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Northern Virginia Technology Council Honors the Region's Rising Tech Stars at NVTC Hot Ticket Awards

Awards Celebrate the Accomplishments of "Hot" Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Companies

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HERNDON, VA - June 28, 2007 - The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) last night celebrated the efforts of entrepreneurial companies and individuals in the National Capital region's technology community at the NVTC Hot Ticket Awards Party. For the first time in the awards' six-year history, the finalists and winners in the categories of "Hottest Bootstrap," "Hottest Buzz," "Hottest Exit," "Hottest Management Team" and "Hottest Venture Capital Deal" were announced at the party.

The finalists and winners were:

Hall of Fame Award

Sourcefire **Winner**

Sponsored by AH&T Insurance

Hottest Bootstrap

Network Alliance **Winner**
Excitations
LanceSoft
Mobile Posse
Rollstream

Sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank

Hottest Buzz

Athena Technologies Inc. **Winner**
Clearspring Technologies
Command Information
GetWellNetwork, Inc.
Platinum Solutions Inc.

Sponsored by Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C.

Hottest Exit

Network Solutions **Winner**
Finetre Corporation
Liquidity Services, Inc.
Mobile 365
Sourcefire

Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP

Hottest Management Team

BroadSoft, Inc. **Winner**
Approva
Digital Bridge Communications
Managed Objects
RealOps, Inc.
SkyBitz, Inc.

Sponsored by Austin McGregor Executive Search

Hottest Venture Capital Deal

Parature **Winner**
Arxan Technologies, Inc.
Freewebs
GlobalLogic
Harmony Information Systems

Sponsored by Comerica Bank

The festivities, attended by more than 500 local technology entrepreneurs, business leaders and other special guests, were held poolside at the home of NVTC President & CEO Bobbie Kilberg in McLean, Va. The awards ceremony was emceed by John Hurley of DLA Piper and Steve Winings of CTPartners. DLA Piper and CTPartners were the evening's "Smoking Hot Sponsors." Other sponsors included the "Steaming Hot Sponsors"—Bowne Financial Communications and Principal Financial Group—and Media Sponsors—Bisnow on Business, Potomac Tech Wire, TechJournal South and the Washington Business Journal.

NVTC Hot Ticket Awards Media Kit