Bytemarks

Every second Friday of the month the Hawaii Science & Technology Council host their monthly breakfast. Although this breakfast meeting has been going on for some time, this is the first full meeting I attended. The format is as follows, continental breakfast for the first 30 minutes then several companies in similar fields will present a company overview and current projects. This past Friday, three companies in the healthcare IT category presented. Akimeka presented their troop location database, specifically how they are able to track a soldier’s whereabouts as they get processed through the various medical facilities in combat scenario. Convergent CT discussed their data mining capabilities and showed how healthcare savings can be realized through regular screenings. Finally MediKeeper gave an overview of the up and coming world of personal health records. Hawaii Science & Technology Council is chartered to promote technology in Hawaii and to provide a voice for technology in the legislature. I am sure they do much more as Lisa Gibson, the sole motivator behind HiSciTech, has boundless energy and a passion to make a difference. Given the subject matter I suspected there might be about 40 people in attendance. In reality, it was closer to 85. There was definitely interest in the topic but what was encouraging was that companies like these are successfully making a go of it in Hawaii. Tech in Hawaii is establishing a foothold. More on this in future posts.