New Source for Technology News & Information in the Washington Region Launched Today Announced by washingtonpost.com.Business Editors ARLINGTON Arlington, county, United States Arlington, county (1990 pop. 170,936), N Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Arlington is a residential and commercial suburb of Washington. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000 Washtech.com Features Contributions from The Washington Post, washingtonpost.com and Post Newsweek Tech Media Group One of the fastest growing technology regions in the country now has a powerful new source for technology news and information. Three Washington Post Companies - Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive is the online subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. WPNI operates washingtonpost.com, the website of the Washington Post. It also operates the Web sites Newsweek. , The Washington Post, and Post Newsweek Tech Media Group -- today announced the launch of Washtech.com, the definitive Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the source for people in the Greater Washington region who work in the tech industry or who simply need to know what's happening here. Washtech.com is located on washingtonpost.com and delivers unique and comprehensive technology news by combining the award-winning journalism of The Washington Post, the Washington Post, The Morning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the dominant paper in the U.S. capital and one of the nation's leading newspapers. Established in 1877 as a Democratic Party organ, it changed orientation and ownership several times and faced interactivity and timeliness of washingtonpost.com, and the technology industry expertise of Post Newsweek Tech Media publications, Web sites, conferences and trade shows. Users can get the latest news and information about the hot local tech market on topics such as IT, Telecom, Venture Capital, Biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. , Internet, public policy and more. "With thousands of young companies, emerging new leaders and a booming job market, technology has changed the way business operates in Greater Washington. Washtech.com has been created to cater to the needs of the growing tech community, and is the area's most unique and powerful online technology resource," said Christopher M. Schroeder, chief executive officer of Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive. "Just as technology has become essential to this area, Washtech.com will become essential to anyone who cares about technology." Washtech.com offers a wide range of interactive features including technology event calendars, nightly night·ly adj. 1. Of or occurring during the night; nocturnal: the cat's nightly prowl. 2. Happening or done every night: the physician's nightly rounds. audio round-ups, tech job listings, live discussions and message boards, and an e-mail newsletter. Washtech.com first launched in February 2000 and until today carried news and information primarily from Post Newsweek Tech publications. To view the new site, go to: www.washtech.com At the same time as the launch of Washtech.com, The Washington Post is introducing a Washtech feature in the Business section. The new Washtech page will run every weekday, and focus exclusively on local technology news and information. The Washington Post Managing Editor Steve Coll Steve Coll (born October 8, 1958 in Washington, DC) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and writer. Coll is currently president and CEO of the New America Foundation. said, "No one else can combine the trusted reporting of the Post, Newsbytes and Techway magazine with the nation's leading local Internet site." Tools and Interactive Features of Washtech.com -- Event Calandar: Regional networking classes, seminars, conferences and trade shows, social events, along with other important functions in the region's technology community. -- Daily E-Letter: Daily email newsletter of the day's top news stories and briefs found nowhere else. -- Audio Wrap-Up: A daily audio feed from a Washtech.com reporter highlighting major tech news and events of the day. -- Regional Stock Tracker: A quick snapshot of local public companies. -- IT Almanac: A comprehensive resource that allows easy access to company information. -- Live Online: A place to ask questions of technology leaders, decision-makers, tech career advice experts and other movers and shakers in the tech world. -- Message Boards: A place to participate in discussion groups on the latest technology issues. -- Job Listings: A link to the technology job listings of WashingtonJobs.com. News and Information Sources for Washtech.com -- Washtech.com: Powerful interactive features and up-to-the minute news. -- The Washington Post: The trusted source for daily news and information concerning the Greater Washington region. -- Washington Techway: In-depth features and stories as well as analysis of the business of technology in the region. -- Washington Technology: The source for information on systems integration businesses for the federal government. -- Government Computer News: The leading source covering technology for the federal government. -- Newsbytes: Founded in 1983, NEWSBYTES(R)news service is the oldest, continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. publishing real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. source of news on computers, networking, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , the Internet and online services. "For anyone interested in technology, Washtech.com is going to become an indispensable resource. More than 35 reporters are covering every inch of the technology industry in the Greater Washington region. On issues ranging from Biotechnology to Venture Capital, Washtech.com will feature stories, report breaking news, track local companies and much more," said Chuck Lyons, president of Post Newsweek Tech Media Group. The publisher of Washtech.com is Valerie Voci, who is currently also publisher of NEWSBYTES (R) news service. The editor is Bob Woods, who comes from Newsbytes.com with 16 years experience in journalism. Jill Dutt is the assistant managing editor-Business at The Washington Post, and will be overseeing the newspaper's daily Washtech feature. Jack Murphy The name Jack Murphy can refer to:
washingtonpost.com (www.washingtonpost.com) is an award-winning news, information and entertainment resource on the World Wide Web. Local, national and international users look to washingtonpost.com as the source of The Washington Post online. The site offers the day's Washington Post, breaking news coverage and extensive original news content, as well as a growing suite of cultural, community and commerce services that make it the definitive guide to Greater Washington. washingtonpost.com is published by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive, The Washington Post Company's new-media and electronic-publishing subsidiary. Post-Newsweek Tech Media Group is a leading government and business technology publisher, producer of conferences and trade shows and provider of online publications, including gcn.com, wtonline.com, and fose.com. The Washington Post Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WPO WPO Women Presidents' Organization (New York, NY) WPO World Packaging Organization WPO World Powerlifting Organization WPO Werkplek Onderzoek (Netherlands) ) is a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s media organization whose principal operations include newspaper and magazine publishing, broadcasting, and cable television systems. The company also produces electronic information services See Information Systems. , provides test preparation, education, and career services, and offers online information covering federal and state legislative and regulatory activity. Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : For a screen grab, logo or additional copy of the press release go to: www.washingtonpost.com/washtechlaunch |
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