Digital Harbor Online - January 25, 2010

Digital Harbor Online - January 25, 2010
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FINANCIALS
- Martek Announces Agreement to Purchase Amerifit Brands

NEWS
- Prometric Signs Testing Contract with Am. Board of Pediatrics
- Univ of Maine System Selects Ciena for Regional Backbone Network
- Netcordia Named to the Red Herring Global 100
- South River Technologies Launched New File Transfer Platform
- Avatech Solutions Releases Avatech Utilities for Revit

PEOPLE
- Merkle Promotes Craig Dempster to Executive VP
- Indisoft Hires Brian Friedman as Senior VP

eHARBOR
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- Light Industries' SharePoint Super Heroes

EVENTS
- GBTC Meet the Members: CIOs and IT Buying in 2010
- AITP Baltimore Chapter Dinner Meeting
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- Martek Announces Agreement to Purchase Amerifit Brands

Columbia -- Martek Biosciences reported that it will acquire Amerifit Brands, a consumer health and wellness company, from Charterhouse Group. The all cash deal will be about $200 million. Amerifit develops, markets and distributes branded consumer health and wellness products focused on women's and digestive health benefits. Amerifit's key products include: Culturelle, a probiotic supplement; AZO, for relief, detection and prevention of urinary tract infections; and ESTROVEN, an all-natural nutritional supplement addressing the symptoms of menopause.
http://www.martek.com


- Prometric Signs Testing Contract with Am. Board of Pediatrics

Baltimore -- Prometric reported last week that the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) has committed to a new, long-term contract for worldwide delivery of its physician certification and maintenance of certification examinations via the Prometric network. Also as part of the new contract, ABP’s general certification and subspecialty certification exams will be converted from paper and pencil to computerized format and newly available in Prometric’s global test center network in the coming years.
http://www.prometric.com
http://www.abp.org


- Univ of Maine System Selects Ciena for Regional Backbone Network

Linthicum -- Ciena announced that the University of Maine System (UMS) has deployed its CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform. The network spans nearly 300 miles from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Cambridge, Mass. The network was deployed and is managed by UMS to provide a direct connection to Internet2 for northern New England and connectivity services for its own campuses, the State of Maine government, K-12 schools, libraries, other colleges and universities, and research institutions.
http://www.maine.edu
http://www.ciena.com


- Netcordia Named to the Red Herring Global 100

Annapolis -- Netcordia, a developer of network management software, has been named to the Red Herring Global 100 list of most promising private technology companies in the world. More than 1200 companies were considered for the Red Herring Global 100.
http://www.redherring.com
http://www.netcordia.com


- South River Technologies Launched New File Transfer Platform

Annapolis -- South River Technologies (SRT) has released a new file transfer server called Cornerstone Managed File Transfer platform. The Company says the new server closes gaps in security that can be left by traditional file transfer servers and offers greater visibility into system activity and data movement. Cornerstone MFT is a rebranded version of SRT’s popular Titan MFT solution. The new solution has been re-architected as a platform for adding specific modules that address security, process, and data intelligence.
http://www.southrivertech.com


- Avatech Solutions Releases Avatech Utilities for Revit

Owings Mills -- Avatech Solutions last week announced the commercial release of Avatech Utilities for Revit. Initially a free product, the utilities have been downloaded by more than 5,000 companies. The various tools in the product help improve performance for Revit users. Each tool saves time by automating repetitive tasks and eliminating manual re-work.
http://www.avatech.com


- Merkle Promotes Craig Dempster to Executive VP

Columbia -- Merkle, a database marketing agency, has promoted Craig Dempster to the newly formed role of executive VP and chief marketing officer. Dempster first joined Merkle in 2006 as corporate VP of the Content Solutions Group. In that role, Dempster led a team that established Merkle’s proprietary data solutions. He was also integral in the creation and launch of Merkle’s new subsidiary, LogicLab, which is creating an online marketplace that uses information, analytics and technology to facilitate commerce between advertisers and media companies.
http://www.merkleinc.com


- Indisoft Hires Brian Friedman as Senior VP

Columbia -- IndiSoft, a technology development firm that focuses on systems for the default services industry, has hired Brian Friedman as senior vice president. Friedman was a senior business analyst for Friedman Capital Advisors. Prior to that, he was the SVP and managing director for First Management Group in Washington, D.C. He was also a senior auditor at KPMG and began his career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley.
http://www.indisoft.us



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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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- AITP Baltimore Chapter Dinner Meeting

Using an Outsourced IT Department – What are Managed IT Services? The speaker will be Rich Glenn, Director of Technical Services for System Source in Hunt Valley.

Date: February 18, 2010, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Where: Crowne Plaza Baltimore, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium
Cost: $35 members and students, $45 non-members
Info: http://www.baltimoreaitp.org


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