Digital Harbor Online - January 18, 2010

Digital Harbor Online - January 18, 2010
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NEWS
- World Wide Technology Acquires Performance Technology Group
- SafeNet Launches License Security in Virtual Environments
- GBTC Appoint Seven New Board Members
- Millennial Media Gets Top Pick in OnMedia 100 List
- 24/7 Fiber To Expand Its Dark Fiber Network to Delmarva Peninsula

eHARBOR
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- Light Industries' SharePoint Super Heroes

EVENTS
- Technology Everyone Should Know
- Digital Media in Action: Engaging, Implementing & Tangible Outcomes
- GBTC Meet the Members: CIOs and IT Buying in 2010
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- World Wide Technology Acquires Performance Technology Group

Baltimore -- St. Louis-based World Wide Technology, a systems integrator, has acquired Baltimore-based Performance Technology Group (PTG). PTG specializes in systems engineering and managed services for Federal, State and Commercial clients. The acquisition strengthens WWT's presence in the Mid-Atlantic. The combined companies will have more than 1,200 employees and revenue approaching $3 billion.
http://www.wwt.com


- SafeNet Launches License Security in Virtual Environments

Baltimore -- SafeNet, an information security solutions provider, has launched a new solution for software license authorization and enforcement on virtual machines (VMs). The new solution will enable software vendors to introduce licensing and pricing models that support and control the utilization of their application in virtual environments. This month SafeNet will begin rolling out VM binding support across its Sentinel product lines. Vendors will be able to bind a license to a single VM, just as they would in a traditional licensing scenario.
http://www.safenet-inc.com


- GBTC Appoint Seven New Board Members

Baltimore -- The Greater Baltimore Tech Council (GBTC) has appointed seven new members to its board of directors. New additions include, Rodolfo, "Willie" Bosenberg, Audit, Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP; Keli Isaacson, Partner, Duane Morris; Nigel Knowles, President, LCG Technologies; Larry Letow, President and COO, Convergence Technology Consulting; Helen Montag, Corporate Relations Manager, Office of the Dean, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Randy Rippin, President, RTR Technologies and current President Northeast Maryland Technology Council (NMTC); and Robert Wallace, President & CEO BITH Group Technologies.
http://www.gbtechcouncil.org


- Millennial Media Gets Top Pick in OnMedia 100 List

Baltimore -- Millennial Media, a provider of mobile advertising services, was named the overall winner of AlwaysOn's 2010 OnMedia 100. The OnMedia 100 is a list of the top 100 private digital ad companies. "Millennial Media has positioned itself as one of the leading mobile advertising networks," said Ezra Roizen an AlwaysOn contributing editor. Millennial Media was started in 2006 and employs 60 people.
http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/34216


- 24/7 Fiber To Expand Its Dark Fiber Network to Delmarva Peninsula

Baltimore -- 24/7 Fiber Network, a dark fiber network provider, last week said that it is planning to expand its coverage into underserved markets throughout the Delmarva Peninsula and into the metro Washington, D.C. area. The company is constructing a dark fiber footprint deep to Salisbury, MD and Wilmington, DE. This network will then continue into the Baltimore metro area and from there it will connect to 24/7's long-haul route directly into the Washington, D.C. market.
http://www.247fibernetwork.com



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- Technology Everyone Should Know

Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Web 2.0. This free seminar will get you “in-the-know” with many of the newest digital media. The speaker will be Leah Mussina, President, Sinuate Media.

Date: January 21, 2010: 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Carroll County Non-profit Center, 255 Clifton Blvd, Westminster
Info: Call 410.386.8100
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- Digital Media in Action: Engaging, Implementing & Tangible Outcomes

Social, new or digital media/networking, whichever term you prefer, is discussed by almost every company, however many organizations do not know how to measure tangible outcomes from their activities. And most importantly they are not able to quantify how they are gaining new clients and driving bottom line revenue. Join us to learn how organizations are utilizing these new mediums to drive revenue, create and sustain their brand recognition, improve their customer service and ultimately drive customers to their companies.

Date: January 21, 2010, 7:30 - 11:30 am
Where: DLA Piper, 6225 Smith Avenue Baltimore
Info: mailto:melaniek@gbtechcouncil.org or call 410.327.9148
http://www.gbtechcouncil.org/Programs/Digital-Media-1-21-10.aspx
Cost: GBTC Members - $35 and Non Members - $45
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- GBTC Meet the Members: CIOs and IT Buying in 2010

Join us and hear directly from three prominent CIOs in the region. This is a rare opportunity to discover what our speakers’ technology needs are, where they are finding technology, and what they will be looking for next.

Date: February 9, 2010, 7:30 - 9:30 am
Where: Holiday Inn BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Rd, Linthicum Heights
Info: mailto:melaniek@gbtechcouncil.org or call 410.327.9148
Cost: Free for GBTC members and $35 for non-members

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