`Digital-Harbor' Concept Spreads Throughout Greater Baltimore Region.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Logo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com BALTIMORE Baltimore, city (1990 pop. 736,014), N central Md., surrounded by but politically independent of Baltimore co., on the Patapsco River estuary, an arm of Chesapeake Bay; inc. 1745. COUNTY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- May 19, 2000 A county-based technology group in Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). has taken an unusual step to help raise the Greater Baltimore region's profile as a place where technology-driven and technology-dependent businesses can flourish. Earlier this week, the Baltimore County Technology Council launched a new Digital-Harbor.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. web site, from which any company in and around Baltimore can download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. a "Digital-Harbor" logo to promote the region as a premier location for emerging and established technology businesses. Both the logo and web site were debuted Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , May 17, during the Tech Council's "Spring Tech Breakfast 2000" attended by 200 business leaders. Independently, Baltimore area businesses and organizations have since carried the name forward. "The Baltimore County Technology Council and like groups throughout the region have taken a leadership role in advancing Greater Baltimore's viability as a hub of technology," said Baltimore County Executive The Baltimore County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of Baltimore County, Maryland. The post was established with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter for Baltimore County on December 6, 1956. C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger, who was first to register a link at the new web site. "The success of `Digital-Harbor' depends on a cooperative effort among the entire business community to take the logo--with all that it stands for--and put it to good use." The "Digital-Harbor" concept was introduced during last year's annual Tech Council breakfast, drawing positive feedback and media attention that finally led to the creation of the logo and Digital-Harbor.org web site. "Like Northern California's Silicon Valley or North Carolina's Research Triangle, `Digital-Harbor' is a unifying identity that nobody gave to Greater Baltimore; it has happened on its own," said Technology Council Chairman Wes Shaffer Shaffer is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Oilwell Varco and is involved in the manufacturing and distribution of pressure control devices for the petroleum industry. . "A strong technology community is critical for the growth of this entire region," added Shaffer, who is a Senior Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Counselor and Director of Interactive Marketing at Cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to , a Baltimore-based advertising and public relations agency. "The way we build a strong technology community is to link together everyone with an interest in technology. But we have to do it without creating another hierarchy; another institution. The key is links, not structure." The Baltimore County Technology Council is made up of representatives from the government, education and private business sectors who have an interest in sustaining the growth of the local high-tech industry. An independent affiliate of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce and the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development, the volunteer group participates as a partner with the Greater Baltimore Technology Council and other Maryland technology councils to support mutual concerns. The Digital-Harbor.org web site is designed as a resource for, and link to, the region's technology community. The logo--which, Shaffer emphasizes, "nobody owns, and belongs to everyone throughout Greater Baltimore"--is recommended for constructive use by any visitor to the site in advertising, presentations, workforce development efforts and more. The Digital-Harbor.org web site is underwritten by the Baltimore County Technology Council, Cornerstone, and Systems Alliance, Inc., a high-profile, fast-growth, professional software services solution provider. For information on the Baltimore County Technology Council, visit the www.bctech.org web site; or contact Wes Shaffer at 410/727-2131 (wshaf@cstoneadv.com). Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.051900/bb6 |
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