2008 Hot Ticket Awards Party
Presented by the NVTC Hot Ticket Awards CommitteeJune 25, 2008
Hot Tickets Celebrates Tech Excellence
Amid a rare rainless night, the movers and shakers of the Northern Virginia technology crowd gathered for the Seventh Annual Hot Ticket Awards this past Wednesday.
Companies from across the region competed in categories such as "Hottest Venture Capital Deal" and "Hottest Management Deal." The event was held at the home of NVTC President and CEO Bobbie Kilberg, who announced there were more than 450 people in attendance.
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"The Hot Tickets Awards have become, in a short amount of time, one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in our region," said Art Swift, spokesman for the Northern Virginia Technology Council. "While the theme of the ceremony is casual, the awards themselves serve as a badge of honor for the winners for the year to come."
The winners at the Hot Tickets Awards were Vocus (Hall of Fame Award); LeverPoint (Hottest Bootstrap); Clearspring (Hottest Buzz); ServiceBench (Hottest Exit); Parature (Hottest Management Team) and Zenoss (Hottest VC Deal).
"It's really a testament of our executives winning this award," said Sohale Razmjou of LeverPoint. "We're helping small to media companies go offshore successfully. The Hottest Bootstrap award shows people recognize our success."
The "casual" theme was heightened with the Annual Bob Dinkel Tropical Attire Contest. More than 50 contestants competed for the grand prize - two tickets to the Tiger Woods AT&T National at the Presidential Golf Club in Loudoun on July 5. Judges said Ali Dian of Athena Technologies had the "best" tropical outfit of the bunch.
The 2008 Nominees for the Hot Ticket Awards were:
Hottest Bootstrap
Avocado Security
Barrister Global Services Network
BlackMesh, Inc
BrandClik.com
Criterion Systems
Dataprise, Inc.
Distributive Networks
DISYS Consulting
EnCrisp LLC
Gratis Internet, Inc.
Kaulkin Information Systems
KZO Innovations
LeverPoint LLC
Ntive, Inc.
RollStream
South49 Solutions LLC
Strategic Enterprise Solutions, Inc (SE Solutions)
Triumph Enterprises, Inc.
Turtle Wings
Hottest Buzz
Avocado Security
Excitations
FedResults
GlobalLogic Inc.
HarVest Bank of Maryland
Managed Objects
Mixx
NetWitness Corporation
Parature, Inc.
Platinum Solutions, Inc.
StackSafe Inc.
VisualCV, Inc.
Clearspring Technologies
iBelong
Hottest Exit
Athena Technologies
Cloakware Inc.
K12 Inc.
RealOps, Inc.
ServiceBench
Hottest Management Team
Avineon, Inc.
BroadSoft, Inc.
Criterion Systems
Dataprise, Inc.
Everest Software Inc.
GlobalLogic Inc.
GTSI
Invertix Corporation
NavigationArts
Netuitive
NetWitness Corporation
NextPoint Networks, Inc.
Pace Harmon
Parature, Inc.
StackSafe, Inc.
Strategic Enterprise Solutions, Inc (SE Solutions)
Vocus, Inc.
Hottest Venture Capital Deal
ARPU
Fishbowl Marketing
GlobalLogic Inc.
Harmony Information Systems, Inc.
Mobile Posse, Inc.
Zenoss
Smoking Hot Sponsors: Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C.; DLA Piper
Hottest Bootstrap Award Sponsor: Valhalla Partners
Hottest Buzz Award Sponsor: Silicon Valley Bank
Hottest Exit Award Sponsor: Ernst & Young LLP
Hottest Management Team Award Sponsor: AH&T Insurance
Hottest VC Deal Award Sponsor: Comerica Bank
Steaming Hot Sponsors: Base Technologies, Inc.; Bowne Financial Communications; Cyveillance; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP; Harris Information Technology Services; Principal Financial Group; Transformation Systems, Inc.; Welz & Weisel Communications
Hall of Fame Award Sponsor: FedResults
Location:
Kilberg Residence
Private Location, McLean, VA
