vtSDA News Archive
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Call for Private Sector SBIR Phase (0) and IF - Intent to Submit Letters
Deadlines for the VT EPSCoR Private Sector SBIR Phase (0), Use of Facilities and Innovation Fund (IF) awards are as follows:
SBIR Phase (0) - due April 30, 2009
Use of Facilities - due April 30, 2009
Innovation Fund - due April 15, 2009
To see the full RFPs for submission guidelines, please visit the web at:
- If you plan to submit a proposal for any of these programs, please send an "Intent to Submit" email message to epscor@uvm.edu by February 25, 2009.
- Indicate the name(s) of the applicant(s), the tentative project title and program that you intend to apply for in your email.
- Please enter "Intent to Submit" in the Subject Line of your email message.
- The "Intent to Submit" email is NON-BINDING should you be unable to submit a full proposal on the due date.
- Questions? email epscor@uvm.edu
Dealer.com sells 20 percent of company for $35M to Montreal media company
Fri Jan 23 2009
Related Company: Dealer.com, Inc.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Jan. 20, 2009) - Trader Corporation (Trader), the vertical media business of Yellow Pages Income Fund (TSX:YLO.UN), announced today it has entered into a strategic agreement with Burlington, Vermont-based Dealer.com (www.Dealer.com) that will deliver a suite of marketing technology solutions to Canada's new and used vehicle industry.
Trader and Dealer.com have signed a long-term, exclusive commercial agreement making Dealer.com's web solutions available to Trader's extensive customer base in Canada served under its AutoTraderTM brand. Concurrent with the commercial agreement, Trader will also take a 20 per cent equity interest in Dealer.com for US$35 million, with the option to increase its ownership in the privately held company over time ...
Bjarne Stroustrup on Educating Software Developers
Bjarne Stroustrup is a leading figure in modern software development. As the designer of the C++ language ? used in everything from the Google search engine to the iPhone ? his contribution has impacted countless development projects.
After 24 years as a researcher at Bell Labs, in 2002 Stroustrup became a professor at Texas A&M University, where he holds the College of Engineering Chair in Computer Science. The experience has given him insight into the all-important task of educating tomorrow?s software developers ....
Vermont 3.0 Is Poised For Another Go!
Vermont 3.0?s last Creative Technology Career Jam on January 26, 2008, was so successful, they?re doing it again!
Event Details
Saturday, October 25, 200810 a.m. - 5 p.m. Champlain CollegeFree admission
Be sure to stop by booth #25B at the Vermont Business Expo this May 21st and 22nd! This is the vtSDA's fourth year at the Sheraton at Burlingon event, spreading awareness of our member companies and touting the future plans for the organization.
Don't miss it!
Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Internship Board
May 7th, 2008
The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce has just launched their new Internsip Board. It is a website dedicated to facilitating connections between employers and potential interns. They list only paid internships and act as a central location for finding workforce resources in the community. Posting your paid IT and software intern positions is encouraged.
Check out the website for complete details.
[Internship Board][Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce]State of Vermont Offers Pre-Qualification RFP
April 2nd, 2008
In response to the concerns raised by the vtSDA and others about the lengthy process to bid on state contracts the State has just issued an RFP to pre-qualify IT vendors for development and support services provided to state agencies. Companies that respond to the RFP and meet the minimum requirements will be added to a "qualified vendor list" in certain categories. State agencies can quickly award future project and support work to companies on this list. Larger state projects will still required a traditional RFP.
The Pre-qualification RFP is a great way for the smaller VT firms to build a relationship with a state agencies and to grow your businesses.
If you have questions, you will need to follow the Q & A process outlines in the RFP.
[Pre-Qualification RFP Link][Other Open RFPs]New England's Economy
March 10th, 2008The Community Development Advisory Council has put together a presentation regarding New England's Economy.
Green thinking vs. great access: A tale of two high-tech contenders
Ambitious Vermont needs what Westchester County, N. Y., has: broadbandOctober 30, 2007 (Computerworld) -- When IBM on Tuesday said it had come up with a way to recycle silicon chips into solar panels, the dateline on its press release was from Burlington, Vt. It's the kind of environmental-related news that fits in with this state's high-tech ambitions and green sensibilities. [more >>>]Martell is first director of Vermont software group
9.28.2007 -- Patrick Martell is just now rolling up his sleeves as the first executive director of the Vermont Software Developers' Alliance, but the three-year old group has already laid out the groundwork so Martell could hit the ground running ...
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vtSDA Hires New Executive Director
8.15.2007 -- The Vermont Software Developers' Alliance (vtSDA) announced the hiring of Patrick Martellas its new Executive Director.
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