Join the West Michigan Technology Association this Thursday, August 19 beginning at 11:45am for lunch and a discussion on Google Apps Cloud Computing.

The presentation will focus on cost savings and collaboration through the use of the various Google Applications.  Whether your business is considering moving to the cloud, just wants an affordable email solution, or struggles to give employees access to critical information from anywhere, Google Apps Best-In-Class Cloud Solution can help you address the issue.

This month’s Google Apps presentation is brought to you by Keith Torno, Rick Penn, Mike Sweany, and Marc Creviere of Maximize Technologies, LLC.  Maximize Technologies will also sponsor lunch at the event.  As always, the meeting will be held at ITT Technical Institute located at 1980 Metro Court SW in Wyoming, Michigan from 11:45am until 1:30pm.  First time guests and WMTA members may attend the meeting free of charge, while returning guests pay $15, or $5 for students.

To register for this event, please email rsvp@wmta.biz.  If you have questions, feel free to call Caitlin or Catherine at 616-717-5750.

As Vice President of the West Michigan Technology Association (WMTA), Catherine works very closely with the organization.  Below is more information regarding WMTA’s upcoming events covering topics of interest within the telecommunications field.

WMTA monthly meetings take place at ITT Technical Institute located at 1980 Metro Court SW in Wyoming, Michigan beginning at 11:45am and usually conclude around 1:30pm.  Registration is free for WMTA members with a $15 fee for guests and lunch is included.  If you are interested in attending any WMTA events, please contact Samantha at sgorton@symplicitycom.com.

We hope you can join us for these upcoming meetings.

April 15, 2010

Topic: Virtualization & the Eco-System of the Data Center

This presentation is going to talk about what virtualization is at the Compute, Network , and Storage levels. There may be small portions where we get really technical and geeky.

* Virtualization benefits

* Virtualization pitfalls to be aware of

* Some unique features that can make IT departments more agile

* Virtual Machine and Data Center portability

* Business Process aware virtualization

Speaker: Craig L. Chapman, MCPc

Craig started his IT career in 1995 assisting system admin at East Kentwood High School, setting up a state-of-the-art CAD lab during one of his course hours. After getting bitten by the “technology bug”, Craig worked at both customer end-user and VAR positions. Accenture, Northrop-Grumman, Trivalent Group, and MCPc to name a few. Craig’s focus is to assist businesses in virtualization acceptance and help them see the value of it’s implementation. Holding a large number of technical certifications and over 15 years experience, Craig looks to empower IT to understand its impact on the business user community that IT is asked to support and enhance.

May 20, 2010

Topic: Why cellular reporting and bill management is more critical than ever!

Speakers Steve and Catherine will present the latest software from Matsch that puts cellular reporting at the fingertips of the users.  Finally, an easy solution to managing hundreds, and even thousands of cellular phones.  The latest from Sprint, Verizon and AT&T will be discussed.

Speakers: Steve Schafer, Matsch Systems and Catherine Lazarock, Symplicity Communications, Inc.