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Launching a new product or service? Have a press release
you'd like to share? Feel free to post it in the "" section
of our community forums. Want to get the word
out on an educational event or networking event?
Just
add it to our . Interested in generating
additional business or finding new employees? Talk to us about advertising on our
website or in one of our e-newsletters.
And beginning in October,
we are pleased to announce a new program called "Member to Member" (M2M). Currently in a Beta format with our launch partners,
M2M is a new program that allows WTIA members the opportunity to present an exclusive
discount on their products or services to other WTIA members. If you'd like to
learn more, please contact your member services representative. Not
a current member? Please contact membership.
As always, our focus at the WTIA is
delivering value to our members and the industry in ways that affect the company
bottom line. Please don't hesitate to let us know how we are
doing!
Ken
Myer
President & CEO
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| ADVOCACY & OUTREACH |
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 Washington
State Employment Numbers - Tech Still Holding Its Own
There has been a lot of bad economic news lately, including
this morning's announcement that the unemployment rate in the U.S. rose in August
to 6.1% from 5.7%. Clearly not a good trend, even as oil and commodity prices
fall relieving some pressure on prices for basic goods. There is also a
global economic slowdown occuring that is taking a toll on stock markets around
the world after several years of growth. One takeaway to this is how influential
the American economy and consumer still is on worldwide economic health.
How is the employment situation
holding up here in Washington? While August statistics are not
yet available, the July numbers are mirorring the national trend. July's
unemployment was 5.7%, the same as the U.S. as a whole. This was up from
5.4% in June and 4.6% from July 2007, definitely not a good trend. In King
County, though, unemployment is still under 5% at 4.3%, a very strong showing.
Click
below to read this entire blog entry.
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| MEMBER SPOTLIGHT |
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Meet
Allyis, Inc. 
Tell us about your company and specifics on your
product/service.
The workplace as we know it is changing. Employee
demographics are shifting, consumer Web 2.0 technologies are being adopted in
business, workforces are dispersed, flexible work environments are growing in
importance and corporate data continues to amass. As companies conduct business
in this environment, they run head-on into challenges unlike those experienced
in the past. Allyis applies a unique background in technology, talent and
workplace experience design to build compelling business strategies, tools and
technologies to overcome these challenges, inspire use and deliver on business
objectives. Whether developing intranets that connect employees and digitally
extend corporate cultures, defining knowledge management strategies to surface
expertise and information within a large workforce or providing content development
talent to produce training materials for an organization's e-learning portal,
Allyis works with clients to leverage their people, knowledge and technology to
become next generation businesses.
How many employees do
you represent?
221
Who are your clients/customers?
Microsoft, Expedia, State of Washington, WTIA & Others
What
makes your organization unique?
There are several factors that make
Allyis unique...
Click below to read the
rest of this interview.
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| MARKETPLACE |
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Insurance - Individual Health Coverage Now Available
The
Washington Technology Industry Association now offers more health insurance options.
We have expanded our partnership with Regence to offer Individual coverage as
an excellent solution for anyone who is not currently on a group health insurance
plan.
Individual
or contract employees can now select the policy that best meets their needs. Employers
with contract employees will receive one monthly list bill for all their employees'
individual health insurance premiums. Employers can payroll-deduct the insurance
premium and send one check. Through this new site and the facilitation of payment,
the WTIA has made it easy to offer your employees individual health insurance.
Click below to read more on this offering.
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| WELCOME NEW MEMBERS |
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 Industry
Vigilos, Inc.
EIKI Digital Systems, Inc..
Associate Members
Blue Rain Marketing,
LLC
Individual & Student
Matthew W Jellett
Tobias Abdon
Click below for renewing members.
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| EVENTS
- CASHING IN ON WEB SERVICES |
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 What are the emerging, successful revenue models
that avoid display ads? Join Matt Hulett, Chairman and CEO of WidgetBucks, Andy Liu, CEO of BuddyTV,
Spencer Rascoff, CFO and Vice President of Marketing at Zillow.com and Tony Wright,
Co-founder and CEO of RescueTime on September 25th at the Bellevue
Westin where they will unlock the trends and innovations in monetizing web services.
In addition, they will look beyond display advertising at subscriptions, micropayments,
'freemium,' referrals, sponsors, customer profiles, licensing, donations, 'pay-by-popularity,'
and the classic 'get-funded-and-figure-it-out-later' model – everything is on
the table as we explore who will pay for it all. Click here for
more information.
Our
new Urban Leadership Series kicked off this past Tuesday morning. Moderated by Ken Myer, a panel including industry analyst
John Cook, Reporter at the Seattle PI and author of John Cook's Venture Blog,
Matt McIlwain, Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group and Chad Waite, Managing
Director at OVP Venture Partners, presented a "State of the State" on the VC Industry
in Washington State. With over $300 Million of Venture
Investment in the 2nd quarter alone, Washington
continues to be a top market nationally for VC investments.
Click below to read more about the
October Urban Leadership Series.
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