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ASSIA, A SVCC Platinum Sponsor, Did not Invent the Internet, But Does Deliver it!

Posted by Peter Kellner on October 3, 2011 @ 9:24 PM

Did you know that your software development talents makes high speed Internet available to everyone??  Come be part of the digital revolution at ASSIA! 

 

http://www.assia-inc.com/about-assia/careers/

A little about our history: Back in 2003, our founder Dr. John Cioffi, who was a Stanford professor, a successful business man not to mention widely regarded as the “Father of DSL,” founded ASSIA after his research proved that service providers could realize breakthrough improvements in the performance and profitability of their DSL networks through software innovations.

What’s ASSIA like today in 2011? ASSIA has more than 80 percent of the US market and over 15 percent of the world market in dynamic spectrum management tools.  We have customers and offices on four continents. We work on the leading edge of DSL access technology, advancing software that leverages existing copper investments and delivers the fiber-like performance and reliability. 

Here’s some stats for those of you like numbers:

  • More than 300 Million DSL subscribers today
  • Everyday, more people choose DSL for broadband than fiber, fixed wireless and cable combined
  • 45 Million DSL lines are under contract with ASSIA
  • Own 85% of the US Market, 15% worldwide
  • Supporting growth of IPTV and massive expansion into wireless
  • Global company with global customers
  • 72% of our staff have higher education degree’s
  • IEEE fellow’s on staff
  • Over 250 patents

Here are more stats to show that ASSIA is a winning company.

  • Broadband InfoVision 2011 – Award for Access Network Technologies
  • Red Herring Top 100 Winner – Recognized for innovations and outstanding achievement in telecommunications
  • The Economist Innovation Award – Dr. John Cioffi, 2010 Computing and Telecommunications winner for his advances in DSL Technology
  • Please stop by the ASSIA booth in the Sponsor’s area for more reasons why ASSIA is hiring software developers!

Spotlight on Google

Posted by Katie Ball on October 14, 2010 @ 9:27 AM

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Wesley Chun is a software engineer, bestseller author, and now a Developer Advocate at Google representing Google’s developer cloud products. He has been programming, teaching, and writing for over 25 years now and was part of the original team that built Yahoo!Mail using Python (plus some C++) many years ago. He is excited that he can utilize all of his skills in his current position to evangelize technologies he’s passionate about.

Wesley loves to attend CodeCamps to network with his peers, but also to improve his own skillset and learn from the many other speakers at CodeCamp. Wesley believes that everyone in the Silicon Valley can benefit from attending such events because they help involve and grow the community of developers. Wesley is pleased that Google is able to help sponsor CodeCamp this year: "All that makes sponsorship worthwhile because it is a good cause."

The very first CodeCamp was back in 2006 where Wesley gave both a general Python as well as a talk on how to control Office apps using Python. Since then, he’s given that those pairs of talks every year.

This will be the first year he swaps out Office for App Engine. He is excited to give lectures about his favorite topics, but if after attending his sessions leaves you hungering for more, feel free to read more in his books: “Python Web Development with Django"

(http://withdjango.com) and "Core Python Programming"

(http://corepython.com). From his sessions, he is hoping to spread this knowledge to developers who are curious and want to learn more about Python and App Engine.

Google, with help from Wesley, has an entire track around Google Technologies (http://www.siliconvalley-codecamp.com/Sessions.aspx?track=18).

Check them out to make sure you do not miss any sessions from Wesley and his colleagues.

Spotlight on ORCSWeb

Posted by Peter Kellner on October 5, 2010 @ 6:37 AM

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Jeremy Hodges has worked at ORCSWeb for the past 4 years and handles a lot of their sales and marketing processes.  As a previous customer Jeremy knows very well what makes and keeps customers happy.  Before joining the company, Jeremy was exactly that, one of their happy customers.  He was part of a two person shop that provided consulting and data services to customers.

Their company landed a big customer that needed 24×7 support and more services than they could reasonably deliver.  ORCSWeb was the perfect partner for them.  They not only did basic hosting, but also provided sys admin services that let Jeremy’s company focus on other very important things.  Jeremy says “Its awesome to not have to worry about the systems going down, security patches and reliability when you are the customer.  Fast forwarding 4 years, Jeremy is njeremyprofileot at ORCSWeb working with customers just like himself

For fun, Jeremy develops web sites in c# for friends, non-profits and also tinkers in opens source projects.  He is a contributor to the Grafiti CMS open source project.  His other passion is performing arts and entertainment.  He recently shot a documentary in Boon North Carolina of a guy that has a 100% organic coffee shop and delivers coffee by bicycle.  This guy will be riding from Atlanta to Boon to rasie money and awareness for coffee growers in Rwanda (carrying 100 pounds of coffee).  Keep an eye on  http://www.baldguybrew.com/ for details.

We at Silicon Valley Code Camp are proud to have ORCSWeb as not only a sponsor, but as our hosting for the web site.  Just like Jeremy before he joined ORCSWeb, we are very happy customers and really appreciated the added level of service ORCSWeb gives us to keep our wheels spinning.

Spotlight on Sprint

Posted by Peter Kellner on September 27, 2010 @ 7:08 AM

clip_image002Sprint is known for its telephone and wireless cell phone service, but Sprint also has a very active, cutting-edge developer program. Nathan Smith, who heads the application developer program for Sprint, said, “A lot of people think Apple created this space, but they didn’t. Sprint has had a program since 2001…We are very focused on mobile. Even though many developers got in with iPhone or Android, we have been in the mobile development space for 10 years.”

Ryan Wick, Sprint’s lead technician for mobile applications, will be the Sprint speaker at Code Camp. Ryan, who has 10 years experience in mobile development, is coming all the way from Tampa, FL. One of the key messages he will have for developers at Code Camp is, “It doesn’t matter if you are the best developer. If your app or interface isn’t very usable, then it doesn’t matter that you have the greatest app or webpage created. Technology and usability definitely go hand-in-hand.”

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Spotlight on Devexpress

Posted by Katie Ball on September 24, 2010 @ 3:50 PM

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Mehul Harry is a technical developer evangelist for DevExpress. He is a big fan of Technical blogs, such as ScottGu’s Blog, and loves to listen to podcasts on his free time, such as, Radio Lab. Of course, he is a huge fan of DevExpress’ Blog, Twitter, and Facebook pages. Mehul feels that all of these communication channels are importanimaget for their business growth and building relationships.

DevExpress is happy to be a sponsor for our Code Camp again. And they’re excited to get the opportunity to host a booth for the first time. They have seen over the years that this is a very important event to attend based on the attendees and the conversations that arise. This event allows attendees to network and learn from one another. The Devexpress team also loves when they get to meet customers in person and discuss their products.

Four employees from Devexpress (Mark Miller, Woody Pewitt, Steve Andrews, and Seth Juarez) will be at the DevExpress booth and conducting different sessions on Microsoft technologies, including: The Science of UI, MVC, and Machine Learning. They are all very passionate about their subjects and our thrilled to share with the Code Camp Community.

Make sure you stop by the Devexpress booth. They will be giving away a DExperience license and other cool swag and prizes.

“Spotlight on Dice – What’s your Guilty Pleasure App?”

Posted by Peter Kellner on September 17, 2010 @ 10:53 PM

We are super excited to have Dice join us this year as a Platinum Sponsor at Silicon Valley Code Camp. In addition, Dice will be at the event shooting and producing videos of Code Camp. Dice’s vlogger is David Spark, a 15-year veteran technology journalist, on-air talent and producer that’s appeared in more than 30 media outlets including eWEEK, TechTV, Wired News, PC Computing, and PC World.  Spark blogs at Spark Minute and is currently a regular contributor to Mashable, Socialmedia.biz, Technologizer, KQED’s "This Week in Northern California, and John C. Dvorak’s "Cranky Geeks" where he will be appearing on the last "Cranky Geeks" episode ever this Wednesday.

Spark will be at this year’s event with camera and Dice microphone in tow. You’ll see him interviewing presenters and attendees and he’ll want to know why you came to this year’s Code Camp and what you learned. Look for David Spark with his camera and Dice microphone. Don’t hesitate to introduce yourself especially if you’ve got a great story to tell.

Here’s an example of one of Spark’s fun videos he just shot this week at the APPNATION Conference in San Francisco.  While there Spark asked the attendees to tell him "What’s your guilty pleasure app?"

 

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Spotlight on Falafel

Posted by Katie Ball on September 7, 2010 @ 8:19 PM

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Lino came to the US in 1990 eager to begin working in technology. In his career he has worked for an array of software companies working in the areas of development to consulting. In 2003, Lino started his second company, Falafel Software (http://www.falafel.com/).  Falafel concentrates on software development, consultation, and training services.  Being a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Lino’s team aids in the highest quality consulting with a team he has worked with for 10 – 15 years.

Lino began speaking all around the world on behalf of Microsoft in 1994 mainly about emerging technologies. Lately he has been speaking heavily on mobile (see many videos at http://vimeo.com/falafel or tv.falafel.com).  This year Lino and his team have 22 sessions at Code Camp.  They will be covering, of course, mobile and future Microsoft Technologies. image

This is Falafel Software’s second year as a premier sponsor.  Lino said that Code Camp is a great experience for working developers to get out for a bit to “see where the world is right now” and where technology is heading. That is what Lino loves best about Code Camp; that developers from all over the Bay come together to talk tech.  Because Lino and his team had such a great experience in the past at Code Camp, he was happy to up their 4 sessions to 22 sessions.  Lino is excited to see old and new faces at this year’s Code Camp; hoping that Code Camp exceeds last year’s attendance of 1,500.

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