CAIT Center for Applied Information Technology


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CAIT Center for Applied Information Technology

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Who are we?

• A 501c3 nonprofit corporation
• Affiliated with the Graduate School of Management
  at the University of Dallas
• Established in January 1997
• Operated by Director Assistant Director
  Director of Research ExecutivesinResidence
  FacultyinResidence and Graduate Assistants
• Work with Organizations Government Entities
  Entrepreneurs and Students to apply information
  technology to their specific problems/needs

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Mission

• The primary role of the Center is to serve as a
  testbed where partnerships with public private
  and government enterprises can examine the impact
  of the application of new and emerging
  technologies on work processes and organizational
  structure.
• Our secondary mission is to serve as an IT and
  ECommerce incubator program for businesses
  entrepreneurs and students.

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Roles of the Center

• Test Bed
• Research
• IT and ECommerce Internships
• Strategic Partnerships
• Capstone Projects
• Incubator Program
• Franchise

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Trends Currently Tracked

• Infrastructure
• Roads Power Telco Software Hardware
  Bandwidth
• Political
• Government Regulatory
• ECommerce
• B2C B2B M2M P2P
• Social
• Technology acceptance/rejection work paradigms
• Education
• Learning Methodologies/Paradigms

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Funding Profile

• The Center is a 501c3 corporation. All
  donations are tax deductible to the full extent
  allowed by law.
• The Center actively seeks partnerships with
  industry and government entities interested in
  the application of Information Technology to
  their respective sectors.
• The Center is pursuing grants and donations from
  organizations willing to support its mission.
  These funds are used to support research in the
  application of emerging information technologies
  to the community at large.
• The University of Dallas currently provides
  salary benefits office space equipment and
  secretarial and graduate assistant support to the
  Center.

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Center Partners

• Make a 5year commitment to the Center for
  25000 per year.
• Receive copies of all nonproprietary research
  generated by the Center
• Can request the Centers participation in one
  major project per year at no additional cost.
  Additional projects are billed to the client as a
  flat fee negotiated at time of agreement.
• May participate in the ExecutiveinResidence
  Program
• Receive one position on the CAIT Advisory Board
  for the duration of their time as a Center
  Partner.
• Receive recognition on all Center media and at
  all Centersponsored events.
• Receive first opportunity for interns

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Corporate Sponsors

• Make a 5year commitment to the Center for 5000
  per year.
• May purchase nonproprietary research at a
  discounted price.
• After Center Partners priority is given to
  Corporate Sponsor requests for projects first
  capstone project each year is free. Others are
  billed to the client as a flat fee negotiated at
  time of agreement.
• Receive recognition at all Centersponsored
  events.
• Receive interns once all Center Partner requests
  have been met.

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Individual Projects

• Individual Projects are taken by the Center on a
  firstcomefirstserved basis as time and
  resources permit.
• Center participation/fees are negotiated at time
  of project.
• Capstone projects are currently 1000 per
  project.
• Opportunities for internships also exist.

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Client List

• VHA
• St. Pauls Hospital
• Lockheed Martin
• United Parcel Service
• U.S. Department of Treasury
• Compaq Computers
• Fidelity Investments
• NCH

• GottaGetGifts.com
• Carter BloodCare
• American Airlines
• AMR Corporation
• Sabre Group
• BestWorld Associates
• TexSysRd
• Town of Northlake
• Computerized Cutters
• Discount Tire Outlet

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Summary

• In existence since January 1997
• Independent 501c3
• Funded through donations grants and partnerships
• Focus on the application of information
  technology including ecommerce in
  organizations
• Do 15 projects per year
• Always looking for new partners