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Mark Starcher will be making two presentations at the annual Media Art and Digital Festival on April 19.  Starcher will review the use of cloud computing resources in digital media creation and examine the growing use of ‘underground tv’ applications and their use.

Scanmark LTD is currently beta testing a new business process management system that will allow institutions of higher learning the ability to streamline current business practices such as  purchase orders, expense forms and vacation requests. The software  framework is based on the open source application Processmaker and is running in development and production modes via virtualized  servers. For more information, please contact Scanmark LTD.

Scanmark LTD is developing a dashboard of key academic indicators for an academic institution in Northern West Virginia. The dashboard captures key performance indicators including financial results, class and teacher loads, academic testing results and scholarship and grant information. The dashboard is being used by the University as part of its forward looking strategic planning.

Scanmark LTD is currently developing an online CRM system designed for Circuit Court case management applications. The application, which is currently being beta tested, allows courts to leverage electronic messaging to aid in notifications to clients, attorneys and court personnel.

Scanmark LTD is currently developing a Higher Education Fundraising application using the CiviCRM/Drupal open source package. The application, which is intended to replace a proprietary giving application, is currently being tested by select users. For further information, contact Scanmark LTD.

Mark Starcher, president of Scanmark LTD, participated in the Andreessen Horowitz Innovation Meeting on June 13, reviewing state of the art network storage, storage and virtualization platforms. One of the interesting developments is the new EBook product from Kno, which provides a way to integrate EBook access metrics into learning tracking programs.

Scanmark LTD president Mark Starcher will be participating in a Silicon Valley Innovation meeting in Washington DC on June 13. The meeting showcases operational and security developments for business and government entities.

Mark Starcher, President of Scanmark LTD, spoke on the use of cloud computing in digital media creation at MAD Festival 2012. The annual conference brings students and practitioners from the Eastern US to learn the latest trends in animation, digital music, digital design and video production.

Mark Starcher, President of Scanmark LTD, participated in a day-long conference on the future of cloud computing on April 19 in New York. The conference, sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS), highlighted projects using cloud-based resources in diverse areas such as genome computing, music creation, artificial intelligence and “big data” applications.

Scanmark LTD is providing software and services to the West Virginia Supreme Court and Greenbrier County West Virginia that allows easy digital access to historical case files. The services are provided through a virtual web server that allows administrators to access millions of pages of case archives through a web browser. The service has also been made available to Pocahontas County WV and is funded by the West Virginia Supreme Court.