GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER SUPPLIER NETWORK

United States of America (Press Release) October 31, 2007 -- PHILADELPHIA – GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX announced today that it has completed the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce’s (GPCC) Supplier Network series, the tenth installment of the series, which was held at the Chamber offices. Joe Mahoney, Executive Vice President, GPCC, and Derek Mesquite, Vice President/Regional Sales Manager, Citizens Bank, lead sponsor of the Supplier Network, presented Karl Bittner, President, GVN with a certificate of completion, which indicates that GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX has enhanced its qualifications to compete for major contracts.
GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX along with other Supplier Network participants, were coached by the purchasing agents of large regional companies and organizations on key techniques and skills to qualify as vendors for larger firms and government agencies. The Supplier Network curriculum was developed by procurement officers and addressed the challenges small businesses, like GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX, face in expanding their business opportunities. By completing the series, GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX is signaling to the region’s larger companies that it is seeking to bid for contractual services and has the talent and skills necessary to be a successful vendor.
“Small businesses are the very engine of our regional economy,” said Mark Schweiker, President and CEO of GPCC. “Strengthening our small business community benefits the Philadelphia region as a whole. We are proud that companies like GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX have completed the Supplier Network series and earned their certificate, thereby enhancing their potential to bid successfully for increased business. We are confident the Supplier Network series will result in new opportunities for small businesses to grow and expand in our area.”
The Supplier Network covers topics such as financing and planning for growth, business assessment and development, and managing growth. Now, GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX will be assisted by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce in promoting its qualifications to the business community through the Chamber’s Supplier Network Web site at http://suppliernet.gpcc.com. In addition, GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX has access to procurement resources as continuing support for building their business by representatives from the Small Business Administration, SCORE counselors, Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Business Action Team, the Small Business Development Center, the Enterprise Center, the Minority Supplier Development Council of PA-NJ-DE, and the Women’s Business Development Center.
The companies and agencies which supported the Supplier Network include: ACE INA; Aqua Pennsylvania; AstraZeneca; Boeing; CIGNA; City of Philadelphia; Citizens Bank; Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.; Community College of Philadelphia; The Day & Zimmerman Group; Delaware River Port Authority; DuPont Marshall Laboratory; Independence Blue Cross; IMS Health; Johnson & Johnson; Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions; Mayor's Business Action Team (MBAT); Merck; Motorola; PECO, An Exelon Company; Pepco Holdings; Philadelphia Housing Authority; The School District of Philadelphia; Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc; Tasty Baking Company; Unisys Corporation; UPS; The Vanguard Group and
Verizon Pennsylvania.
“Membership in the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is a high value proposition for any business,” said Karl Bittner, President of GVN. “Businesses that avail themselves to the many programs offered by the Philadelphia Chamber will benefit the most. GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX expects continued success and opportunities related to involvement in the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.”

GLOBAL VIDEO NETWORX offers a unique series of highly secure suite of software products called “SecureSuite” which are certified by NIST as FIPS 140-2. FIPS 140-2 is a security standard administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The FIPS 140-2 Standard is a legal requirement which must be attained by firms wishing to sell software products to the US Government.
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“SecureSTICK” is a new release that allows Secure Audio conferencing, Instant Messaging and file transfer using only a headset and a U3 memory stick such as SanDisk Cruzer with a host computer.