News, notes, and information from all over. What are the hot IT trends for 2006? Stamford, Conn.-based IT research firm Gartner Inc. recently unveiled six IT trends it says that will make an impact in 2006 and beyond. They are:
You can check out the full report at www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?ref=g_search&id=487286. One of Minnesota’s oldest companies, Bemis Co. Inc., a manufacturer of flexible packaging and pressure-sensitive materials for the food and consumer products industries, is moving its headquarters from Minneapolis to Neenah, Wis. The company, which was founded 1858, said that the move will only affect several top executives, and that the former Minneapolis headquarters will continue to house its finance, accounting, tax and IT departments. Ten Minnesota-based companies made the Deloitte & Touche 2005 Technology Fast 500, which ranks the fastest-growing technology companies in North America based on percentage revenue growth between 2000 and 2004. The companies are: #17 Multiband Corp., New Hope Thanks to a new state grant, hundreds of Boston Scientific employees in Maple Grove are getting an education in automated manufacturing processes. The Minnesota Job Skills Partnership has awarded Anoka-Ramsey Community College a $399,982 grant to provide advanced automation-related training for more than 400 of Boston Scientific’s production, maintenance, professional, engineering, managerial, and sales staff. Boston Scientific will contribute more than $554,000 to fund the three-year project. Minnesota entrepreneur Todd Holcomb is launching a new company, OneVoice, to provide wireless services to businesses, schools, and end-users in Jamaica. OneVoice plans on leveraging ARCOS (Americas Region Caribbean Ring System), which is an 8,600 KM submarine broadband fiber optic cable system that connects the Americas and the Caribbean region. Minneapolis-based MR Instruments Inc. has received CE Mark certification for its Cheetah Coils brand of magnetic resonance imaging coils. The CE Mark certification stands for “ Conformite Européenne;” and notes that a product conforms to the essential health, safety, and product liability standards of the European Union. The U.S. Senate recently approved $71.1 million for Minnesota defense-related projects and programs as part of the $440 billion FY 2006 defense spending bill. The Senate approved funds for the following Minnesota projects:
The City of Rochester, Minnesota has awarded Accela Automation of Dublin, Calif., a 10-year contract for a new enterprise e-government solution . The application will provide a centralized database for tracking and managing the city’s building, planning, and licensing activities. City staffers will use the new application to automate permitting, inspections, workflow, rental housing licenses, zoning, development plan review, and other functions. The City also will implement an Accela wireless program that will allow inspectors to remotely input their results from inspection sites using a mobile device. St. Paul-based medical device firm Minnetronix is in the midst of an expansion project. The company will add more than 24,000 square feet of space to its St. Paul facility. Construction will begin in December and should be done by July. Looking to get in on tech transfer action? Minnesota companies will have an opportunity to see what’s available as well as meet the people who award contracts and fund projects when the Federal Laboratory Consortium’s National Meeting comes to the Minneapolis Marriott May 1-4, 2006. For more information, go to www.federallabs.org. Several Minnesota companies are continuing to invest in renewable energy projects:
The Minnesota Council For Quality has awarded Anoka-based punch press tooling manufacturer Mate Precision Tooling with its 2005 Minnesota Quality Award. Mate designs, manufacturers and markets multiple lines of tooling products for CNC punch presses, and has facilities in Sweden, Germany, Malaysia, and China. Since 1991, only 70 organizations have received Minnesota Quality Award recognition. New Hope-based Viper Motorcycle Co. is shifting gears, and will manufacture and assemble its motorcycles and motorcycle engines at its Minnesota headquarters. The company had previously announced an agreement to outsource production with Performance Assembly Solutions in Livonia, Mich. Production is expected to start during the second quarter of 2006. Minnesota Technology magazine, which is also published by Minnesota Technology, Inc., won four awards at the 2005 Minnesota Magazine and Publications Association’s Editorial Excellence Awards. The magazine won in the following categories:
In other MTI-related news, the organization recently announced that its federal contract with NIST/MEP has been renewed for FY ‘06. St. Paul-based St. Jude Medical Inc. has been named a Medical Device Manufacturer of the Year by Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry magazine. The magazine noted that St. Jude “embodies multiple strengths: good product development, support for innovation, straightforward sales and marketing tactics, and solid relationships with suppliers. At its core, though, St. Jude Medical’s strength seems to come from a desire to both help and protect patients.”
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