[Archived] Alexandria Firm Named Technology Achievement Winner

City Press Release


	City of Alexandria, Virginia Office of the City Manager Alexandria City Hall 301 King Street, Suite 3500 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3211 www.alexandriava.gov Telephone: 703.838.4300 Fax : 703.838.6343

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2005
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CONTACT:
Mike Stuart, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc.
703.739.3820
Barbara Lord, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
703.549.1000 extension 210
Kendel Taylor, City of Alexandria
703.838.4806 extension 382

Alexandria Firm Named
Technology Achievement Winner

The 2005 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award winner is Gray Hawk Systems, Inc. Alexandria Mayor William D. Euille announced the winner at the 9th Annual Alexandria Technology Achievement Week luncheon on March 11. The Technology Achievement program was created to showcase advancements in the development and application of technology by Alexandria-based businesses.

The Mayor and Technology Achievement Award Committee Chairman R. Mark McLindon also recognized three finalists: Forum One Communications, 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.

In addition to the award presentation, a video produced by T. C. Williams High School students was shown which highlighted the technological achievements of the honored firms and the advantages offered by Alexandria as a location for technology companies.

Achievement Award Winner Gray Hawk Systems provides systems engineering, risk assessment and data visualization technical support services to the FBI and other government agencies. Gray Hawk leads the development and integration of a data exploitation, visualization and dissemination tool set, and provides the system support for training, demonstrations and “over the shoulder” customer support as needed.

The Award judges evaluated each nomination on the basis of technological achievement and its impact on the business, its industry, and the City of Alexandria. The judging panel consisted of Brian Hunt, a member of the City’s Commission on Information Technology; Brad Gardner of the 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 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 Councilman Rob Krupicka. Alexandria is at the center of Northern Virginia’s fast growing technology industry. There are nearly 350 technology firms that employ more than 12,750 workers in the City.

For more information, call Mike Stuart, Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Inc., at 703.739.3820; Barbara Lord of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce at 703.549.1000 extension 210; or Kendel Taylor, City of Alexandria, at 703.838.4806 extension 382.