Atlanta CEO High Tech Council Selects 12 of Georgia's Best Technology Investment Opportunities for Investor Showcase at Georgia Technology Celebration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003 Premier Georgia Investor Showcase Attracts National Investors Who Represent More than $14 billion in Investment Capital The Atlanta CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. High Tech Council has assembled 12 of the Georgia's hottest technology companies and attracted venture capitalists Venture Capitalist An investor who provides capital to either start-up ventures or support small companies who wish to expand but do not have access to public funding. Notes: Venture capitalists usually expect higher returns for the additional risks taken. from across the country for an Investor Showcase as part of the Oct. 21 Georgia Technology Celebration. The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) teamed up with the CEO Council to organize the Investor Showcase, select presenting companies and attract national investors. The presenting companies include Allconnect Inc., Alogent Corp., Broniec Associates, CardioMEMS Inc., CipherTrust Inc., Datatrac Corp., GuardedNet Inc., iVivity Inc., OverSight Technologies, SaluMedica LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Vesdia Corp. and Workbrain Inc. "The presenting companies were carefully chosen to highlight the best investment opportunities in Georgia-based technology companies," said Celebration chair John Yates
Of the 12 presenting companies, four are on pace to record revenue of more than $15 million this year. By industry, the Investor Showcase includes seven enterprise software companies, two companies in business services, two medical device companies and one semiconductor company. So far, Investor Showcase attendees include venture capitalists and angel investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. from Atlanta, Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , Chicago and Washington, D.C., who collectively represent more than $14 billion in investment capital. With two weeks left before the event, the CEO Council has attracted more investors than its 2002 event that attracted investors representing $12 billion in capital. "The Investor Showcase will provide an intimate setting for local and national investors to evaluate Georgia's best technology companies while networking with their peers," said Harish Mamtani, president of the CEO Council. "This exclusive event for investors and presenting companies promises to standout from other venture forums in the Southeast." The Investor Showcase kicks off at 8 a.m. at the Cobb Galleria Cobb Galleria is a large office park with six skyscrapers located in the Cumberland/Vinings district of Cobb and sandwiched between Marietta, Smyrna, Sandy Springs and Atlanta. and runs through 11:45 a.m. As an invitation-only event, the Investor Showcase is open only to qualified venture capitalists, corporate venture funds, institutional investors and CEO Council sponsors. Investors interested in requesting an invitation should register at www.atlantaceo.org/investor. About the Atlanta CEO High Tech Council The Atlanta CEO High Tech Council is an organization based in the Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area The Atlanta metropolitan area, commonly referred to as metro Atlanta in Georgia, is the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and consists of up to 28 counties in Georgia. . The Council invites more than 1,000 CEOs and senior executives (CIOs, CTOs, CFOs) from the leading technology companies and departments in the Atlanta region to regular networking events. Other members include Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors. The Atlanta High Tech CEO Council focuses on the strategic development and support of the technology community in the metro Atlanta area. Members of the CEO Council represent technology companies that employ more than 10,000 people in the Atlanta region and generate close to $10 billion in direct annual revenue for the local economy. For more information about the CEO Council, contact Peter Baron, Blanc & Otus 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 , (678) 477-1122 or pbaron@blancandotus.com. About TAG The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that serves the technology community in Georgia. TAG is dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the state's technology industry and provides leadership in driving initiatives in the areas of policy, capital, education and giving. TAG helps to bring the technology community together through events, initiative programs and networking opportunities. Founded in 1999 through the merger of the Business & Technology Alliance (B&TA), the Southeastern Software Association (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. ) and Women in Technology (WIT), TAG is one of the largest state technology associations in the nation. TAG is made up of several thousand members representing technology leaders from over 1500 Georgia-based companies, affiliated technology and business organizations. For more information on TAG, visit www.tagonline.org, email info@tagonline.org or call (404) 817-3333. |
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