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Thomas Squeo at New Learning Technologies Conference March 4

Published by Kim Ware in General, Business Strategy, Content Management, Learning Management, Upcoming Events.

Thomas Squeo, Roundbox Global’s VP of Strategic Development, will speak at the upcoming New Learning Technologies Conference, held in Orlando, FL March 3-5. Thomas’s presentation, entitled “Leveraging a Learning Content Management Strategy to Enable Outcome-Based Instruction,” will explain how businesses can benefit from applying a learning content management-driven approach to their learning, talent, or human capital management strategy.

Thursday 3/4/2010

2:15-3:00 Leveraging a Learning Content Management Strategy to Enable Outcome-Based Instruction

Thomas Squeo, VP, Strategic Development, Roundbox Global

As Learning Ecosystem components are introduced to an institution or organization’s learning, talent or human capital management strategy, a learning content management-driven approach can provide the organization increased flexibility, reduce vendor lock-in and enable rapid on-boarding of new client technologies and modalities.

By disaggregating content using granular addressability concepts we can increase the ROI associated with content acquisition, reuse and reinterpretation for norm, accelerated and remedial learners with minimal additional investment.

Please join us in the dynamic presentation discussing the approaches, considerations and easily avoided pitfalls that can affect the adoption of an effective LCMS strategy.

For more information on the conference, visit the SALT conference website at http://www.salt.org/fl/orlandoP.asp

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3 Comments December 28th, 2009

Roundbox Establishes Strategic Education Technology Consulting Practice

Published by Thomas Squeo in General, Business Strategy, Enterprise Technology, How we work, Learning Management, Global, Thought Leadership, Education Technology.

In order to meet the continued and evolving demands of our clients and capture emergent opportunities, Roundbox Global has established a Strategic Education Technology line of business.  This line of business will be led by Thomas Squeo, VP Strategic Development.  This role and group will focus on optimizing customer technology portfolios while aligning initiatives to core business strategy.

Strategy that happens organically will fail.  To avoid this, Roundbox Global has developed a practice discipline that maps people, process and technology to the realities of the education enterprise capable of ensuring near, mid and long term goals and objectives are met through aligned and executed engagements while delivering measurable positive business impact.

In an environment that is highly variable, opportunities for; efficiency, cost of sales improvement and innovation emerge, ebb and flow with a speed unlike any other component of the business and institutional environment. These opportunities and challenges when dealt with in an ad hoc manner result in redundant spending, increased integration challenges and sometimes insurmountable exit costs that result in missed market opportunities, loss of revenue, and industry credibility.  Independent of the position in the education value chain, Roundbox has the ability to support the most complex challenges ranging from existing portfolio optimization, business process assessment and design, market scanning and recommendation, to technology innovation strategy and open source software utilization.

Education and traditional technology leaders are consistently called upon to establish architectural frameworks that deliver on today’s needs and are sufficiently sturdy to withstand the inevitable onslaught of future, yet unknowable requirements.  Roundbox Global supports our clients with deep industry expertise and enterprise architecture experience to understand and articulate emergent and existing business needs while aligning current and planned technology investments with these needs.

Our core Education Technology Strategy practice include:
* Strategic Technology Planning, Roadmap &Implementation
* Business, Information, Application & Technology Architectures
* Technology & Application Architecture Assessment & Vetting
* Vendor, Product & Package – RFP Development & Selection Facilitation
* Human Capital Management, Education Portfolio Assessment & Optimization

Roundbox Global is an enterprise technology and professional services consultancy focused on the business of education. We design and build enterprise-strength architecture, software, and Netcentric applications with deep knowledge of technology and informed perspective of the people who use it.

Our focus on the development of Rich Internet and Enterprise Education Applications using Java, Adobe Flex, Flash and other emergent technologies engage, entertain, educate, and inform.

Our domain expertise in education is demonstrated by innovative market-leading solutions in both preK-20 and corporate eLearning, including: Learning Management Systems; Learning Object Repositories; Formative & Summative Online Assessment Systems; Test Authoring & Delivery; Customer & Student Relationship Management; Logistics Management; Content, Asset, and Digital Rights Management, Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG); and Social Networking & Collaboration.

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0 Comments September 21st, 2009

Thomas Squeo at EdNet Tuesday, September 15

Published by Kim Ware in General, Upcoming Events.

Roundbox VP of Strategic Development Thomas Squeo will participate as a panelist at next week’s EdNet conference, being held at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers. Thomas’s panel discussion, “Textbooks vs. Technology in the Classroom: What’s the Right Mix?” will also include Johnny L. Veselka, Executive Director at Texas Association of School Administrators, as Moderator; and panelist Eric Frank, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at Flat World Knowledge. Join them as they explore such topics as cloud computing, the personal web, mobile learning, collaborative technologies, and smart objects, and what these advances mean for book products of the future; and learn about the latest in schools’ content delivery preferences, as well as new hybrid open-source/paid services business models and their potential impact on print and digital media.

Don’t miss this insightful and very timely discussion, on Tuesday, September 15 beginning at 10:05 AM. For more information on EdNet, visit the conference website at http://www.ednetconference.com/

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1 Comment September 9th, 2009

Thomas Squeo at Washington Interactive Technologies Conference

Published by Kim Ware in Upcoming Events, News.

Thomas Squeo, Roundbox Global’s Vice President of Strategic Development, will participate as a presenter at the Washington Interactive Technologies Conference in Arlington, VA, on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 11:15 AM. Thomas’s presentation, “Building Forward-Looking Education Technology Solutions,” will focus on Roundbox Global’s vision for the future of learning technology, which has evolved through professional practice, creative discovery, and a continued investment in educational products and services. We refer to the solution, products, and services that comprise this vision as the Learning Ecosystem. Join Thomas as he discusses our vision to affect positive change in both the teaching and learning experience as the internet transitions from Web 1.0 to 2.0—and further, toward a semantic Web 3.0.

For more information on the Washington Interactive Technologies Conference, visit the conference website at http://www.salt.org/dc/washingtonP.asp

Update: The audio and presentation files from “Building Forward-Looking EdTech Solutions” are available at http://drop.io/rbxglobal

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1 Comment August 16th, 2009

preDevCamp - Saturday, Aug. 8 at RBX Global

Published by Kim Ware in Mobile Technology, Upcoming Events.

Some big news for Palm developers—Palm preDevCamp is coming to Atlanta! preDevCamp is a not-for-profit gathering to develop applications for Palm Pre using both the Mojo SDK and traditional web standards. Roundbox is happy to be serving as the Atlanta location for the gathering, which is being held in over 60 cities around the world. Camp attendees will be able to create new applications for the Palm Pre, migrate existing mobile applications to the Palm Pre, and test and optimize applications for the Palm Pre. If you’ve not yet registered for the big event, be sure to do so soon at http://atlanta.predevcamp.org/registration/

For more information on preDevCamp, visit the Atlanta camp website at http://atlanta.predevcamp.org/

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3 Comments August 4th, 2009

Dean Velez Puts on Quite a Show

Published by Leif Wells in General.

I’ve been running the Adobe User Group of Atlanta for a few years and one topic has always eluded our group: After Effects, Adobe’s motion graphics tool that professionals cite as one of the tools they tend to use in every project every day. It’s not as if I did not try to find a presenter. With Turner, CNN and Crawford (among others), Atlanta is loaded with motion graphic and video professionals. It seems that these professionals are often very busy, work odd hours and are introverted — the anti-presenter triple threat.

I had never met Dean Velez, so he was sort of a mystery to me. He came highly recommended to me by more than a few trainers, so I figured a call and email would test the waters, to see if he would care to present at our user group event. He agreed.

At last night’s  meeting, Dean Velez proved that he is a total After Effects Rock Star.

We had a great crowd of students, professionals and newbies all hanging on Dean’s every word. Dean began by explaining that he is often extremely nervous when speaking in front of an audience, then proved to us he has beaten that fear by telling us his professional history and giving unsolicited (and great) advice to those just starting in the motion graphics business as well as those who are considering working as freelancers.

“Get a job first before you think of going freelance.” Dean said to the students in attendance. “You need a place to figure out how the business works before you take on the extra challenges of freelancing.”

Dean told freelancers that “Freelancers should ask for payment in thirds — a third at the beginning, a third at delivery of story boards, and a third at delivery. If the client refuses to do that then you should say ‘No’ because you may get ripped off.” Sage advice from a proven veteran.

Then, Dean mentioned in passing, that he had only begun creating his presentation that day — an admission that in the past has made many a user group manager (and attendee) want to throttle the presenter. Yet, based on Dean’s confidence and obvious skill (he showed us a rendered video of his progress before he began showing us After Effects), I knew that we were going to be in for an entertaining and educational evening.

Dean presented a 3D fly-through of an aquarium. Imagine the complexity of an environment of 2D graphics (including a couple of Easter Island heads), the illusion of depth and density and the effect of light shining through from the surface. Complex, yes, but Dean guided the audience through with style and ease showing filters and adjustment layers, tips and tricks.

During the questions and answers part of presentation, Dean was asked about how to get a specific effect and demonstrated how to create that effect over a three minute period while explaining his preferences in computer hardware specification. Simply amazing.

Special thanks to everyone who attended. One of the reasons Roundbox Global and I create these events is to inspire our community. Dean Velez fit the bill.

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2 Comments July 15th, 2009

Thomas Squeo at Sloan-C Symposium June 17

Published by Kim Ware in General, Upcoming Events, Global, Education Technology.

Thomas Squeo, Roundbox Global’s Vice President of Strategic Development, will participate as a speaker at this week’s Sloan-C International Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Online Education.

Sloan-C conferences bring together best-in-class professionals from a variety of work sectors, all committed to integrating online education into the mainstream of higher education. The symposium, held June 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, will feature a variety of activities, all focused on the technological aspects of online learning. Thomas will discuss “Semantic Correlation & Distribution of Learning Objects/an Introduction to Common Library,” on Wednesday at 1PM PST. Join Thomas and learn more about the Learning Object life cycle, content development and integration, and more.

For more information on the Emerging Technology Symposium visit the event’s website at www.emergingonlinelearningtechnology.org

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3 Comments June 15th, 2009

Roundbox Global Joins the Idhasoft IT Services Family

Published by Kim Ware in General, Press Releases.

Roundbox to operate as a subsidiary of Idhasoft, expanding its education technology reach in the United States and abroad

Atlanta, GA – April 27, 2009 – Atlanta-based education technology and professional services consultancy Roundbox Global announced it was recently acquired by Idhasoft, a software products and IT services provider serving enterprise customers in the United States, Europe and Asia. Roundbox Global’s services focus on the business of education and will boost Idhasoft’s strategic consulting portfolio, which serves the Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Retail and Telecommunications industries.

Justin Beals, Roundbox Global’s founder and former CEO, will continue to direct the company’s education technology initiatives. Beals will serve as the Executive Vice President of Education and will work out of Roundbox Global’s Atlanta headquarters. Roundbox will operate as a subsidiary of Idhasoft and will continue to offer its consultancy services to its vast roster of education, publishing and enterprise clients.

“Our ability to combine our current service offerings with Idhasoft means that our customers will receive all of the excellent innovation they have enjoyed with our company while giving Roundbox the ability to scale to much larger organizational needs rapidly and efficiently,” said Beals.

“The acquisition of Roundbox is a very strategic initiative for Idhasoft to enter the Education & Publishing industry. The strong domain expertise of Roundbox in the Education industry, coupled with the existing marketing muscle and global delivery model, will unfold enormous opportunities throughout the globe,” said Alok Pathak, Idhasoft CEO.

“The business synergies between Roundbox’s vertical focus and Idhasoft’s existing horizontal practices in SAP, Oracle, Adobe and TIBCO create great lift and complimentary opportunities. As well, the addition of a near-shore development center in Costa Rica provides a new method of interaction between Idhasoft’s existing customers and projects that require more tightly-knit business and development teams.” added Shabu Mohammad, president of Idhasoft, who will act as the CEO for Roundbox and work very closely with Beals.

For information about Roundbox Global products and services, visit www.rbxglobal.com

About Roundbox Global
Roundbox Global is part of the Idhasoft (www.idhasoft.com) family of IT services providers. Idhasoft is a $125 million company serving enterprise customers in the United States, Europe and Asia.

With corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and technology operations in San Jose, Costa Rica, Roundbox Global delivers strategic innovation through exceptional knowledge of technology and informed perspective of the people who use it. Our professional technology and business consulting services incorporate best practices in user experience design, creating Rich Internet Application (RIA) and media development applications and that provide measurable results for our clients.

Roundbox Global is uniquely positioned and experienced to accelerate the design, development, and implementation of systems, applications, processes, and technologies, both within our clients’ organizations and throughout their respective lines of business. Our approach combines not only the discipline of developing world-class enterprise and consumer applications, but also the vision to integrate emerging technologies that will differentiate our clients from their competition.

About Idhasoft
Idhasoft is an IT services provider working with enterprise customers in the United States, Europe and Asia. The company provides services to industry segments including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Public Sector, Retail and Telecommunications. With a reputation for high quality and reliability, Idhasoft provides a range of IT services, including software application development, strategic IT consulting, and implementation of third party enterprise-wide products such as Oracle, SAP, Adobe, IBM, Cognos and TIBCO. Idhasoft has a current revenue base of $125 million with more than 1400 employees. Idhasoft’s U.S. corporate offices are in Atlanta, GA with more than 95 percent of its business generated in the United States. The company’s headquarters are in Mumbai, India.

Media contact:
Thomas Squeo
Vice President, Strategic Development
Phone: 404.567.5000 ext. 2038
Email: PR@rbxglobal.com

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2 Comments April 27th, 2009

CFUnited Express Atlanta 2009 - April 15 at Roundbox Global

Published by Kim Ware in General, Digital Culture, Upcoming Events.

Roundbox is excited to be hosting CFUnited Express Atlanta 2009, Wednesday, April 15 from 9 AM to 5 PM. At CFUnited Express, you’ll learn the latest ColdFusion and Flex techniques from expert CFUnited Speakers, network with peers, receive a host of useful session material, and get a taste of the biggest event in ColdFusion history—CF United 2009.

This year’s event features some of the leaders of ColdFusion development, including Charlie Arehart, Raymond Camden and John Mason. Topics scheduled to be discussed range from Merapi and Transfer to building great apps with jQuery and ColdFusion to CF server troubleshooting. But wait, there’s more! RAFFLES! Organizers have a ton of great prizes to give away, including one free ticket to CFUnited! And finally, all attendees receive a CF8 tag poster, and you can use 100% of your registration as a discount towards CFUnited’s main event in August. The Early Bird price of $149 has been extended until 4/15/09.

Don’t miss this exciting day of learning and networking. For registration and more information, visit http://express.cfunited.com/go/atlanta/2009/

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2 Comments April 10th, 2009

Roundbox Global Launches New Back-End for Student Information Management System (SIMS)

Published by Kim Ware in General, Learning Management, Product, Education Technology, Press Releases.

Open source EduCloud application will contribute to RBX Learning Ecosystem and other net-centric software solutions

Atlanta, GA – April 8, 2009 – Atlanta-based education technology and professional services consultancy Roundbox Global announced the development of its EduCloud SIMS back-end application, intended for use by educational establishments for management of student data.

The system supports the aggregation of business logic, object relationships, and a database schema into a single deployable solution, allowing users to manage student data across a variety of net-centric software solutions. The back-end is currently being used for a number of Learning Management System (LMS) products developed by Roundbox Global, and can contribute to large educational institutional systems requiring enterprise, comprehensive solutions for role management, user management, school management, classroom management and activities management. Future releases of the application will include attendance management enhancements, discipline record management and reporting, events management, healthcare/medical file management, schedule generation and group management.

“The EduCloud SIMS system represents an important component of a digital education ecosystem. We built a SIMS solution that is out-of-the-box developed to integrate and enhance the entire enterprise of digital educational solutions,” said Justin Beals, Roundbox Global’s Executive Vice President of Education.

Roundbox Global developed the SIMS back-end using Java within a Spring framework, and integrating technologies such as Hibernate, JPA, Cxf, Jsp, Dozer, Jaxb, Velocity and Slf4j. Designed as a multi-tier system, the application follows the three-tier architecture of J2EE and all its benefits (simplicity, scalability, flexibility and robustness).

The EduCloud source code is available for free download from SourceForge.net, at https://sourceforge.net/projects/educloudsims/. Additional documentation is available from the EduCloud website at http://educloudsims.wordpress.com/

For information about Roundbox Global products and services, visit www.rbxglobal.com

About Roundbox Global
Roundbox Global is part of the Idhasoft (www.idhasoft.com) family of IT services providers. Idhasoft is a $150 million company serving enterprise customers in the United States, Europe and Asia.

With corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and technology operations in San Jose, Costa Rica, Roundbox Global delivers strategic innovation through exceptional knowledge of technology and informed perspective of the people who use it. Our professional technology and business consulting services incorporate best practices in user experience design, creating Rich Internet Application (RIA) and media development applications and that provide measurable results for our clients.

Roundbox Global is uniquely positioned and experienced to accelerate the design, development, and implementation of systems, applications, processes, and technologies, both within our clients’ organizations and throughout their respective lines of business. Our approach combines not only the discipline of developing world-class enterprise and consumer applications, but also the vision to integrate emerging technologies that will differentiate our clients from their competition.


Media contact:
Thomas Squeo
Vice President, Strategic Development
Phone: 404.567.5000 ext. 2038
Email: PR@rbxglobal.com

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1 Comment April 8th, 2009

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