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What You Need to Know About Search Engine
Optimization (SEO) ?
At the last CITe
Lunch and Learn Series
Aaron Geh presented search engine optimization (SEO).
At a high level, students learned the basics
of SEO, including how it works and why it is
important. In addition, they learned why it
is so important to drive more qualified
traffic to the web sites, convert that
traffic to leads or sales, and then measure
success in real numbers. There was also a Q
& A for students after this
interactive session.
The Executive Business Forum featured
Quality Assurance and Software
Testing
The Center for IT and eBusiness hosted
the 3rd Executive
Business Forum at the University of
Akron on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 from 11:30
am to 1:00 pm. Our guest
William Lewis
presented testing and quality assurance
in the Agile world & how to infuse Test
Driven Development into the process. He also discussed the business impacts of
adopting Software Testing and Continuous
Quality Improvement & a practical roadmap
for implementation. IT executives,
professionals and academia also had chance to
get to know each other better during the luncheon.
IT Executive Exchange met for Leveraging
Cloud Computing!
Pie in the Sky or the Next Big Thing on the
Horizon? One of the fastest growing consumer
technology trends is cloud computing, where
data and software is housed in remote data
centers rather than on-site servers.
Microsoft's cloud computing data center in
Northlake Illinois is designed to hold up to
400,000 servers. Amazon is offering its
Elastic Computing Cloud service. The
Economist reports that “Google is said to be
operating a global network of about three
dozen data centers loaded with more than 2m
servers (although it will not confirm this).
Microsoft is investing billions and adding
up to 35,000 servers a month. Other internet
giants, such as Yahoo!, are also busy
building huge server farms."
These and other
firms are betting that IT shops will want to
move a great deal of their processing into
these ultra-efficient centers. This session
of the ITEE was held on Friday, June 12,
2009 and considered the pros and cons
of cloud computing in our unique setting of
NE Ohio.
Open Source Software. Does it work?
Does it pay? Will you regret it later?
Particularly in difficult economic
times, firms are re-assessing whether or not
it makes sense to use Open Source Software,
which appears to be significantly cheaper.
This session of the
IT
Executive Exchange included a range of
topics around Open Source, such as: how does
it fit into the overall software portfolio,
what are the (hidden) costs and benefits,
what are some of the tools and packages that
exist for various applications, security
issues, and other important factors. The ITEE began with a networking
lunch on March 27, 2009 from 1 pm to 2 pm and then took place
from 2pm to 4pm.
The Executive Business Forum
featured Umesh Ramakrishnan!
On November 10, 2008 The University of Akron
welcomed Umesh Ramakrishnan as he presented
his research at the CITe
Executive Business Forum. As a leading
headhunter for the Cleveland firm CTPartners,
Mr. Ramakrishnan has rare access to the
world’s top business executives who have
successfully climbed to the top of their
organizations. The discussion included how
to spot the most effective mentors, making the
most of networking, the advantages of taking
risks and many more inspiring, thought
provoking rules to guide a professional
career. A more detailed look at all of Umesh’s findings can be found in his new
book There’s No Elevator to the Top,
available on his website
www.noelevatortothetop.com.
Effective Benchmarks IT Can Use to Gauge
Success
Several effective IT benchmarks used by
large and small companies were discussed at
the last
IT Executive Exchange January 30,
2009. Local IT professionals talked about
how to balance the cost of maintaining
businesses’ internal IT systems with the
cost of new implementations and outside
projects, as well as the best ways to
measure end-user surveys. In addition,
attendees shared some important aspects they
consider before comparing their IT
performance with competitors. It was also
interesting to learn that many firms are
developing creative ways to link
compensation and IT metrics goals.
The Lunch and Learn Series was a great
success!
CITe hosted Anita Campbell for the
Lunch and Learn Series
event on October 16, 2008.
Our popular event started with a networking lunch
in the Murphy Room. Our guest speaker Anita
Campbell discussed the topic Web
2.0 and Social Media Strategies. Some
students won books by
answering questions during the presentation. Web 2.0
concepts have led to the development and
evolution of web-based communities and
hosted services, such as social-networking
sites, video sharing sites, wikis, blogs,
and folksonomies.
Click here to learn more about Lunch and
Learn Series.
What do new graduates expect from
employers?
CITe hosted another
IT Executive Exchange on November 7,
2008. The topic was "What do new graduates
expect from employers?" It was a different
format than usual, a panel of six students
fielded questions from real business leaders
and hiring managers who are trying to
prepare for the challenges they may face
when hiring “Generation Y.” The student
panel was also able to ask questions to
their potential future employers. It was an
exciting exchange and
definitely helped foster communication
between students and employers.
ITEE gathered to discuss the topic "Telecommuting"
The
IT Executive Exchange (ITEE) had a very informative
meeting September 12th, 2008. The topic of the
exchange was “Telecommuting” which followed a networking
lunch. Attendees shared the ways in which telecommuting
has helped their companies attract and retain employees
and benefit from significant cost savings. ITEE is
a forum for IT Executives and College of Business
Administration professors at The University of Akron
that meets about every six to eight weeks to discuss
pressing and leading edge issues.
"Business Intelligence" was the topic of ITEE
Meeting
CITe hosted another ITEE meeting this summer.
At 18th of July, 2008 ITEE members from industry and
academia came together for a networking lunch and
discuss the topic Business Intelligence in detail.
ITEE members discuss the topic "Mobility
and Mobile Computing"
IT Executive Exchange (ITEE)
had its regular meeting with the topic of "Mobility
and Mobile Computing". The meeting at 30th of May started with a networking lunch
and followed by the exchange.
CITe hosted John L. Mariotti
at an Executive
Business Forum!
At the forum
John
L. Mariotti presented his recent book The Complexity
Crisis — Why too many products, markets &
customers are crippling your company — and what to do
about it. The Executive Business Forum, organized by
the Center for Information Technologies and e-Business,
was a significant success and brought together
experienced professionals from industry and academia.
ITEE met to discuss the topic "Social Networks"
At April 11, 2008
IT Executive Exchange (ITEE)
had its regular meeting. Topic of this meeting
was "Social
Networks". Meeting started with a networking lunch at
1:00 pm and continued with discussions. ITEE is a forum
of group of IT Executives and College of Business
Administration professors at The University of Akron
that meets about every six to eight weeks to discuss
pressing and leading edge issues.
First Lunch and Learn Series on MS
Project Server 2007 was a great success
Boundless Flight, Inc. jointly presented an interactive
demonstration of MS Project Server 2007 with leadership
from the Project Management Office of Energizer Battery
Company on February 1, 2008. The product was
demonstrated by Collin Quiring, one of the top Microsoft
Project experts in the U.S. Energizer described their
business objectives in detail and then correlated how
Project Server is addressing those needs to keep their
world-wide engineering and management teams up to date
on major projects, all the way from proposal/approval to
product delivery.
Click
here to download the presentation.
Dr. Ramakrishna had a successful visit to The
University of Akron.
CITe was privileged to host Dr. H. V. Ramakrishna from
the School of Business, University of Redlands for two
captivating presentations for UA faculty and staff. The
first presentation on January 24th was about Developing
Relationships with International Universities,
particularly those in India. The second presentation
focused on GIS and spatial analysis and how to
incorporate them into a business curriculum.
IT Team and CIO Tope in Northeast Ohio Akron, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2007 — The University of Akron's Information Technology Services department and its leader, Jim Sage, took top honors at the annual CIO Forum of the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA) in Cleveland Nov. 14.
UA's IT organization was named the non-profit IT Team of the Year — the first university IT group to receive this honor. Sage, vice president for IT, was named Chief Information Officer of The Year.
The team award acknowledges the group's commitment to student success and a dedication to outreach activities that enhance the well-being and economic development of Northeast Ohio and the state.
In selecting UA, NEOSA recognized its strategic objectives of engaged leadership, infrastructure enabling, seamless and secure access that empowers the university community, creating a collaborative environment and fostering engaged outreach. CBA Graduate Program Makes Princeton List Again The College of Business Administration graduate program is "a best business school" and "one of the best MBA programs in the world," according to the 2008 edition of The Princeton Review's Best 290 Business Schools. UA's College of Business offers "a flexible and comprehensive MBA program" and boasts an "excellent reputation for business," the Review said. This is the fourth consecutive year that the CBA has been included in the prestigious Princeton list. James L. Sage Named VP for Information Technology Akron, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2005 — James L. Sage has joined The University of Akron as vice president for information technology. The University of Akron's Board of Trustees approved the appointment at its December meeting.
Sage comes to the University from American Teleradiology Management Group, a medical services company in Chagrin Falls, where he was executive vice president of operations and technology. He will be responsible for all of the University's information technology functions, including the departments of applications services, hardware and operating systems, networking services, and learning technologies and scholar/learner services.
“Our University has been widely recognized as a technology leader, including being ranked third in the nation by Intel among wireless campuses,” says University of Akron President Luis M. Proenza. “Jim Sage's extensive experience in information technology will help ensure that we will continue innovative uses of technology to enhance teaching, learning, research and business processes.”
Prior to his appointment at American Teleradiology, Sage was executive vice president and chief information officer at Agilysys, an electronics and computer systems distributor based in Cleveland. His career also includes serving as vice president over information systems at OfficeMax in Cleveland and as vice president of management information systems at Camelot Music Inc. in Canton.
Sage earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management and management information systems from The University of Akron. He also graduated from the CIO Academy at Emory University.
He is a board member of the Northeast Ohio Software Association and program chair for the Society for Information Management.
Sage and his wife, Pat, reside in Copley with their daughters Britney and Kristen. Intel Ranks UA Third in U.S. Wireless Access Akron, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2005 — The University of Akron is a national leader in the use of wireless internet technologies, according to Intel Corp.'s second annual survey on wireless Web access at U.S. colleges and universities.
The University of Akron ranked third nationally in Intel's ranking among 50 campuses with the greatest wireless internet capability.
Only Ball State University and Western Michigan University ranked higher than UA. Other Ohio schools in the rankings included Case Western Reserve University (eighth) and the University of Dayton (17th).
“The University of Akron has been known for years as the most wired-for-wireless public university in Ohio,” says UA President Luis M. Proenza. “Now we have achieved recognition that our efforts are considered exceptional from a national standpoint as well.
“Our campus network, with 950 access points, allows the use of wireless computers both inside the classroom and outdoors on the campus' greens and walkways, as well as at our Wayne College branch campus and even at our stadium,” Proenza explains.
The survey findings were based on the percentage of each college campus that is covered by wireless technology, the number of undergraduate students and the computer-to-student ratio for each school. Data was gathered through university interviews, review of public documents and additional industry sources; the “America's Most Connected Campuses” ranking conducted by Princeton Review and published in Forbes; and an online survey that schools completed between May 1 and Sept. 1, 2005, which was conducted by the Center for Digital Education and Intel. CITe hosts Seminar on Global Supply Chain Strategy & Technology Friday November 18th from 7:30am to 1:00pm. Recent trends such as globalization of operations and markets, new information technologies, international procurement and increasing pressure from customers has presented those in Supply Chain Management (SCM) with a myriad of challenges and opportunities. These issues are the focus of “Global Supply Chain Strategy and Technology,” a half-day seminar sponsored by The University of Akron College of Business Administration’s Center for Information Technologies and E-Business (CITE). This seminar will address challenges such as security, cultural differences and technology and will provide strategies on how to deal with them. The seminar features an impressive list of speakers from local and national companies, who are experts in dealing with global supply chain issues. Tony Macisco, immigration and customs enforcement, Homeland Security, is the keynote speaker. His presentation, “Supply Chain Security and Cargo Importation into the United States,” will illustrate how supply chain security helps the Department of Homeland Security protect our nation and still allows for the free-flow of trade across international borders. Other speakers at the event are David Grubb, partner, Accenture; Perry A. Trunick, executive editor, Logistics Today magazine; Greg Lloyd, chief executive officer, Precision Software; Hu Huang, director of international logistics, Kichler Lighting; Jim Markiaris, vice president of supply chain management, Invacare; and Mary Ellen Mattison, business development manager, JP Morgan Chase Vastera.
CBA Lauded in Princeton Review Guidebook
Akron, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2004 — The University of Akron's College of Business Administration (CBA) has been included in the 2005 edition of The Princeton Review's Best 143 Business Schools.
The book provides narrative descriptions of the schools to prospective students, and gives current students' opinions on factors such as academics, admissions, career and placement assistance, and student life and environment.
The guidebook noted that UA's business students are proud that the college is focused on the latest business trends, and that it is one of a few business schools nationwide with an e-business concentration.
“The greatest strength of the College of Business at The University of Akron is the professors,” one student wrote.
The two-page review also noted the College's Center for Information Technology and e-Business, Center for Organizational Development, Fisher Institute for Professional Selling, Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and Institute for Global Business.
“The mission of the College of Business is to help our students hone their leadership skills and master a creative and analytical approach to solving problems in the business world,” says Dean James Barnett. “It is gratifying to see that the hard work of our faculty and staff is being recognized by this prestigious guide to business schools.”
In addition to CBA's recognition in the Best 143 Business Schools, The University of Akron also has been included in the new edition of The Princeton Review's Best Midwestern Colleges: 150 Great Schools to Consider. |
