A few days ago I got an email from the Sr. Editor of ComputerWorld who was interested to learn what had become of the group of Vermont software companies that had banded together a few years ago. He was referring to the Vermont Software Developer Alliance an organization who's board I have served on...

I'm on the board of the Vermont Software Developer Alliance and therefore saw the email which came in from Rick Chapman asking if we'd be interested in having him present at one of our monthly meetings. It was a few days before I realized that this was Merrill Chapman, who wrote (and then revised) the...

Inc's 5000 list was recently released and among the 9 Vermont companies on the list there are two software companies, both based in South Burlington. iTechUS ranked 113 on the whole list and #11 in IT companies. In New England it is ranked #1 in the IT Services companies. www.itechus.com Dealer.com ranked...

Once again, we could not have asked for better weather for an evening cruise out on the lake! This was VTSDA 's 2nd annual sunset cruise aboard the Spirit of the Ethan Allen from the Burlington waterfront. We had twice as many attendees as last year (60 this time). It was great to see our friends from...

IBM is definitely the largest employer in Vermont. I think when I moved here in 1999 they had something like 8000 or 9000 employees. This news just appeared on the Burlington Free Press website: IBM announced job cuts today at its Essex Junction facility. A total of 90 workers were notified starting...

Press Release March 7th, 2007 Vermont Software Developers' Alliance http://www.vtsda.org *** Governor James Douglas will be making a presentation at a Vermont Software Developers' Alliance event on March 21. *** Governor James Douglas will be making remarks about the Vermont Software Development sector...

After reading this in the Free Press, I had a great idea what we can do with any funds coming to Vermont - support the high tech industry here! How fitting. Vermont shares in $90 million settlement with Samsung Published: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 MONTPELIER - Vermont is one of 40 states to settle...

Here's a recent opinion piece in the local paper about the importance of Green businesses in Vermont. I keep harping about how green the software industry is at VTSDA meetings and want to get the state to include us in all of their efforts around promoting green industry here. It's so good for Vermont...

From the Feb 23 Legislative Report of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce David Winslow, CEO and President of EpikOne, Inc . was recruited by the Chamber and GBIC to testify from a businessperson’s perspective about what business expects from our educational and workforce development systems...

From the Burlington Free Press an interesting look at Vermont's "lopsided" economic evolution: Vermont is the most entrepreneurial state in the country, according to the study. However, Vermont is last in creating high-wage service jobs; the service industry includes restaurant positions, financial and...

The resumes that these two men sent me to place onto the VTSDA website were astounding. Unfortunately, I had to use only a segment of each, as they were so long. They have each served on the boards of many of Vermont's biggest charitable organizations. They have both started hugely successful I.T. companies...

Wednesday's Vermont Software Developer Alliance meeting features a panel discussion with representatives of Vermont colleges and universities. Learn what they're doing to prepare students for software related jobs, and what they're doing now to help employers connect with young talent. Wednesday Jan...

From the VT Tax website : "The majority of states with sales tax and the businesses who sell into most of these states developed an agreement to simplify sales tax administration for states and to reduce the burden of tax compliance for businesses. The Agreement primarily focuses on businesses with limited...