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Tech Council of Maryland Names Finalists for Its Annual Dinner and Tech Awards Celebration

(Rockville, MD)- March 17, 2006 -The Tech Council of Maryland (TCM) named finalists for its Annual Dinner and Tech Awards Celebration to be held April 5, 2006 at the Bethesda North Conference Center in Bethesda, MD. The finalists were selected in five different awards categories including Executive of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year, Biotechnology Firm of the Year and Government Contracting Firm of the Year. The winners will be named and honored at Maryland's Best Night of Networking - the TCM Annual Dinner and Tech Awards.

The TCM Tech Awards annually honor the technology companies that stand above the rest and executives who have made outstanding contributions to their companies and in some cases, their communities. Some of the judging criteria include the ability of the company to show revenue growth and the ability of the company to take the lead on technological advancements that have had a direct impact on their markets. TCM's awards are among Maryland's highest technology honors and this year's finalists are:

Executive of the Year:

Wayne Jackson, CEO, Sourcefire
Pradman Kaul, CEO and President, Hughes Network Systems
Robert Olsen, CEO, Applied Data Systems (ADS)

Entrepreneur of the Year:

Robert A. Baruch, President and CEO, RABA Technologies, LLC
Jack Khattar, CEO and President, Shire Laboratories
Randy Slager, President and CEO, Catapult Technology, Ltd.

Biotechnology Firm of the Year:

GenVec
IOMAI Corporation
MedImmune, Inc.

Government Contractor Firm of the Year:

NETCONN Solutions
Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC
Z-Tech Corporation

"TCM's Annual Dinner and Tech Awards Celebration is a remarkable opportunity to celebrate the evolution of technology driving Maryland business today," said Julie Coons, CEO, Tech Council of Maryland. "TCM recognizes those who are pushing technology and business partnerships into new directions."

The 2006 Annual Dinner and Tech Awards Celebration attracts statewide attention and its committee received more than 45 nominations in the four categories, which set a new record for nominations. Winners will be honored in front of an anticipated audience of 900 technology professionals from industry, government, and education.

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The Tech Council of Maryland's mission is to serve as the preeminent technology think-tank where executives discuss ideas, innovate, and solve technology issues that lead to bigger business. Tech Council of Maryland members are from industry, government, academia and the service provider industry and provide environment where technology companies meet, learn and collaborate and to be Maryland's best technology networking organization. The Tech council has more than 500 member companies representing more than 200,000 forward thinkers throughout the state.

The Tech Council of Maryland is supported in part by a grant from Maryland's Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED).