VIRGINIA BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES
ACQUISITION OF SELECT OFFICE SYSTEMS

Virginia Business Systems, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia has announced the acquisition of Select Office Systems (SOS) also of Richmond, Virginia. VBS, with four additional offices located in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Tidewater, has increased it’s commitment to the Richmond marketplace with this strategic partnership.

Jim Dotter, President of Virginia Business Systems, made the announcement and added, “We are thrilled to expand our client base in one of our core markets. The synergies between the two companies are tangible and we welcome the SOS clients and employees to the VBS family. This is a move that made sense for the future of both companies. VBS’s uncommon focus on customer service combined with our innovative products and top-of-the-line support allows us to expand our exposure in the Richmond market; supplying our customers with the best available, fast forward solutions.”

Gerry Blake, owner of SOS, is exiting the office equipment industry to concentrate on other business endeavors. He is active in the transition and will remain very much a part of the VBS team, ensuring that his long-time customers are comfortable with the new relationships. “The timing was such that it just made a lot of sense to choose a partner that had the same vision and customer care philosophies that we have had for a quarter century” commented Blake. “In merging with VBS, our employees will have an opportunity to grow and develop with an independent dealer who is deeply committed to the office equipment industry and the communities they serve- just like SOS has been.”

According to Dotter, “VBS shares SOS’ vision of excellence in customer service and technology. We have been in Virginia for over fifteen years, and look forward to working with SOS current customers, who appreciate accountability and local decision making.”   Barry Burress, Select’s General Manager and the rest of the SOS staff and operations will move from their current location in Ashland, VA to the VBS headquarters at 9899 Mayland Drive effective immediately.

Virginia Business Systems and its parent, Edwards Business Systems of Pennsylvania, have been award-winning Konica Minolta dealers for more than 50 years. With their extensive knowledge of Konica Minolta, Ricoh, HP, Panasonic and Muratec products and applications, VBS brings a team of sales and technical professionals to service its new customer base. In addition to the offices in Virginia, Edwards Business Systems has offices in West Reading, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Pottstown, Bethlehem and Scranton, Pennsylvania. The companies have been nationally recognized as a top-performing dealers. One of the country’s largest independent office equipment dealers, Edwards Business Systems and Virginia Business Systems, together, rank among the top five Konica Minolta dealerships in the country, and the largest in the eastern United States. Edwards and Virginia have also been named an Elite Dealer by “Office Equipment Dealer” magazine, nine out of the last eleven years.

As an authorized Platinum Elite dealer, Virginia Business Systems offers Konica Minolta’s complete line of products, applications and services, including sales of Konica Minolta’s full line of digital monochrome and color printers, multifunction and copier products including the award winning bizhub line. VBS designs and implements document workflow systems utilizing software applications. In addition, VBS offers Print Plus, a program designed to assist organizations harness their document production costs while improving productivity. An award-winning technical assistance team including First Pass, 24/7 telephone and Web support and factory trained field service team.

For more information on Virginia Business Systems, and Edwards Business Systems, including locations, product and service offerings, and employment opportunities, please contact Rick Lingon, Vice President of Sales at 804/266-6001 or visit their Web site at www.Vabusinesssystems.com 
 

Jim Dotter, President
804/270-7003
 

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LaDifference Enhances Customer Service by Switching to e-Commerce Website

(Richmond, Virginia – April 7) LaDifference, a modern furniture store in downtown Richmond, could not easily manage or update the thousands of products displayed online with its previous static HTML-based website. After years of handing out an ever-growing list of changes and tasks to their graphic designers, owners Andy Thornton and Sarah Paxton realized they needed a website that was easy to use, easy to update, and easy to manage themselves without relying on an expensive, dedicated web developer. “The need for our new site came to head came when our [old] HTML [site] had hit the one-thousand page point and had become a ‘monster’ to manage and update,” according to Paxton. Owners Paxton and Thornton turned to Allegro, a long-term I.T. services provider and partner in Glen Allen, to explore options to achieve their business and website goals. Allegro recommended building a dynamic website using osCommerce, an open-source web storefront (e-Commerce) application. “I think the beauty is that they [Allegro] helped us create a site that’s completely changeable and manageable within our own staff… Ninety-nine percent of the time I can make changes myself” said Paxton. “You’re sitting reading the site at 10 p.m. and see a stupid typo and can make a change and poof, it’s done!” In addition to buyers’ benefitting from the new website, the sales team can also more easily assist visitors in the store. While helping visitors in the 50,000 square-foot store, the LaDiff sales team can now suggest various products by conveniently pulling up the website at one of the PC workstations and using it as an internal catalogue or library.

Find out more about how LaDifference is using its new website (link “how… website” to http://www.allegroconsultants.com/allegro-news/268-allegro-builds-easy-to-update-oscommerce-site-for-ladifference)

About Allegro
Allegro delivers professional open-source and Progress software development and support to small and medium-sized businesses throughout North America, while it is headquartered in Glen Allen, Va. Its experienced Progress, Oracle, MySQL, and MS SQL database administrators, programmers, and trainers install, customize, and integrate mission-critical applications such as ERP, MRP, CRM, and accounting. Allegro’s customers have included EURPAC, McKesson, J.M. Waller, U.S. Air Force, the Department of Defense, Cargill, WorldStrides, Virginia T’s and Northrop Grumman. Learn more about Allegro at http://www.AllegroConsultants.com/about-allegro

 

Contact:
Laura Woodard
Marketing and Public Relations
804-553-1130
lwoodard@allegroconsultants.com

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VCU Department of Information Systems

We are now accepting applications for the VCU EXECUTIVE MS-IS Class of 2010-2011. We will be accepting applications for this class through December 15, 2009. Classes will begin in March, 2010.

We have scheduled the following information sessions for this class. For additional information or to reserve a spot at these sessions contact: Maureen Carley, Program Director, (804) 828-7074 or send an e-mail to mecarley@vcu.edu.

Tuesday, June 9, 5:30 p.m.
VCU School of Business
Snead Hall, 301 West Main Street, Room B3207

Wednesday, June 10, 5:30 p.m.
John Tyler Community College - Chester campus, 13101 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
Bird Hall, room B116

Wednesday, June 17, 5:30 p.m.
Performance Food Group HQ
12500 West Creek Parkway Richmond, VA 23238

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Dominion Digital Ranks in Top Ten of Companies to Work for in America

RICHMOND, VA—April 29, 2009 - Dominion Digital was named to Outside magazine’s (www.outsideonline.com) second annual “Best Places to Work” list. Dominion Digital was ranked No. 6 out of 30 selected companies. The full list and related story will be published in the May issue of Outside magazine, available on newsstands April 14, 2009.
“Being recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work is a huge honor for Dominion Digital,” says Dave Birckhead, Executive Principal with the firm. “We strive to create a culture and work environment that is productive, creative and flexible, allowing us to recruit and retain top talent within our industry.”

Outside’s “Best Places to Work” list was compiled with the help of the Outdoor Industry Association (outdoorindustry.org) and Best Companies Group (bestcompaniesgroup.com). The year-long selection process began with an outreach effort that identified a wide range of non-profit and for-profit organizations with at least 15 employees working in the United States. Participating companies were then sent confidential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer-questionnaires to collect information about benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives, and community outreach programs. All of the results were analyzed by Best Companies Group experts, who selected the 30 companies that best enable employees to balance productivity with an active, eco-conscious lifestyle.

“These 30 companies share a common belief: that the secret to success in any economy is empowering employees to live balanced lives and remain committed to their communities and the environment,” said Michael Roberts, Executive Editor of Outside. “Our winners know that happy workers are good for the bottom line. So even in the current financial storm, they’re offering on-site fitness classes and massage, reimbursements for gym memberships and ski passes, flexible hours, amazing travel benefits, and opportunities for on-the-clock community service.”

About Dominion Digital
Founded in 1997, Dominion Digital is an award-winning process and technology consulting firm that has helped more than 100 regional clients rapidly drive business value by bringing focus, direction and momentum to their high priority initiatives. Serving as trusted advisors and system integrators, the firm partners with progressive business leaders to deliver right-sized solutions to their most challenging business opportunities. Delivering successfully on even the most demanding efforts, Dominion Digital's team of high-caliber, seasoned professionals has delivered value and satisfaction to clients such as Capital One, Bank of America, Markel Corporation, Mondial Assistance, Performance Food Group, the University of Virginia, SunTrust Mortgage, PRA International, LEXIS-NEXIS, Harvard University, Northrop Grumman, ALSTOM Power, and the U.S. Navy. Dominion Digital has been awarded the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Fantastic 50 Award, as well as the Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year Award. For more information, visit www.dominiondigital.com.

About Outside Magazine
Outside is America’s leading active lifestyle magazine, with over two million readers a month. For more than 30 years, the magazine has covered travel, sports, adventure, health, and fitness, as well as the personalities, the environment, and the style and culture of the world Outside. Along with receiving many other accolades, Outside is the only magazine to win three consecutive National Magazine Awards for General Excellence. Visit the magazine online at www.outsideonline.com.

About Best Companies Group
Best Companies Group was formed in January of 2004, with the purpose of identifying and recognizing best companies around the country. By using state-of-the art survey and indexing tools, BCG has been able to achieve that purpose on national, state-wide, city, and industry stages. BCG will partner with B-to-B and consumer media and other business or human resource organizations to publicize the opportunity, encourage participation and to recognize those who are good enough to make the lists of “Best Places to Work”. BCG currently manages 25 similar programs around the US and in Canada. For more information and a complete list of “Best Employer” programs, visit www.bestcompaniesgroup.com Best Companies Group is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.

About the Outdoor Industry Association
Founded in 1989, Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) is the premier trade association for companies in the active outdoor recreation business. OIA provides trade services for over 4000 manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, sales representatives and retailers in the outdoor industry. Outdoor Industry Association seeks to ensure a healthy and diverse specialty retail and supply chain based on quality, innovation and service. To this end, OIA works diligently to raise the standards of the industry; increase participation in outdoor recreation to strengthen business markets; provide support services to improve member profitability; represent member interests in the legislative/regulatory process; promote professional training and education; support innovation; and offer cost-saving member benefits.

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This press release can be viewed online at www.dominiondigital.com/press. For more press-related information, please contact Tricia Rhodes at 804.648.0600 x3036 or trhodes@dominiondigital.com.
 

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Syrinx Technologies Offers Weekly Technology Podcasts.

Description: Syrinx Technologies has begun offering a weekly audio podcast on various business and technology-related topics. The guests will be subject matter experts in various fields related to Information Technology and management issues. The first guest is Sandro Gauci, CEO of EnableSecurity who hails from Malta. He is the author of the SIPVicious VoIP testing tool. The first topic is web application security including web application firewalls. Guests will include local, regional and international guests. Local businesses are encouraged to develop topics for future episodes. For more information contact Bryan Miller at 804-539-9154 or via email at bryan@syrinxtech.com. You can subscribe to the blog from the Syrinx Technologies web site at http://www.syrinxtech.com.

About Syrinx Technologies: Syrinx Technologies provides experienced systems and network security auditing services. Our job is to help you protect your computing resources from dedicated attackers, curious or malicious employees and random attacks from viruses and worms. Syrinx Technologies has performed security auditing services for many firms in the region covering the majority of vertical markets. Syrinx Technologies offers security auditing services, including internal/external penetration testing, web server/application analysis, wireless scanning, social engineering testing, IT policy and procedure development and PCI compliance consulting. Learn more about what makes Syrinx Technologies the best choice at http://www.syrinxtech.com.

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