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Managed Services Provider Reality Check: You're a Customer, Not a Partner
A recent Facebook post by Len Srinivasan, a vice president of channel partner development at backup vendor Vembu, pretty much sums up what many people are thinking about managed services: Are MSPs part of the channel or are they customers?
"The market dynamics are changing so much and we see the trend where MSPs are behaving like customers. In a typical channel model, the vendor will have visibility in terms of who their customers are, but when they go through MSPs – that visibility is lost since MSPs are offering the software/application as a service to their customers directly. Please shed some light on this. — feeling meh," he wrote.
Managed services have always been part of the channel. Some solution providers say they've offered some form of managed services long before they became vogue. What made managed services popular in the early 2000s was a combination of persistent and affordable Internet connections that made remote monitoring and management practical; as well as the rapid commoditization of staple channel products, such as servers and PCs. Simply put, the average VAR needed a new value-add to sustain revenue and profitability.
But did consuming managed services technology ever make MSPs "partners"?
Managed Services Business Model a Godsend
From a revenue perspective, the managed services model is a godsend. By charging a recurring service fee, MSPs can accurately predict their gross revenue, cash flow and profitability. This is a far cry from product sales, where every quarter is subject to market and customer vagaries that cause sales to rise and fall without reason.
An emerging class of vendors — including Level Platforms (now owned by AVG Technologies), N-able (now owned by SolarWinds) and Kaseya — jumped on the opportunity with tools and resources. They provide the software that enables solution providers to easily and effectively deliver remote management of network devices, storage, servers and endpoints.
Larger equipment vendors, such as Cisco Systems Inc., Juniper Networks and Hewlett-Packard Co., jumped on the bandwagon by giving solution providers price protection for their hardware used in managed services infrastructure. Through price protection, MSPs could more easily budget for infrastructure expansion, and it too provided vendors with a semi-predictable source of revenue.
And software vendors, especially security specialists such as Symantec and Sophos, offered consumption-based licensing for their applications. MSPs wouldn't have to pay hefty upfront licensing fees for unused capacity; they could buy more seats based on their utilization rate. This made software delivered as a managed service more affordable.
All the way, every vendor from RMM to networking hardware called MSPs a "partner." Level Platforms even formed a community called MSP Partners (now part of CompTIA) that provided solution providers with materials on how to build better, profitable managed services packages. The reality, as Srinivasan points out, is MSPs are and never were partners in the traditional sense of the channel. They are customers.
Think of it this way, a MSP may work with Continuum for hosted managed services or buy software from LabTech Software, but their customer will never know the technology source. The value is in the service delivered by the MSP.
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It's the same in the platform versus application hosting space. Let's face it, hosting service providers and software developers have a love-hate relationship with each other. The hosting provider needs the ISV, because hosting that product or solution means consumption of resources (read=subscriptions and billings) for the provider. The ISV needs (sort of) the host, because customers are demanding that they be able to access their solutions "in the cloud", and hosting providers are the way to get that done. It would seem that the two have much in common, in terms of wanting to give the customer what they want, but it's not that simple. http://wp.me/p1WFoY-3K
Take even the case around QuickBooks hosting. Intuit believes they own the relationship to all QuickBooks customers, and they're right to the extent that the user relies on QuickBooks for some business functionality. Hosting service providers think they own the customer relationship because they have significant influence over the products accessed from their servers. http://wp.me/p2hGOJ-ik
who, in the end, actually owns the customer relationship – and are the "food chain" of providers in that entire lineup operating as a partnership or as removeable vendor elements?
Great post Larry W. Interestingly, as one of the seemingly smaller, yet very meaningful changes I've steered since taking over HEROware Inc in our channel, it's been to change how we refer to our "customers".
Indeed, in an internal team meeting shortly after taking over last Fall, I tapped into my diverse industrial experiences where no matter the business relationships– a "customer is a customer." a company that buys product from you, yes, they are a reseller–but they're a customer as well. We're not "partners" and though prevailing marketing winds in the channel have for decades tried to utilize the "partner" term to further endear manufacturers and software companies to their "customers", the practical reality is, unless you're embedded in the delivery of the service to the client, through the reseller-customer, and engaged in a way in which you share in the profits or costs of delivery and support of the eventual end user-business client of the reseller (MSP, VAR, ISV or the like)…you're the manufacturer and they are the customer.
I said to the team and our resellers, if our financial relationship begins and ends with them, they are our customer! Treat them like you'd want to be treated as a customer of any establishment or business you frequent, and then go further.
Our industry so prefers marketing generated buzz words and hype, rather than plain spoken candor and simplicity…and yet I find that when you get to the real people running our reseller customers daily, they'd much prefer the simpler, more plain real tone in our relationships.
Great article Larry W keep it up
Rob Ryan, President, HEROware
Excellent piece. I would like to point out that in the early days of RMM the vendors (Level, N-able, Kaseya, etc.) We in their evolutionary learning curve as well with regards to their selected go to market and licensing model. Not so much their fault as they basically were following long standing software industry pricing models. It took them awhile to change and adapt. I believe they may have been pushed along by the likes of up and comming RMM vendors such as HoundDog (now GFI Max) which offered a utilization based licensing model.
Had the same conversation about partners/customer this weekend, and the whole Channel itself. We came up with that unless you can control any portion of what your vendor does, you're a customer. But we took it a step further… is a small vendor to a large corporation really a client to the vendor? Plastic injection molding to GM/Chrysler — Liquid egg producers to McD's? Kind of like the reverse mortgage of the mfg world…
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The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services invites artists of all ages who live, work or go to school in Somerset County to submit photos or slides of fall-themed artwork for an exhibit at the in Basking Ridge.
The deadline for submitting entries is Tuesday, Sept. 18.
The exhibit will be on display from Oct. 3 to Dec. 14 at the center, located at 202 Mount Airy Road.
The county arranges for shows at the Senior Wellness Center to be held quarterly, and in this show is seeking more fall-themed pieces, said Caitlin Witucki, health promotion specialist for the county office on Aging & Disability Services in Somerville. The county has been hosting art shows at the Wellness Center since the building opened five years ago, Witucki said.
A limit of three submissions is requested per artist. Artwork can include, but is not limited to, watercolors, oils, acrylics, photography, pastels, drawings, mixed media and printmaking, according to the county. Slides and photographs sent via mail will be returned.
Up to three photographs (4" X 6") or slides may be sent to email@example.com, or via regular mail to the attention of Caitlin Witucki, Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville NJ 08876. Selected artists will be notified by Monday, Sept. 24, she said.
Artwork should not exceed 30 inches in width, including frame, and must be wired and ready for hanging. Exhibitors are asked to deliver artwork to the Senior Wellness Center between 10 a.m. and noon on Wednesday, Oct. 3. At the end of the exhibit, artwork should be picked up from the Senior Wellness Center between 10 a.m. and noon on Friday, Dec. 14.
Exhibitors may offer artwork for sale with a small percentage of the sale being donated to the Somerset County Nutrition Program to benefit senior center activities
Those who wish to be considered should include a list of artwork on a separate sheet of paper indicating name, address, phone number, email address, title, dimensions, whether the artwork is for sale or not, and media of the artwork to be considered, according to the county.
For more information, contact Health Promotion Specialist Caitlin Witucki, Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, at (908) 704-6346 or email@example.com.

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I want to say something about E-books, I don't have a E-book reader nor do I want one. I have nothing against it, if anyone else wants to that's fine with my.
but I want to hold a book, turn every page and smell that typical book smell. that is part of the joy of reading to my. I think that real books will never be replaced by the electronic ones (I certainly hope the are not).
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How to Kiss a Stranger
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Post(s) tagged with "star wars tumblr challenge 2"
This is my Tumblr Challenge adapted by interestant. I decided to do it since (a) I have a lot more followers since I did my last one, (b) a lot has changed since I did my last once, and (c) I really just wanted to give some different answers. I'll try to consistently post them in the afternoon, just so that way the day-tumblrites and the night-tumblrites can get a chance to see it.
- All-Time Favourite Character
- Favourite Main Character From The Movies
- Favourite Rebel
- Favourite Imperial
- Favourite Jedi
- Favourite Sith
- Favourite Politician
- Favourite Smuggler
- Least Favourite Character
- Favourite Droid or Type of Droid
- Favourite Ship or Type of Ship
- Favourite Planet
- Favourite Non-Human Species
- Favourite Star Wars-Related Photo
- Coolest Moment
- Saddest Moment
- Most Cringe-Inducing Moment
- Favourite Battle
- Favourite Fight or Duel
- Deleted Scene You Wish Was Kept In
- Most Annoying Special Edition Change (1997/2004)
- Favourite Behind-The-Scenes Personality (Director, Author, Artist, Crew Member, etc.)
- Favourite Expanded Universe Book or Book Series
- Favourite Expanded Universe Comic Book Series
- Favourite Expanded Universe Film or TV Series
- Favourite Expanded Universe Character
- Least Favourite Expanded Universe Addition to the Franchise
- Favourite Quote
- Favourite Scene
- Favourite Movie
19 October 2010 @ 13:58 20 kareemopolis
Corran Horn
Day 1: All Time Favorite Character
Name me one person who has read about Mr. Horn and doesn't like him. Right from the very beginning he's a hotshot and way too cocky, and it's appealing. He's even died once… and he still comes back to life. He's just all around awesome. As I like to say, if he isn't in your top few favorite characters by the time you read I, Jedi, he will be.
19 October 2010 @ 16:12 6
Luke Skywalker
Day 2: Favorite Main Character From the Movies
Luke Skywalker spent his life growing up on Tatooine wishing he could be a pilot. He finally gets to do what he's always wanted to do but he finds out he's capable of being so much more than a fighter pilot. That's why he's always been one of my favorites from the films because he didn't really have to be this hero, this leader. But he steps into the role and he somehow excels even though he began as just a farm boy.
20 October 2010 @ 16:23 10
Wedge Antilles
Day 3: Favorite Rebel
I think I've explained this enough but I think Corran Horn puts it best, "What he [Tycho] did, what Wedge did, without being able to use the Force made them far more special than any Jedi. They flew with heart and brains and their entire being." Wedge has always been a fighter, and he wasn't fighting for himself, he was fighting so others didn't have to fight. So that others could be free of the Empire and evil. Who Wedge is is just part of the reason why he's this all around awesome character.
On a related note, he looks a lot like Trent Reznor here.
21 October 2010 @ 15:43 10
Baron Soontir Fel
Day 4: Favorite Imperial
Soontir is probably the only member of the Empire that I like. I always wanted him to turn out to be the good guy but either way, he's a very skilled pilot and one of the best.
Fel: "It feels funny being here this way."
Interrogator: "Why is that?"
Fel: "Except for an accident of circumstance, I could have been your Luke Skywalker, and he could have been me. After all, we were both farmboys who loved to fly…"
22 October 2010 @ 15:21 2
Mara Jade
Day 5: Favorite Jedi
Quite simply, she's a badass. From the moment she's introduced as a character in Heir to the Empire, she's intriguing and just plain awesome. I love how her character grows throughout the Star Wars Universe.
23 October 2010 @ 15:57 13
Darth Vader
Day 6: Favorite Sith
To sound like a broken record, I don't like bad guys (generally). Darth Vader is such a character. He's my favorite Sith solely for the fact that he has the ability to make, and he does make, the return to the Light Side.
24 October 2010 @ 19:35 7
Winter Celchu
Day 7: Favorite Politician
For a long time, she pretty much did Leia's political work when she wasn't there. I think it's safe to say (if there were any doubts) that she is a politician. She never forgets anything, she protected the Solo kids when they were born, she's a badass fighter. Winter marries Tycho Celchu. What else qualifies a favorite? Not much. She's awesome.
25 October 2010 @ 22:44 4
Talon Karrde
Day 8: Favorite Smuggler (changed from Bounty Hunter)
He's pretty much the King of smuggling. I love how he doesn't want to get involved with the New Republic…and he manages to do so anyway.
26 October 2010 @ 21:59 6
Boba Fett
Day 9: Least Favorite Character
Someone needs to make a very strong argument to convince me to like Boba Fett.
Forgot yesterday~ double post for today!
27 October 2010 @ 12:18 11
Scribblings from an X-Wing in a galaxy far, far away.
Hello, my name is Rebecca. I'm an above average Star Wars fan. I have a deep appreciation for Wedge Antilles and the rest of the X-Wing pilots (most specifically Rogue and Wraith Squadrons). I, also, lead a Corran Horn appreciation life.
My Star Wars favorites.
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Bad Habits6 Reviews
Steph is fretting about her new English assignment.
School on Monday was terrible. I fell asleep in my math class, because I stayed awake most of the previous night wondering where the hell my mom was. Even if she'd got a call, it wasn't like her to stay the entire night, unless the guy was rich enough. She finally came home at some ridiculous hour in the morning, wasted. She claimed as she was having a night off she decided to 'get to know the city.' I refused to talk to her. I had to make my own dinner out of microwave fries because everything I try to cook goes horribly wrong. Her immature argument for not calling was that I hadn't called the night that I stayed around Kate's. It's completely different. I was unconscious. I'm not meant to be the responsible parent.
Needless to say, the absence of my consciousness didn't go down well with Mr. Ferris. I played it off with some excuse of how the humidity of the room made me sleepy, as I wasn't used to it. I barely escaped without a detention, but suffered a very, very long lecture on how important it is to make sure I get plenty of sleep because I'm at an extremely 'critical' age of my life right now and simply cannot afford to miss out on my education.
I don't listen in his lessons anyway. I day dream whilst he speaks and when we have to do work, I poke Timmy Inglebert in the side with a ruler. He knows this is the signal to explain to me what we're doing. 'Why didn't you wake me up?' I hissed to him today. He uncomfortably pulled at his collar with a chubby finger.
'I t-tried.' He stuttered 'B-but you f-flung a c-compass at m-me.'
'Oh.' I said 'Sorry.'
The day got worse. Mrs Fitzergeld delivered the delightful news that we were to do an 1000 word essay on bad habits. It caused some confusion. A bad habit's a bad habit. What more is there to say about it? A lot, according to Miss. What it is, when it began, why it began, examples of causes, effects, is it noticeable to others? have you ever tried to stop? What bad habits do the people around you have? It sounded pretty pointless to me.
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My cell phone had 2 missed calls from Brendon. I had missed the last one by mere seconds, my ring tone ending the moment I stepped inside the house after Ryan had dropped me off. There was an answer phone message. I played it.
'Hey Steph, Brendon here. Uh, just wanted to know if you wanted to go to the movies later? I'M NOT ASKING YOU OUT! I'm asking Ryan and Kate and Spencer too! Brent wasn't at school today, don't know why. Hmm...Yeah. Call me back. I was hoping we could see the new Harry Potter film or something. It looks REALLY good. Or you know whatever you guys want to watch...As long as it's not a chick flick. I'm the one making the arrangements! I put my foot down. Why are none of you picking up your phone? Does your school end later than mine? I think it does, come to think of it. Oh. Hmm. I'm hoping Ryan can drop us in. Yeah. So please come. OK. I think that's it. Yeah. No. Yeah. No. Yeah. N-'
The phone beeped, cutting him off.
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'What are you going to do the essay on?' Kate asked me whilst we lined up in the queue for popcorn.
'I have no idea.' I said truthfully.
'Me neither. What habits do I have?'
I paused to think for a moment. 'Pencil chewing.' I came up with eventually. 'You do it when you're bored in class. And doodling. If you have some sort of writing equipment you'll just sit there drawing random shapes and things on paper. Or even on your hand' I said, gesturing to her ink stained palm.
'Hmm. I never really thought about it.' She said, studying the blue swirls looping her hand and tracing them with her finger.
'What about me?' I asked. I didn't really like to think about it. There wasn't much point in me actually doing the essay really. It would probably turn out to be a load of crap that made no sense. I cringed with nervousness, chewing on the ends of my nails every time I thought about it. This could be it. Next thing I know, I'll be taken out of lessons so someone can try to teach me how to spell 'Cat'.
'I really don't know.' Kate asked. 'Maybe I haven't known you long enough.'
'Please, it's so blatant.' Said Ryan out of the blue, steeping away from the queue with his bucket of popcorn.
'What do you mean?' I asked, creasing my forehead.
'Nail biting' He said 'you do it all the time. When you're nervous and such, or worried. You were doing it just now.'
I looked down at my fingernails. Or lack thereof. They were stubby and short and torn, like I'd always known them to be. 'Oh yeah. I forgot about that.'
'Can I help?'
The woman gave me the popcorn and I shuffled over to Ryan as Brendon approached the counter. I went back to studying my nails.
'Worried about something?' Ryan said. He knew what was bothering me. I sighed.
'No.' I said shaking my head and attaching my teeth to my nail before I realized what I was doing. Ryan gave me an amused glance, and I quickly pulled my hand away and curled it into a fist.
'It's Harry Potter time!' Brendon exclaimed, once we were all finally assembled with our popcorn and coke.
He did some sort of frantic motion with his hands, which I think was meant to relate to casting a spell with an imaginary wand or something. Ryan gently patted his shoulder. 'Let's sit you down before you become too excited' he said.
The theater was pretty packed so we had to split up for seats. All we could find was a four with a single in front of it. Coincidentally, Ryan knew the girl that sat in the front row and therefore offered to be the one to sit there, leaving Spencer, Kate, Brendon and I to sit on the row behind.
The lights dimmed to nothing, the background music stopped and the movie eventually began. And I soon learnt to never sit next to Brendon Urie in a movie theater again.
He got very enthusiastic about the movie, nudging me every so often or giving me a sharp jab with his elbow when something exciting happened. He was practically bouncing on his seat the whole way through. I wondered it if would be best to take his cup of coke away from him. He was excitable enough without the extra sugar dosage.
The girl, who sat in front of us that Ryan knew, kept whispering things to him. I wondered if he was finding it annoying. She must like him, I concluded. But that was not in the least bit surprising. I could only see the back of her head, and there was only so much I could make out of her in the dark. Her hair was curly.
'STEPH!' Someone said sharply, shaking my shoulder. He said it very loudly too, causing half the cinema to look over at us.
Ryan turned and looked at us curiously as Brendon sheepishly let his hand slip off my shoulder.
'Sorry, it's just you were miles away.' Brendon said.
'Oh, sorry.' I said, turning my attention back to the screen.
Brendon clapped loudly when the film eventually ended and hopped up immediately from his seat. 'Wasn't that just AMAZING' He babbled, as we all made our way out through the rows of seats. 'I mean the effects... and the guy with the wand...'
As Kate began explaining how to him how there was actually a lot of guys with wands in Harry Potter, I scanned the slow moving crowd to see where Ryan was. He was few paces behind us talking to that girl, who I still couldn't see properly through the crowd.
'HURRY UP RYAN!' Brendon bellowed in my ear.
Ryan eventually caught up with us, looking a little pink cheeked. I was curious but no one questioned anything.
Kate, Brendon and Spencer all went off to use the theater toilets, leaving Ryan and I by ourselves outside to wait for them. It was never really a good idea to be left alone with Ryan I was learning to discover. So far, every time he's managed to unearth some usually untouched secrets of mine. I feared I would be running out of them soon. Though I couldn't as of yet conclude how standing outside some theater toilets would be able to spark a conversation that lead to that one other part of my life I was so far reluctant to reveal.
I pondered going into the toilets after all just to escape, but decided against it when I saw how crowded they were, my slight claustrophobia getting the better of me. So instead, I stayed there, placed next to Ryan, nibbling on my nails in discomfort. I caught myself and hastily refrained.
'Did you enjoy the movie?' Ryan asked politely.
'Yeah, I did.' I said. 'You?'
'Yeah, it was good.'
We turned silent and I went back to nervously biting on my nails.
I groaned. 'This nail biting thing is really getting on my nerves now. I should get that stuff that you stick your fingers in and makes them taste horrible.' I mused, staring at my poor blunt nails. Nail-gro or whatever.'
'Are you nervous because of this essay? Can you word process it?' Ryan asked.
'I'm not nervous' I scoffed, though unconvincingly. 'And yes I can. So it's no problem. But we have no computer and we had a laptop but it broke before we moved and got left behind. Mrs Fitzergeld said I should either use a school computer at lunch time or write it. But even word processing takes me a while anyway so it looks like I'll have to make sure I can escape some detentions for a while so I have enough time.'
'How much time do you have?'
'A week.'
'You'll never make it.'
I sighed in agreement. 'They are already threatening me with summer school.'
'I wish you would just say. It would be a lot easier for you.'
'But I don't even know what I'd say. Or who I'd say it to.'
'Can't your mom just contact the school or something?'
'I can't imagine her ever bothering to do that.'
'Really?' He said, creasing his forehead 'your mom sounds...'
But he trailed off without finishing.
'Can't you just tell Fitzergeld or someone yourself?'
'I will. I just really don't want to.'
He gave me a hopeless look, like he knew I wasn't really planning on saying anything soon at all. He leaned back against the wall in defeat, folding his arms and tilting his back. I prayed one of them would come out of the toilet sometime very soon. I subconsciously mirrored Ryan and leaned back against the wall with my arms folded, mainly so I wouldn't be tempted to put my nails anywhere near my mouth again. Ryan turned his head to face me.
'You know, you could use my computer if you wanted to.' He said 'It would probably be a lot easier, and you're round ours a lot of the time anyway.'
I blinked and swallowed. 'Are you sure?' He nodded and I smiled. 'Thank you.'
'BOO!' Someone screeched in my ear, grabbing my shoulders with their hands. I jumped and squealed. Brendon laughed in accomplishment.
'About time.' Ryan said.
'Long queue' Said Spencer.
Kate came out a couple of minutes later. 'Ryan, this girl in the toilets asked if I was your sister and started being really nice to me.' She said, puzzled.
'Oh, it was probably Jane.' He said.
'Jane?'Said Spencer 'The girl who really likes you?'
'Jane, the girl who I was sat next to.'
'The girl who really likes you?' Spencer repeated.
Ryan sighed. 'How could you know that?'
'It's totally common knowledge' said Spencer, putting a hand on his hip.
'Dude, you look camp' said Brendon.
'And you sat next to her during a movie?' Said Spencer said, taking his hand off 'She probably thinks you're dating now.'
'Well we kind of are.' Ryan mumbled quietly,shrugging and pretending to fiddle with his phone to avoid everyone's gaze.
Spencer squealed oddly whilst Brendon clapped his hands together and Kate and I stared at him.
'How did that happen!?' Spencer demanded.
Ryan looked up from his phone and gave a shy smile 'I dunno. She asked me out just now so I said yes. Anyway.' He said, flipping his phone and putting into his pocket. 'Shall we go home?'
He walked off briskly and we trailed behind him. Well I did. Brendon, Spencer and Kate all caught him up to ask questions, much to his disgruntlement. I wondered along behind, lost in my own thoughts. I couldn't hear them but I saw Ryan's shoulders shrug a lot. He looked back at me briefly and halted for a few seconds whilst I caught up with him.
'AH!' He said sharply, grabbing my raised hand briefly, to indicate it. I released it from my mouth and let it drop to my side, sort of dazed.


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Georgia Tech defensive end Izaan Cross is going into his third year as a starter at defensive end and was named to the Ted Hendricks Award watch list, given to the nation's top defensive end. The senior from Flowery Branch High, who will be counted on to provide pass-rush pressure and leadership, spoke with the AJC about his unusual name, his favorite bowl gift and a trusted pre-game ritual. Questions and answers were edited for clarity and brevity.
Q: What's a crazy story from your recruitment?
A: End of my junior year, we're sitting in class. That's when everybody had a cell phone. So our teachers were really cracking down on us having cell phones in class and not being able to use it. Right as she was giving us this huge lecture, my phone started ringing while she was talking about it and it was Urban Meyer calling. So I was like, I have to take this call. I'm sorry, you can take my phone after. I just left class and answered the phone call.
Q: Where did your parents get the name Izaan (pronounced eye-zhahn)?
A: My oldest brother's name is Isaiah, I'm Izaan, the younger one under me is Imani, the youngest one is Ithello. All I's. My name means "prayer warrior" and they just had the talk one day to think of what my name was, came up with Izaan. I think maybe my dad had a friend named Izaan when he was younger, something like that. But I like it. I haven't anybody yet that has the same name.
Q: What percentage of people, when you meet for the first time, pronounce it correctly?
A: Absolutely zero. I haven't had anybody who has known nothing about me, that never knew of me at all, that has pronounced my name correctly.
Q: What was your best bowl gift?
A: I've got to go with the Nintendo Wii. That was the best one.
Q: Which bowl was it?
A: Maybe the Orange Bowl. I was using it for a while. I had used it for a good three, four months strong before I got tired of it, then I gave it to my mom. I really enjoyed that.
Q: Complete this sentence – "Georgia Tech's defense will be better because"
A: We're more experienced, we're more tuned in than we've ever been and we're ready to prove doubters wrong.
Q: What's one thing you do before every game?
A: I listen to "For Every Mountain" by the Kurt Carr Singers in my locker.
Q: What does that do for you?
A: It's a gospel song. I just sit, relax, not worried about anything that's going on around me, to get in the zone.
Q: What's your most vivid memory of the 2010 Virginia Tech game?
A: How freezing cold it was. But that was a really good game. I think I had a big [tackle for loss] in that game or something like that. (Virginia Tech quarterback) Tyrod Taylor was very hard to handle, running around all over the place.
Thanks for reading.
Ken Sugiura, Georgia Tech blog
August 30th, 2012
11:10 pm
First! and GO JACKETS!!
August 30th, 2012
11:24 pm
Thanks for the nice article on Izaan Ken. Good read! Will look forhim Monday night against Hokies.
Go Jackets!
August 30th, 2012
11:33 pm
My most vivid memory from 2010. We are pounding VT and Nesbitt throws the pick at the goal line at the end of the half, and then breaks his arm on the tackle. Season over.
Good luck on Monday Izaan: pressure, pressure and more pressure on Thomas is what will win this game.
August 30th, 2012
11:35 pm
Just don't see anything what so ever to tell me this defense has improved any over the last year….
This game alone Tech has a ton of startes out
F. Holton
D Druman
Julian Burnet
Luise Young.
Thats four starters from last year…. and they are better as a unit??
Yal Tech Folk going to be sorly disapointed..
August 30th, 2012
11:46 pm
UGA, they should be better by mid-season. But you may be right about Monday. Fortunately, VT is replacing everyone on offense but the QB. That may help if the O can eat clock and not put the defense in bad field position situations with TO's. We shall see. Is Jim Kelly still QB for Buffalo?
August 31st, 2012
12:20 am
ToeML: That had to be one of the worst plays in GT history. A potential 7 but a certain 3 points and continued dominance of our opponent turns into a TO and losing your warrior QB for the season.
August 31st, 2012
3:00 am
Seventh…and basking in the glory!
Thanks for burning the midnight oil for us, Ken.
August 31st, 2012
8:10 am
Holton will play
Drummond is suspended…..his backup (Jabari Hunt-Days is REALLY, REALLY good)
Burnett is out for the season
Young is not even a starter
You've got bad info if you think these will affect us……
August 31st, 2012
8:21 am
You think tyrod was hard, wait til u try and bring down logan. We saw how hard that is with JA.
August 31st, 2012
8:24 am
Young is too a starter. You don't have a clue gtfootball
August 31st, 2012
8:58 am
Can't wait until Monday night! Go Jackets!
August 31st, 2012
9:04 am
UGA: Thank you for that grammatically correct and insightful post. Now please run along. Don't you have some recruits to call?
August 31st, 2012
9:12 am
Q: What's your most vivid memory of the 2010 Virginia Tech game?
A: How freezing cold it was. But that was a really good game. I think I had a big [tackle for loss] in that game or something like that. (Virginia Tech quarterback) Tyrod Taylor was very hard to handle, running around all over the place.
LOL. James Madison didn't seem to have too much of a problem with Tyrod Taylor.
Gotta love ACC football. Its always good for a laugh.
August 31st, 2012
9:34 am
Just listened to "For Evey Mountain." Beautiful. Puts things in perspective. As Izaan is about to do battle, I can understand how that will help him block out distractions and focus on the upcoming task.
August 31st, 2012
10:30 am
UGA was right about something, though. He said that Tech folks will be disapointed (sic). I couldn't agree more. All those Virginia Tech folks in Balcksburg will be disappointed come Monday night.
August 31st, 2012
10:41 am
dawgfan, if you wanted a good laugh, I hope you watched the SEC football game last night. Talk about a snoozefest! USCe should be ranked about #20 or so…..and Vandy is just Vandy. It was a real disappointment to have to watch those 2 football programs play each other. If UGAg doesn't take the East title, it will show how weak the East really is.
August 31st, 2012
11:00 am
"Young is too a starter. You don't have a clue gtfootball."
The 8/21 depth chart lists Thomas or Young as the starter at that corner spot.
A new depth chart will be released later today.
August 31st, 2012
11:19 am
I see no reason to trash UGA for his post. The defensive players that will be missing for VT do present a concern. He presented his opinion without trash talking. It's a huge opening game. I'll admit to being nervous. I wish we opened with "The Little Sisters of the Poor", I mean Buffalo.
August 31st, 2012
11:41 am
August 31st, 2012
11:55 am
…and predict that "Tech" will win!
August 31st, 2012
12:00 pm
Did the SEC play last night? On Thursday? Really? I was under the impression only weak conferences play on Thursday.
August 31st, 2012
12:06 pm
I look at UGA's comments from this perspective: He states that he does not see how our defense is improved at all from last years team, provides evidence of projected starters that are not playing in the VT game for different reasons, and inaccurately states that they were all starters from last year's team.
The only long term starter that we will be missing is Burnett. The rest will be back the following week. It is similar to me saying that the UGA defense is going to suck because they are missing a bunch of starters due to suspension. In reality, their defense is going to be one of the best in the nation when it is full strength.
UGA clearly has no idea how our defense is going to perform which is shown by his lack of knowledge on who was a starter last year and how to correctly spell the player's name.
August 31st, 2012
4:25 pm
I am a small person troubled about my sexual identity and I conduct myself poorly in both this forum and at my part-time retail job at the Mall. I enjoy to ride the MARTA though?
August 31st, 2012
6:09 pm
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By DREW GARDNER 6 News Reporter
CARYVILLE (WATE) - An investigation is underway into what caused a massive fire at a Campbell County fireworks store.
It happened just after 4:00 Sunday afternoon at the Fireworks Superstore just off I-75 in Caryville. At one point the flames were so intense both north and southbound lanes of the interstate had to be shutdown.
Previous Story: Fire destroys Fireworks Superstore, shuts down I-75 in Campbell county
The store has been a landmark in Campbell County for several decades and is now a total loss.
The Stowers have owned the fireworks superstore since 2008, but they have been in the fireworks business for much longer.
"We've actually been in the business since 1948 and we were one of the earliest retailers in the area," said the owner's son, Tyson Stowers.
Growing up in the business fireworks became more of a way of life for Stowers. His mother runs the shop and says he raced here from Knoxville as soon as he heard of the fire.
"It was bad," said Stowers. "When I got here there was nothing. The fire was already out."
The investigation is still in its early stages and special agents say because the building was loaded with explosives it makes it harder to pinpoint a cause.
"We do know it started in the back of the store and from there we have no idea," said Stowers. "It was already on fire in the back of the store and the employees didn't know it till it was engulfed."
The Stowers say they have always taken the proper precautions at all of their stores.
"You have to have fire extinguishers," said Stowers. "No one is allowed to have cigarettes or lighters. You can't do any of that stuff. It's just like the snap of a finger."
That's exactly how quickly it happened on Sunday. Years of hard work going up in smoke.
"It's a bad feeling, but we're strong we will persevere and we will get through it," said Stowers. "We will rebuild. It's not the end of us."
As for an official cause investigators say they will not have that information for at least a few days if not longer.
The family does have another location in Luttrell where they will house all operations until they are able to rebuild.
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Hobby Lobby
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Francie Larrieu Smith was named by Runner's World as the "most versatile runner of the Quarter century". And rightful so, as she competed in 5 Olympic games racing everything from the 800 to the marathon! She had a 30 year long athletic career and now coaches at Southwestern University in Texas. I had the chance to be on two international teams where Francie was a team leader. We traveled to Amman, Jordan, and Guadalajara, Mexico, where I had the opportunity to get to know her personally. I asked if she would be interested in sharing her story with Huxley, and she willingly agreed. Enjoy the story of this legendary athlete!
During her 30 year career, Francie held 36 USA records and 12 World Bests ranging from the 1k to the 10k. She qualified for the '72, 76, 80, 88, and 92 Olympics with her best performance being the 10k in '88 when she placed 5th in 31:35. Ironically, in 1992, Francie's last Olympics, both she and my dad placed 12th in the marathon.
800-2:00.22 (1976)
1500-4:05.09 (1976)
Mile-4:27.52 (1979)
3k-8:50.54 (1985)
5k-15:15.2 (1988)
10k-31:28.92 (1991)
marathon-2:27.35 (1991)
HRC-Where to begin? So, five-time Olympian; the first American Women to earn these honors (followed by Dara Torres in 2008, according to Wiki), what do you believe contributed to the longevity of your successful career?
FLS-Not true (Wiki lies). Willye White a long jumper and sprinter made 5 US Olympic Teams (1956-60-64-68-72). Willye's final Olympic Team was my first. Some might say she passed the torch my way. Regarding longevity-In a nut shell: Persistent pursuit of the goal I set at age 13—go to the Olympics and win a gold medal. This coupled with the changes that occurred in T&F and the Olympic Games over the course of my athletic career. I was fortunate to have run the first ever 1500 (1972) and 10K (1988) for women in the Olympic Games. Also the rules changed in T&F where athletes could earn prize money, thus, while I never lost sight of the ultimate goal of winning a gold medal, athletic competition became my job (though the income for athletes back then was miniscule in comparison to today's standard). Last, but certainly not least, I love to compete!
HRC-Going back to the beginning, how did you get involved in the sport, and how did these carry you to your first Olympic games?
FLS-In a time when there were no athletic programs in the schools for girls and limited opportunity in athletics for women (we are talking the 60's and pre-Title IX) I would answer this question with one word-exposure-to the sport. My oldest brother Ron competed for the US in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He ran in the famous Billy Mills gold medal 10K race. Through watching my brother compete, I learned that girls can compete also. It NEVER occurred to me I could not do this.
HRC-You started in the 1500, moved to the 5k, and then up to the marathon. Was it your idea or your coach's to move up in distance? It obviously was successful, but did you ever have any doubts or regrets?
FLS-My progression in sport mirrored the changes in opportunity for women in T&F. I was all about the Olympic Games. I actually started as an 800 meter runner, because back then that was the longest race in the Olympic Games for women. The 1500 was added for women in 1972 and my recently retired age group coach Augie Argabright, believed the 1500 would be my best event. While I did run a few 5K's on the track, I did not actively pursue that event. The 5K was NOT an event for women in the Olympics until post FLS (my) career (1996). With regards to the 10K/Marathon: In 1980, I consciously decided to turn to road racing in 1985 (after the LA-Olympic Games). Road racing was becoming popular in the US, thanks in part to individuals such as Grete Waitz. The women's 400 hurdles, 3K, and marathon were added to the '84 Olympic Games. I believed that while I had set a goal of running a marathon back in the 70's and had determined that I would move up in distance, I was still all about the Olympic Games and believed the marathon would be a stretch for me at that point in time. I stayed on the track and turned to the roads in '85. This was a decision that I reached following the '80 games and my association with Coach Preston Davis and prior to becoming involved with my long time coach Robert Vaughan. I was extremely discouraged after my failure to qualify for the Olympic Team in 1984 (another story) and competing on the roads breathed new life into my athletic career. Fortunately for me the women's 10K was added to the slate for the '88 games. While I had turned to road racing I still LOVED the track. The 10K on the track was a no brainer for me. I ran my first marathon in 1985 and planned to compete in both the marathon and 10K in the '88 Olympic Trials. A minor injury and subsequent testing by my coach Robert Vaughn indicated I was not ready to sustain the pace needed to make the team in the marathon. In the winter of '88 my focused shifted to qualifying for the Olympic Team in the first ever women's 10K in the Olympic Games (ultimately my best finish—5th) and the first time I walked off the Olympic Games track with no excuses. Following '88 I turned my focus to the marathon and ran my personal best of 2:27.35 at the 1991 London Marathon. That was also the year I ran what was then an AR in the10K 31:28.92 just 2 weeks prior to London. No regrets. I had my 15 minutes of fame and loved every minute!
HRC-Can you tell us a little about your training. Where did you train (any altitude?), who did you train with, and as went up in distance how did your training (mileage, workouts, strength work, cross training, etc.) change?
FLS-I grew up in Palo Alto and Sunnyvale, CA. I joined a girl's age group team (the only game in town) that disbanded after a few months. As it turns out, the coach was the new coach at what would be my HS the following year. He invited me to come out and train with the boys at the HS (remember no girls programs in schools back in the 60's). My first two years in HS, I trained with the Fremont HS (Sunnyvale, CA) boys cross country and track & field teams. My coach arranged for me to run in some of the boys XC meets but only so I would not miss workout when they raced. The other coaches agreed to allow me to race with the boys with the stipulation that I could not score for the team. He took me to girl's only meets on the weekends. In the beginning I trained 5 days week during the school year and never in the summer. It never occurred to me I lacked opportunity because I was doing exactly what I wanted to be doing—competing and working towards my goal of winning an Olympic gold medal. After my sophomore year in HS my coach disappeared. I often wonder if his allowing me to train with the boys had anything to do with his leaving Fremont HS. In the mean time, Augie Argabright had formed the San Jose Cindergals, and I soon joined the team (again the only game in town for girls). I lived at home and graduated from De Anza Junior college in Cupertino, CA (no college scholarships for women at that time. I trained 5-7 days week and began doing two-a-days 3 x week. I also started doing long run's of (10-15 miles with my teammate Jackie Dixon. I met Tom Jennings and joined the Pacific Coast Club (first female PCC team member). This was long before the club system began to flourish. Tom made it possible for me to travel the world and have real competitive experiences (not just dual meets which was the only action I saw outside the Olympic Games until I joined the PCC. Tom wanted everyone in LA at that time so I moved to LA. I trained with the men's team at UCLA for a year then I moved to Long Beach and trained with the men's team at Cal State Long Beach. Tom was not a coach but rather a manager. When my coach Preston Davis moved to TX, I soon followed with the notion it was for just a year (prior the '80 Olympics. I met my husband in, TX, and then began to move where he needed to move for work. When in Denton, TX ('80-85) I began training with the local college team then found Robert Vaughan in Dallas who coached me throughout the remainder of my athletic career. In Dallas I trained with Robert's running group that consisted mostly of post collegiate men and women trying to compete at a high level. Robert is best known for coaching distance runners but he was actually an all around coach and coached Texas-ex Tammy Etienne to an AR in the 400 hurdles. I feel fortunate to have found Robert Vaughn in Dallas. No doubt his program and guidance greatly contributed to the longevity of my athletic career. Very few athletes trained at altitude back in the day I liked being near my coach and training partners all who worked for a living (unless you were a college or HS coach back then you could not make a living as a coach). Augie my age group coach had us doing strength training in the form of stadium steps and hill-work. I started lifting weights under Preston Davis. I learned how to do plyo-s and drills under Robert Vaughan. I rarely cross trained. I am of the mindset that exercise is specific and if you want to be a competitive runner you must run. I was also fortunate to have, for the most part, remained injury free throughout my athletic career.
HRC-Who were your coaches and what was their philosophy?
FLS-Preston Doss-first coach, recognized my talent kept me in the game and taught me pace. Age group Coach Augie Argabright found his own way and was a pioneer at marrying the competing philosophies of the 60's and early 70's of long slow running vs nothing but speed oriented training. Preston Davis I would say was rooted in pioneer Australian coach Percy Cerutty. Robert Vaughan definitely rooted in Arthur Lydiard.
HRC- What is one of your favorite stories from your experience at the Olympic Games?
FLS-In chronological order: 1. Parading into the stadium during opening ceremonies in Munich in1972 (my first Olympic Games) 2. Walking off the track in the 10K in Seoul (88) and for the first time in the Olympic Games knowing I had done my very best—no excuses. 3. Representing the US Olympic Team as flag bearer in the opening ceremonies in Barcelona (1992).
HRC-How has your experience as an accomplished athlete benefit your coaching now at Southwestern?
FLS-Having been a competitor has given me incredible insight into the mind of an athlete. As a coach I feel and incredible responsibility to be the very best coach that I can be to my athletes, and also to continue to grow and learn as a coach. Coaching at the NCAA Division-III level has broadened my vision of competitive athletics. I have come to realize that athletic competition is athletic competition but in different arena's. Some from my team traveled to Houston to watch the recent marathon trials. I asked them what they learned from that experience, and following our discussion, I pointed out that most athletes are similar with similar feelings about winning and losing and racing and we all get back up and race again regardless.
HRC-I have been on two USA teams where you were the distance coach. How and when did you get involved with USATF to coach international events?
FLS-I became involved with USATF about two years prior to World Cross in Amman in 2009. Doris Heritage (THE BEST doctor when I came on the scene as an age grouper) convinced me to become involved for the purpose of becoming a team leader. USATF is pushing for team leaders who are coaches and have been elite competitors. I must say the experience has renewed my enthusiasm not only for our sport but also for being the best coach I can be to my team.
HRC-Where are some of the cool places running has taken you? And what is your most memorable trip?
FLS-I have been most places in the world that I desire to go except New Zealand. Never made it to NZ primarily because I LOVED racing indoors in the US which was run in the same season as the outdoor competitive season in NZ. Some of the unique and/or unusual places I have been are Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland and Romania prior to the break-up and falling of the Wall. I competed in Lichtenstein, and I competed in Tahiti on a grass track. I was thankful to have the opportunity to go the Middle East (Amman) as team leader for World Cross. Who can forget the prayer calls, floating in the Dead Sea, and the spectacular Petra? (*Francie was my team leader during this trip, thanks for the memories!) Memorable trip…hmmm hard to say…I would have to say my "success" in Seoul made that a memorable trip. No gold but again the first time I walked off the track at Olympic Games with no excuses and feeling I had done my very best. There were many adventures over the years. I have particularly fond memories of my adventures with my teammates on the Pacific Coast Club back in the day. There is a book to be written about that era in our sport.
HRC-Last, can you share with us what it was like to be the flag bearer in the Olympics?
FLS-Incredible honor! I felt as if I were an appendage to the symbol of the American people…I felt an enormous sense of responsibility…I must be perfect! Ironically, once I was chosen as flag-bearer NO-ONE discussed flag protocol/etiquette with me. Fortunately I had been around long enough to know what to do. There were so many what if's in my mind. This an abbreviated version of the story…once I passed the review stand (dignitaries) and the cameras were off I looked up into the stands and noticed a proliferation of American flags waving in the crowd and I felt extreme pride and emotion that I continue to feel today every time I hear the national anthem.


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It is hard to find a company let a alone an industry that presents opportunities to all sorts of investors. From growth, to income or value, the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry is one that I feel may fit this mold. With two huge players that essentially 'dominate' the market, I think this is an industry that warrants a quick spotlight. One of these two significant players that I like in particular is Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX).
Seagate hit a 52-week high of $37.94 back on Jan. 1 and has since pulled back approximately 16%. Seagate presents tremendous value and upside potential at this price point.
Seagate Technology is in the 'storage' business. From storage in your personal computer to massive enterprise data storage, Seagate dominates a huge percentage of this market. Its primary competitor in the hard disk drive (HDD) business is Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC). The general market perception is that the days of the HDD are over and done. Given the transition to solid state drives (SSD) and the huge emphasis on cloud computing there cannot possibly be a way for Seagate or Western Digital to continue their earnings growth. However, the most affordable (SSD) drive produced by Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is set to retail at approximately $600, which is way out of the price range of your everyday individual simply looking for some basic backup.
If you do feel that SSD is the way of future, I would hold out for a while. Micron currently trades at about 1.12x book value, which seems reasonable, however a recent net loss of $1.2 billion, a -1.14 PEG ratio, and forward PE of 15.54 casts some doubt on the stock's long term viability. The growth in cloud computing also presents a fantastic opportunity for the HDD business as everything we store on the 'cloud' has to physically be stored somewhere (this presents great revenue growth in the enterprise data storage facets of the hard disk drive companies). Why invest in a unproven, up-and-coming cloud storage and computing company when it's much safer to have your hard earned money in the basic piece of technology all those companies need.
Western Digital vs. Seagate
So now that I have convinced you to get into the HDD industry, it is time to choose what company you want to own. (I say company instead of stock as the great Fidelity Magellan Fund manager Peter Lynch always teaches to view yourself as an owner of the company and not just the 'stock.' Definitely great advice as you are more likely to stay on top of your positions, purchase shares of great companies, and never hesitate to add to your holdings on a pullback if you have this mindset). Let us now examine Western Digital and Seagate Technology fundamentals side by side to figure out which company is better for you as an investor:
As you can see, Western Digital and Seagate are fairly similar in many fundamental areas such as P/E and EPS. Areas where these two seem to separate are revenue/earnings growth and the dividend yield. Western Digital's 5 year PEG of 3.88 is much greater than Seagate's –.78, indicating that maybe Seagate does not have any room to grow. However, Seagate's annual dividend yield is more than double that of Western Digital creating an interesting income option.
Wrap Up
I believe the hard drive disk industry has great growth potential even as the solid state drive (SSD) and the cloud computing industries ramp up. (Wall Street does too as both companies have seen their number of shares short decrease 23% month over month). Both companies produce a great amount of cash from operations and surprising revenue growth for an industry that apparently was irrelevant. The decision is now yours whether you prefer the great growth potential of Western Digital or the value play in Seagate Technology.
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Digia outlined a series of ambitious goals for the Qt application development framework at the Qt Developer Days 2012 in Berlin and also showcased a number of new projects begun since Digia assumed full responsibility for Qt. Digia senior vice president Tommi Laitinen and Lars Knoll, CTO, Digia Qt and Qt Project Chief Maintainer, outlined a strategy and roadmap that aims at Qt becoming the world's leading cross-platform development framework within five years.
Digia Keynote Maps Path for Qt
In his keynote address, Laitinen laid out the core values on which the Digia Qt strategy will be based:
· #1 in multi-platform support
· #1 in developer experience
· #1 in creating great user experiences
· Belief in dual licensing model
· Strong value generating ecosystem
· Open business architecture
Digia's vision is to enhance Qt to make it not only the most efficient and usable framework for multi-platform development but also the one that delivers the best experience, both for developers and the end users of their products.
At the heart of the plan is a new open business architecture paired with the existing open source and commercial dual licensing model. This will all be underpinned by a strong, value-generating ecosystem that will benefit the Qt Project and the entire Qt community by funding the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Qt framework.
Laitinen said: "We are very excited about the new Qt strategy. The computer industry is changing rapidly, especially when it comes to user interfaces and user experience. Qt is gearing up to fill the gaps in the market place and provide developers with one toolset to rule all environments. Qt 5 is the first stepping stone in our strategy providing an amazing developer experience and performance."
A video of his complete keynote address will be available in the Qt Studios YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/QtStudios) channel shortly.
Projects from the Labs
Digia demonstrated the progress of several high priority projects that its team has been working on, "Projects from the Labs". These included:
· A prototype of preliminary support for iOS on soon to be launched, Qt 5.
· Qt support for WinRT tablets.
· A sneak peak of Qt 5 on the Android port created in the Necessitas project and soon to be contributed to the Qt Project.
· Qt with HW accelerated 3D user interface on the VxWorks operating system.
· The labs project with code name 'Boot to Qt' demonstrated a Qt application running on an Android base layer, which puts Qt on top as a graphical interface with the goal to make embedded development on Linux as seamless as possible.
· Qt Quick desktop components - showing a popular UI fully developed with Qt Quick.
· Qt on retina Mac – showcase of Qt on high-dpi retina displays.
All these demoed projects inch Digia towards its goal of Qt being #1 in multi-platform support and also enabling developers to easily develop and quickly deploy to popular platforms with a smooth and uncomplicated developer experience.
Video of the demonstrations will be posted soon after the event on the Qt Blog – blog.qt.digia.com.
Qt Developer Days 2012, co-hosted by three of the leading players in the Qt ecosystem – Digia, ICS (http://www.ics.com/) and KDAB (http://www.kdab.com/) – provides an opportunity for Qt experts and developers around the world to gather and share knowledge and best practice. The event includes: technical tracks on the latest innovations; hands-on training sessions; specialized workshops; and demonstrations of ground-breaking applications.
As custodian of the Qt Project (http://qt-project.org/), Digia Qt is committed to working with the Qt community to ensure the continuing development of open source and commercially licensed software in a manner that benefits all users. This will be achieved by harnessing the knowledge, expertise and commitment of all members of the Qt ecosystem.
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Digia is responsible for all Qt activities including product development and commercial and open source licensing. Since March 2011, Digia Plc, the Helsinki-based services and consulting powerhouse listed in the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki exchange (DIG1V) has been the commercial licensor of Qt. In September 2012 Digia acquired the full Qt business from Nokia. Digia operates in China, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and USA.
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