iMarc projects are finalists in 2010 MITX Awards

iMarc's .406 Ventures and Ecohealth Alliance websites selected as 2010 MITX Interactive Awards finalists

Websites for .406 Ventures and EcoHealth Alliance Recognized for Outstanding Achievement

NEWBURYPORT, MA (October 7, 2010) – iMarc today announced its websites for .406 Ventures (www.406ventures.com) and EcoHealth Alliance (www.EcoHealthAlliance.org) have been selected as finalists in the 15th Annual MITX Interactive Awards. Held annually by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Awards recognize excellence in the creation of web innovations designed, produced or developed in New England.

Since 1996 the MITX Awards has grown to the largest and most prestigious awards competition in the country for technology innovations and celebrates the best creative and technological accomplishments emerging from New England.

“The MITX Awards encompass all things creative and innovative in interactive marketing and technology, and this year saw an increasingly impressive group of forward-thinkers” said MITX president Kiki Mills. “We are proud to be the voice for the region’s digital community and we are thrilled to recognize some of the world’s most inspiring marketing and creative experts through the Awards.”

.406 Ventures Website

.406 Ventures is a Boston private equity firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. Named in honor of Red Sox great Ted Williams’ highest single-season batting average, the symbolism is apt: .406 Ventures limits its investments to companies in its “sweet spot” — just like Williams' approach to hitting.

The new .406 Ventures seamlessly integrates video and social media, informal photography of .406 staff, and database-driven portfolio, company pages, and careers and company news aggregated from all companies .406 has funded. The site is optimized for search engines and utilizes iMarc's easy to use custom content management system, SiteManager.

“Initially the iMarc team invested time to understand 406’s business, culture, style, team and image we wanted to project on our website,” said Larry Begley, a founding partner. “They worked closely with us to help refine and articulate how the website could best communicate our differentiation and brand, and they’ve hit the ball out of the park. It was a pleasure to work with iMarc and we appreciate their professional approach to helping us design our online identity.”

EcoHealth Alliance Website

EcoHealth Alliance is an international organization of scientists dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity. For more than 35 years, EcoHealth Alliance has focused its efforts on conservation and innovative research on the intricate relationships between wildlife, ecosystems and human health. EcoHealth Alliance's work spans more than 20 countries in North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia to research ways for people and wildlife to share bioscapes for their mutual survival.

EcoHealth Alliance asked iMarc to create a new site that would help grow awareness of the Alliance’s mission, its scientific and policy activity, and support development activity with grass-roots giving.

The new EcoHealth Alliance site features blogs from scientists around the world, engaging visitors in conversation, and encouraging them to connect via Facebook, Twitter, and even LinkedIn. iMarc's SiteManager content management system dramatically streamlines site updates — enabling funding to be directed to core scientific and education activities, not on administrative overhead.

iMarc LLC will be recognized with the other finalists in the categories of Financial Services and Non-Profit/Charity at a gala awards ceremony traditionally attended by over 1,000 of the region’s top interactive marketing and technology professionals. Winners will be announced at the ceremony in the Boston Marriott Copley Place on Thursday, November 18th at 6pm. Tickets can be purchased at www.mitxawards.org/interactive.

The 2010 MITX Awards are sponsored by: Bridgeline Digital, PricewaterhouseCoopers, DLA Piper, Pod Digital Design, Atom Group, Reebok, Technology Review, Boston.com, massAV, and Metropolis Creative.

About iMarc

iMarc LLC is a skilled team of designers, programmers, and business experts, recognized by peers with over 25 awards over the past four years, and appearing on the 2010 Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies. iMarc has been building websites and web applications since 1997, for clients including Motorola, Starwood Hotels, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, IBM, Quaero, Ecohealth Alliance, Aston-Martin of New England, and many more. iMarc is a a full service firm, helping clients from concept and strategy to launch, and for years down the road. Today iMarc continues to help organizations operate better and faster by building websites and web applications designed to do business. iMarc is located in Newburyport, MA. Learn more at www.imarc.net.

About .406 Ventures

.406 Ventures (”.406”) is a venture capital firm focused on investing in market-innovative growth technology and services companies being built by the finest entrepreneurs. .406 focuses primarily on early stage, IT and services companies in sectors where the partners have unique domain expertise, a successful track record, and established networks — IT Security; Technology-enabled Business Services; Digital Media; IT Infrastructure; Next-Generation Enabling Technologies. More information can be found at www.406ventures.com.

About EcoHealth Alliance

Building on 40 years of innovative science, EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust) is a non-profit international conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and safeguarding human health from the emergence of disease. The organization develops ways to combat the effects of damaged ecosystems on human and wildlife health. It specializes in saving biodiversity in human-dominated ecosystems where ecological health is most at risk from habitat loss, species imbalance, pollution and other environmental issues. EcoHealth Alliance scientists also identify and examine the causes affecting the health of global ecosystems in the U.S. and more than 20 countries worldwide. EcoHealth Alliance's strength is founded on innovations in research, education, training, and support from a global network of EcoHealth Alliance conservation partners. For more information, visit http://EcoHealthalliance.org.

EcoHealth Alliance is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization.

About MITX

The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) is the region’s premier professional organization for the Internet business and marketing industry. Reaching more than 7,500 professionals in New England, MITX is the community for thought leadership, building business relationships and professional training and development. Members of the MITX community take advantage of events, sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking to make business connections and exchange ideas. With more than 60 events annually, MITX provides its members with the opportunity to promote their companies to targeted audiences and provides a valuable forum for networking with other likeminded peers to source potential business leads, partnerships, ideas, and funding. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Visit us at www.mitx.org.

Contacts:

Kim Jackson
iMarc LLC
978-462-8848 x19
kim@imarc.net

Jessica Winston
MITX
617-871-2155 x208
Jessica@mitx.org

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