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Digital East 2010 to be held Tysons Corner, Virginia

Digital East 2010

Tysons Corner, Virginia – June 14, 2010 – Digital East 2010, an annual conference which focuses on the promotion of forward thinking and thought leadership on topics related to internet technologies announces that it will have its inauguration this coming Oct. 18, 2010 in Tysons Corner, Virginia, Washington D.C.

The event will showcase 50+ expert speakers discussing best practices and trends, networking opportunities for the attendees, discussion groups and highlights on the future top I.T. firms.

Digital East is presented by Tech Media, a leading media organization aimed at bringing together technology and finance thought leaders and executives.

Attendees can register and check for latest updates at the Digital East Official Website.

Resonate Networks of Reston, VA raises $ 5 Million

Reston, VA, June 23, 2010 – Resonate Networks, an online ad technology company which offers advertisers an entirely new approach to targeted audience delivery called Attitudinal Targeting has closed a $ 5 million round of series A financing from VC firms Greycroft Partners and iNovia Capital. Ian Sigalow of Greyccroft Partners has joined Resonate Network’s board of directors.

The funding will be used by Resonate to enhance their research and development and also to boost their sales and marketing presence to different advertisers.

Visit www.resonatenetworks.com for more information.

Social Solutions of MD Names Jay Love as New CEO

Baltimore, MD – June 7, 2010 – Social Solutions names Jay Love as new CEO after a nation-wide search of candidates. The new CEO is a proven leader with over 25 years of experience and someone who values corporate culture of philanthropy, honesty, professionalism, respect, and fun.

About Social Solutions:
Social Solutions is the leading provider of performance management software for human services, connecting efforts to outcomes, people to social services, and service providers and communities to funders.

click here for more information on the news.

Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards

Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards started in 2001 by the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), RSM McGladrey, and Saul Ewing LLP to give honor and recognize the accomplishments of current clients and graduates of Maryland’s technology incubators and to provide a forum for the nominees to increase their visibility in the business, technology, and investment communities. The Award Recipients came from the fields of biotechnology, computer technology, and pharmaceutical industries.

The ICOY (Incubator Company of the Year) honored 55 new and early-stage companies for the past years and new set of finalists are in the ICOY official website(http://www.mdincubatoraward.com).

Visit ICOY website for more information and for the list of finalists.

AOL of Reston, VA to sell BEBO to Criterion Capital Partners, LLC

Reston, VA – June 16, 2010 – AOL, a leading internet provider and online media services is planning to sell its youth centric social networking site BEBO  to its only bidder Criterion Capital Partners, a  merchant banking and financial advisory firm. Criterion Capital Partners bid was only $2.5 Million but AOL asked to raise it up a little. This is a big loss for AOL since they acquired BEBO for $850 Million last 2008.

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Kaplan Starts Educational Venture Capital Group

NEW YORK, NY, June 9, 2010 – Kaplan, Inc., a leading global provider of education and the largest and fastest-growing division of the Washington, DC – based publication giant The Washington Post Company announced that it has established Kaplan VC, LLC, a subsidiary designed to identify and develop innovative learning strategies, technologies and products with the power to transform education worldwide.

The new group will be led by Jason Palmer, who assumes the position of Senior Vice President, Kaplan Ventures.
“Jason will collaborate with learning and technology experts across the company and the industry, serving as a catalyst to help us identify innovative learning technologies and new business models,” said Rosenthal. “Our goal is to nurture these new technologies to bring them to market, and to ensure our students and programs will benefit.”

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Koolspan of Bethesda, MD raises $9.5 Million

BETHESDA, Maryland – June 10, 2010 – Koolspan, a private company that provides secure connectivity and other network solutions has raised $9.5 million in equity, according to a regulatory filing.

TWJ Cpaital, Ro9se Tech Ventures, Cisco Systems and Security Growth Partners are cited in the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

KoolSpan security technologies deliver:

* Fully encrypted network connectivity and mutual authentication
* A streamlined device-to-device architecture that protects critical voice and data traffic end to end
* Distributed security management without limits of scale or network type
* A dedicated and hardened crypto engine that offloads security processing from host devices

Click here to visit the official website of Koolspan for more updates.

WhatsFun.com of Reston, VA Launches New DC Online Event Guide

Reston, Virginia – June 8, 2010 – whatsfun.com, a beta website that helps people find fun and interesting events in their local area launches a new event guide for the Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia area. The new event guide will feature lists of fun and interesting events such as festivals, workshops, fairs, sports and business seminars in the localities of Washington, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

“We think it’s crazy that most people have to consult a half-dozen or more resources just to plan their fun and professional activities for the week,” said Katherine Chalmers, CEO of WhatsFun.com. “With WhatsFun.com, our goal is to take the pain out of planning your activities for the week by rounding up the most extensive listing of events that are happening near you.”

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Visit www.whatsfun.com for more information.

NVTC Social Media Awards @ DC Week

Washington, D.C. – June 3, 2010 – NVTC ( Northern Virginia Technology Council) is going to held its first ever Social Media Awards during the DC Week (Digital Capital Week). The Social Media Ward will give credits to businesses and individual who successfully utilize social networking sites for the success of their business marketing strategy and networking.

The awarding event will include 6 categories: Best use of Facebook, Best use of Twitter, Best use of LinkedIn, Best use of viral video, Best corporate blog and Best social media integrated campaign.

Click here to visit the link from DC Week’s Website.

Finalists for the 2010 Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards

Baltimore, Maryland – June 3, 2010 – The  annual Maryland Incubator Company of the Year announced its finalists for this year. The finalists for the 2010 ICOY Awards come from all over the state and represent a diverse cross-section of technologies and services. In addition to the diverse categories, one incubator graduate company will be inducted into the Maryland Incubator Company “Hall of Fame.”

The awarding will be held at the Center Club in Baltimore this coming June 15, 2010.

Finalists for Maryland Incubator Company of the Year Awards:

Arcion Therapeutics (ETC)
Ark Sciences (ETC)
CSA Medical, Inc. (ETC)
Moodlerooms, Inc. (ETC)
StormCenter Communications, Inc. (UMBC)
Zane Networks, LLC (SSIC)
Amethyst Technologies, LLC (UMBC)
B&D Consulting, Inc. (TIC)
SI Tec Consulting (Howard County EDA)
Lookingglass Cyber Solutions (ETC)
Tactical Network Solutions (NeoTech)
TransGlobal Business Systems Inc. (TAC)
Remedium Technologies, Inc. (TAP)
CrispTek LLC (NeoTech)
FlexEl, LLC (TAP)
Plant Sensory Systems, LLC (UMBC)
Clean Currents (RIC)
Resensys LLC (TAP)
Kempbio, Inc. (FITCI)
OmniSpeech (MTECH)
Get Real Consulting (SGIC)
Ception Therapeutics (SGIC)

Click here to visit the official website for more information.

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