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Sun-Times - Solstice Mobile founder J Schwan mentors I.C. Stars to join Chicago tech community
I walked into a hip River North loft building and was greeted by a young African-American man — probably in his early twenties. “Mr. Schwan?” he asked. ‘My name is Malcolm. Would you mind if we talked before we sat down for tea?” That’s how my experience with the not-for-profit program Inner-City Computer Stars began. Since 1999, i.c.stars has been identifying, training and jump-starting technology careers for Chicago-area low-income young adults who demonstrate extraordinary potential for success. Read full article
What’s next in technology for Chicago’s business scene?
By SANDRA GUY sguy [at] suntimes [dot] com December 9, 2011
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Imagine the day when you can take a pill with a sensor inside that’s activated by your stomach juices, and it alerts a nurse that you’ve taken your medicine as you should have.
Such “always connected” technology is emerging now, helping advance the notion of letting the elderly stay in their homes and giving doctors and nurses real-time information about the patient’s condition, said Paul E. Martin, chief information officer for Baxter International, the Deerfield-based specialty disease solutions company. Read More…
A constellation you should know
June 14, 2010 | By Lucy Gray, O’Reilly Radar
This blog post has been sitting on my computer’s desktop for a few weeks now…. I’m finally getting around to telling you about a great week I had at the end of May. It started off with a brief trip to Northern California with stops at Dale’s amazing Maker Faire (equally impressive were his sprinting skills as he leapt into action when a tent nearly blew over), various technology companies and a local high school to visit friends and business colleagues. Read Article….
Giving young adults a technological leg up
November 06, 2010 | By Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune
Wearing loafers and wire-rimmed glasses, his braids pulled neatly back, Kevin Gates walked into the boardroom with an easy confidence that revealed nothing of the high school dropout who first stepped in the door a decade ago.
It was just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
Now 29, Gates hustled from his job as a Microsoft technology specialist — no, he’s not related to the founder, he quipped Read Article….
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