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Seeing opportunity in cybersecurity
From online banking to electronic medical records, more and more personal information is being transferred to “the cloud.” As technology progresses so does the challenge of keeping this private information from becoming vulnerable. more
EDC holds supplemental meeting after scheduling error
Updated, 11:30 a.m.) After a scheduling error with the electronic posting system that shows the date of all meetings open to the public, the R.I. Economic Development Corporation will hold a supplemental meeting of its board of directors. more
| 9/26/12
Market warming for storing energy to be used as heat
Providence-based VCharge Inc. coined the term “transactive load” to describe a concept company founders believe will change the world. It’s the idea that end users of electricity can save money by determining when they buy power, taking advantage of the pre-dawn hours when demand is low and generators are pumping out far more energy than needed. To take advantage of this concept, VCharge is developing smart-grid applications, such as its Smartbricks for electric thermal-storage systems, that could potentially balance supply and demand on the electric grid and pave the way for alternative energy. Jessica Millar is VCharge’s founder and chief security officer. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 11/5/12

Five Questions With: John P. Sullivan
The Washington Trust Co.’s senior vice president for technology talks about what concerns him. more
Maintenance-management made easy
Business leaders often wear several hats and Paul Oberg, president and CEO of EPAC Software Technologies, is no exception. more
Soft-skill investments create technology-service ROI
Just about any company operating in a recession might be lucky to break even, soldiering on doing level business, waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. more
By Paul E. Kandarian
Contributing Writer | 12/17/12
Tablets finding a home in R.I. classrooms
At the Rocky Hill School in East Greenwich, Jonathan M. Schoenwald, head of school, is looking forward to the September session. That’s because the school will try a new program, issuing iPads to its middle school children. The private institution already has 30 iPads available to its students, from preschool to fifth grade that were shared between the classes as part of a trial run from last year. “We’ve adopted the use of the iPad wholeheartedly. We’re starting [out with middle school this year] but that’s almost 80 students,” he said. “That’s a pretty big commitment.” more
GRRL Tech exposes nearly 500 to STEM industries
More than 470 girls from local high schools spent Thursday at the University of Rhode Island exploring STEM industries and career pathways during Tech Collective’s 12th annual GRRL Tech event. more
Chafee announces statewide cybersecurity plan
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Rhode Island’s first statewide cybersecurity strategic plan on Tuesday. more
TecHub boosting library use at Providence College
For years Providence College students had been congregating on the lowest floor of the school’s Phillips Memorial Library largely to work on group projects in a less structured – and less quiet – setting than the library’s other rooms. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 11/19/12

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