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McLean company to send six satellites into orbit
Jun 24, 2020

McLean company to send six satellites into orbit

Los Angeles-based aerospace manufacturer Relativity Space announced Wednesday that McLean-based Iridium Communications Inc. has signed a contract to deliver up to six of Irdium’s satellites into orbit. Iridium currently operates a network of 66 satellites used for mobile voice and data communications. A contract amount was[...]

Manuel Miranda. Photo courtesy Electrosoft
Jun 24, 2020

Reston network security firm taps new president

Reston-based tech and network security company Electrosoft announced Wednesday it has hired Manuel Miranda as its new president. In his new role, he will focus on company growth, business development, customer operations, information technology, human resources and recruiting. Before joining Electrosoft, Miranda had been chief o[...]

Reston tech firm names chief technology officer
Jun 24, 2020

Reston tech firm names chief technology officer

Reston-based data and analytics tech firm Hitachi Vantara Federal Corp. announced Wednesday it has promoted Gary Hix to chief technology officer. As CTO, he will ensure products meet federal standards and work with the company’s government clients to develop new products. Hix most recently led the Hitachi Vantara Federal s[...]

Brad Schwartz. Photo courtesy Northern Virginia Technology Council
Jun 24, 2020

Northern Virginia Technology Council chooses acting CEO

The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) announced Wednesday that Brad Schwartz will serve as its acting president and CEO starting July 1. He succeeds Bobbie Kilberg, who announced her June 30 retirement in October 2019 after 22 years at the helm of the membership and trade association for the region’s tech industr[...]

Jun 24, 2020

Excella names VP of strategic growth

Arlington County-based software and information technology management company Excella announced Wednesday it has named Christina Seiden as vice president of strategic growth. In her new role, she will focus on expanding Excella’s business into new markets. Seiden was most recently senior vice president of operations at Reston-based software company NCI Information Systems Inc. There she […][...]

David Mitchell. Photo courtesy LeaseAccelerator Inc.
Jun 23, 2020

Reston software company selects chief revenue officer

Reston-based lease management software company LeaseAccelerator Inc. announced Tuesday it has named David Mitchell as its chief revenue officer.  Mitchell was most recently senior vice president of worldwide sales at McLean-based cloud computing company Appian Corp. In his new role, he will focus on sales execution in North Ame[...]

Screenshot of GeoSpark Analytics' coronavirus dashboard
Jun 23, 2020

HHS contracts Herndon company for COVID-19 modeling

Herndon-based artificial intelligence company GeoSpark Analytics Inc. announced Tuesday it has been awarded a five-year, multimillion-dollar contract to provide COVID-19 and infectious disease modeling for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). An exact contract amount was not disclosed.  “If we’ve learn[...]

Jun 23, 2020

Boston media company buys Reston marketing automation firm

Reston-based marketing automation company Triblio has been acquired by Boston-based tech marketing and media company IDG Communications, the companies announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Triblio, which was founded in 2013 by former employees of Oracle’s software-as-a-service product Eloqua, focuses on account-based marketing (ABM).  “Triblio is the most complete ABM platform […][...]

Jun 22, 2020

Gannett’s Rugged Races subsidiary to host virtual runs during pandemic

While large events have been canceled amid the pandemic, Rugged Races, a subsidiary of McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc. (the nation’s largest newspaper publisher), announced Monday it has signed a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. to produce virtual runs with superhero and comic book characters.  “Unlike a traditional road race where thousands of people […]

Jun 18, 2020

SOSi invests in AppTek for AI, machine learning capabilities

Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Thursday it has made a non-controlling investment in McLean-based software company Applications Technology (AppTek) to develop artificial intelligence and machine learning for its speech recognition and translation service offerings.  A transaction amount was not disclosed. SOSi will be the exclusive reseller of AppTek products to […][...]

Devaki Baker. Photo from VeriToll LLC
Jun 18, 2020

Calif.-based VeriToll names CEO for upcoming Reston HQ

Walnut, California-based tolling-as-a-service company VeriToll LLC announced Thursday that its new CEO is Devaki Baker, who will lead the company’s sales, product investment and partnerships from Reston. VeriToll has offices in Virginia, Indiana and California. The company’s plans to lease a new headquarters location[...]

Brett Malone. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
Jun 18, 2020

Tech names president, CEO for Corporate Research Center

Virginia Tech announced Thursday that Brett Malone will become the next president and CEO of the university’s Corporate Research Center (CRC), effective July 1. Malone succeeds longtime CRC President and CEO Joe Meredith, who retired in February after 27 years in the position. A “triple Hokie” (earning his bach[...]

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