Business Success Dreams Become Reality as Alabama Information Technology Association Pairs IT Companies with Funding Resources.Business Editors & Technology Writers BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001 Second annual IT forum to be held April 4 and 5 in Huntsville, Ala. Dreams and great ideas need the resources to become reality. With that goal as a launching pad, the Alabama Information Technology Association (AITA AITA America's Independent Truckers' Association, Inc. ) will host its second annual forum April 4 and 5 at the Von Braun Center The Von Braun Center (VBC), formerly known as the Von Braun Civic Center (VBCC), is a multipurpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama. in Huntsville. The two-day conference centers on laying foundations for partnership opportunities between growing information technology companies in Alabama and venture capitalists. This year's AITA forum will host educational seminars on industry topics. On Wednesday, April 4, Red Hat Corp. Chief Technology Officer Michael Tiemann Michael Tiemann is Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat Inc, as well as President of the Open Source Initiative. He previously was the Chief Technical Officer of Red Hat. will address the conference on ways that internet-based companies can thrive in today's challenging economic climate. Tiemann has helped Red Hat to drive the next-generation of embedded, post-PC computing devices. On Thursday, Time Domain CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Mark Petroff will present the forum's keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. . The Huntsville-based Time Domain corporation uses infrared technology for important applications in wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , radar and tracking equipment. "We want to boost the information technology industry in Alabama by helping entrepreneurs to locate funding resources. Securing needed capital is one of the biggest hurdles for start-ups and growing companies," said Tim Taylor, an AITA chairman and the director of venture capital investments for the Birmingham, Ala.-based Harbert Management Corp. While working with NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Taylor developed a medical orthopedic technology that went up on a US space shuttle mission in the early 1990s. Taylor would later start a medical device corporation, Endius Inc., with a Huntsville, Ala., surgeon. There are more than 1,500 information technology companies in Alabama employing more than 20,000 people. AITA is a non-profit organization that seeks to help member companies market themselves and find the necessary tools for growth and prosperity. For more information on the upcoming conference, or to learn more about AITA, visit the association's website at www.alabama-infotech.org. |
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