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Upcoming Events . . .

January’s High Tech Happy Hour 
Thursday, January 24, 2008 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Sponsored by and located at Cloud 9 Grill - 876 Juniper Drive, Madison. For more info, visit www.hthh.org

Middleton Chamber of Commerce's Annual Celebration and Silent Auction:  Thursday, January 31, 2008 from 5:30 - 9:30 pm at the Marriott-Madison west Ballroom.  $50 per person.  For more information click here.  (Check out the Zune Digital Media Player that Applied Tech has donated for the auction!)

Lunch & Learn: Topic - Introduction to email marketing
using Constant Contact:
Hosted by the Middleton Chamber
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Noon to 1 pm located at 7507 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton.  Applied Tech's Julie Vike will lead the first of this new series by providing a live demo of Constant Contact, an email marketing tool that allows you to create professional looking emails, newsletters and surveys.  For more information, contact the Middleton Chamber at 608.827.5797.

Business Intelligence seminar and Technology Expo - Wednesday, February 27, 2008,
8 am to 5 pm Monona Terrace.  See feature article for more information or click here.

In the News. . .
by Julie Vike

Waunakee teacher's aide arrested for child exploitation. Could it
be happening in your workplace?

Perhaps you caught the story about the teacher's aide who was arrested earlier this month for buying and downloading child pornography. It has not been released at the time of this writing whether or not pornography was viewed or downloaded while on school property. However, given the details of this story, I am inclined to believe that there was high probability that this vile content had been viewed on school grounds during working hours.  Read more

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BUSINESS SOLUTIONS SEMINAR & TECHNOLOGY EXPO

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:00am - 5:00pm
Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center
One John Nolen Drive – Madison, WI 53703

An overwhelming trend in the market is a technology shift from the office to offsite locations. With that shift comes the need to keep all information in one place to communicate and collaborate with managers, employees, and clients as effectively as though they were in the same office.
Are you prepared for the change?

Join Applied Tech and our technology vendors as we tackle collaboration solutions designed to make you more efficient, retrieve and share project information, and learn the advantages of wireless mobility communications.

Covered topics:  Microsoft Dynamics®, SharePoint®, Project management for the construction sector, mobility and more!

All-day, Morning and Afternoon sessions available.
Download Invitation (PDF)

Morning Keynote Speaker:
Donald Nichols, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Affairs at La Follette School of Public Affairs. Click here for a complete bio

No cost to attend, including free parking, lunch, and door prizes!
Click here or to register online.  A printable registration form is available by downloading the invitation (see above).  Questions can be directed to Julie Vike at vike@appliedtech.us or by calling 608-257-6051x23.

Customers and technology users who work with Microsoft technologies are encouraged to visit user groups, conferences, and training sessions that are led by MVPs. MVPs are objective technology experts who are eager to share their knowledge. They have no obligation to Microsoft and freely share their expert opinions and experience, earning users' respect and trust.

As a recipient of this year's Microsoft MVP award, Tim joins a stellar group of individuals from around the world who have demonstrated a willingness to reach out, share their technical expertise with others and help individuals maximize their use of technology.

There are only about 3,500 MVPs worldwide and less than 60 MVP's for Windows Small Business Server. MVPs are technology's best and brightest, and we are honored to have Tim as one of them.
Join us in welcoming Tim to MVP status! Congratulations can be sent to Tim at barrett@appliedtech.us.

Do you have an IT question or concern that you’ve been hung up on? Now’s your chance to “Ask Sparky”!  Sparky is what we loving call our company logo. Sparky is our fearless leader who encompasses all that is IT. Applied Tech works hard at keeping IT as pain-free as possible and Sparky is with us every step of the way! Send your IT questions to Sparky at sparky@appliedtech.us.

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