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 Last
week's Mercedes-Benz Corporate run was a blast! Checkout some pix
at our Facebook
Web Stream.
IT
ProCamp will be coming to South Florida for the first time on
July 21st 2012 and I'm pleased to announce that SherlockTech
Staffing will be sponsoring the event. Please take a moment
to visit the event website and answer the call
for speakers.
This week, Google
announced its long awaited Google
Drive. Will 'Gdrive' dominate the Cloud Storage space
for years to come or is Google once again stepping outside its
core competency. more
 CareCloud CEO
is Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
"Founding CareCloud and taking the company from a startup to a major player in the healthcare technology industry has been an incredible, rewarding challenge for me and my leadership team," said CEO Albert Santalo. "As CareCloud continues to expand its client base and disrupt healthcare using cloud computing technology, I could not be more proud that the company is being recognized for its impact. I value the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's exceptional commitment to fostering the growth of the technology industry in South Florida and am very honored to receive this award."
more
 South
Florida libraries use mobile technology to offer free e-book
"It has become quite clear that libraries need to keep up with the times as far as mobile technology and e-books are concerned," says Stephen Grubb, E-Services manager for Broward County Libraries. "About a third of the country has e-readers, so libraries need to be able to keep up with current technology. When people think of e-books, we want them to think of the library, not Amazon or Barnes & Noble."
more
 Microsoft
to invest $300M in Barnes & Nobel e-book business
Barnes & Noble's shares
nearly doubled this morning on news that Microsoft will invest
$300 million in return for a 17.6 percent stake in a new business
subsidiary dedicated to digital books. The deal with Microsoft
gives new firepower to Barnes & Noble, which has been engaged
in an expensive battle with Amazon.com's market-leading
Kindle. "It gives them a much larger partner with
deeper pockets, it gives them increased reach," said
Morningstar analyst Peter Wahlstrom. "In the last two years
they've had their backs against the wall." Barnes & Noble
has said it commands about 27 percent of the U.S. market for
e-books and e-readers. more
Our Facebook page is a really great resource for the
South Florida IT community as well as Job Seekers and Hiring
Managers. We invite you to join our growing community, please
visit our Facebook page and click the 'Like' button.
Thank you,
Alex
Funkhouser,
Alex@SherlockTech.com
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