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Vantage to Help Develop Strategic Plan for
San Jose City Hall
(San Jose, CA - January 2008) Vantage Technology
Consulting Group, under the direction of TFO Architecture,
is to assist the City of San Jose in developing a plan that
would enable the San Jose City Hall complex to be utilized
as a venue for presentation of new media art and lighting
events. Vantage will provide analysis and advice related to
the technology systems and infrastructure that would enable
the proposed functionality.
Vantage’s Mike Grunder Presents at
ACUTA Fall Seminar Addressing Business Continuity Planning
and Disaster Recovery
(Minneapolis, MN – October 2007) Vantage
Vice President Michael Grunder recently spoke at the Fall
Seminar of ACUTA, The Association of Communications Technology
Professionals in Higher Education. The event, which took place
in Minneapolis, had as its theme, “Business Continuity
Planning and Disaster Recovery” and attracted approximately
140 telecommunications and information technology professionals
from colleges and universities throughout the United States
and Canada.
Mike’s presentation was entitled “The
Role of Information Technology in Non-IT Disasters”
and began with a review of IT planning and what goes into
a good information technology disaster avoidance and recovery
plan and the process for developing and maintaining them over
the long term. The presentation went on to explain and discuss
how IT planning and plans must integrate and complement institutional
life safety and recovery plans. More specifically, it
explained how IT systems can be used to assist and support
emergency planning and disaster recovery efforts throughout
the institution and if appropriate, within the community.
Following the formal presentation, audience discussion revolved
around not only the technologies most applicable to disaster
situations (emergency notification systems being an excellent
example of a current technology in high demand) but the issues
involved in managing how those systems are most effectively
used in emergency and disaster situations.
As well as disaster recovery planning, Vantage
has extensive experience in assisting higher education clients
in assessing communications needs, procuring the best systems
to fit those needs and in developing operational procedures
that ensure and maximize their operations, especially in emergencies.
Vantage to Provide Technology Consulting
Services for World Jewelry Center
(Las Vegas, NV - October 2007) Vantage has been
chosen to provide Technology Consulting Services to support
design of the World Jewelry Center, a high-rise tower and
retail development planned within the new Union Park district
in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The project is being developed
by Probity International Corporation.
Designed by award-winning Altoon & Porter
Architects, the World Jewelry Center is an approximately one-million
square foot, state-of-the-art mixed-use facility. The tower
will provide Class-A office space for domestic and international
gem and jewelry companies, as well as meeting and exhibition
facilities, several international restaurants, a private club
and a fitness center. The top floors of the tower will be
dedicated to luxury residential condominiums with panoramic
views of Las Vegas and the valley. The adjacent three-story
retail center will have a world-class gem and jewelry museum
and exhibition space open to the public. The World Jewelry
Center is planned to be completed in late 2009 to mid 2010.
Vantage Selected to Provide Technology Consulting
Services for Riverside Library and Museum Expansion
(Riverside, CA – October 2007) The City
of Riverside is currently planning a remodel and new addition
to their Library and Museum. The existing Library building
will be remodeled while a new building is constructed to house
expanded library functions and new museum facilities for temporary
exhibits. The new construction will include approximately
45,000 square feet with 20,000 square feet for the Library
and 20,000 for the Museum with a 5,000 square foot atrium/lobby
that will be shared by both.
Vantage will provide technology consulting services
to assist the City and the architect, Pfeiffer Partners, in
addressing issues associated with the planning, architectural
integration and deployment of both teledata and audiovisual
technologies for the project.
Victory Park Recognized
As An Innovation in the Field of Mixed-Use Developments
(Dallas, TX – October 2007) A new article
in USA Today cites Victory Park as an example of the new trend
towards upscale mixed-use developments in urban settings. To
read the full article, please visit the USA
Today website.
In June of this year at Realcomm, a real estate
technology conference held in Boston, MA, Victory Park won
the award for “Digital Real Estate - Extreme Mixed-Use
Project”, beating out developments in Las Vegas and
Singapore. Realcomm’s “Digie Awards” recognize
the most innovative individuals and organizations in the Commercial
Real Estate industry.
Vantage was a key collaborator on Victory Plaza
(part of the Victory Park development) and the Victory Media
Network, which was officially launched in March 2007, and
continues to play a significant role in bringing this innovative
project to life.
Footage from the Victory Media Network
launch party is available at the Dallas
Morning News website.
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