CT Technology Council to Host Town Meetings to Advance Fiscal, Policy and Other Interests of Software & Information Services Cluster.Business & High Tech Editors The Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). Technology Council (CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center ) today announced it will host two town hall meetings to better serve the interests of the State's software and information services See Information Systems. cluster. The Software and Information Services Cluster is an affiliate of the Connecticut Technology Council, and refers to the State's more than 1,000 software and information services companies. The meetings will be held 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., June June: see month. 27 at the Hartford Club, Hartford, Conn., and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., September 9 at the Landmark Club in Stamford, Conn. The meetings will gather CEOs and other senior executives from Connecticut's software, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and computer services Data processing (timesharing, batch processing), software development and consulting services. See service bureau, SaaS and ASP. industry, with the goal of better understanding the needs of these companies in order to help advance their economic, public policy and operational interests. The objective of the Cluster is to achieve top ten recognition of Connecticut as a software and Internet "hot spot" in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . By bringing top executives of the Cluster together, CTC can better ensure that these companies have access to the capital, workforce and entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. talent needed to succeed and thrive. "The software/computer services sector is Connecticut's single largest and fastest growing industry, and it's important we provide these companies with the resources to compete on a state, national and international level," said Michael Theodore, President, Connecticut Technology Council. "Our goal with these meetings is to assess the current state of the cluster, and then move forward - quickly and efficiently - in implementing a program that helps these companies succeed." About Connecticut Technology Council: The organization was founded in 1994, and is a partnership of Connecticut providers and users of technology committed to growing and diversifying the state's technology base. The Council provides Connecticut's technology businesses with the advocacy and access needed to succeed and thrive, and by doing so, enhances the business climate for technology-based companies. A statewide business association, the Council currently represents nearly 400 Connecticut-based companies. More information can be found at www.ct.org. --30--bw/ny* csm
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KEYWORD: CONNECTICUT
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS E-COMMERCE HARDWARE
INTERNET SOFTWARE
SOURCE: Connecticut Technology Council
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