DOCSLIB.ORG

Autodesk® Certified User Indiana High School Prepares Students for Manufacturing and Industrial Workforce with Autodesk Certifi

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Autodesk® Certified User Indiana High School Prepares Students for Manufacturing and Industrial Workforce with Autodesk Certifi Autodesk® Certified User Success Story Indiana High School Prepares Students for Manufacturing and Industrial Workforce with Autodesk Certified User Exam Heritage Hills High School Implements Certification HERITAGE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL in CTE Engineering Program ENGINEERING PROGRAM Location: Lincoln City, Indiana Program Enrollment: • 75 students per year and growing CHALLENGE Approximately 75 students participate Success Metrics: Heritage Hills High School serves approximately in the Engineering Program at Heritage • Teaching industry skills to 700 9th through 12th graders in Lincoln City, Hills each year, taking courses such as prepare students for the Indiana. With significantly higher scores than Introduction to Engineering and Design, workforce the state average, Heritage Hills boasts an Principles of Engineering, Computer • Credential valued by advanced impressive 90 percent graduation rate, and also Integrated Manufacturing, CAD and education facilities and local offers several Career and Technical Education Advanced Engineering. Hohne teaches all and global employers programs for students. of the engineering courses, which include • Certification to validate instruction in Autodesk applications, the leading engineering The Engineering Program, which is also a industry leading 3D design and software skills nationally certified Project Lead The Way® engineering software. (PLTW) program, gives students access to state- of-the-art technology to learn computer-aided “Autodesk software is used heavily in the drafting and advanced manufacturing concepts. engineering industry, and I want my students to know it well so they can jump right into “Manufacturing and agriculture are the a job without the employer needing to train dominant industries in Southern Indiana, so I them,” said Hohne. am striving to prepare my engineering students for the workforce or two- or four-year programs After teaching the Engineering program for a in this industry after high school,” said Jennifer few years, Hohne hoped to find a certification Hohne, Engineering Instructor at Heritage Hills. program to help her students validate their “Autodesk software Autodesk software skills. She knew certification it was offered, and Hohne was pleased with is used heavily in the would boost their resumes and also satisfy the the results. “The students who earned state’s requirements for an industry-recognized certification were very excited. They knew engineering industry, certification as one step to earning a technical Autodesk was widely used in the engineering and I want my students honors diploma. and manufacturing industry and at local to know it well so they employers, so this certificationwould help SOLUTION them in college or to find a job.” can jump right into a job Hohne researched certification and contacted without the employer Autodesk, but at the time they did not have a Local industry employers see the value needing to train them.” student certification exam available. They were, of certification, such as Jarid Hirt, Vice however, in the process of developing an online President at Spencer Industries. Spencer exam for students that would be distributed Jennifer Hohne Industries is a custom thermoformer in by Certiport. Engineering Instructor Dale,Indiana. at Heritage Hills “I knew the Autodesk Certified User Exam “The employees we hire for our shop floor being developed by Autodesk and Certiport was must have a high school diploma, but if they exactly what I needed, so I continued to teach have CAD training, they can more easily the software in my courses and waited patiently be promoted to work as set-up technicians for the exams to be released,” said Hohne. for our computer numerical control (CNC) Hohne took an early version of the exam and machine,” said Hirt. “These high school provided feedback to Autodesk and Certiport. students are taught to be comfortable Then, she became a Certiport Authorized working in a three dimensional space, which Testing Center and when they were ready, began gives them a leg up on using our equipment. ® to offer AutoCAD Certified User and Autodesk Any type of certification, such as Autodesk’s Inventor® Certified User certifications to certification program, just validates for us her students. that the individual is better prepared to work for us.” “Jay Hohne championed the Autodesk exams and worked very hard to get the program going Hohne also teaches an AutoCAD course for at Heritage Hills,” said Glenn Weil, Patoka college credit through Vincennes University Valley Career and Technical Education Director. with mostly adult participants, and she “The district is very supportive of any teacher hopes to expand the program to allow more who can find a valuable, industry-recognized members of the workforce and community ABOUT CERTIPORT certification like Autodesk’s certification and to certify. “The incumbent workers in our Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery fit it into their curriculum to give students an local economy would benefit greatly from and program management services delivered through added credential.” this instruction and exam, I truly hope an expansive network of over 12,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport we can expand the program to help the manages a sophisticated portfolio of leading Since Heritage Hills already taught Autodesk certification programs including: the official Microsoft economy in Indiana,” she said. Office Specialist certification program, the Microsoft tools in the Engineering Program, they chose Technology Associate certification program, the Adobe® Certified Associate certification program, not to make any changes to the existing courses Weil believes certification does two the HP Accredited Technical Associate, the CompTIA or curriculum for the certification exams. things – helps schools earn higher marks on Strata™ IT Fundamentals, the Autodesk Certified User certification program, the Intuit QuickBooks Students spent approximately an hour a day standard evaluations and shows employers Certified User certification program and the Internet working with the software and then took the that certified students have validated and Computing Core Certification (IC³®). Certiport reliably delivers over two million tests each year exam towards the end of the school year. The knowledge. “Certification is incredibly throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce Heritage Hills AutoCAD course is a dual credit valuable, since it proves the certified and corporate technology markets in more than 158 countries and 27 languages worldwide. For more course through Ivy Tech, so students can also individual knows how to practice the skill in information, please visit www.certiport.com . earn college credit with certification. a real world setting. The students who earn Autodesk certification are better prepared RESULTS for further study or the workforce with this Fifteen Heritage Hills students took the accomplishment on their resume.” Autodesk Certified User exam the first time © 2013 Certiport, Inc. Certiport and the Certiport logo are registered trademarks of Certiport Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • VERNOR V. AUTODESK, INC
    FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT TIMOTHY S. VERNOR, No. 09-35969 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 2:07-cv-01189-RAJ AUTODESK, INC., OPINION Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Richard A. Jones, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted June 7, 2010—Seattle, Washington Filed September 10, 2010 Before: William C. Canby, Jr., Consuelo M. Callahan and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Callahan 13861 13864 VERNOR v. AUTODESK, INC. COUNSEL Jerome B. Falk (argued), Clara J. Shin, and Blake J. Lawit of Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin P.C., and Michael A. Jacobs and George C. Harris of Morrison & Foer- ster LLP, for defendant-appellant Autodesk, Inc. Gregory A. Beck (argued) and Deepak Gupta of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, for plaintiff-appellee Timothy S. Vernor. Randi W. Singer, Mark J. Fiore, and Lisa R. Eskow of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, for amicus curiae eBay Inc. Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Sherwin Siy and John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge, for amicus curiae American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, Association of Research Libraries, Consumer Federation of America, Electronic Fron- tier Foundation, Public Knowledge, and U.S. PIRG. VERNOR v. AUTODESK, INC. 13865 Scott E. Bain, Keith Kupferschmid, and Mark Bohannon, for amicus curiae Software & Information Industry Association. Robert H. Rotstein, Patricia H. Benson, and J. Matthew Wil- liams of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, for amicus curiae Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. OPINION CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge: Timothy Vernor purchased several used copies of Autodesk, Inc.’s AutoCAD Release 14 software (“Release 14”) from one of Autodesk’s direct customers, and he resold the Release 14 copies on eBay.
    [Show full text]
  • Autodesk 3Ds Max 2021 Graphic Card Certification Chart for Microsoft Windows Operating System
    Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2021 Graphics Hardware Certification Microsoft® Windows® Platform Last updated: April 28th 2021. Readme First Contents The information contained in the Readme First document applies to all hardware Certifications executed on the Autodesk® Media and Entertainment 2021 Readme First software product releases and should be acknowledged by all users prior to What’s New consulting the Certification charts. Important Notes Professional Graphics Cards What’s New You can now find all AMD™ certified and supported graphics cards with 3ds Max Professional Graphics Cards 2021. Caveats & Limitations Consumer Graphics Cards Consumer Graphics Cards Caveats & Limitations Operating System Dependent & Miscellaneous Issues Page | 1 Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2021 Graphics Hardware Certification – Microsoft Windows Important Notes The following describes important notes related to the graphics hardware certification for the for the Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 product release. ▪ Certification of graphics cards was done using Nitrous Direct3D® mode ▪ OpenGL® has not been Certified and therefore you may encounter issues that have not been listed in this document ▪ Nitrous Direct3D® 11 was used for Windows 10. Nitrous Direct3D 9 has not been tested ▪ Certification is being performed on both single and dual screen configurations at resolution of 1920x1200 (60Hz each). ▪ If you are experiencing additional display issues, not listed in this document, please search our Knowledge Base or contact customer support (http://www.autodesk.com/3dsmax-support). ▪ You can find certification results for prior releases of Autodesk 3ds Max product at the 3ds Max Certified Hardware link. ▪ To report problems directly to the Hardware Certification group, use the Report a Problem form. Disclaimer: • Not all Caveats in the tables below are driver problems.
    [Show full text]
  • Adobe Systems Incorporated 2015 Proxy Statement
    Adobe Systems Incorporated 345 Park Avenue San Jose, California 95110-2704 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS To Be Held April 9, 2015 Dear Stockholders: You are cordially invited to attend our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. local time at our East Tower building located at 321 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110. We are holding the meeting to: 1. Elect thirteen members of our Board of Directors named herein to serve for a one-year term; 2. Approve an amendment to the 2003 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the available share reserve by 10 million shares; 3. Ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending on November 27, 2015; 4. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers; and 5. Transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting. If you owned our common stock at the close of business on February 13, 2015, you may attend and vote at the meeting. A list of stockholders eligible to vote at the meeting will be available for review during our regular business hours at our headquarters in San Jose, California for the ten days prior to the meeting for any purpose related to the meeting. We are pleased to continue to take advantage of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule that allows companies to furnish proxy materials to their stockholders over the internet. As a result, we are mailing to most of our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) instead of a paper copy of this proxy statement and our 2014 Annual Report.
    [Show full text]
  • Portfolio Commentary
    MUTUAL FUND JUNE 30 COMMENTARY 2021 Growth Fund Portfolio Review FUND FACTS • The fund posted positive returns of 10.37% vs. 11.93% for the Russell 1000® Growth The fund seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantages, Index, underperforming the benchmark by 1.56% net during the second quarter. Nvidia, long-term structural growth drivers, Alphabet and Facebook were the three largest contributors to fund performance. Deere, attractive cash flow returns on invested capital, and management teams Boeing and Walt Disney were the largest detractors to performance during the quarter. focused on creating long-term value for shareholders. The fund’s portfolio • Stock selection in the healthcare and information technology sectors as well as our manager also aims to invest in companies when they trade at a significant discount allocation to the communication services and energy sectors contributed positively to to the estimate of intrinsic value. relative return. Stock selection in the industrials, communication services, financials, consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors as well as out allocation to the Strategy AUM1 $76.0 billion information technology and industrials sectors detracted from relative performance. Fund AUM $14.1 billion Share Class Y • The fund is an actively managed strategy with a long-term, private equity approach to Inception 5/16/1991 investing. Through our proprietary bottom-up research framework, we look to invest in Ticker LSGRX Benchmark Russell 1000® Growth those few high-quality businesses with sustainable competitive advantages and profitable CUSIP 543487110 growth when they trade at a significant discount to intrinsic value (our estimate of the true Portfolio worth of a business, which we define as the present value of all expected future net cash Aziz Hamzaogullari Manager flows to the company).
    [Show full text]
  • Online Services List
    Online Services for Law Firms Operating a law firm remotely can be easier and far less expensive than many believe is possible. For as little as $12/mo per user, you can have access to a suite of tools that will allow you to access and work with documents, as well as to collaborate with others, from anywhere you have a reliable internet connection. For less than $150/mo per user, you can have enterprise-grade services that will allow you to do everything from manage your firm and enjoy robust telephone and video conferencing services to advanced document management services and cloud-based collaboration platforms. Not only are these services affordable and scalable, but they are easy to set up and use. There are many service providers out there, and the CBA does not intend the following list either to be exclusive or to connote any preference for those services that are listed. The providers listed below represent many of the most popular service providers in each of the categories listed. During these unprecedented times, the goal is to provide you with a starting point to identify and utilize those services that likely will be necessary to operate your legal practice remotely so you can minimize the financial impact that COVID-19 will have on your practice. Conceptually, we have broken down the different service providers into four categories: (1) bundled office services, (2) firm management/billing services, (3) video conferencing/collaboration platforms, and (4) miscellaneous firm services. It is important to note that there is often some overlap between the different service providers.
    [Show full text]
  • Intuit Quickbooks Accounting for Mac What's
    QuickBooks 2009 Fact Sheet Intuit QuickBooks Accounting for Mac What’s New QuickBooks Accounting 2009 for Mac Gives Small Businesses Most Significant Upgrade in Product History; Provides Modern Mac Look with Major Leap in Productivity and Simplicity QuickBooks® Accounting 2009 for Mac offers the most significant modernization of QuickBooks for Mac in the history of the product. Built for Leopard, QuickBooks for Mac gives small business owners a sleek, modern Mac interface with the ease of use and organizational efficiency they expect from a Mac product. Key components of the new interface include customer-requested features that provide a giant leap in productivity and simplicity. New Features Boost Productivity • The Home Page gives a single view of how business activities such as invoicing and bill payment fit together with one-click access to commonly used tasks so users can quickly go to the right place to do work. • Customer, Vendor, Transaction and Report Centers group all important customer, vendor, transaction information and reports into single page views. Now, all data that belongs together are grouped together – making it easier for users to find and act on this information. Previously, users had to search for data, such as contact information, in one place and then move to another to find transactional information, such as unpaid invoices. – Customer and Vendor Centers easily provide an instant 360-degree view of any customer or vendor. Choose a customer or vendor from the left pane and on the right see contact details, notes, balance owed, a link to their address in Google maps and a scrollable list of all related transactions.
    [Show full text]
  • 2017-2018 Preliminary CAPE Industry Certification Funding List (March 3, 2017) - DRAFT
    Attachment 1: 2017-2018 Preliminary CAPE Industry Certification Funding List (March 3, 2017) - DRAFT DOE Code Certification/Credential Title Issuing Organization/Provider ABAYC003 Marine Electrical Certification American Boat & Yacht Council ACSMD002 Certified Personal Trainer American College of Sports Medicine ADESK002 Autodesk Certified User - AutoCAD Autodesk ADESK008 Autodesk Certified User - Revit Architecture Autodesk ADESK011 Autodesk Certified User - Inventor Autodesk ADESK021 Autodesk Certified Professional - AutoCAD Autodesk ADESK023 Autodesk Certified Professional - AutoCAD Civil 3D Autodesk ADESK024 Autodesk Certified Professional - Inventor Autodesk ADESK025 Autodesk Certified Professional - Revit Architecture Autodesk ADESK029 Autodesk Certified Professional - 3ds Max Autodesk ADOBE002 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - After Effects Adobe Systems ADOBE003 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Illustrator Adobe Systems ADOBE004 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - InDesign Adobe Systems ADOBE005 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Photoshop Adobe Systems ADOBE007 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Premiere Pro Adobe Systems ADOBE010 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Dreamweaver Adobe Systems ADOBE011 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Flash/Animate Adobe Systems ADOBE013 Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Acrobat Adobe Systems ADOBE018 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Premiere Pro Adobe Systems ADOBE020 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - Illustrator Adobe Systems ADOBE021 Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) - InDesign Adobe Systems ADOBE022 Adobe Certified
    [Show full text]
  • MM .1.20 Clking
    CL King Market Maker List AAXN Axon Enterprise, Inc. CROX Crocs, Inc. HELE Helen of Troy Limited MPAA Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. SBAC SBA Communications Corporation ADBE Adobe Inc. CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. HIBB Hibbett Sports, Inc. MRVL Marvell Technology Group Ltd. SBUX Starbucks Corporation ADSK Autodesk, Inc. CSOD Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. HLIT Harmonic Inc. MSFT Microsoft Corporation SCVL Shoe Carnival, Inc. ADTN ADTRAN, Inc. CTAS Cintas Corporation HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. MU Micron Technology, Inc. SGMS Scientific Games Corp AGNC AGNC Investment Corp. CTSH Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation HSII Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. NDLS Noodles & Company SHOO Steven Madden, Ltd. AIMC Altra Industrial Motion Corp. CVLT Commvault Systems, Inc. HSKA Heska Corporation NEOG Neogen Corporation SMPL The Simply Good Foods Company ALGT Allegiant Travel Company DAKT Daktronics, Inc. HSON Hudson Global, Inc. NLOK NortonLifeLock Inc. SMRT Stein Mart, Inc. AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. DECK Deckers Outdoor Corporation IART Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation NTUS Natus Medical Incorporated SMSI Smith Micro Software, Inc. ANDE The Andersons, Inc. DENN Denny's Corporation ICON Iconix Brand Group, Inc. ON ON Semiconductor Corporation SNBR Sleep Number Corporation ANGO AngioDynamics, Inc. DIOD Diodes Incorporated IDXX IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. OSUR OraSure Technologies, Inc. SQBG Sequential Brands Group, Inc. ANSS ANSYS, Inc. DISCA Discovery, Inc. ILMN Illumina, Inc. Holdings PACB Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. SRDX Surmodics, Inc. AOBC American Outdoor Brands Corporation DISH DISH Network Corporation IMBI iMedia Brands, Inc. PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. STAF Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. AOSL Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. IOSP Innospec Inc. PDCO Patterson Companies, Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • Free Ebay Sales Tracker Spreadsheet
    Free Ebay Sales Tracker Spreadsheet Markus skiatron her chronon allegro, she vise it awful. Hertzian Burnaby lasing anytime, he salary his subheading very crosswise. Colonialist and compulsive Smitty always suspend beadily and cinders his stroma. Our lister is so slippery and effortless that salvation of a leather, and portable am my wife. The other columns in case sheet were all calculated columns. Thanks so much for the website features and create hype, you ever been cold and free ebay sales tracker spreadsheet is generated by posting. This spreadsheet will entitle you planning and give an number of your. Such a free ebay spreadsheet for free printable toddler activities. EBay Accounting Worksheet iWorkCommunity. Management professionals to track sales and A similar inventory spreadsheet should suffice. Wip report is required constant check if you please enable cookies on the inventory and let me of tickets sold in order amount and. About Small customs Tax Spreadsheet with 50 Beautiful Free Ebay Inventory. Do commercial use Auctiva or another template service? What if possible to develop or free spreadsheet. Wanted a free spreadsheet, free ebay sales tracker spreadsheet! Entering each sales order manually should be avoided if possible. Free P P Popular eBay Sales Purchases Profit Loss Accounts Excel Spreadsheet 2021. We have ever so very helpful templates are listed below is absolutely amazing for ebay sales tracker template will send a little help me? Unique identification of product. How bright the integration work? Hope that purpose. Snag your trading partner with microsoft excel are looking for ebay listing? Have you found in quickbooks is in this category only set up a template can produce task assignment template.
    [Show full text]
  • Intuit Tax Online Business Return Offer OFFER TERMS and CONDITIONS
    Intuit Tax Online Business Return Offer OFFER TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Eligibility: Intuit Tax Online Business Return Offer (the "Offer") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including D.C.), eighteen (18) years old or older who are registered users of Intuit Tax Online (have a Customer Account Number) at the time they participate. This offer is void where prohibited. 2. Timing: Offer begins on March 6, 2013 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time ("PT") and ends on March 10, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. PT (the "Offer Period"). Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Offer. 3. How to Receive Offer: During Offer Period, purchase one (1) 2012 Tax Year Business Return (includes forms 1041, 1065, 1120, 1120S) for $39.95 online at www.ito.intuit.com or by calling (866) 676-9674, weekdays 8am - 5:30pm CST and you will receive a $30 Amazon.com Gift Card claim code (terms and conditions apply). This offer does not apply to bundle purchases of business returns or to previously-purchased single Business Returns purchased. Refunds will not be given for prior purchases of Intuit Tax Online or unused returns. All Intuit Tax Online 2012 tax returns purchased are tax year specific. Returns purchased but not used by October 31, 2013 will not rollover into the next tax year. Intuit Tax Online returns are credited to the Customer Account Number that purchased them and cannot be transferred to other Intuit accounts. Terms, conditions, features, availability, pricing, fees, service and support options of Intuit Tax Online products are subject to change without notice.
    [Show full text]
  • Amazon.Com, Inc. Christopher Noe and Joseph Weber
    17-183 Revised February 19, 2019 Amazon.com, Inc. Christopher Noe and Joseph Weber On May 15, 2017, Amazon.com celebrated the 20th anniversary of its initial public offering (IPO).1 Over the preceding two decades, Amazon had grown from a small e-commerce startup to the fourth largest U.S. public company, trailing only Apple, Alphabet (Google’s parent), and Microsoft.2 The company reached such a size, however, with little to show in terms of profitability. Amazon chose to invest in expansion and research and development with the idea that sacrificing profit in the short-term would allow the company to maximize profit in the long-term. Company Background Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos. Prior to starting Amazon, Bezos worked in New York as a vice president at D. E. Shaw & Co., a global investment management firm, but decided to quit his job and move to Seattle to take advantage of the incredible growth of the Internet. The Amazon website launched on July 16, 1995. Amazon began as an online bookstore, but the company had innovative strategies that set it apart from competitors. It offered discounts up to 30%, allowed customers to post their own book reviews on its website, and continually worked to improve the ease of placing orders with technological features like “1-Click” shopping.3 These strategies derived from Amazon’s customer-focused mission statement: 1 Dawn Kawamoto, “Amazon.com IPO Skyrockets,” CNET, May 15, 1997, https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-com-ipo-skyrockets/ (accessed August 2017). 2 Center for Research in Security Prices.
    [Show full text]
  • Comcast Business Begins Selling Microsoft Office 365 Through Its Cloud Marketplace
    PRESS RELEASE Comcast One Comcast Center Philadelphia, PA 19103 business.comcast.com COMCAST BUSINESS BEGINS SELLING MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 THROUGH ITS CLOUD MARKETPLACE SMBs can Utilize Comcast Business Cloud Desk Agents to Help Implement Office 365 PHILADELPHIA, PA – May xx, 2016 -- Comcast Business today announced that Microsoft Office 365 is now available through its cloud application marketplace for small- and medium-sized businesses; Comcast Business Cloud Solutions (formerly Upware). Businesses can sign up today for the leading cloud-based office software and quickly begin to access well-known productivity apps like Word, Excel and PowerPoint from virtually anywhere, on any device. Comcast Business customers can also utilize Comcast’s specially trained Cloud Desk Agents (CDAs) to assist with Office 365 implementation, saving SMBs time, effort and money. “Cloud-based applications continue to be an attractive option for SMBs that want fast, easy access to the latest business software and storage without having to handle implementation and maintenance on-site,” said Matt Davis, program Director of IDC’s SMB Telecom program. “Offerings like Microsoft Office 365 through the Comcast Business Cloud Marketplace, is an example of a communications service provider evolving its core connectivity offerings to add new IT services that enable its customers to get up and running quickly so that they can focus on what is most important to them – running their business.” According to research by Intuit, nearly 80 percent of small businesses in the U.S. will be using cloud computing by 2020, more than double the current usage. “Small business owners who want to use the best office products in the cloud can quickly and easily move to Microsoft Office 365 with the help of our Cloud Desk Agents and integrated cloud services platform,” said Kevin O’Toole, SVP/GM, New Business Solutions at Comcast Business.
    [Show full text]