Fischer International Identity is dedicated to helping institutions secure their campuses and simplify governance using our identity & access management solutions. Fischer has partnered with Bryn Mawr, Claremont University Consortium, Harvey Mudd, Haverford and Swarthmore to implement cloud-based and on-campus solutions. Fischer’s flexible architecture will easily accommodate the uniqueness of each CLAC institution and will enable institutions to quickly improve their end-user experience and extend institutional effectiveness, agility, compliance and security. Fischer provides CLAC Consortium pricing and has partnered with InCommon to enable institutions to quickly meet InCommon federation requirements at minimal or no cost for two years with a hosted solution at no charge for up to 5,000 Student FTEs.


Longsight offers a suite of comprehensive services allowing colleges and universities to implement open source applications quickly and use them successfully without having to hire or develop local expertise.  We support carefully selected learning and asset management systems and the leading platform for campus portals and websites.  Longsight is an objective advisor, unparalleled service provider and trusted partner who shares your perspective of higher education. This perspective comes from decades of front-line experience in higher education IT management, which allows us to take a forward–looking, collaborative and unbounded approach to enhancing learning technologies. We strive for 100% client satisfaction by offering comprehensive, reliable and secure services without vendor lock-in strategies so institutions can lower their risk and be confident in their decision.


Cambridge Computer provides integration, consulting, sales, and training in the fields of storage networking, data protection, and data archiving. They are now celebrating over 22 successful years in business.

Cambridge Computer has extensive experience meeting the needs of academic clients. While they work very closely with institutions like Harvard, MIT, and, Cornell, they have the same close working relationships with IT Staff at Amherst, Smith and Vassar.

They are dedicated to providing free technical education to IT end-users and most recently hosted lectures at both the Broad Institute and Cornell University.

Please stop by the table to say hello to the Cambridge staff and inquire about how they can help you address your IT challenges. Also, they can tell you more about their technical educational programs as well as where they have regional HED purchasing contracts such as MHEC and MEEC.

 


HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. http://hp.com/go/publicsector

 

 Samanage helps academic institutions across the United States and Europe to manage their computer assets and respond quickly and efficiently to internal service requests. We’re unique because of our agile technology and intuitive user experience design. IT managers who work with Samanage enjoy a responsive, relevant, always-new solution that’s easy to use, and easy to love.

Our goal is to help organizations like yours to better control their IT operations and reduce their IT costs. We help you improve the way you manage your IT assets, organize software licenses and contracts, detect risks and license compliance gaps, and deliver an enterprise IT service desk.

 

 SMS is North America's largest all inclusive, multi-vendor support provider with the ability to reduce post warranty (EOL & EOSL) hardware maintenance costs, without sacrificing service and delivering superior business critical support.

 

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Whalley Computer Associates was founded in 1979 by John Whalley a former High School teacher.  Whalley Computer Associates is an exceptional technology Sales and Service organization that partners with educational institutions throughout New England to reduce their costs and enrich the student, facility and staff’s learning environment while enhancing student performance through technology.

Whalley Computer Associates is ranked in the top 1% of all Solution Provides in the United States and was recognized by IBM as one of the best six service organizations in North America.


CedarCrestone delivers industry-focused client success by providing consulting, technical, and managed services for the deployment, management, and optimization of next-generation applications and technology. We build long-term customer relationships that provide tangible business benefit and impact. We don't sell one-size-fits-all solutions; rather, we are interested in learning what distinguishes your institution, what will satisfy your unique requirements, and how to best serve your distinct vision and mission now and into the future.

 


EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset — information — in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.


Lumenate is a technical consulting firm focused on enabling the virtualized enterprise. With disciplines in Storage, Security and Networking, Lumenate designs and implements customized, integrated solutions which enable our customers to transition to a converged infrastructure and enjoy the benefits of virtualization with increased security and scalability.

We aim to be a valued business partner to our clients by providing a progressive approach to co-managed services and delivering a customized support experience. Our service-based approach gives our customers business model flexibility in choosing the appropriate model for their needs. Lumenate consultants provide unique technical insight and better execution, resulting in proven and impactful results that enhance IT’s value to business. Our fiercely loyal customer base relies on us to add measurable value.


Windstream is a leading provider of IP-based voice and data, MPLS networking, data center, cloud computing and managed services.

 


Thank you to David Mitchell Smith and Gartner, Inc. for the Wednesday, Keynote Presentation.

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is the world's leading information technology research and advisory company. We deliver the technology-related insight necessary for our clients to make the right decisions, every day. From CIOs and senior IT leaders in corporations and government agencies, to business leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, to technology investors, we are the valuable partner to clients in 13,200 distinct organizations. Through the resources of Gartner Research, Gartner Executive Programs, Gartner Consulting and Gartner Events, we work with every client to research, analyze and interpret the business of IT within the context of their individual role.

Our higher education vertical coverage includes analyst coverage, insight and advising on vendors and trends specific to your industry. In addition, your regional account management team plans community events, both locally and at Gartner conferences and Educause events throughout the country. With this industry focused insight, we help clients in higher education make the right decision the first time.

 


Thank you to Polar Beverages for their generous donation.