In support of IBM's Smarter Planet, Davalen experienced 56 percent revenue growth in a 3-year period and is continuing to grow by investing in IBM software solutions.

Davalen, LLC, a leader in IBM software implementation and integration solutions, is proud to announce that Inc. Magazine has awarded its prestigious Inc. 5000 award to Davalen based on its revenue and company growth over the past three years. Davalen demonstrated strong revenue growth at 56 percent over three years of tough economic times, while adding 13 new US-based employees to the company roster.

"We're thrilled the editors at Inc. 5000 selected Davalen as one of America's fastest growing private companies," said Len Barker, co-founder of Davalen.  "This is an affirmation of the hard work our employees do day-in and day-out to provide outstanding customer service."

 Read more

David Wilkerson

 

 

The goal of responsive design is to deliver content through device agnostic and "future proof" page implementation. That's the good news. The bad news-as Tim Kadlec states in Implementing Responsive Design-is that "the Web is an incredibly unstable environment."

 

 

As I'm sure many of you recall, when the Web first emerged, so did the start of the web browser wars. A lot of effort was expended trying to make pages that were adaptable to "both" browser types. Back then we thought that developing pages was complex. In retrospect, that was nothing.  

 

Consider my iPhone for a moment. I can access a page over Wi-Fi or a cellular signal. I can hold it vertically or horizontally.  The four possible combinations suggest many alternative designs for displaying content on just my device alone, but what about my iPad, or my wife's Retina display iPhone, or one of my daughters' Android phones? Then there's the friend with a Blackberry, the computer at home with an HD display, etc. And finally there are many browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera to consider.

 

But wait, there are other concerns. Read more  

The Davalen/IBM Collaboration Summit in Cambridge, MA, offers you access to the experts, the tools, and the information you need to incorporate social collaboration, mobility and exceptional web experiences.

Why attend the Summit?

• To find out how to deliver new and effective social collaboration capabilities when and where your users need them with an open & flexible design that can be integrated into existing infrastructures, work style patterns & business processes. 
• To see that it is possible to create a seamless and exceptional customer and employee experience with a multi-channel solution from browsers to tablets to smartphones. 
• To learn how to reduce costs with cloud or hybrid SaaS offerings to meet your business needs. 
• To understand why you need to build, connect, manage and secure a smarter mobile enterprise.

Registration is required for this event. More information, including event details, registration link, speakers, and more can be found here.

 

Learn more

Deborah Corcoran

 

How do you get to work on IBM/ISSC client projects and collaborate with IBM teams using the latest IBM Collaboration Software?

 

Well, the answer is quite simple-if you have seven or more years of solid experience in contracting and have kept up with learning the most recent releases in the IBM Software stack, send your resume to dcorcoran@davalen.com or contact me directly at Davalen, LLC.

 

Davalen is a premier BP to IBM/ISSC. We provide IBM/ISSC and Davalen clients with technical experts who are skilled and IBM certified in the suite of IBM Collaboration software.  Seasoned consultants who are willing to travel to various client locations with reimbursed expenses, and who are constantly redefining their skill sets, are just who we are looking for. It is not unusual to see someone who once specialized in Domino development and Java, reinvent themselves and re-swizzle their careers successfully into the WEF (IBM Web Experience Factory) space. WEF has been trending over the past twelve months as the most sought after IBM skill set in my requisition drop box-with additional requests for WebSphere Portal, and WCM (IBM Web Content Management) Architecture and Development coming in as a close second. Another huge request in my drop box is for those who hold Top Secret, Secret, and Poly tested clearances; these contract positions are usually multi-year contracts!

 Read more