BALTIMORE, MD (11/19/08) – The GBTC is pleased to announce that it has added seven new members to its board of directors.  New additions include, Greg Cangialosi, President & CEO of Blue Sky Factory, Inc., Christopher Desautelle, CFO, Metastorm, Inc., Andy Jones, General Partner, Boulder Ventures, Eric Orlinsky, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Paul Palmieri, President & CEO, Millennial Media, Jim Stanker, Partner, Audit Grant Thornton LLP, Harry Thomasian Jr., Strategic Growth Markets Leader Ernst & Young LLP.  Each of the new members brings extensive industry knowledge to the GBTC.

“Throughout the years the board has been balanced by technology, biotechnology and partner organizations. Our new members have strong ties to these industries and will help us to create an even more dynamic group of leaders for the GBTC and for our local community.  We are honored to have this caliber of participation amongst our board, I am really looking forward to their guidance and leadership in the coming years,” commented Steve Kozak, Executive Director of the GBTC.

Detailed information on the new board appointments follows:

Greg Cangialosi, President & CEO, Blue Sky Factory, Inc., As an ambassador of email marketing and new media, Greg Cangialosi has built a reputation as a pioneer in today’s online landscape. He is a seasoned e-mail marketing veteran, developing and executing successful strategies for a wide and diverse client base. In addition to a focus in email marketing, he has also pioneered new media initiatives for companies including Verizon Wireless, GM/Pontiac, and Disney.

Christopher Desautelle, EVP and CFO, Metastorm, Inc., Chris oversees Metastorm’s financial, human resources, information technology and administrative functions. While at Metastorm, Chris has been in charge of leading the effort to raise over $60 million in equity and debt capital to fund Metastorm’s growth. He also spearheads Metastorm’s corporate development and M&A activities, including the Company’s acquisition of CommerceQuest (2005), Proforma Corporation and Process Competence (2007), and Spotlight Data. In addition, Chris led the Company’s effort to file an S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering to raise $80 million in May 2008.

Andy Jones, General Partner, Boulder Ventures, Andy has more than 21 years industry experience, including 11 years of venture capital experience and 10 years of operations experience.  He is currently a Board member of Clarabridge and Everest Software.  His prior boards/investments include:  Cogent Communications (NASDAQ: CCOI); Entevo Corp. (sold to Bindview NASDAQ:BVEW); Interland (NASDAQ:INLD); SALIX Technologies (sold to Tellabs NASDAQ:TLAB).  Prior to joining Boulder Ventures in late 1998, Andy worked at Grotech Capital Group. At Grotech, he was responsible for sourcing, due diligence and deal structuring of early-stage information technology investment opportunities.

Eric Orlinsky, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Eric is a member of Saul Ewing’s Business Department in the Firm’s Baltimore office. He is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Venture Capital/Private Equity Practice Group. His practice concentrates in general business and securities law, including business planning, venture capital investments, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities; preparing disclosure documents, mergers, acquisitions, and reorganizations; purchases and sales of businesses; securities compliance; preparing employment agreements; and formation, operation, and governance of corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and real estate investment trusts.

Paul Palmieri, President & CEO, Millennial Media, As Millennial Media’s president and CEO, Paul is responsible for leading the company’s growth.  He is an evangelist for mobile advertising opportunities for brands, and for the evolution of mobile media business models.  A well-known pioneer and industry leader in the global mobile entertainment and data marketplace, Paul led many groundbreaking efforts while at Verizon Wireless.  His leadership resulted in new and successful business models and sub-economies that have led to rapid growth in mobile media.

Jim Stanker, Partner, Audit, Grant Thornton LLP, Jim has been an audit partner with Grant Thornton LLP since 2000 and is one of the leaders of Grant Thornton’s Mid-Atlantic Technology Industry Practice. He has more than 20 years experience serving technology and software companies with private placement offerings, initial public and secondary offerings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He is one of the Firm’s experts on public company issues.

Harry Thomasian Jr., Strategic Growth Markets Leader, Ernst & Young LLP, Harry is a Partner in our Assurance and Advisory Business Services Practice in Baltimore with over twenty years of experience. He began his career in 1986 in Ernst & Young’s Charlotte, North Carolina office before transferring to the San Jose, California office in 1999 and was admitted to the partnership in 2001. Harry has served companies around the globe – with emphasis in the manufacturing and technology industries.

(WASHINGTON) Nov. 18, 2008 – Five states—Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey—are leading the United States’ transformation into a global, entrepreneurial and knowledge- and innovation-based New Economy, according to The 2008 State New Economy Index, released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). The report is being released during Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people around the world to embrace imagination, innovation and creativity.

…All the states at the top of the ranking—even those that are not growing rapidly in employment—also show above-average levels of entrepreneurship. Most are at the forefront of the information technology and Internet revolutions, with a large share of their institutions and residents embracing the digital economy. Most have a solid innovation infrastructure that fosters and supports technological innovation, and many have high levels of domestic and foreign immigration of highly mobile, highly skilled knowledge workers coupled with a good quality of life.

…In addition to 2008, Massachusetts topped the 1999, 2002 and 2007 State Index lists. Washington, which ranked fourth in 2007 and second in 2002, has moved back to second place, scoring high due to its strength in software and aviation. Maryland, with its high concentration of knowledge workers, maintains the third-place rank it held in 2007.

SPARKS, Md., November 17, 2008 - Systems Alliance, Inc., a regional systems integrator providing high-value IT and business consulting services, today announced it had received two 2008 Web Marketing Association “WebAwards” for Websites it developed for the World Affairs Journal and IA&B Group Services.

“These awards reflect the growing strength of Systems Alliance’s Web Effectiveness consulting practice and capabilities of our SiteExecutive Web content management software,” said Mark Dabrowski, director, Web Effectiveness Practice, Systems Alliance. “We’re very happy to share this award with our clients Heldref Publications and IA&B Group, and honored by the industry recognition.”

To learn more, visit: http://www.systemsalliance.com/

October 29, 2008 — Oshyn, Inc., a leading enterprise technology agency, has announced that Dominic Fino has joined the company as the Director of Human Capital. Based in Oshyn’s Baltimore office, Dominic will ensure strategic allocation of employees ensuring productivity across a rapidly growing client base and on-going acquisition of talent.

With over 25 years of experience in project management and recruitment, Dominic has an acute sense of best hiring practices. When it comes to managing people, Dominic provides an employee-focused, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and goal attainment. Previously Dominic was Vice President of Recruiting and Systems for Corporate Professional Services Inc. Dominic holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Science from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.

For more on this story, visit: http://www.oshyn.com/content/home.aspx.

Baltimore – (October 27, 2008) – Clinical Trials & Surveys Corp. (C-TASC), a clinical trials solutions company, announced today that it has been awarded a federal Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a first task order totaling $1.7 million from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to provide clinical trial management services for a study to be conducted by the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research (DESPR).

Throughout the course of the study, C-TASC will use its StudyCTMS^TM study management software solution to provide Data Coordinating Center (DCC) services, including a fully operational, state-of-the-art data management system, management of biospecimen and radiology data shipment and inventory, statistical expertise and programming and logistical support.

Annapolis, MD – Oct 8, 2008 – Zenoss Inc., a leading provider of commercial open source application, systems, and network management software, today announced it achieved record sales during the third quarter of 2008.  While IT budgets continue to pull back in the wake of the global economic slow down, the rapidly-growing software firm grew 85 percent quarter over quarter, adding over 35 new commercial customers including large financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, leading web-based companies and branches of the US Armed Forces.  To date, Zenoss’ solution has been installed in 175 countries by over 18,000 organizations around the world. 

To read the full story click here: www.zenoss.com.

AOEware, a Philadelphia-based software company that has created an online tool that bridges the gap between social networking and social computing, has selected Sawmill Marketing Public Relations of Baltimore for a national launch campaign to promote the company’s newest instant messaging product, BINDpoint. The Baltimore PR firm is implementing a national and trade media relations campaign as well as a social media program that will include outreach to gaming, online and business communities.

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Performance Technology Group, Inc. (PTG) is building out 10,000 square feet of its 30,000 square foot data center facility to accommodate a number of recently awarded technology management contracts to include the State of Maryland Department of Information Technology’s networkMaryland. In addition, the company has recently retained contracts from Knoll, Inc., RWD Technologies, McCormick & Company, Inc. and the State of Maryland’s Department of Education’s CCATS (Child Care Administration Tracking System).

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BALTIMORE, MD (10/08/08) – The Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC) is excited to announce that John Eckenrode and Tom Loveland, co-creators of the Maryland Computer Services Association (MCSA), have been selected as joint recipients of this years Connector Award.

Announced at TechNite, the Connector Award is presented annually to the GBTC member who, for lack of a better term, “gets it”. They’re much more than an advocate and volunteer. They CONNECT people – people to people and people to programs. They’re the ones who bring their clients and friends to GBTC events and forums, connecting them to other people in the community and, in doing so, making our community a better and more vibrant place in which to live and work.

“We were very pleased with this year’s nominees, all of which were deserving of the award. They are true advocates of the GBTC and, more importantly, value the importance that connections provide – connections to new ideas, new partners, new business” stated Steve Kozak, GBTC Executive Director.

Individuals for this award are first nominated by their peers, the GBTC membership. Then a Committee, composed of 15 individuals, GBTC Board members, past Connector Winners and the Chairs from our Roundtable & GBTechNet programs, reviews and, in a confidential ballot, submits three votes for this year’s winner. The finalists were Newt Fowler, Rosenberg, Martin, Greenberg, Jared Goralnick, SET Consulting, Jody Stoehr, r2integrated and the combined team of Tom Loveland & John Eckenrode, Maryland Computer Services Association.

“Tom and John were recognized by their peers, other business leaders, for tireless efforts in educating the community on the States proposed Technology Tax. As founders and leaders of the Maryland Computer Services Association, they built and maintained partnerships, energy and resources toward the tech tax repeal. Their determined efforts on behalf of the technology community not only led to the repeal of the IT services tax but, perhaps more importantly, awakened the Maryland technology community to the need to have an organized voice in Annapolis, said Steve Kozak.

They “connected” IT companies with government and with each other. With no experience in grassroots organizing, Tom and John used their passion, commitment and tech savvy to bring together the tech community in a common mission. While Tom and John united the IT community toward a specific goal, their personal involvement in building consensus, empowering technology firms, and forming networks will enrich the GBTC and all of Maryland’s technology advocacy organizations for years to come.”

Previous winners include, Michael Teitelbaum - President, TruePresence (2003), Larry Fiorino - Founder & President, G.1440 (2004), Art Jacoby - Principal, JACOBY (2005), and Hillel Glazer – Principal & CEO, Entinex (2006), Donald Grauel, President, L.E. Goldsborough & Son, Inc. (2007).

BALTIMORE, MD (09/30/08) – The Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC) announced today that it has selected R2integrated (R2i) to develop and launch its new website. The new website will be unveiled at the 19^th Annual TechNite, the premier networking event to celebrate the region’s business and technology community.

“The website redesign reflects the changing needs of our members and our commitment to Greater Baltimore’s growing technology community,” said Jennifer Gunner, Director of Marketing and Communications at GBTC. “The site’s new features include access to new business resources and opportunities for members to connect with each other and share information.”

The new website was designed based on the three core principals of the GBTC vision, trusted connections, peer-to-peer learning and creating a gateway to the Greater Baltimore community. By developing a central location for GBTC programs, member news and regional events while incorporating them into relevant social media channels, the new website design will serve as a hub for technology and business information in Greater Baltimore.

“The site’s social networking functionality will strengthen GBTC’s position as the gateway for Baltimore’s technology companies,” said Matt Goddard, Principal at R2i. “We plan to be an active participant in GBTC’s new LinkedIn and Facebook communities and look forward to increased interaction with other member companies.”