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CM IT Solutions has just introduced a new program offering their clients proactive maintenance support that eliminates downtime, by fixing problems before they become a crisis. The program, called CMIT Marathon, offers complete technology support for one flat rate. John Sarra of CM IT Solutions of Eastern Fairfield County says this has generated technology savings of more than 50 percent for many clients.
CMIT Marathon provides 24-hour monitoring and analysis and a help desk; manages updates, antivirus and spyware; and shows you the best technology available for your business. The CMIT Network Operating Center has 125 engineers who provide the monitoring and remediation.
More details about CMIT Marathon are available at www.CMITmarathon.com. For information on other IT services offered by CM IT Solutions in Fairfield, please contact John Sarra at (203) 268-8513.
Thirty-seven students from high schools in Bridgeport got a glimpse of Wall Street thanks to Fairfield University. The students, mostly seniors taking investment and finance classes, were invited by Dolan School of Business faculty to learn lessons in the dynamics of trading and the volatility of the stock market in Dolan's high-tech Business Education Simulation & Trading (BEST) classroom.
The state-of-the-art BEST classroom offers students a chance to make simulated real-time transactions, and mirrors what one would encounter working on a stock trading floor. It boasts a streaming ticker, big board showcasing gains and losses, multi-purpose PCs that function as trading terminals and the same software used on Wall Street.
The scene in the classroom was lively. Students sat glued to computers, taking in Reuters News Service stories, making graphs and studying charts to pick stocks. Divided into teams, the students bought stocks and watched the big board.
In celebration of Veteran's Day 2006, Patriot National Bank initiated a patriotic partnership with the Disabled American Veterans Department of Connecticut, a nonprofit organization that provides support to disabled veterans and their families. The launch project brought together local school children and disabled veterans.
Children at participating schools, including Holland Hill School in Fairfield, wrote letters expressing thanks for the service and sacrifice veterans and their families have made. Area teachers used the project as a way to teach their classes about patriotism and the role veterans have played in preserving America's freedom and democratic tradition. Small groups of children representing their schools attended receptions at Patriot branch locations, where they read their letters to disabled veterans and had an opportunity to talk with the veterans. All of the letters have been on display in the bank branches prior to being distributed to veterans at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Rocky Hill.
Catching up on some member news happenings:
The Better Business Bureau honored Sposa Bella Bridal Shop on Oct. 26 with its 2006 Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence in the 1-9 employee category.
Fairfield University is launching a two-year collaborative program with the Bridgeport Public Schools intended to excite Bridgeport high school students about math and the natural sciences -- and encourage them to pursue higher education in those fields. The centerpiece is BASE Science Camp, a one-week summer program at the univeristy campus that will have students doing hands-on research.
In other recent university news, the school has hired Robert P. Cottle as its Director of Corporate Relations and received high marks in three of The Princeton Review's publications, the 2007 editions of the Fiske Guide to Colleges, Best 282 Business Schools and Best 381 Colleges.
They also got a nice mention in the Connecticut Post in a July article called "Vegetarian life isn't easy, but it's possible."
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Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts announces a 2006-07 season filled with exciting dance, music, comedy and family shows sure to please audiences of all ages and tastes. Performances include: evenings of dance with Momix and Moscow Festival Ballet; the unbridled comedy of Forbidden Broadway; and concerts by singer/songwriter Aimee Mann, jazz great Chick Corea, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and bluegrass legend Doc Watson with David Holt & Richard Watson. In addition, the Quick Center will present its popular live radio dramas, Young Audience series and an International Literature Festival with readings, panel discussions, food tastings and more. For more information, visit www.quickcenter.com.
Ellen Hyde Phillips, a longtime Chamber member and the creative eye behind Fairfield Interiors, was honored Apr. 30 by the High School Scholarship Foundation of Fairfield for her many contributions to the community and for her commitment to the arts in Fairfield.
The Foundation's annual An Evening to Honor Excellence at the Patterson Club "looks to the community for role models who remind each of us that perseverance, courage and commitment are among the attributes of leaders who continually strive for excellence."
Blum Shapiro was recently named among the "Best Places to Work in Connecticut" by the Hartford Business Journal. Winners were assessed and ranked through a two-part process that included an employer's questionnaire about policies, practices and demographics followed by an extensive employee attitude survey.
The firm was one of only 20 companies to make the inaugural list. In the mid-size company category (25-199 employees) it ranked number one among accounting firms and number three among all employers.
Adecco Employment has appointed Jana Rahrig as Account Executive for the greater Fairfield region. She will oversee the sales operations of two branches serving the Fairfield area, bringing her 10 years of sales experience in the staffing industry to support Adecco's strategic growth and customer service efforts.
ConnectiCare is promoting a personal electronic health records service, IHealthRecord, to its members and network of physicians and hospitals. The initiative comes as President Bush and leaders such as Newt Gingrich and Congresswoman Nancy Johnson have called for every American to have an electronic health record by 2010.
Through iHealthRecord, ConnectiCare members can create a comprehensive medical record on a secure website, www.ihealthrecord.org. Multiple records can be created to hold an entire family medical history, including emergency contact numbers, allergies, and prescription information. The electronic records can be shared with any physician, hospital or emergency room.
The iHealthRecord service, sponsored by the nation's top medical associations, offers an inexpensive electronic record that can be transported anywhere over a person's lifespan. The need for portability has grown as more people are "on the move" and seek care with multiple physicians over a lifetime.