Allogy Interactive Names Michael Hallberg Creative Director

ORLANDO, Fla., – Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of applications for mobile devices such as smart phones and notebooks, recently appointed Michael Hallberg creative director.

Colin Forward, Communications Director for Allogy Interactive, said Hallberg has a storied career that ranges from politics to NASA to the entertainment industry.

“In the early 1990s, Hallberg helped organize the Florida presidential campaign for Republican candidate Jack Kemp and later President Bill Clinton, Forward said.

At NASA, Hallberg helped develop an engineering and troubleshooting interface for the revolutionary Hubble telescope.

Allogy Interactive is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.

About Allogy Interactive:
Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Allogy Interactive Plays Starring Role at Digital Now Conference For Developers of Mobile Technologies

ORLANDO, Fla., – Allogy Interactive, a leading provider of applications for mobile devices such as smart phones and notebooks, played a starring role in the Digital Now 2011 conference recently.

Allogy Interactive Chief Executive Officer David Rogers and Communications Director Colin Forward, shared the stage with esteemed mobile technology researcher Dr. David Metcalf, director of the Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab (METIL) at the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training, for Dr. Metcalf’s keynote address.

“There are currently more mobile phones in use throughout the world today than toothbrushes, and most of them are in developing countries,” Forward explained. “The technology environment for mobile devices is just now coming into view and it is enormous,” Forward explained.

Each year the Digital Now conference brings together the leaders of America’s top professionals, non-profit, and trade associations to learn more about emerging digital technologies.

Allogy Interactive is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.

About Allogy Interactive:
Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Allogy Interactive Appoints Alex Cook Technical Director

ORLANDO, Fla. – Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of applications for mobile devices such as smart phones and notebooks, recently appointed Alex Cook technical director.

Colin Forward, Communications Director for Allogy Interactive, said Cook, who earned his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Central Florida, has an extensive background in software technology and research.

Cook’s experience includes groundbreaking research in UCF’s Computational Imaging Lab on graphics and vision and rendering software engineering on several bestselling titles for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 at Electronic Arts.

Allogy Interactive is a client of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located at Central Florida Research Park in east Orlando.

About Allogy Interactive:
Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

Allogy Interactive, McGraw Hill launch University of Central Florida Digital Press to Provide Textbook Downloads

ORLANDO, Fla., – Allogy Interactive, based in Orlando, recently entered into an exclusive agreement with textbook publisher McGraw Hill to create the UCF Digital Press, which will provide University of Central Florida students the opportunity to download their textbooks — complete with rich media, hyperlinks and coaching algorithms — directly to their favorite mobile device.

Colin Forward, Communications Director for Allogy Interactive, said the agreement means student backpacks never have to get much heavier than a tablet computer.

More importantly, digital texts will drive down the costs of a product plagued by expensive printing, shipping and a huge secondary market,” Forward said.

Allogy is taking a revolutionary step forward in the distributed learning environment, Forward said.

“Ask any college student. The hardest cost to swallow every semester is that of textbooks. Not only are they expensive, they are a pain to lug around and often play a supporting role to online resources,” Forward said.

Digital textbooks create enormous opportunities for learning, Forward said. With rich media and hyperlinks, a digital textbook becomes a far more formidable teaching tool.

“We are now able to provide students with instant access to enormous resources,” Forward said. “We won’t make libraries obsolete, but we will provide students with instant access, anywhere, to an entire library of content specific resources,” he said.

Allogy Interactive is a client of the UCF Business Incubation Program in the Central Florida Research Park in east Orange County.

About Allogy Interactive:

Allogy Interactive, a leading developer of mobile applications for education, healthcare, business, and social enterprises, connects people to promote learning, opportunity, and economic growth by understanding the relationships, creating intuitive interfaces and using data to promote the transparency and accountability necessary for achievement.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program:

Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

TheSafetyDoctor.com’s Dr. Isabel Perry Delivers Keynote Speech at Annual US Air National Guard Executive Safety Conference

ORLANDO, Fla., – More than 1,100 Air National Guardsmen attended the annual Executive Safety Conference recently held in Orlando. Dr. Isabel Perry, founder and president of TheSafetyDoctor.com, Inc. and keynote speaker delivered a talk on Leadership. Also on the agenda was Dr. David Michaels, who heads the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

“18 Leadership Skills: Lessons Learned on the Links is a motivating, yet entertaining keynote speech that is filled with content, yet keeps audiences eager to hear each of the 18 leadership skills required for success,” Dr. Perry shared. The terms used in the game of golf are similar to the skills necessary for successful leadership (i.e. follow-thru, goal setting, focus, measurement and benchmarking, continuous improvement, time management, communication skills).

“Just consider me the 21st Century Will Rogers with a golf club in hand rather than a lasso. With so many distractions, the ability to keep an audience’s attention on a speech 100 percent of the time is challenging. Because the leadership presentation is broken into 18 small learning nuggets, audiences retain the information after the applause. A goal for any keynote speaker is to have groups apply the knowledge soon after the conference or meeting. My intent is to deliver ‘solid-content peppered with humor.’ Additional talks given by Dr. Perry are Safety ROI: the third leg of safety responsibility, Safety is 24/7 and the Seven Sins of Safety: high risk behaviors that cause accidents.

When asked about her ability to play golf, Dr. Perry quickly replies, “My golf score and bowling score are just about the same, which tells you how bad I am at both. I’m a much better speaker.” She is a safety expert who delivers keynote speeches around the globe; upcoming international clients are in Johannesburg, South Africa and Toronto Canada. To better serve her worldwide audiences, Dr. Perry has established the Global Safety Council.

Perry’s expertise is built upon academic credentials (She holds masters and doctorate degrees in Safety.), workplace safety experience (She served as executive in a Fortune 50 company with international responsibilities.), and as an entrepreneur (In addition to her current companies, at the age of 21 she established and owed a construction business for 13 years).

“I have been blessed by many opportunities that provided excellent experiences to learn the best in class operations by benchmarking various organizations. Helping others with the information I’ve gleaned over the past 25 years is very fulfilling.”

Besides a keynote speaker, Dr. Perry is a safety consultant, author and expert witness with offices located in the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Center at Research Park in east Orlando.

About TheSafetyDoctor.com

TheSafetyDoctor.com, Inc. offers professionally certified health and safety training, consulting, seminars and equipment for a wide range of industries. They offer lively and highly effective seminars and workshops, one of the largest libraries in the industry of tapes, DVDs, books, posters and compliance manuals, and on-site consulting to recommend and help implement critical health and safety practices. In addition, online safety training provides a highly cost-effective means to train and refresh knowledge for employees anywhere at any time.

About the UCF Business Incubation Program

Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.

University of Central Florida Business Incubator Hosts Round Table for Entrepreneurs, Small Business Principals

University of Central Florida Business Incubator Hosts Round Table for Entrepreneurs, Small Business Principals

WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. - The University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Winter Springs is hosting the Entrepreneur Round Table to help entrepreneurs and small business owners learn how to respond to startup and organizational challenges with sustainable solutions.

Esther Vargas-Davis, site manager at the UCF Business Incubator in Winter Springs, said the Entrepreneur Round Table is a collaborative effort organized by Chad Eaves, president of Eaves Consulting in Oviedo.

The Entrepreneur Round Table is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, admission is free and open to small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Winter Springs and Oviedo areas. The Round Table, which will include dinner, will be held at the Incubator’s offices at 1511 E. S.R. 434, off Hwy. 417 in Winter Springs.

“The Entrepreneur Round Table is a chance for small business entrepreneurs to engage in dialogue about their experience as small business owners, discuss challenges they are facing and gain new perspectives on developing sustainable solutions,” said Vargas-Davis. “It’s an open forum, and participants collaborate in developing solutions,” she said.

“Through the Entrepreneur Round Table, we bring together businesses that are just beginning with ones that have been operating for over ten years in different industries,” said Eaves. “This Round Table provides an open forum with diverse perspectives and experiences that support peer mentoring, targeted troubleshooting, and ultimately helps foster the entrepreneurial spirit in Oviedo and Winter Springs.

“By connecting as small businesses owners and leaders, we can help our community grow competitively and strategically,” Eaves added. “This has been a great partnering effort between Eaves Consulting, the UCF Business Incubation Program, the City of Winter Springs, the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Seminole Community College SBDC.”

The Entrepreneur Round Table meets monthly every last Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Winter Springs Incubator. See http://entrepreneurroundtable.ning.com/ for more information.

The UCF Business Incubation Program in Winter Springs is a partnership between UCF, Seminole County Government, the City of Winter Springs and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.

For more information, contact:
Esther Vargas-Davis, Site Manager, UCF Incubator-Seminole County, 407-278-4881
Tom O’Neal, Ph.D., Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-1102
Chad Eaves, President, Eaves Consulting, Inc., 321-244-1788
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About the UCF Incubation Program:
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Incubation Program has helped more than 100 emerging companies (including nearly 70 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 900 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With five facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu/.