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HPTi's news room provides information on the latest news, press releases, and upcoming events.

• 4 December 2006: Winning Workplaces Profiles HPTi in Corporate Success Stories

  Winning Workplaces recently profiled HPTi in its series of corporate Success Stories. According to Winning Workplaces, HPTi is proof that a dark business cloud can have a silver lining. In 2003, HPTi faced one of the toughest challenges an organization can face: the death of its leader. While coping with this tragedy and a series of aftershocks, President Tim Keenan assumed leadership of HPTi and steered it through many immediate obstacles. The firm not only survived, but is stronger as a result. HPTi’s leadership works to stay connected to its employees and to regularly bring the organization together through training, community service, and open communication. To read the full article, go to http://www.winningworkplaces.org/library/success/high_aspirations_key_to_h.php.
  
  Winning Workplaces is a not-for-profit providing consulting, training, and information to help small and midsize organizations create great workplaces. Winning Workplaces' goal is to provide employers with proven, practical, and affordable people practices.

• 29 September 2006: HPTi Wins Contract from DOJ for Infrastructure Program Support

  HPTi was recently informed that it has won a $7.6M contract to continue its work providing Infrastructure Program Support at the Department of Justice (DOJ). This will extend HPTi’s commitment at DOJ until September 2007 and could include two additional option years. During this contract, HPTi will be providing program management and/or technical support to DOJ in the areas of Enterprise Solutions Infrastructure Development, Infrastructure Architecture Planning and Support, IT Security Support, and PKI Technical Support.

• 28 September 2006: HPTi President Named Best Boss

  Timothy Keenan, President of High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi), has been named a 2006 Best Boss. Sponsored by Winning Workplaces, this award honors innovative leaders of small and midsize businesses who have created tightly knit workplaces and inspired intensely loyal workers. Keenan and 17 other business leaders from across the country were selected for this award from over 100 nominations. They represent areas as diverse as investment management, equestrian products, web hosting, and legal services.
  
  According to Winning Workplaces, Keenan and the other Best Bosses demonstrate a common theme: they fully involve their employees in the success of the organization by offering extensive training, generous benefits, open-book management, and direct ownership. “The Best Bosses understand the connection between employee engagement and the bottom line,” says Mary Corbitt Clark, executive director of Winning Workplaces. “Employees who are valued contribute in response.” Adds Elaine Pofeldt, senior editor of FORTUNE Small Business, “The Best Bosses are listening carefully to their workers and giving them what they want: opportunities to educate themselves continually; the chance to work alongside the best people in their fields; and benefits that ease the complex demands of their lives outside of work.”
  
  Since co-founding HPTi in 1991, Keenan has seen the firm grow to nearly 250 employees. He and his management team have implemented a number of creative and effective initiatives targeted at attracting and retaining quality employees. One of these initiatives, the Transformation Team, creates a forum for employees to offer suggestions and even participate in carrying out ideas for improving the company. When asked about his strong emphasis on employee programs, Keenan stated, “In plain terms, the vision [of HPTi] is to build an environment where we can grow the future leaders of the IT industry.” This year’s winners were announced at the Winning Workplaces Conference and Celebration in Chicago on Sept. 27. The winners were selected through a nomination and application process that evaluated employee satisfaction, benefits, investment in training, and the leader’s personal vision. Applicants had their employees contacted to verify the environment and morale of the workfo rce to establish finalists and eventual winners. The finalists were then screened by a panel of judges that included Winning Workplaces management team and board members, small business owners, and workplace consulting experts. A related story will appear in the October 2006 issue of FORTUNE Small Business, and a full list of winners is available online at winningworkplaces.org and FSB.com.

• 19 May 2006: HPTi President is Finalist for Best Boss Award

  HPTi President Tim Keenan has been selected as a finalist for the 2006 Winning Workplaces “Best Bosses” award.
  
  This competition honors innovative leaders of small to midsize businesses who have created tightly knit workplaces and inspired intensely loyal workers. Winners are chosen by a panel consisting of FSB editorial staff, Winning Workplaces board members, and leaders fro m previous years’ programs.
  
  Winners will be announced at the Best Bosses Conference & Celebration on September 27 in Chicago.

• 17 May 2006: HPTi Wins SPQA Process Award

  The Board of Directors of the United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA) for Virginia announced its 2006 award recipients. The SPQA mission is to cultivate continuous organizational improvement and growth for the Commonwealth of Virginia through a process of knowledge sharing, evaluation, feedback, and recognition.
  
  The 2006 SPQA evaluation and recognition process resulted in 11 applications from organizations across the Commonwealth. Applications were received from the manufacturing, business service, health care and government sectors. The following awards will be presented at the 2006 Virginia Quality Conference and Forum for Excellence to be held at the Richmond Marriott on October 11-12, 2006.
  
  2006 U.S Senate Productivity and Quality Award recipients:
  
  SPQA Plaque for Progress in Performance Excellence — Prince William Hospital of Manassas, High Performance Technologies, Inc. of Reston, Defense Telecommunications Service-Washington of Arlington, and The Willard Intercontinental Hotel of Washington , D.C. will receive the SPQA Plaque for Progress in Performance Excellence. To achieve this level of recognition, these organizations demonstrated sound approaches to the business and educational processes that were well deployed throughout the organization.
  
  The SPQA Board of Directors, Judges and Examiners, who collectively represent many years of quality and productivity experience, evaluate and select award recipients. Selection criteria are based on written application submissions and on-site visits which demonstrate measurable quality and productivity results. The SPQA for Virginia is the longest continuously running award for performance excellence in the country.

• 15 May 2006: HR Director Named Finalist for National HR Award

  HPTi's Director of Human Resources, Eleni Antoniou, was selected as a finalist for a 2006 American Business Award for Human Resource Executives.
  
  Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post (April 27, 2005), The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.
  
  Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” winners will be announced during the annual gala on Monday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More than 800 executives from across the U.S.A. are expected to attend. The ceremonies will be videocast on the Internet and broadcast on radio.
  
  Eleni was selected as a finalist for her significant contributions to HPTi and the community at large. In more than 8 years of service at HPTi, she has constantly provided support and leadership to her coworkers and community.
  
  Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba

• 29 April 2006: HPTi Works on Top Ten Army Invention

  HPTi's Picatinny office was recognized for its work on the Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer (LHMBC). The LHMBC was named as a Top Five Department of Defense Award Winner and a Top Ten Army Greatest Invention Winner. The Greatest Invention award was announced in 2005 and was selected from Army-wide nominations to recognize the best technology solutions for soldiers.
  
  The LHMBC allows soldiers to set up a mortar, calculate a fire control solution, fire, and begin redeployment in under one minute - all of this while maintaining real-time communication with their command center. HPTi's participation in the development of the ruggedized handheld PDA included the development of database interfaces and digital communications systems, optimizing software, and the development of the peripheral interface system. This system has now been fielded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• 20 April 2006: FDA EA Contract Awarded to HPTi

  High Performance Technologies, Inc. has been awarded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Enterprise Architecture (EA) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). The contract is valued at $50M over five years. The FDA EA BPA is intended to support the FDA in developing an agency-wide EA that will link IT investment to business goals, objectives, and strategies. HPTi has been supporting the FDA for the past two years in the project management office. . HPTi’s President Timothy Keenan commented, “The FDA is a leader in protecting America’s health and safety. We are really excited about the opportunity this contract win gives us to work with the FDA in accomplishing their mission.”
  
  HPTi is joined on the FDA EA team by CGI-Federal, Data Networks Corporation, Claraview, and Troux Technologies

• 15 April 2006: HPTi is Three Time Winner of EPA/DOT Award

  HPTi has been recognized as one the Best Workplaces for Commuters in the Greater Washington, DC, Region. The award was created for the D.C. area in 2003, and HPTi has been named to the list every year since then. The award recognizes employers committed to reducing traffic and air pollution and improving quality of life for commuters. HPTi is recognized for its Hoteling Program, Metrocheck Program, Distance Learning and Videoteleconference (VTC) initiatives. The list is sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation.
  
  Pictured are HPTi's HR Director Eleni Antoniou and Art Holmes, Director, Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation.

• 4 December 2006: Winning Workplaces Profiles HPTi in Corporate Success Stories

  High Performance Technologies, Inc (HPTi) sponsored the Third Annual Algorithms Competition at James Madison University, School of Computer Information Systems in Harrisonburg, VA.
  
  HPTi has been associated with this competition every year since its 2004 inception and once again contributed the prize money. This year was the best competition ever. A total of eleven 2-person teams participated using the Java programming language, while an additional six 2-person teams competed using the Microsoft VisualBasic programming language. The competition required the development of solutions to nine typical real-world scenarios covering the domains of classic algorithms, database interaction, GUI based software and object oriented principles. The winning team completed five problems in the allocated three hour period - which is a fantastic accomplishment.
  
  The Winners:
  
  Java
  
  First Place ($400) Sky Klein and Kevin Sturm with 5 solutions
  
  Second Place ($300) David Parker and Paul Tocco with 4 solutions
  
  Third Place ($200) Richard Chapin and Lauren Mottley with 3 solutions (fastest)
  
  Visual Basic
  
  First Place ($100) Matt Leveille and Chris Rielly
  
  Led by Louis Chabot, three HPTi employees volunteered their time to administer the competition. Nearly a dozen HPTi employees developed and prepared the questions for the competition. The competition was hosted by Dr. Mike Mitri, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems, JMU.