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News & Views

Sometimes a great idea comes along, but fails to catch on in the marketplace, for a variety of reasons. Such has been the case with the idea of IT professionals coming together to form a virtual corporation, for the sole reason of tackling commercial IT projects at-hand.

This idea was born out of the entertainment industry, where hundreds of contractors typically come together and do business via a virtual corporation, with the mission of making a movie. When the movie production is completed by this coordinated band of contract professionals, they all go their seperate way, oftentimes to work for another virtual corp that has been formed to - you guessed it - make a movie.

Virtual corporations are temporary business entities, and are usually disbanded when all business having to do with a project has been completed (last contractor out: please shut the lights and close the door - thanks.).

Recently, dozens of professionals came together and formed VirtCorpCO, to proceed with the idea of IT pro's finding opportunities for themselves. When a VirtCorpCO professional finds an opportunity, they can then organize needed business and technical expertise and begin to form a project team, using VirtCorpCO resources to get the job done.

Networking with professionals of the VirtCorpCO mindset can help solve one of the biggest challenges independent contractors and employed professionals face each day: how to market their talents and generate qualified leads, with ever-diminishing time and resources. Keep an eye on these folks over a VirtCorpCO - they have the right idea (and it's long past due).

As reported by c|net, Great Bridge, whose commercial product and services were based on the Open Source RDBMS PostgreSQL, has folded shop. Maybe they should have taken a closer look at the Red Hat deal? What's the "Great Bridge" brand name worth now?

Jim Intriglia Consulting

Jim Intriglia Consulting services offers information systems development and support services, geared toward providing clients with a competitive edge, through the use and application of technology.

Key Projects

Open Practice Management ToolWorks
The Open Practice Management ToolWorks project is dedicated to developing open source software solutions of interest to medical practice managers. The new applications under development are GPL licensed, and can be freely integrated into larger practice management systems such as FreePM or Freemed. Open Source and proprietary tools and technologies such as Python, PHP, MySQL and PostgreSQL RDBMS, and Java, will be used to develop online applications.

Writings

The IT Pro's Career Handbook - An Insiders Guide to Developing a Successful Career as an Information Systems Professional
A work-in-progress that is shaping-up as a reference guide that contains strategies and tactics for those serious about developing a career as an successful information systems professional. Review the current Table of Contents and see what's been written to date. Then, request a free copy of The Guide for yourself:

Speaking Engagements

My presentations are geared for technical professionals as well as business managers, who need to understand technical innovations that affect their organizations' ability to stay competitive and profitable. Click here for information on upcoming events and available presentation topics

Next Presentation (Sept. 11):

Selecting, Installing and Testing a Dialup Modem in a Linux-based PC
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September 18 2001