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Alexandria Technology Achievement Award Finalists Announced
Alexandria’s Mayor William D. Euille and Technology Achievement Award Committee Chairman R. Mark McLindon today announced the names of the four Alexandria businesses selected as finalists for the 9th Annual Alexandria Technology Achievement Award. The 2005 Technology Award finalists are: Forum One Communications, Inc., Gray Hawk Systems, Inc., Inova Alexandria Hospital - Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit - 1, and Sentel Corporation. The finalists were selected by a panel of three judges representing the community. The winner of the Technology Achievement Award will be announced during Technology Achievement Week in Alexandria, March 7 - 11. The award will be presented at a luncheon on Friday, March 11, at the Radisson in Old Town. The luncheon honoring the award winner and the finalists will highlight Alexandria Technology Achievement Week, showcasing advancements in the development and application of technology by Alexandria-based businesses.
The judges evaluated each nomination on the basis of technological achievement and its impact on the business, its industry, and/or the City of Alexandria. The judging panel consisted of Brian Hunt, a member of the City’s Commission on Information Technology; Brad Gardner, representing Defense Group, Inc., the winner of the 2004 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award; and former City Manager Philip Sunderland. Alexandria Technology Achievement Week and the Alexandria Technology Achievement Award are sponsored cooperatively by the City of Alexandria, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, and the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc. The award originated in 1997 with the Ad Hoc Task Force on Information and Communication Technologies, which was succeeded by the Commission on Information Technology. The Commission is comprised of members of the Alexandria City School Board, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, the Library Board, City telecommunications providers, residents and Vice Mayor Del Pepper and Councilmember Rob Krupicka. Alexandria is at the center of Northern Virginia’s fast growing technology industry. Currently, nearly 350 technology firms employ more than 12,750 workers in the City of Alexandria. The events of the 2005 Alexandria Technology Achievement Week include: ∙ Tuesday, March 8, 6:15 p.m., the City Council will host a reception honoring the finalists, in the Vola Lawson Lobby at City Hall, 301 King Street. ∙ Thursday morning, March 10, 8:00 a.m., the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast at the Alexandria Hilton at Mark Center. The Chief Executive Officer of each finalist company will speak briefly about their technological achievements. ∙ Friday, March 11, at noon, the Alexandria Technology Achievement Award luncheon will be held at the Radisson Old Town on North Fairfax Street, and the winner will be announced. In addition to the award presentation, a video produced by T. C. Williams High School students will be shown, highlighting the technological achievements of the honored firms and the advantages offered by Alexandria as a location for technology companies. ### Finalist Firms Forum One Communications Kurt Voelker, Managing Director Press Contact: Kurt Voelker, (703) 548-1855, x33 www.forumone.com Developed a web-based collaboration tool, Project Spaces, to enable groups of people to collaborate and communicate across geographical and organizational boundaries. Project Spaces provides a password-protected, database-driven virtual workspace to share information, assign and manage tasks and work on the same project from anywhere at any time.
Gray Hawk System, Inc. Harry M. Howton, Chief Executive Officer Press Contact: Angie Bowler, (703) 575-2101 www.grayhawksystems.com Provides systems engineering, risk assessment and data visualization technical support services to the FBI’s Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force (FTTTF). Gray Hawk leads the development and integration of a data exploitation, visualization and dissemination toolset, and provides the system support for training, demonstrations and “over the shoulder” customer support as needed. Inova Alexandria Hospital - Medical Surgival Intensive Care Ken Kozloff, Adminstrator Press Contact: Kathleen Barry (703) 504-7437 www.inova.com Implemented VISICU, Inc.’s eCareManager critical care system. Components of the system include a remote monitoring system with access to vital signs for patient monitoring; centralized clinical result reporting, medication ordering and documentation; and direct patient observation and conferencing capability from each patients room. All users have access to an online information source of current clinical data. Sentel Corporation James F. Garrett, President Press Contact: Dave Christovich, (703) 933-6479 www.sentel.com Developed, in conjunction with the Space and Warfare Systems Command, the Comb Limiter Combiner - Comb Linear Amplifier Combiner (CLIC CLAC) which enables one or more transmitters to be connected to a single transmitter, while minimizing the threat of interference or jamming. The technology allows more SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems) frequency-hopping radios to be used in a particular location, such as a ship or a battlefield, with less interception and interference. |
For Immediate Release- 2/12/05 Back to Press Releases
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