BELTWAY BIZ
P Crossing the Chasm: Boscobel Marketing Communications' Joyce Bosc and Fern Krauss Public Relations' Fern Krauss have formed a joint venture. The ESTN Communications Group will offer business marketing services to a national client base in the infotech and telecom industries. Just to start off with a bang, Krauss reeled in a major new client. On Loan: EDS' vice president George Newstrom, president of the Virginia Technology
P> Crossing the Chasm: Boscobel Marketing Communications' Joyce Bosc and Fern Krauss Public Relations' Fern Krauss have formed a joint venture. The ESTN Communications Group will offer business marketing services to a national client base in the infotech and telecom industries. Just to start off with a bang, Krauss reeled in a major new client.
Acquisition Time? Rumor has it that Gary Murray, CEO of $60 million Sylvest Management Systems, a 1995 Fast 50 company, has his sights set on a strategic acquisition for the UNIX integrator.
And word is also circulating that Bell Atlantic, frustrated by its inability to develop an Internet service internally, is on the prowl for a regional service provider. Apparently, they've been looking closely at PSINet Inc., Herndon, Va., and Digital Express Group Inc., Greenbelt, Md.
Moving On: Sam Hellier, former CEO of ORS Associates who logged in 31 years as an executive with General Dynamics and Booz-Allen & Hamilton, has joined the Mandell law firm in Tysons Corner, Va., as vice president of Business Advisory Services. Also moving along is Ernie Brita, former COO of MadenTech.
Buzz Buzz: Following the Northern Virginia dinner on financial strengths of the local tech market, GRC's CEO Jim Roth and financial relations guru Doug Poretz are planning a financial conference spotlighting public companies in the entire region.
You Heard It Here: Biz is picking up extremely strong signals that a venture capital fund worth at least $20 million will be formed to focus on infotech companies in the Washington area. Look for all the details in a future issue of WT within the next two months.
Watch This Space: After the Great Snow of 1996, Texas Instruments' Craig Jones has a real snowmobile story in his backpack.
White House Web: The White House home page, part deux, is just out. The freshly updated home page can be reached at www.whitehouse.gov
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