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Fairfax Innovation
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| Fairfax Innovation Center Graduates Two More Entrepreneurs: Fairfield Technologies Inc. and Secure Infrastructure Solutions Corporation (SISC) |
Fairfax, Virginia — May 14, 2007: Judy Barral, Director of the Fairfax Innovation Center (FIC) is pleased to announce the graduation of two of its clients: Fairfield Technologies Inc. (FTI) and Secure Infrastructure Solutions Corporation (SISC). FIC Graduation will occur May 17, 2007 at 4:00 PM at FIC, located at 4031 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
Fairfax Innovation Center is a business incubator located at the Mason Enterprise Center in Old Town Fairfax that provides networking opportunities, access to business advisors and training, discounts on educational programs, as well as furnished office space, telephone, and receptionist for start-up companies. The goal is to nurture their growth and eventual graduation to their own location. Businesses can remain at FIC for up to two years.
We have seen a terrific success rate with the companies who have already graduated from FIC, and we expect the same of our 2007 graduates, Barral explains. They got their feet under them and now they are ready to fly.
About Fairfield Technologies
Fairfield Technologies Inc. (FTI), an SBA-certified HUBZone firm, delivers leading-edge information technology (IT), management consulting, and R&D solutions to both government and commercial clients. FTI’s mission is to focus on customers’ critical needs, use innovative tools and technologies, and deliver superior results at a “best value” price.
FTI supports critical projects in the physical and life sciences, defense, telecom,
e-business, and financial services. Current or recent customers have included Raytheon Corporation, the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Computer Sciences Corporation, National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Army.
Fairfield Technologies Inc. has offices in Silver Spring, Maryland and Chantilly, Virginia. Mr. Kenneth Fried, FIT’s President, can be reached in the Chantilly office, located at 14139 Robert Paris Court, Chantilly, Virginia 20151, phone (703) 968-7800, or e-mail kfried@fairfieldtech.com. FTI is also SWAM-certified by the Department of Minority Business Enterprise, Commonwealth of Virginia. More information on FTI can be found at http://www.fairfieldtech.com.
About Secure Infrastructure Solutions Corporation
Secure Infrastructure Solutions Corporation (SISC) was founded in 2003 as an information technology and telecommunications security research and engineering firm to provide information technology and systems integration products and services to government and commercial customers. SISC is a Certified Veteran Enterprise and is completing HUBZone certification. They are located at 6593 Merchant Place, Warrenton, Virginia 20187. Bob Estes is Chief Operations Officer, and can be reached at 703-590-4936 (O) or 703-786-6554 (M) or http:// www.secureisc.com.
About Fairfax Innovation Center
Fairfax Innovation Center is a business incubator located at the Mason Enterprise Center in Old Town Fairfax. It provides networking opportunities, access to business advisors and training, discounts on educational programs, as well as furnished office space, telephone and receptionist service, and Internet access. Fairfax Innovation Center's mission is to facilitate the growth and development of start-up businesses by providing a nurturing environment comprised of low-cost shared facilities, free one-on-one business counseling, and networking and partnering opportunities. It is a partnership initiative between George Mason University School of Public Policy and the City of Fairfax. It is located at 4031 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. For more information, contact Josh Fertel, River City Marketing, LLC at 703-218-1750, josh@rivercitymarketing.com, or Judy Barral, Director, Fairfax Innovation Center, 703-277-7701, jbarral@gmu.edu.
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| Blue Collar Objects Graduates
from Fairfax Innovation Center, Moves into Expanded Offices |
Fairfax,
Virginia-May 11, 2006: Judy Barral, Director of the Fairfax Innovation Center (FIC) is pleased to announce the graduation and relocation of one of it tenants: Blue Collar Objects LLC. FIC Graduation will occur May 12, 2006.
Blue Collar Objects (BCO) has been an incubator client of FIC since 2002, and in 2005, received the annual Donna Noble Outstanding Incubator Client Award from the Virginia Business Incubation Association which recognizes the top incubator client in the state.
Blue Collar Objects experienced a ten-fold increase in size during its tenure at FIC, with over 40 employees and 2005 revenues approaching $5 million. Solomon Thompson, Jr. is the CEO and President.
Following graduation, Blue Collar will relocate to a new facility at 3702 Pender Drive,
Suite 200, in Fairfax, Virginia, to occupy over 10,000 square feet. The layout provides an open cubicle-less work environment, where the CEO occupies the open area with the rest of the employees. It is a reflection of their strategy of having minimal hierarchy and maximum opportunity for collaboration and critical feedback from all segments of the organization.
"We have watched Blue Collar grow, from almost its inception to a company experiencing substantial growth and success," says Barral. "So although we are sad to see them leave the Innovation Center, we are excited to see where they will take their company in the future."
About Blue Collar Objects LLC
Blue Collar Objects LLC was founded in 2000, and has evolved into an innovative force leveraging Wiki technology to shatter conventional notions of how a small, diverse, decentralized company can be managed. The Wiki technology will facilitate hierarchy-less, decentralized collaboration and organizational knowledge captured from a diverse population.
BlueJean Time represents the first of a suite of application services which Blue Collar will develop, use internally, and sell as an application service to other small companies at disruptively low prices. This will enable them to better compete with larger companies, thereby continuing the movement to level the playing field in this "flatter" world. The company will be located at 3702 Pender Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. Solomon Thompson, Jr. can be reached at: 703-216-1792. For more information, visit the firm's web site: www.bluecollarobjects.com.
About Fairfax Innovation Center
Fairfax Innovation Center is a business incubator located at the Mason Enterprise Center in Old Town Fairfax. It provides networking opportunities, access to business advisors and training, discounts on educational programs, as well as furnished office space, telephone and receptionist service, and Internet access. Fairfax Innovation Center's mission is to facilitate the growth and development of start-up businesses by providing a nurturing environment comprised of low-cost shared facilities, free one-on-one business counseling, and networking and partnering opportunities. It is a partnership initiative between George Mason University School of Public Policy and the City of Fairfax. It is located at 4031 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. For more information, contact Josh Fertel, River City Marketing, LLC at 703-218-1750, josh@rivercitymarketing.com, or Judy Barral, Director, Fairfax Innovation Center, 703-277-7701, jbarral@gmu.edu.
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Fairfax Innovation Center
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jbarral@gmu.edu |
Fairfax Innovation
Center Open House Event Draws Important Dignitaries,
FIC Honored
with U.S. Flag Presentation |
Fairfax,
Virginia-February 3, 2006: The Inaugural Open House Event held on Monday, January 30, 2006 at Fairfax Innovation Center (FIC) drew important dignitaries including Christian Curto, Outreach Coordinator for U.S. Congressman Tom Davis, George Mason University President Dr. Alan Merten, Mason Enterprise Center Director Dr. Roger Stough, and Dale Lestina, Chairman of the City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority.
To honor Fairfax Innovation Center's important contributions to the economic development of Fairfax, Mr. Curto presented FIC Director Judy Barral with an American flag that was recently flown over the U.S. Capitol building in honor of the Fairfax Innovation Center. A ribbon cutting was performed immediately following.
Several hundred guests and dignitaries joined in the celebration, which included hors d'oeuvres, champagne, and an array of desserts. Tenants of the Center were on hand to share their individual success stories at the Center.
"The event, and its important attendants, speak to the value we are bringing to the Fairfax economy," says Judy Barral, FIC Director. "As these tenant businesses grow and succeed, they will add important impact to the region, and we are pleased to have that recognized by our government leaders."
About Fairfax Innovation Center
Fairfax Innovation Center is a business incubator
located at the Mason Enterprise Center in Old Town Fairfax. It
provides networking opportunities, access to business advisors
and training, discounts on educational programs, as well as furnished
office space, telephone and receptionist service, and Internet
access. Fairfax Innovation Center’s mission is to facilitate
the growth and development of start-up businesses by providing
a nurturing environment comprised of low-cost shared facilities,
free one-on-one business counseling, and networking and partnering
opportunities. It is a partnership initiative between George Mason
University School of Public Policy and the City of Fairfax. It
is located at 4031 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
For more information, contact Josh Fertel,
River City Marketing, LLC at 703-218-1750, josh@rivercitymarketing.com,
or Judy Barral, Director, Fairfax Innovation Center, 703-277-7701, jbarral@gmu.edu.
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Judy Barral
Fairfax Innovation Center
703-277-7701
jbarral@gmu.edu |
| Woman-Owned Dexisive,
Inc. Opens in the Fairfax Innovation Center |
Fairfax, Virginia-December 13 , 2005: Dexisive, Inc. has opened for business in the Fairfax Innovation Center (FIC) at 4031 University Drive, Suite 200, Fairfax, VA 22030. Dexisive is an information technology systems integrator specializing in advanced network technologies, enterprise security, and infrastructure application deployment, with expertise in network technologies including IPV6 planning and deployment, and VoIP integration.
Dr. Jack Murphy, President and CEO of Dexisive explains, "We provide technology solutions that are reliable, scalable, secure, and manageable in order to reduce IT to a utility service that enhances agility for our clients."
Dexisive is one of the latest companies to join the Fairfax Innovation Center, a Fairfax-based business incubator located at the Mason Enterprise Center in Old Town Fairfax. "This was the right choice for us," Murphy says. "The training and counseling we receive from the Fairfax Innovation Center provide significant value in helping us to make the right decisions during our start-up period. The facilities and related services have allowed us to focus on the tasks of start-up without a great deal of concern about the office infrastructure. Without FIC, I think it would have taken us much longer to get up to speed."
Dexisive, Inc.
Dexisive, Inc. is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and a Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB). Chairman and owner Ms. Petrina Murphy, Major USAF (retired) holds two Master's degrees: in Business and Computer Science. Dr. Jack Murphy, chief operating officer, holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, and was CTO for EDS Government Solutions Group. While at EDS, he led the design and integration team responsible for enhancing the survivability of the Pentagon IT infrastructure after the events of 9/11/2001.
Dexisive was founded to design and deploy technology solutions for medium to large enterprises. Their solutions include the full spectrum of network technologies, and their underlying protocols and interfaces are designed to provide enhanced service, manageability, and supportability. The company also provides risk-based network, host, and application security solutions. Its clients are medium to large enterprises in the Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC region and include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Logistics Applications, Inc., BT Industries, EDS, and Edmonds Enterprise Services, among others.
About Fairfax Innovation Center
Fairfax Innovation Center is a business incubator located at the
Mason Enterprise Center in Old Town Fairfax. It provides networking
opportunities, access to business advisors and training, discounts
on educational programs, as well as furnished office space, telephone
and receptionist service, and Internet access. Fairfax Innovation
Center’s mission is to facilitate the growth and development
of start-up businesses by providing a nurturing environment comprised
of low-cost shared facilities, free one-on-one business counseling,
and networking and partnering opportunities. It is a partnership
initiative between George Mason University School of Public Policy
and the City of Fairfax. It is located at 4031 University Drive,
Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
For more information, contact Josh Fertel,
River City Marketing, LLC at 703-218-1750, josh@rivercitymarketing.com,
or Judy Barral, Director, Fairfax Innovation Center, 703-277-7701, jbarral@gmu.edu.
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