Atlanta IT Leaders Hit the Links to Benefit TechBridge In 3rd Annual SIM Atlanta Charity Golf Outing
Atlanta – March 9, 2010. A record turnout of 120 IT executives participated in the Society for Information Management (SIM) Atlanta’s third annual charity golf tournament on November 16, 2009 at the Country Club of the South. The event raised more than $40,000 to help TechBridge, a nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits use technology to do more and reach more people. SIM is an international organization with more than 3,200 members representing over 500 companies.
The annual event brought together area IT executives for golf, networking and information exchange. John Seral, VP and CIO, GE Energy served as honorary chair for the 2009 SIM golf outing. “Community involvement is vital to business success and I am pleased to join my peers in SIM Atlanta in supporting this worthwhile event,” said Seral. “TechBridge has become the natural focal point for community service activities for Atlanta’s technology professionals and this event exemplifies the IT community’s generosity.”
iRise, whose enterprise visualization software gives business and IT leaders a powerful way to cost-effectively drive change in their organizations, served as the tournament’s presenting sponsor. “IRise has helped hundreds of the world’s top companies accelerate innovation and get the most out of their technology investments,” said Mitch Bishop, CMO for iRise. “We are excited to help area nonprofits maximize innovation and collaboration by working with SIM Atlanta on this event to benefit TechBridge.”
Other sponsors for the 2009 tournament at the Eagle level included: Accenture, HCL, Pyramid Consulting, Inc., IBM and SAP. Birdie sponsors included Advocate Networks, Adobe, AVYVE, Genpact, Primus Software Corporation, Datalink, Symantec, ASAP, The Georgia CIO Leadership Association, Global IT & Recovery Services, Netezza Corporation, RCG Information Technology, Red Hat, Thompson Technologies and VeriStor Systems. Companies sponsoring at the Par level were: People Network, Inc., COMSYS, CSC, CORESTAFF Services, CCCi and Abacus Solutions.
SIM Atlanta is proud to announce that the 2010 SIM Atlanta Technology Exchange and Charity Golf Outing is scheduled for Monday October 25th at TPC Sugarloaf and that Dave Kardesh, SVP and CTO, First Data will serve as honorary chair.
For more information or to secure your 2010 sponsorship, please contact Mark Farbman at
mark@pyramidci.com or (678) 467-0453.
About TechBridge
TechBridge is an Atlanta-based nonprofit with one mission – to help nonprofits use technology to increase capacity to serve our community. We focus on technology enabling nonprofits to focus on their mission. TechBridge has provided IT consulting, hosting and outsourcing services to hundreds of nonprofits, helping them harness the productivity gains long since enjoyed by the corporate sector. As an affiliate of the NPower Network, TechBridge has facilitated the donation of millions of dollars of Microsoft software and connect the needs of nonprofits with the skills and financial resources of the technology community.
The Digital Ball, TechBridge’s signature annual fundraising gala brings together Atlanta’s technology community to celebrate the impact of technology and skilled volunteers can have in strengthening our community. The occasion draws a who’s who crowd from Atlanta’s technology and business communities and will mark its tenth year on Saturday, May 8, 2010. For more information about TechBridge and the Digital Ball, please visit
www.techbridge.org.
About SIM Atlanta
The Society for Information Management (SIM) is an international organization with more than 3,200 top information technology members from more than 500 major corporations. Participation in the golf event is complimentary to SIM Atlanta members. Other member benefits include knowledge exchange and networking activities such as the Annual CIO Forum, Monthly Chapter Meetings, SIMposium conference (the premier conference for senior IS professionals) and access to a rich online repository of cutting edge research reports and white papers. Please click here to apply for SIM membership or visit
www.simatlanta.org.
About iRise
iRise is the world’s leading provider of enterprise visualization software for business applications. Visualization has become a critical competitive advantage for businesses to more effectively communicate their needs to technology teams and give everyone involved the ability to interact with and fully experience applications before they are built. Companies of all sizes like General Motors, UPS, Wachovia, Manpower, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and many others use iRise to “test drive” their applications before building, which accelerates time to revenue, improves customer experience, and drives costs down. At iRise, our vision is that by 2020, all business software will be visualized before being built, the same way that every car, airplane, and building is visualized today. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., iRise is backed by Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, and Deutsche Bank, and has sales offices across North America.
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Contact Information:
Carrie Bates, Director of Corporate Relations
404.879.5404 •
cbates@techbridge.org
