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June 26, 2012

Discussing the Future of Biometrics and Identity Management in West Virginia

More than ninety people attended TechConnectWV’s forum on June 20, “Next Steps in Identity Technologies: Biometrics and Beyond” at the Robert H. Mollohan Research Center in Fairmont.  TechConnectWV sponsored the event in conjunction with CSC and IMTAS to bring together stakeholders in the biometrics and identity management sectors to discuss opportunities for collaboration that could […]

June 26, 2012

West Virginia Described as “Enterprising State”

West Virginia and TechConnectWV, along with INNOVA and MATRIC, are mentioned in a June 11, 2012 post from the National Chamber Foundation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  Efforts to align existing resources and leverage assets in West Virginia are paying off, and West Virginia is being recognized as an “enterprising state.”  TechConnect West Virginia […]

June 18, 2012
Crowd at Biometrics forum

Biometrics: An Important Part of State’s Economic Future

Letter to the Editor, Dominion Post, June 17, 2012 By: Anne Barth, TechConnect West Virginia As many of us in this region by now know, biometrics is the science of identifying people by physiological characteristics, such as iris, fingerprint, face and DNA, or by behavioral traits such as signature, voice and gait.  Initially used in […]

June 6, 2012
Tom Aman and Guy Peduto discuss tech startup strategy at Teaming to Win 2012

Launching a Tech StartUp

When launching a new tech startup, success hinges as much or more on the person than the idea, and a common weakness is the lack of sound  market analysis.  These are two of the insights shared at a seminar hosted by TechConnectWV during the recent Teaming to Win conference in Morgantown. Members of TechConnectWV’s board […]