Blackboard reports 36% increase in revenue

Michael Chasen

Michael Chasen, CEO of Blackboard, announced yesterday that quarter over quarter revenues had increased 36% to almost $60 million. Chasen, who will be speaking at the Potomac Officers Club on September 12th, has emerged as what many might call the “last man (dot com) standing”. A celebrity CEO of the Dot Com days, he is a rare exception in that he has survived and flourished as a local success story. Launching a successful IPO in 2004 and achieving a doubling of his stock price since that time, Chasen has demonstrated an ability to grow as a CEO along with the rapidly scaling organization he founded with Blackboard Chairman Matthew Pittinsky.

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TW Scott

Executive Spotlight

Last fall, TW Scott became CEO of Raytheon Information Solutions. His team consists of 9,000+ employees and $2.6 billion in annual revenue based in Reston, VA. We catch up with him about his business unit, Web 2.0 and his passion in searching for and acquiring various parts to maintain a classic and muscle car hobby.

Click here to read our interview with TW Scott.

Jack London

Been There Done That: Jack London

Jack London recently announced that he is moving from CEO to Chairman of CACI. He has turned CACI into a voracious buyer, making 35 deals since 1993, including acquisition of two firms just this year. Come hear him speak on the best practices in M&A in today’s competitive market at our next monthly luncheon on September 20th at the Tower Club.

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GSA Announces Alliant Winners

Twenty-nine contractors have earned spots on the General Services Administration’s Alliant contract. Below is a partial list of some of the winners and the overall executives responsible for the win.

Greg Baroni of Unisys	Bahman Atefi of Alion	Don Herring of AT&T	Robin Lineberger of BearingPoint
Jack London of CACI	Tom Anderson, CSC	Jim Duffey, EDS	Cheryl Janey, Harris
Shiv Krishnan, Indus	Anne Altman, IBM	Bob Coleman, Mantech	Rodney Hunt, RSIS
	Brad Antle, SI	Jerry Agee, Northrop

Greg Baroni holding up the 7-07-07 ice sculpture

Greg Baroni's 7-07-07

Anyone who has met Greg Baroni of Unisys knows that his favorite number is 7. So, it was fitting that Greg recently held a 7-07-07 party at 7:00 pm at his home in Potomac. Over 50 people, including many who had attended the Tiger Woods AT&T golf tournament, attended the party.

Web 2.0 Spotlight: Microsoft Works 9

There has always been a high demand for office suites. Now, there’s a high demand for free online office suites. Google Docs & Spreadsheets, Thinkfree Office, and Zoho are a few among the many that offer their applications to the public. So Microsoft, who has traditionally focused on Microsoft Office, just released Microsoft Works 9—an ad supported office package of no charge. Works 9 is targeted towards college students and other customers who don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on traditional software. It includes a word processor, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint capabilities.

Microsoft Works 9 just launched late last week. Go here to do a product demo or to order it.

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