www.illinoistech.org/event.aspx/10471

OR

Contact Meghan Bradley at Megan@illinoistech.org

This event is free to ITA members!

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Take the Windows Startup Challenge!

January 15th, 2013

Startup Weekend, Microsoft and DEMO just announced the Windows Startup Challenge to help developers, designers and entrepreneurs go from prototype to development to launch. The winner of the challenge will receive a spot at DEMO Mobile 2013 to launch their app in front of top tier investors, VCs and press.

It’s easy to enter the challenge, just show us a prototype of your app by submitting a two minute video or a slideshare presentation.

If you want to enter, you’ve got to hurry! The deadline to submit your prototype is January 29.

You can get started here.

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CohesiveFT is hosting CloudCamp Chicago 2012 this Thursday!

December 10th, 2012

TechNexus Collaborator CohesiveFT, a leader in enterprise software defined networking (SDN) and software defined data centers, is hosting CloudCamp Chicago 2012 this Thursday evening, Dec. 13, here at TechNexus. Registration is free, but space is limited, so get your ticket here!

The theme for the event is “Who’s In Control of Your Cloud? Security and Visibility in the Cloud.” Just like an effective cloud system, the event will be open for participants to freely exchange ideas, knowledge, and information in a creative and collaborative environment.

CohesiveFT CEO, Patrick Kerpan, along with VMware‘s Senior Systems Engeineer, Jeff Huber; John Barnes, Chief Technology Officer at Model Metrics; and IBM‘s Program Manager – Cloud Technical Partnerships, Mike Dorosh, will attend and emcee the “unpanel” discussions.

The focus of the unpanel will be on the ever-present issues of security, access, visibility and control of data in cloud. But as the event unfolds, speakers and atendees are encouraged to shape the discussion to include any cloud-related topics throughout the night. If you are interested in giving a lightning talk, participating in the unpanel, or sponsoring the beer and pizza please email Ryan at marketing@cohesiveft.com.

The Cloud Camp Chicago event will be December 13th from 6pm-10pm (Central Time) at the TechNexus conference center on the 15th floor of 200 S. Wacker Drive in Chicago. Register at http://cloudcamp-chicago-2013.eventbrite.com.

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Congrats to the Microsoft Windows 8 App Kickstart Winners!

December 4th, 2012

Yesterday Microsoft hosted the invite-only Windows 8 App Kickstart event at TechNexus. Microsoft Evangelists Chris Bernard, Clark Sell, and Sonal Mane covered topics such as design principles, contracts, manifest demo, WAC, and more for the attendees.

Most developers in attendance came with Windows 8 installed and ready to go, and some had already written snippets of code. At the end of the day, seven developer teams pitched the Microsoft team. Three apps were chosen with the highest number of votes: SmilesBack, BeerMate, and MyJailPhone.

Congrats to the winners, and we hope you enjoy your new Samsung Slates!

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Meet the new Microsoft Evangelists at TechNexus!

November 16th, 2012

As part of Microsoft’s residency with TechNexus, there are now two more Microsoft evangelists for you and your company to connect with!

If your company wants to create games and apps for PC, Xbox, and/or Windows Phone, you should reach out to Dave.

If your company is interested in Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud offering, you should meet with Adam.

Dave is a Technical Evangelist with Microsoft. He works with Software and Game Developers across the community to inspire, guide, and mentor developers in bringing their ideas to the Microsoft Windows Platform. Dave specializes in Windows Phone and Windows 8 game & app development.  Dave can also work with iphone and android app developers to replicate their app on Windows Phone 8, giving developers yet another market place to sell through and audience to reach.

Dave Bost

Microsoft Developer Evangelist

Email: Dave.Bost@microsoft.com

Blog: http://davebost.com (or http://thirstydeveloper.com)

Twitter: @davebost

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/davebost

Adam is a cloud evangelist working for Microsoft out of the Chicago area.  He has been developing software on the Microsoft stack for over 25 years, previously led a development team back in Redmond, and before that, spent 20 years building software and software teams in the Chicago area.  In his spare time he regrets that he has very little spare time.

Adam Hoffman

Microsoft Cloud Evangelist

Email: Adam.Hoffman@microsoft.com

Blog: http://stratospher.es (or http://adam-hoffman.com )

Twitter: @stratospher_es

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Create the perfect elevator pitch tomorrow at TechNexus

November 12th, 2012
Whether you work for a huge multinational corporation or are just starting your own company, you must be able to quickly explain what your company does.

Now you can learn how to create and tell your story, with a workshop from the National Elevator Pitch Champion, tomorrow night 6 – 8pm.

“Create the Perfect Elevator Pitch” is presented by Konstant Change. Food and drink will be provided! Register here.

Event info:

Join ITA at TechNexus for a special live workshop with Chris Westfall, author of The NEW Elevator Pitch.  A Chicago native, Chris is the Grand Prize Winner in the ’118′ elevator pitch competition.  He has appeared on ABC NEWS, CNN, NBC and in The New York Post, among other media outlets.  His corporate clients include technology giants like Hewlett Packard and Cisco, and he’s an award-winning MBA instructor at the #12-rated program in the USA.  Find out how to create the story of YOU, and generate influence with your clients and your team.

In this meeting you will discover:

  • How to create a powerful message for your clients, and persuade the people that matter most
  • Expert marketing and branding advice, whether you tweet it or tell it, that separates your story from the rest of the crowd
  • How to connect in more compelling ways with you clients and your market

Register here.

We hope to see you there tomorrow night!

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TechNexus Welcomes Microsoft!

November 8th, 2012

TechNexus welcomes Microsoft to our community! Microsoft has begun its residency here with us in downtown Chicago to introduce their new products to TechNexus Tenants and answer any questions about them.

Microsoft has several offerings for TechNexus startups & entrepreneurs as well as independent web developers, designers, consultants, and more. They have several exclusive offers. Check them out below and see what might benefit your company!

Also, Microsoft Startup Evangelist, Sonal Mane, will be hosting office hours at TechNexus for anyone who would like to chat. To view Sonal’s office hours and schedule a time to meet, simply visit http://ohours.org/sonalmane. This info is also up on our Community page for future reference.

Exclusive Microsoft Offers:

1. BizSpark for Startups. BizSpark is a global program Microsoft offers to qualifying Startups and Entrepreneurs that helps them succeed by providing access to software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, and providing marketing visibility.

BizSpark Software includes: Windows 8, Visual Studio 2012, Expression Blend, Office 2013 & Office for Mac 2011, Windows Azure (a flexible, comprehensive, and powerful cloud platform for the creation of web applications and services), Dynamics CRM, Windows Phone, SharePoint Server 2013, etc.

- Developers get a free 1 year membership for the Windows Store. Developers can also sign up separately for the 30-day Generationapp.com program.

- BizSpark members also get Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online through the Microsoft Cloud Essentials Pack.

- The Windows 8 Surface was just released and can be found at the Microsoft Store online or retail stores.

- Free trainings for Windows 8, Azure, and Windows phone can be found at MSDN Events.

- Release updates and information on hardware for the Windows Phone can be found here.

- If you are using Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies, check out this site for support.

- Visibility in the market – Get featured on BizSpark’s front page, blog, twitter, and Facebook feeds.

Sign up for Bizspark here. For those with additional Azure need (late stage startups), please contact Sonal Mane and she’ll talk with you about BizSpark Plus.

 

2. BizSpark One. Microsoft BizSpark One, an expansion of the BizSpark program, was launched in November 2009. It seeks to accelerate the growth of selected high potential startups. Learn more here.

 

3. Bing Fund. For more support, you can also apply to the Bing Fund  – here’s what you get! Check out the criteria and blog before applying!

 

4. For independent web developers, designers, consultants, etc. who do not qualify for BizSpark, no worries, Microsoft has free trials for you as well:

- For Azure Cloud FREE Trial, visit: http://aka.ms/TheCloud.

- For the Windows 8 RTM eval, visit http://aka.ms/Get8.  (Note the evaluation version will have an expiration date and cannot be upgraded.).

- For Visual Studio 2012, visit: http://aka.ms/Dev2012.

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TechNexus welcomes SOURCEBITS

October 29th, 2012
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We at TechNexus would like to welcome SOURCEBITS, a leader in mobile application design and development, to our offices in downtown Chicago. SOURCEBITS has joined us to establish its presence here in Chicago, and we can’t say we blame them. Our city boasts a thriving tech scene, and TechNexus’s recent partnership with Microsoft will help the talented developers at SOURCEBITS to port their existing iOS and Android apps to Windows.

Based in San Francisco, and backed by Sequoia Capital and IDG Ventures, SOURCEBITS has been delivering compelling solutions for giants like GE, SAP, Intel, MIT, P&G, Hershey’s, and Coca-Cola, as well as emerging technology companies such as Knocking, Peel, TwitPic, CloudOn, and Sling Media since 2006. The company has offices across North America, Europe and India, which allows its clients to benefit from 24-hour work days and take advantage of economies of both scale and geography.

Ranked as the 38th fastest-growing technology company on Lead411’s Technology 500 list, the SOURCEBITS team of more than 400 has executed over 500 successful mobile, web, and cloud solutions on platforms including iOS, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, and Windows Phone — with more than 20 apps reaching the top ten in global app stores.

Mark Modricker, Partner at SOURCEBITS, will be operating out of TechNexus as he focuses on expanding the company’s Enterprise Mobility Applications in the Midwest. He can be reached at mark.modricker@sourcebits.com.

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