Well Done!

Congratulations Jeff, on adding Class XXIII of Leadership Greater Little Rock to an already impressive resume!

Jeff Byers, Vice President

At Mainstream Technologies, we support our associates as they strive to improve not only themselves, but their ability to provide the quality service and solutions our clients have come to expect from us. The value these individual efforts make towards the success of our company is immeasurable.

Posted 06/27/2008 12:00pm

Mainstream Technologies was honored to be a 2008 Recipient of the Governor’s Work Life Balance Award. MTI received the Bronze Award in the Small Business category. Founder Mark McClelland comments, "Managing employees with respect and understanding of their life issues is the right thing to do, but it's also a smart business decision . We understand the importance of our work force's attitude and its impact on our customers." Vice President Jeff Byers adds, “We place a premium on empowering our associates to make their own right decisions regarding work/life balance. Everyone has different life challenges. We strive to provide a framework within our policies that enables our associates to find the right balance for their situation.”

As a Technology company it is often hard to balance employee life needs and still meet support commitments required by customers. President John Burgess notes, “Our industry has an inherent unfavorable bias toward Work over Life due to 24 x 7 support issues and the ever-increasing dependence of mission critical business processes on technology. Our flex-time, cross-training, and remote access policies were designed to compensate for this bias and have resulted in both higher associate retention and higher morale. Our policies are geared toward providing our associates with flexibility in how they honor their work commitments. Unexpected events happen, both in business and in personal life, and flexibility is the single most important concept in empowering our associates to honor all of their individual commitments. Our flexible work hour policy allows our associates to structure their work weeks so that important family/life events and goals can be honored within the construct of honoring work deadlines and commitments. Our goal is to grow our company by continuing to recruit, develop, and retain great people so we can continually improve the quality and scope of the solutions we provide our customers.”

Posted 05/28/2008 11:26am

Mainstream Technologies helped Economics Arkansas raise over $25,000 this year through participation in the annual Corporate Trivia Challenge fund raising event. This year The Mainstream Team was crowned Grand Champion!

Economics Arkansas benefits K-12 economic literacy in Pulaski County and across the state. Economics Arkansas invests in Arkansas Teachers and students through workshops, in-service training, materials, and resources. In addition, they sponsor economic education activities including The Stock Market Game Program, Economics Challenge competition and Youth Entrepreneur Showcase.

Standing: Chuck Spohn (Chairman of Economics Arkansas Trivia Event), Neal Gladner (event MC)
Seated L-R: Justin Wright, Thomas Mize, Pat Walsh, Mark McClelland

Posted 04/17/2008 1:20pm

Mainstream Technologies and Bank of the Ozarks have purchased the historic Federal Reserve Bank Building located at 325 West Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mainstream Technologies will move their corporate headquarters and all 31 employees in approximately 120 days and will occupy the 2nd floor of the building.

Official Press Release.

Posted 03/17/2008 2:00pm

In a recent Talk Business article, Roby Brock discusses how the adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has not met initial expectations. In this article, John Burgess, President and Co-Founder of Mainstream Technologies, also provides his thoughts on the current state of RFID implementations:

Mainstream’s Burgess notes, “RFID continues to try to find its niche as the current cost of the technology and the current state of the technology are still barriers to making it a viable general alternative to barcode.”

You can view the full article here.

Mainstream Technologies also sponsored a presentation by Intermec executive Mike Nichols on RFID at this year's Little Rock IT Summit. Here are a few comments from Mr. Nichols on how RFID is already impacting our lives, courtesy of Talk Business.

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©2007 Talk Business

Posted 11/13/2007 10:02am

A quick reminder that the Little Rock IT Summit will be held on October 30th. The IT Summit is a technology conference series for top level executives from the private sector, government, education, economic development and corporate communities. The events are produced by and for senior leaders for the purposes of economic development, education, and the proliferation of information technology.

Mainstream Technologies President John Burgess is a member of the Little Rock IT Summit Governing Body, a union of senior executives that directs the content of The IT Summit. Mainstream Technologies is also a sponsor of the 2007 IT Summit and is sponsoring a presentation by Intermec executive Mike Nichols on RFID Technology at this year's conference.

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Posted 10/15/2007 3:21pm

Jeff Byers, Vice-President, Mainstream Technologies, was recently selected to participate in the 2007-2008 Leadership Greater Little Rock program. Each year, approximately 50 members are selected from hundreds of applicants to participate in the nine month program sponsored by the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Jeff graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Missouri with dual Bachelor of Science Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. He joined Mainstream Technologies in 1997. Jeff combines over 10 years of experience in software programming, development and consulting, with a deep understanding of business processes giving him unique insight into bringing technology to life in a real world environment. Jeff is married and lives with his wife Stephanie in Little Rock.

The official announcement and presentation of the class will be Thursday, September 20th at 4:00pm in the AT&T auditorium of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce building. A reception will follow in the Deltic Timber Atrium.

Official Press Release.

Jeff Byers
Vice President, Mainstream Technologies

Posted 9/19/2007 9:21am

Minority Enterprise Development Week is an event highlighting the role and expansion of Minority and Women owned businesses in Central Arkansas. Then event runs from September 10th - September 14th. John Burgess, President of Mainstream Technologies, is one of the featured speakers on Wednesday, September 12th, discussing Business Technology Concerns during a 30 minute session from 10:25am - 10:55am. For more information visit the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce website.

Posted 9/11/2007 8:17am

Mainstream Technologies is a sponsor of The Little Rock IT Summit on October 30th. The IT Summit is the conference series for executives from the government, education, economic development and corporate communities. The events are produced by and for senior leaders for the purposes of economic development, education, and the proliferation of information technology. For more information on the Summit visit www.theitsummit.com

Posted 8/24/2007 9:47am

Mainstream Technologies will be sponsoring the conference hosted by Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) on September 27, 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas for the Manufacturing Matters 2007 Conference. This highly-rated event is geared toward multiple levels of contacts within manufacturing companies. Distinguished keynote speakers and expert session presenters will focus on addressing today’s emerging manufacturing challenges and growth opportunities. For More information on this conference contact: Pamela Speraw 501-944-8492; pjsperaw@ualr.edu

Posted 8/24/2007 9:47am

Mainstream Technologies is hosting Fireworks night at the Arkansas Travelers Season Closer on Monday August 27th at Dickey-Stephens Park. If you haven’t seen the new state of the Art home of the Travs, you really need to come check it out! Come early and get an “I’m a Travs Fan” Fan at the Mainstream Technologies Gate. For more information contact www.travs.com. The Greatest Game on Dirt!

Posted 8/24/2007 9:17pm

Mainstream Technologies is proud to support CARE of Arkansas, once again sponsoring the 9th Annual Paws on the Green September 28, at Country Club of Arkansas. A 4-person scramble golf tournament. The first flight begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The afternoon flight begins at 1:30 p.m. All proceeds from this event directly benefit CARE for Animals, Inc. Registration fee: $300. For more information contact:

Natalie Tucker
P.O. Box 7604
Little Rock, AR 72217-7604
(501)603-2273
www.careforanimals.org

Posted 8/23/2007 8:58pm

Mainstream Technologies is sponsoring and participating in the 20th Annual NLR Market Arkansas Tradeshow, Thursday, September 20, 2007. Come visit our booth. For more information contact Pat Beaird at 501-801-6720 or www.nlrchamber.org

Posted 8/20/2007 10:47pm

Mainstream Technologies will be the Presenting Sponsor for the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Scramble Friday, August 24, 2007 at Burns Park Golf Course, NLR. For more information, or to register a team, go to www.nlrchamber.org.

Posted 8/17/2007 1:37pm