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TechFuse 2012 Sponsors

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Benchmark Learning provides innovative education on cutting-edge topics for IT, ITIL, Developer, Business Analysis, Project Management and Business Professionals. Our world-class educators teach the skills needed to maximize technology investments for organizations as well as help build and define individual careers for our students. For more than 35 years, we’ve been continually improving our offerings, employees and facility. Our commitment to excellence and student success has earned us prestigious honors and global recognition as a premier training provider. On-site, our site or remotely from anywhere in the world, we train to fit your learning needs.

Premium Sponsor

At Microsoft, we're motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas and stay connected to what's most important to them. We run our business in much the same way and believe our three core business divisions offer the greatest potential to serve our customers. They are: Platform Products and Services Division (includes the Client Group, the Server & Tools Group and the Online Services Group), Business Division (includes the Information Worker Group, the Microsoft Business Solutions Group and the Unified Communications Group) and the Entertainment and Devices Division (includes the Home & Entertainment Group and the Mobile & Embedded Devices Group). We are committed long term to the mission of helping our customers realize their full potential. Just as we constantly update and improve our products, we want to continually evolve our company to be in the best position to accelerate new technologies as they emerge and to better serve our customers.

Platinum Sponsors

Our core mission at Avtex is to help our clients optimize their interactions with their customers, employees, partners and prospects through communication and collaboration technologies. As a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner and Interactive Intelligence Platinum Elite Partner, Avtex is the first true integrated interaction solution provider with deep capabilities in portal, collaboration, contact center, CRM, custom application, infrastructure, unified communications and creative design solutions. Avtex has over 1,200 customers across the United States and in six countries with offices in Minneapolis, MN; Milwaukee and Appleton, WI; Des Moines, IA; Omaha, NE, and Cincinnati, OH. Visit www.avtex.com

RBA Consulting is an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with offices in Minneapolis, Dallas and Denver. At RBA, our goal is to bridge the gap between where our clients are today and where they want to go tomorrow by delivering unparalleled technology expertise, an uncompromising commitment to customer service and an unmatched portfolio of technology and business solutions. RBA was recognized on the 2010 Inc. 500 List and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’s Fast 50 List of the fastest growing companies.

K2® offers three software products to help you increase business efficiency and simplify work. K2's visual tools allow people of various technical and non-technical backgrounds to create applications that automate processes and streamline operations. And when something in the business changes, modifying the applications to keep up is easy.

K2 tools are built on Microsoft technology and because K2 users actually complete work in the Microsoft programs they already know — like SharePoint and Visual Studio — little training is required and user buy-in is quick. In fact, K2 provides more Microsoft integration points than any other software product in the space.

Gold Sponsors

IDesign aspires to change the software industry by applying engineering principals to software design and development. To that end, IDesign has perfected an analysis and decomposition approach for system architecture called the IDesign Method, and has attained a unique position of industry leadership and reputation. IDesign conducts public and private seminars on its original ideas, techniques and tools, mentoring architects and sharing its vision for excellence and professional growth. IDesign practices architecture as a continuum across design, technology and process. Companies the world over engage IDesign to produce their architecture and design the critical project plan and the process behind it.

One of Minnesota’s first business schools, Globe University/Minnesota School of Business (GU/MSB) continues to be a leader in professional education. Our graduates enjoy rewarding careers in business, healthcare, information technology, legal services and creative media. As a career college, we have one clear focus: helping students achieve their personal and professional goals. We offer small class sizes, a hands-on approach to learning, outstanding faculty and above all, personal attention. We invite you to arrange a campus visit or virtual tour and experience our positive, success-oriented environment for yourself.

Headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota Digineer is a management and technology consulting firm that delivers results.

In today’s competitive environment it takes insight and execution to increase efficiency and effectiveness and maximize profitability.

Digineer leverages the unique breadth of our expertise and business acumen to deliver uncommon results. From management and technology consulting, to application development, we apply smart, strategic thinking to real business problems and offer a team of experts in the right fields to execute solutions. Our clients have achieved business goals in ways they never thought possible.

Learn more at www.digineer.com or call 763-210-2300. (Day 2 Only)

Silver Sponsors

Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of technology professionals on a project and full-time basis. Our combination of online recruiting services for job seekers and personalized approach is backed by our extensive industry experience, enabling us to identify and provide the talent our clients need – when they need it most. With more than 100 locations worldwide, including several offices in the Twin Cities, we provide highly skilled talent for IT initiatives ranging from web development and multiplatform systems integration to network security and technical support. For more information contact our Twin Cities team at (800) 793-5533 or visit www.rht.com.

Virteva’s IT infrastructure experts help organizations design, build and run uniquely efficient Composite IT platforms. From desktop to data center, Virteva provides IT consulting, service integration and IT managed services including support of premise-based IT systems. Key areas of expertise include: desktop and server virtualization, public and private cloud platforms, messaging, collaboration, security, storage and networks.

Founded in 1989, Solution Design Group, Inc. (SDG) is an IT consulting and software application development firm dedicated to business success through building long-term relationships with our clients and employees. SDG is locally recognized for providing outstanding customer service and a unique, fun and engaging environment for our employees. We have been recognized five times as a "Best Places to Work" and three times as a "Fast50" fastest growing private companies.

KnowledgeLake, Inc. develops document imaging, document capture, and workflow products and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint. KnowledgeLake’s suite of products extend SharePoint into a comprehensive ECM solution that enables businesses to reduce shipping costs, streamline operations, and achieve regulatory compliance using familiar Microsoft products that most businesses already own and use. These products provide a low cost, low risk, easy to implement alternative to legacy ECM solutions and enable a quick return on investment. KnowledgeLake products and solutions are deployed globally in thousands of organizations in many different horizontal and vertical industry sectors. For more information, visit www.knowledgelake.com.

Alto Consulting and Training was founded in 1984 and is a premier Twin Cities IT consulting and training service firm. Alto's unique blend of highly skilled consultants and trainers enables our clients to work with us to develop solutions that are right for them. The combination of training and consulting creates solutions that go far beyond planning and implementation by solving difficult staff readiness issues for our clients. Alto is a Microsoft Gold Partner and one hundred percent of Alto’s analysts are certified in the products and tools used to implement client solutions.

Our sole focus at SoftwareONE is to provide software licensing and asset management solutions that work for you. As a global Large Account Reseller in business for more than 25 years, we have the local expertise and experience to deliver strategic recommendations, smart alternatives and practical tools to meet your current IT goals and help you plan for the future. Whether working directly with customers or through partners in our VARassist program, we’ll help you uncover the true value of software licensing. Our team of specialists committed to customer service, along with a leading-edge web platform and the ability to work seamlessly between countries, promises to bring a comprehensive solution that beats all your expectations.

Since 2005, Secure Digital Solutions (SDS) delivers trust, reliability and a market advantage for business through information security and regulatory compliance services. With the current legislative stress on data security and privacy, Secure Digital Solutions’ experts focus on creating business practices which lead to greater efficiency and confidence for its clients. Clients depend on SDS to deliver thought leadership, a strong work ethic and exceptional client service. SDS provides value by delivering services and solutions tailored to business requirements. SDS continually builds on a successful track record providing information security & compliance programs, creation of security teams, risk assessments and delivery of security operations to clients in Healthcare, Financial, Legal and Government industries.