Volume 3, Issue 6 - June 2008
Summer greetings…
Last week I had the opportunity to attend a New York State MWBE event in Albany. It was a half-day session designed to give
minority- and women-owned technology solution providers a chance to connect with some of the major players currently serving various New York State agencies.
I've attended events like this before, many times. But this one was the
best ever! It was considered a "jump start" for a program that will dedicate 20% of every state contract to a WBE or MBE by 2010. This will happen incrementally over the next few years, but that's quite a goal. And from the buzz
around the room, they're going to make it happen. Governor Paterson even made an impromptu visit to say a few words.
If you'd been there, you'd have seen me and the InSys sales team walking around in chef jackets, handing out recipe
cards – excerpts from my Top Secret White Binder Cookbook. We wanted to be remembered, and also have some fun, so we played up the idea that we had "the recipe
for your success." We were a smash! Who says business can't be fun?
Have a great summer…
Linda Magnusson-Rosario, CEO
Consumer Trends Become Corporate Tools
At TechEd 2008 last week, IT managers convened to discuss the assertion that consumer technologies like Instant Messaging are leading the way in business technology changes. IT managers
charged with protecting corporate data have mixed views on the consumerization of IT. Read the article.
Do Women Write Better Code?
Emma McGrattan, the senior vice-president of engineering Ingres–and one of Silicon Valley's highest-ranking female programmers–insists that men and women write code differently. Read the blog post.
Be Mindful of IT Workers' Age Groups
In most companies, motivational policies and practices were established with older generations in mind. However, the mind-sets of the younger generations, Generation Xers and Millennials,
are markedly different. Read the article.
Meet the New Kids on the Block
This Spring, InSys added two new Account Executives to the sales team - Anthony Fioto and Tami Crupi. Both are seasoned sales professionals with many years' experience in managing accounts and
delivering technology resources and services.
Anthony has a 20-year background in sales and sales management, which he's been doing since earning his BA from the University of Rhode Island. His most recent work was in
delivering loyalty program platforms in the Financial Services industry, where he learned the ropes of complex sales and end-to-end solutions. When not busy visiting clients, he's out on the links or playing with his two daughters. If he
invites you for a game, be careful - he's a scratch golfer!
Tami is coming out of semi-retirement, after spending time at home raising two sons. With more than 15 years in the IT staffing marketplace, she's excited about meeting
InSys clients and helping to grow our client base. Tami's worked in many industries, but primarily in Pharmaceuticals. Her energy and dynamic personality will fit in nicely with the rest of the gang.
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