Yesterday, IT-oLogy and the Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics announced a really cool high-tech effort to encourage women in South Carolina to seek elected office at a press conference held in the Theater at IT-oLogy. With our technology expertise and funding by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, the Institute…
Category Archives: World of IT
Some of you may remember the launch of CyberIQ, an event for middle school girls and their parents devoted to cyber safety and awareness. Over the past few years, cyber safety has become a huge issue among children and teenagers. With the introduction of new forms of social communication, including Facebook…
The first Ubuntu 101 workshop was held this past Saturday, December 3 at IT-oLogy. To say it was a success would be an understatement. An initial seating limit of 20 had to be expanded, additional computers had to be brought in and 24 people eventually learned a lot more about…
Earlier this month I attended the Gartner briefing on IT Modernization presented at IT-oLogy. Gartner brought in some of their heavyweight analysts for the Insurance and Banking industries, two of the major industries here in Columbia. I found Dale Vecchio’s presentation especially interesting, for two reasons: The first reason reason,…
Wow! I cannot say enough about how amazing the cyberIQ workshop that took place at IT-oLogy this past Saturday was. IT-oLogy teamed up with the Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands, as well as volunteers from SCANA, Sandhills School, AAC/Department of Education and BlueCross BlueShield of SC,…
InfoCamp SC is a two day unconference happening at IT-oLogy on October 1st and 2nd. It’s cast from the mold made by the original InfoCamp, an event hosted annually in Seattle. InfoCamps embrace open source development and web paradigms of networked communications to discuss, play with and create solutions for…
Social media has taken over our lives. Whether we are tweeting about something funny that happened, or we are posting a work-related video on YouTube, we are constantly leading digital lives. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+ and LinkedIn have begun to be a part of our work and social worlds. I believe…
Due to an air conditioning malfunction in the building where IT-oLogy is located, we must change the location of the Health Information and Technologies Forum tomorrow: Registration begins at 8:30 am. Please note the new location is: Swearingen Engineering Center – Amoco Hall University of South Carolina 301 Main Street (corner of…
Are you interested in the world of healthcare and information technology? Well, join us on August 10th, 2011 here at IT-oLogy in downtown Columbia, SC. The agenda is in place and you will be able to see and hear presentations from BlueCross BlueShield of SC, CareCore National, OpenMEdSoftware, Electronic Health…
So are you thinking about the world of IT as it relates to the world of Healthcare? Healthcare IT surrounds us everyday…from electronic medical records to the mobile platforms that drive communication. Did you know that Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina is more than just insurance company, they…