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16th Annual Awards Gala held at Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts HARRISBURG, PA - March 28 - The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania honored seven organizations and two individuals for their professional accomplishments and innovation at their 16th Annual Awards Gala held at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg. "This awards ceremony is unique because it's part of a 12-month plan to highlight and showcase technology innovations. This year, JPL Productions provided the latest technology used for rock concerts around the world for the event to showcase the outstanding innovators," said Kelly Lewis, President and CEO of the Technology Council. "This event is the technology community's biggest and most anticipated night," said Lewis. "The Council is pleased to recognize the excellent applications and innovations that are being demonstrated right here in Pennsylvania. The Gala has turned into a premier FUN event. And, our attendees absolutely love the Amazing 59 Minute Awards Ceremony and the TechQuest Post-Party!" New Horizons served as signature sponsor of the Gala. "New Horizons is very pleased and honored to be the Signature Sponsor for the 2008 Technology Awards Gala," remarked Howard Hiester, Harrisburg School Director of New Horizons. "As one of Pennsylvania's leading workforce training companies, New Horizons' understands and supports efforts to recognize the companies leading innovation in Pennsylvania. Recognizing and rewarding innovation makes our regions and Commonwealth stronger. We certainly look forward to helping make the 2008 Technology Awards Gala a great success." The following are this year's award categories with the recipients and finalists: Public Service Innovation - New Category for 2008
Recipient - Cambria County
Finalists - Dauphin County and Monroe County Prothonotary Making a Difference
Recipient - WQLN Public Broadcasting of Northwest PA - headquartered in Erie, PA Outstanding Leadership in Technology - sponsored by EDS
Recipient - Kathleen Brautgam, PA Department of Education
Finalists - David St. Clair, MEDecision, headquartered in Wayne, PA Technology Educator of the Year - sponsored by Gannett Fleming
Recipient - James Hoffer, Northern Lebanon School District
Finalists - Harold Gotwald, Pequea Valley High School and William Falce, ITT Technical Institute of Harrisburg Technology Company of the Year - sponsored by D&E Communications
Recipient - On-Q/Legrand, headquartered in Middletown, PA
Finalists - Mogistic headquartered in Breinigsville, PA and Solid Cactus, headquartered in Wilkes Barre, PA Technology Provider of the Year - sponsored by PSECU
Recipient - DBSi, headquartered in Bethlehem, PA
Finalists - Momentum, Inc., headquartered in Camp Hill, PA and MEDecision, headquartered in Wayne, PA Growth Company of the Year - sponsored by Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Recipient - AirClic, headquartered in Newtown, PA
Finalists - Solid Cactus, headquartered in Wilkes Barre, PA and BitLeap, headquartered in Carlisle, PA Technology Product of the Year - UK Trade & Investment Group
Recipient - Arx, LLC, headquartered in York, PA
Finalists - Hanson Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Carlisle, PA and MEDecision, headquartered in Wayne, PA Best Application of Technology - sponsored by Sting Communications
Recipient - PA Turnpike Commission
Finalists - Holy Spirit Health Systems, Camp Hill, PA and PA Department of Agriculture with Computer Aid, headquartered in Allentown, PA Bob Joyce, Chair of the Technology Council Board of Directors and President of Versatile, Inc, added, "Tonight's recipients, and all of this year's nominees for that matter, are shining examples of the great things taking place within our technology community." Joyce said a record 74 nominees were narrowed down to three finalists in each of eight categories. Mr. Joyce added, "Selecting the winners was a daunting challenge in light of the many wonderful accomplishments of this year's nominees. Our region and state continue to demonstrate innovative strength and growth. Just a sampling of our outstanding nominees points to the fact that this region is at the forefront of cutting edge technology and innovation. On behalf of our many sponsors and the more than 450 attendees, we're very pleased and honored to recognize their achievements." In addition to honoring companies and individuals in seven prestigious categories, this year's gala also recognized WQLN Public Broadcasting of Northwest with the Making a Difference Award, which was announced during the Awards Ceremony. At times during the evaluations of submitted nominations, the committee encounters an exceptional person or organization that exceeds the scope of the awards of recognition. This award was given to recognize the great work that WQLN is doing to advance the completion of GEDs for adults through distance learning in Pennsylvania. Following the awards ceremony, the TechQuest Technology Post-Party was hosted and sponsored by the Harrisburg University of Science & Technology. ### Interviews with Awards Recipients and Finalists, as well as with the Technology Council, can be arranged by contacting Deena Malley at 717-635-2172 or at 717-350-0255. The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania is the region's catalyst for sustained growth in technology business development. As the region¿s trade association for the technology industry, we lead strategies that build strong industry partnerships, robust technology infrastructures, and strengthen our technology workforce in order to discover, demonstrate and deploy advanced technology and innovations across the region and state. The Council's TechQuest Pennsylvania programs lead the TechQuest Internship, TechQuest-Training, the Infrastructure Task Force, the Pennsylvania Security Management Group, The Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange, and the Pennsylvania Institute for Homeland and Defense Technology. For more information visit: www.tccp.org, www.techquestpa.com, www.tccpgala.org, www.pa-hie.org, www.youtube.com/TechCouncilCentralPA. New Horizons of Harrisburg, PA - When New Horizons started training in 1982, our customers were using floppy disks. Today, they manage global information networks. Technology changes at the speed of innovation and New Horizons training has been there every step of the way helping our customers take advantage of it. As the pioneer of revolutionary learning methods and with a global network of over 280 centers in 56 countries, New Horizons has transformed businesses and helped 25 million students reach their goals. We're still going strong, and we're showing no signs of slowing down. www.nhharrisburg.com. http://www.newhorizonscourses.com/about/events/event.aspx?id=31 | 
