Triad Technology Partners Raises $440,000

Triad Technology Partners, of Bethesda Maryland and Charlottesville, VA raised $440,000. Triad was founded in June 2009 by Tim Hohman and Bridget Dunnington as a technology reseller focused on the public sector.

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NVTC Names Hot Ticket Winners

Northern Virginia Technology Council, of Herndon, VA, otherwise referred to as the NVTC announced their Hot Ticket Awards. The hottest technology companies were honored.

Link to the winners here
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Presidium Receives $2 Million in Funding

Presidium Inc., of Reston, VA, received a $2 Million investment from Edison Venture Fund. Presidium provides a managed services contact center environment to improve students experiences. Their niche is in Educational Services Management.

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Maryland Incubator Companies of the Year Winners Announced

Maryland incubator companies of the year awarded. Instead of posting them here, I’ll send you there. Here is a link directly to the winners here.

Short Code Marketers Beware

CTIA, of Washington, DC, announced there will now be a CSC (Common Short Code) media monitoring process. This process is being implemented to ensure that promotional materials used to market short codes comply with the industry’s Consumer Best Practices.

There will be a grace period for exisiting CSC campaigns.

CTIA is the international association for the wireless telecommunications industry, representing carriers, manufacturers and wireless Internet providers.

See the site here.

GridPoint Releases Platform 3.0

GridPoint, of Arlington Virginia, announced today they released their platform 3.0. This allows utilities to manage and control distributed energy resources. Utilities can integrate and customize smart grid solutions. Features include energy efficiency, load management, renewable integration, storage management and electric vehicle management. The GridPoint utility portal allows all of the assets to be managed in one place.

Take a look at GridPoint.

The Washington Post Integrates with Facebook

The Washington post, of Washington DC, integrated with Facebook today. The Facebook platform will allow users to log in to Washington Post.com using their Facebook user name and password. This will easily allow users to share content with their friends. The Washington Post also has a fan page on Facebook and seems to constantly push and integrate new technologies.

• Here is the Washington Post

Volkswagen Adds Internet Access to Their Minivan

Volkswagen, of Herndon, VA, announced they are adding internet access to the Routan. They call it uconnect, powered by Autonet Mobile.

From the Volkswagen news release:

The minivan becomes a Wi-Fi hotspot. Everyone can bring their own Wi-Fi enabled devices such as laptops, gaming systems, digital music players, and other devices on the road. Routan passengers will be able to Instant Message (IM), visit popular social media sites, check traffic or make dinner reservations all from the comfort of their Routan.

See the full news release here.

OutStart Merges with Virginia Based Hot Lava Software

OutStart and Hot Lava Software, of Virginia, merged with the remaining company being OutStart. Sounds more like an acquisition but they are calling it a merger. OutStart creates social business software and learning systems, while Hot Lava Software creates mobile applications.

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SouthPeak Games Announces Dementium II

SouthPeak Games, of Midlothian, VA, will be releasing their Dementium II for Nintendo DS. As it is a horror games, plenty of blood, it is not for kids. This one is not for your son or daughters DS, it’s for you.

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About SouthPeak
SouthPeak Games, is officially SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTCBB: SOPK). SouthPeak Interactive Corporation develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PC. SouthPeak’s games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role playing, racing, puzzle strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak’s products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and Leicester, England.