DPL Sponsors Workshop for Technology Start-Ups.Business Editors DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003 DPL (Digital PowerLine) An earlier technology for transmitting a 1 Mbps data signal over electric power lines from Nortel Networks. It was developed in the late 1990s, but later abandoned due to implementation difficulties. See broadband over power lines. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DPL) is teaming up with the i-Zone to sponsor a January 8th workshop to assist technology start-ups in developing more focused business to business relationships. The i-Zone is a regional organization with the goal of helping new enterprises prepare to launch and run their businesses in the Greater Dayton region. "DPL is pleased to continue its long history of support for regional economic development and technology issues," said Stephen Koziar, DPL President and Chief Executive Officer. "The local economy benefits from this type of cooperative effort and information sharing See data conferencing. ." The program will be held January 8, 2003, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Engineers Club located at 110 E. Monument Avenue Monument Avenue, in Richmond, Virginia, memorializes Virginian native Confederate participants of the Civil War and one 20th century Richmond native. "Monument Avenue Historic District" is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. . The event is free to the public. Participants in the program include Bill Pardue, LexisNexis President and 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. of Corporate and Federal Markets; Jeff Almoney, Reynolds & Reynolds Chief Technology Officer; Karl Weidner, Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. General Manager; Bob Miller, Excellence in Motivation President; and the founders of several local start-up businesses. The moderator will be Berkwood Farmer, Dean of Wright State University's Raj Soin College of Business. The i-Zone provides business support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to new technology start-ups including educational workshops, mentoring, and strategic consulting. More information about the i-Zone is available at www.i-zone.org. DPL Inc. is a diversified regional energy company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L) and DPL Energy. DP&L provides electric services to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio. DPL Energy operates over 4,600 megawatts of generation capacity and markets wholesale energy throughout the eastern United States. DPL Inc., through its subsidiaries, ranks among the top energy companies in generation efficiency and productivity. Further information on DPL Inc. can be found at www.dplinc.com. |
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