Award Recipients To Be Announced at an October 9 Awards Gala Celebrating 21 Years of Technology Innovation in Orange County
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., 7/24/14 — Bitcentral, Inc., video production workflow creator dedicated to open news delivery has been named as a finalist in the Outstanding Company category of the Orange County Technology Alliance Annual High-Tech Innovation Awards.
Bitcentral® is a 20 year veteran of news content production, distribution, aggregation and publishing solutions that enable seamless end-to-end digital workflows. Committed to freeing broadcast newsrooms from the constraints of walled-garden production environments, Bitcentral provides open, non-proprietary content workflow systems that offer customers long-term flexibility.
“We are incredibly honored to be a finalist for this year’s High-Tech Innovation Awards in the Outstanding Company category. Bitcentral’s culture fosters the creativity of each of our team members, we have accomplished great things together and I couldn’t be more proud. Being nominated for this award is an honor and reinforces our commitment to developing innovations together as a team,” said Fred Fourcher, CEO, Bitcentral, Inc. The High-Tech Innovation Awards from the OC Tech Alliance is a Southern California tradition for recognizing technology innovation.
“We received many nominations this year, from companies all over Orange County including large well-established firms to start-ups,” said Peter Craig, CEO, OC Tech Alliance. “We congratulate Bitcentral, Inc. for being selected as a finalist. This selection demonstrates an example of the leadership that drives technology innovative here, across the country and around the world.”
Now in its 21st year, the High-Tech Awards is Southern California’s premier awards program event celebrating achievement among the regional tech industry. The OC Tech Alliance honors local companies, individuals and products that drive innovation in Orange County. The award recipients will be announced at a gala dinner on October 9, 2014, at the Westin South Coast Plaza.
In addition to the outstanding Company award, OC Tech Alliance will recognize excellence among outstanding CEO’s and innovative products leading Orange County.
In partnership with Project Tomorrow, a leading national education nonprofit group focused on preparing today’s students to be tomorrow’s innovators, OC Tech Alliance will also celebrate local educators, schools, and students for their innovative use of science, math and technology in the classroom and the community.
About Orange County Technology Alliance
Orange County Technology Alliance is a 501(c)6 nonprofit trade association committed to fast-forwarding the local innovation economy. It is the successor organization to the Orange County Council of TechAmerica and AeA. It is the only technology association addressing the needs of small-to-midsize technology companies and their leaders based in Orange County, Calif. The alliance serves members through local networking, professional development, state and federal advocacy, savings on business services and industry recognition. To learn more about membership, contact OC Tech Alliance at octech@octechalliance.com or octechalliance.com. Follow alliance activities on Twitter at twitter.com/octechalliance.
About Project Tomorrow
The vision of Project Tomorrow is ensuring that today’s students are well prepared to be tomorrow’s innovators, leaders and engaged citizens of the world. We believe that by supporting the innovative uses of science, math and technology resources in our K-12 schools and communities, students will develop the critical thinking, problem solving and creativity skills needed to compete and thrive in the 21st century. We approach our mission through national research projects, the replication of model excellence projects in schools and communities, online tools and resources for students, teachers and parents, and national and regional advocacy efforts. tomorrow.org
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Dan Chmielewski
Madison Alexander PR
714-832-8716
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Shannon Dwyer
Bitcentral, Inc.
949.417.4122
sdwyer@bitcentral.com