Santa Cruz Tech Meetup – Jan 7, 2009

How to find us
“We will be on the second floor, accessed from Cooper St.”

• Crossloop - Vikram Subramanim, vice president of products will demonstrate CrossLoop, an online services marketplace that enables individuals to seek out and obtain services such as technical support, translation, web design from experts. Vikram will discuss the latest release of CrossLoop which adds online estimation, billing and payment in a manner appropriate for services transactions. 
• The Armada Group – learn about the 2008 high tech employment marketplace, emerging trends in 2009, and where you need to be. The Armada Group is the premiere Santa Cruz based IT consulting and technical staffing firm, specializing Web Application Development and next generation IT infrastructure implementation. Honored by INC. Magazine’s list of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in America the last 2 years running, it was recognized with Staffing Industry Analyst’s National Award for Excellence in Customer Service in Q4 2008. Major enterprise customers include Cisco, eBay, VMware, and Interactive Corporation (IAC). Jeff Tavanga. 
• RideSpring - An easy way to find carpool partners at work. RideSpring is a web service focused on enabling client companies to achieve their sustainability goals, as well as providing a popular employee benefit to improve the daily commute. Find out more about this Santa Cruz, clean tech startup that applies group theory to transform the daily commute into a game where co-workers compete to win valuable prizes every month by biking, carpooling, using transit, or walking to work. Clients include eBay, the City and the County of Santa Cruz, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Paul McGrath. 
• Harmonic - Harmonic is a leader in digital TV compression and delivery solutions, serving major Cable, Satellite, Broadcast, IPTV and Internet service providers worldwide. The TV industry is undergoing a major transformation as viewers shift from broadcast to broadband viewing options. This talk will describe what Harmonic is doing to improve both the traditional and broadband TV experience and identify some untapped opportunities in the space. Marty Picco.