SCATE Technologies Wins TiE Midwest 20 Award For Excellence In Software Development

SCATE Technologies, Inc. Chosen From Over 1200 Nominees

(Orion, MI – October 19, 2009) After a rigorous selection process involving a combination of public opinion polls and an experienced panel of industry judges, SCATE Technologies, Inc. (SCATE) proudly announced today that it has been chosen to receive a “TiE Midwest 20″ award for excellence in the Software category. SCATE will receive the award at a dinner ceremony to be held Friday, October 23 at the Ritz Carlton in Dearborn, Michigan in conjunction with the TiECON 2009 Midwest conference.

Since 2001, SCATE Technologies, Inc. has built many industry leading applications in the fields of web 2.0, desktop, social networking, engineering, eLearning and others. Additionally, SCATE develops world class custom programs, applications and search engine-optimized (SEO) websites for its global customer base. SCATE has also created a portfolio of its own products and web services including Scate Ignite 4, IgniteCAST.com, ScreenTweet.com, ScoutTweet.com, ScateMVV.com, ScateLearning.com and MySplake.com which are in use in over 100 countries and by some of the largest companies in the world.

The TiE Midwest 20 award acknowledges excellence among 20 startups within five industry tracks including Software, Wireless, Cleantech, Media and Life Sciences. TiECon 2009 Midwest is Michigan’s largest entrepreneurial conference, attracting hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other professionals. This year TiECon 2009 Midwest is being held on Oct 23-24, 2009 at The Ritz- Carlton, Dearborn with well known keynote speakers.

“We are very proud of the work we have done for our customers, and we will graciously accept this award on their behalf” said SCATE President and CEO Steve Sadler. “TiECON 2009 Midwest is destined to be a great event this year and we look forward to meeting with our peers and other industry experts at the conference” he added.

For more information on Scate Technologies, Inc., visit http://www.scate.com. For more information on the TiECON 2009 Midwest conference, visit http://www.tieconmidwest.org.

ScreenTweet, ScoutTweet, mySplake, Multi-Vector Vision, Scate and IgniteCAST are registered service marks of Scate® Technologies, Inc. Ignite is a registered trademark of Scate® Technologies, Inc. The Ignite Flame logo, “Ignitables”, “Capture, Enhance, Publish, Share” and “You Know – You Show” are trademarks of Scate® Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Scate® Technologies, Inc. – 40 Engelwood Dr. – Suite B – Orion, MI 48359 USA- 248.371.0315 www.scate.com

Scate Launches Screentweet.com – beta

Scate just launched Screentweet / beta located at www.screentweet.com. ScreenTweet shares pictures, screen shots,  and other media on Twitter “FREE”. What do think?

Stephen Sadler Featured as Local Leader & Innovator

I was fortunate to be featured by WWJ 950 and Lawrence Technological University as a Leader & Innovator today.  Not sure how long the link will be up but here it is: http://www.ltu.edu/leaders/bio_042809.asp

If knowledge is rapidly changing in today’s disposable world, then do we need better methods of learning that are both instructional and cost effective?

During the last eight years my company (Scate) conducted extensive research and testing on many types of corporate training systems and tools. Scate found that the problem with these systems is not instruction, but the speed to delivery of new and changing content.

In many cases, the corporate training departments we studied were not providing a return on investment and in many cases were not even completing training projects on time or under budget.

As many of you already know, corporate training is first thing to be slashed during hard times. So Scate’s goal has been to find or build something truly revolutionary, that would not only provide solid instructional design, but also allow our clients to stay in business. Scate Ignite and IgniteCAST.com are part of that long term vision.

There are many decent learning systems, but in my humble opinion many are bloated and definitely not geared towards speed to delivery. I see many systems actually getting more complex and feature rich, thus forcing students to learn the system when the focus should be on the content.

I keep remembering what an old teacher once said to me “you achieve elegance in design when there is no more to be removed!”.

Are Flickr and Youtube Really Good for Training and Education?

Are Flickr and YouTube really good for training and education or are they just filling a need where eLearning has failed?

Flickr and Youtube are good media sharing technologies, however pictures and videos do not define the art of teaching. Also, in addition to the fact that Flikr and Youtube are blocked at most schools and corporations, they do not provide a sound learning environment based on instructional system design or appropriate content for learning.

Students today learn through many mediums such as the teacher, books, internet, videos, music, PowerPoint, digital photos, etc. So the issue has become not “what” but “how” can teachers and students easily combine and utilize all of these media assets in the classroom and online.

I have spent the last six years with organizations and public schools trying to solve this issue. The result is a technology that allows students and teachers in the classroom to quickly and easily mash (stitch) all media types into web presentations and interactive videos. This technology is called Scate Ignite and works directly with the web service www.ignitecast.com.

Many public school districts are continuing to incorporated this new technology into their computer labs and media centers. For example Waldon Middle School in Lake Orion Mi. is using this new technology to create book reports, science projects, and even recipes in cooking class.

If you are interested in learning more please feel free to comment or tweet me at www.twitter.com/stevesadler.

Scate Expands Web and Application Development Division

Brings Software, Web, Graphics, Video, Web Marketing and eLearning Ideas to Life!

(Orion, MI – March 12, 2009) Scate Technologies, Inc. (Scate) has announced that it has expanded its custom desktop software and web application development division. The group offers a wide array of services that can build projects from the ground up, or help to finish projects already under way.

The Michigan-based development team possesses strong expertise in Web 2.0 social media technology, desktop multi-media applications, e-commerce, eLearning and many others. Scate-developed applications are currently deployed globally in industries such as Sports and Entertainment, Social Media Networking, Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality, Education and Knowledge, Human Resources, Marketing, Medical and more. Visit www.scate.com for a complete list of projects and customers including links to production applications.

“Our expertise is highly valued by our current customers, and we have a strong, mature portfolio of products, staff and infrastructure that are all well equipped to support new projects.” said Stephen Sadler, Scate CEO and President. “This offers us a fantastic opportunity to extend our expertise to additional customers who wish to work with an experienced global development company based right here in southeast Michigan” he added.

Scate provides complete development teams to design, develop and project manage the build of your software or media technology. Scate has been developing desktop, web, mobile and client / server applications for corporations and the commercial market since 2001, and has extensive development capabilities in the following areas:

Windows / Mac OS / Linux / Mobile applications, web applications, project management and online tracking/collaboration, user interface design and process storyboarding, logic and programming, testing, quality control and bug tracking, graphic design and video production, 3D modeling and animation, voice narration and podcasting, web marketing and search engine optimization (SEO), eLearning – instructional system design as well as global patent and trademark consulting.

Examples of Scate’s work, contact information and customer lists can be found at www.scate.com.

Scate is a registered service mark of Scate^® Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Scate^® Technologies, Inc. – 40 Engelwood Dr. – Suite B – Orion, MI 48359 USA- 248.371.0315

What happening to all that corporate knowledge walking out the door?

In today’s crazy world of buyouts, attrition, layoffs, early retirements, what are companies doing to capture and disseminate knowledge to the remaining or upcoming workforce?

It seems like we keep reinventing the wheel over and over again.

What do you think?

igniteCAST:: Thanks for Following me on Twitter – @Steve Sadler

Social Media Marketing. Does it Really Work?

As we all know, you have to attack a castle from many angles to bring down the walls. The same principal applies to marketing.

From my experience, the only way to create a successful marketing campaign in today’s competitive world is a hybrid of both social media and traditional methods.

We at Scate are currently incorporating social media into our marketing mix. It is slowly starting to help sell one of our software products Scate Ignite. However, due to the fact that Ignite already plays within the social media world that might not be a good example for other types of products and services.

Even so, using social media to create a positive word of mouth is very power. Just make sure the products you’re marketing provide value or it will backfire very quickly.

What do you think?

Wake Up Michigan and Ontario

If you know me, then you know I am passionate about technology and I am also passionate about the area I live (Michigan, Ontario technology corridor).

New technology companies like Scate are helping to create more jobs in diverse industries. Michigan and Ontario contain highly talented and technical people in which many of you I know. We just need to get our motivation and creativity back on track.

If we want to move our area out of this economic mess, then we need to stop watching the news, panicking, blaming others and start working on new ideas.

So, if you’re unemployed, then that is perfect time to start dreaming of something new and start a small business.

Let’s go Michigan and Ontario and stop following and start leading!

What do you think?