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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.

LucidMedia, of Reston, VA Secures $4.5 Million

RESTON, Va. and TAMPA, Fla.–LucidMedia, a leading online advertising demand-side platform (DSP) with integrated real-time bidding (RTB) announced that they received $4.5 million in funding led by MMV Financial (MMV).

LucidMedia will use the funding for the expansion of their recently launched demand side platform or DSP.

“With its unique demand-side platform, a strong base of patented technologies and a savvy and experienced management team, LucidMedia is exceptionally well-positioned for continued growth in the online advertising sector,” said April Young, MMV’s Senior Vice President and US Managing Director.

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McAfee Acquires Trust Digital of McLean

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 25, 2010 – McAffee, the world’s largest security technology company acquires Trust Digital, a leading provider of enterprise mobility management. The union of two giants will build global leadership in mobile technology especially in security management and scalable solutions through global partnerships that will enable mobile operators to deliver security and device management to enterprise and consumers.

Click here for the full article in McAffe’s Website.

Discovery Communications Raises $3 Billion on their Senior Notes

Discovery Communications, Inc., Silver Spring, Md. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) has posted on their website the prices of the Senior Notes.

The following were Discovery Communications Senior Notes Pricings:

*$850 million aggregate principal amount of 3.700% senior notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes”),

*$1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.050% senior notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”).

$850 million aggregate principal amount of 6.350% senior notes due 2040 (the “2040 Notes).

Visit the official press release for a detailed information.

NVTC to Honor Ted Leonsis with Michael G. Devine Hall of Fame Award at the 14th Annual Technology CFO Awards

HERNDON, Va. – May 5, 2010 – NVTC or Northern Virginia Technology Council will be honoring AOL’s Vice Chairman Emeritus Ted Leonsis in the upcoming 14th Annual Technology CFO Awards as the recipient of the 2010 Michael G. Devine Hall of Fame Award. The Hall of Fame award is presented to a leader who has made a significant contribution to the Greater Washington region’s technology business community.

The 14th Annual Technology CFO Awards will be held at the Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards June 9 at The Ritz-Carlton in McLean, Va.

visit http://www.nvtc.org/events/ for more updates on the event.

HelloWallet Pockets $3.6 Million in Funding

Washington, May 06, 2010 – HelloWallet the most powerful online, independent financial guidance service in the United States secured a $3.6 million funding from Grotech Ventures and venture capital angels Jean and Steve Case.

“This round of funding reaffirms the value and potential of our service and will allow us to accelerate the accessibility of HelloWallet across a broad spectrum of the US population,” says Matt Fellowes, CEO and Founder of HelloWallet and former Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Visit Hello Wallet’s Official Website for more details.

Clarabridge Raises $4.33 Million in Funding

Clarabridge of Reston, Virginia has raised $4.33 million in funding from existing investors like Grotech Ventures and new return backer Sanju Bansal, COO of MicroStrategy who also joined Clarabridge in 2009. The funding will be used by Clarabridge to expand their goal in providing innovative solutions and addressing problems their clients are currently facing.

Clarabridge is the leading provider of text and sentiment analytics software for customer experience management. Clarabridge provides Global 1000 enterprises with the ability to automatically collect, classify, apply sentiment analysis, and report on text-based verbatims found in voice of the customer feedback channels.

Click to visit Clarabridge’s Official Website for further details.

Capital Connection Announces their Line Up of Presenters

McLean, VA, May 11, 2010 – Capital Connection 2010, an annual conference on technology innovation and investments announces their line up of leading later stage companies that shows stability and growth this year and will be showcasing their operations and flagship technology during the conference.

“The slate is a select group of high performing, fast growing companies that are innovators in their fields and have connection points to our market,” said Julia Spicer, MAVA’s executive director.

Capital Connection ’10 will be held in May 19-20 at the Hilton Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore, MD.

Click here view the complete list of participating companies and other information regarding the upcoming Capital Connection.

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