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Make a Wish Foundation
The wishes range from the simple – “I wish to have a PlayStation 2,” one little boy requested – to the unusual – “I wish to receive a blessing from the Pope,” asked another. But both were granted, thanks to the efforts of the Make a Wish Foundation of Georgia and Alabama. Make a Wish, […]
Taking data to go
Network security gets the lion’s share of the press, but an often overlooked part of data security architecture revolves around the use of USB drives. As the capacity of these devices continues to soar, more and more data is going mobile. But that convenience is a double-edged sword that also carries with it the danger […]
04 / 27 / 12
Lucy Billingsley
Lucy Billingsley’s distinguished career in real estate development ranks her among the nation’s leading female industry executives. In the fourth decade of her career, she maintains great passion for the next project to command her attention. “My favorite deal is always the next one,” she told us during a recent interview. Billingsley Company, the Dallas-based […]
04 / 26 / 12
John Caputo
John Caputo has a life mantra that encapsulates his multi-tasking, many faceted work personality. It’s “those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it!” A medal-worthy multi-tasker, John is a talented IT professional with a big heart, diverse job history, and amazing love for his family. He recently ran […]
04 / 24 / 12
Selling to Seniors
As the Baby Boomers head into their retirement years, a new market for senior housing is opening up – niche residential communities that cater to active older adults. Concept living, based around activities like education, recreation, or belief systems, is a hot trend. With today’s seniors enjoying longer life expectancies than ever before, the option […]
04 / 23 / 12
Redefining Residential
Yvonne A. Jones has had a long and accomplished career in commercial real estate. Currently Managing Director of Asset and Property Management at Chicago-based McCaffery Interests, Inc., she’s also serving as President-Elect at IREM Chicago, Chapter 23. Recently The Balance Sheet had the chance to talk to Jones about her new foray into the residential […]
04 / 23 / 12
Google’s Nexus tablet
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt revealed in an interview last December that the company was hard at work on bringing a low-cost tablet to market, with a “six month window” until the debut. Since then, trying to piece together the specs for the “Nexus tablet” has been one of the industry’s favorite guessing games. Now with […]
04 / 20 / 12
John Edwards
When John Edwards and his wife, Darcy, moved to Salt Lake City, they only expected to stay for a year. That was more than 20 years ago. Today, John oversees the installation and support of Yardi Property Management software for all of the properties of Cottonwood Capital, a Utah-based real estate and investment company. John’s […]
04 / 19 / 12
Fair Housing Month
April is Fair Housing Month. Created in the aftermath of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., the 1968 Fair Housing Act aimed to eliminate housing discrimination in every neighborhood. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsors a month long celebration that began on April 4 – the 44th […]
04 / 17 / 12
Vesna Uljarevic
Vesna Uljarevic’s outlook on how to best approach life’s difficult moments is simple: You should not get upset about things that you cannot control. But the story behind how the Toronto-based technical account manager for Yardi came to have that perspective is a true drama. A native of Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and […]
04 / 16 / 12
Next Generation Firewalls
The primal contest between computer user security and the external threat environment will shift with next generation firewalls. Significantly upgraded over the previous state-of-the-art, next-gen firewalls offer improved visibility into the contemporary Web-based network landscape and a much-enhanced capacity to detect advanced threats. But is this truly a generational performance enhancement, or just the same […]
04 / 13 / 12
Educating the Future
The Texas Apartment Association (TAA) has been an advocate for the rental housing industry for decades. They are also hard at work shaping the future of the industry, and developing the talent of new potential hires, through the TAA Education Foundation (TAAEF). The program started 10 years ago in response to an industry-wide need for […]
04 / 12 / 12
Montie Rouze
Montie Rouze has had a long and distinguished career as an information technology expert, systems manager and implementation specialist. But she’s also been recognized for a significant contribution to her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. In 2010, Montie was named Volunteer of the Year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Texas. Along with her son […]
04 / 11 / 12
Joining the Global Party
Global business. Those are catchwords the real estate industry has been grabbing onto for some time now, always as if it’s a current trend. Businesses are expanding globally; U.S. real estate service providers need to follow their clients, and investors purchasing property overseas can be their landlords. And foreign lenders are as much a source […]
04 / 10 / 12
Neal Gemassmer
When it comes to getting away from his ever-present Blackberry, Neal Gemassmer will go to some extreme measures – like signing up for a 7-day, 250-kilometer trek through the Himalayas with a combined 39,000 feet of elevation gain. As Yardi’s Vice President for Asia Pacific & Middle East, Neal is frequently traveling between the company’s […]
04 / 09 / 12
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