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Press Release: Evolve IP – Tue, Mar 20, 2012 12:14 PM EDT

WAYNE, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Evolve IP, a cloud-based technology provider, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnDemand Top 100 winners. Inclusion in the OnDemand 100 signifies leadership amongst its peers and game-changing approaches and technologies that are likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players. Evolve IP was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz.

Evolve IP and the OnDemand Top 100 companies will be honored at AlwaysOn’s OnDemand event on April 4, 2012, at Hewlett-Packard’s Executive Briefing Center in Cupertino, Calif.

This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on how the Internet is disrupting how companies—from small businesses to large enterprises—create, store, distribute, analyze, and take advantage of their mission-critical data.

“Digital information has expanded exponentially during the past year. As the emergence of robust, innovative apps needed to manage this information continues, a complex world of interconnected business intelligence and ideas is being created at a new macro level,” says Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. “This year’s OnDemand 100 winners are continuing to use disruptive technology and ideas to merge valuable legacy data and systems with new, vital streams of information. The results are being deployed in the cloud by any number of SaaS products and services, changing the way all business coexist. The OnDemand 100 continues to represent some of the highest-growth opportunities in the private company marketplace.”

The OnDemand 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2012 list.

Evolve IP is one of the fastest-growing cloud-based technology services providers and businesses in the country. In the four years since the business launched, Evolve IP has brought its cloud-based technology services to more than 500 organizations. The company’s complete suite of cloud applications, such as phone, call center services, and virtual desktops; infrastructure, such as virtual servers; and security solutions helps companies save money and simplifies the procurement and management of their IT infrastructure.

“To be recognized by AlwaysOn as one of the country’s top pioneers of cloud computing and to share this honor with innovators such as DropBox and Evernote is a testament to the vision and diligence of the Evolve IP team,” says Guy Fardone, Evolve IP’s Chief Operating Officer and General Manager. “But we’re not about to stop here. The market has proven that it is ready for cloud services, and we’re looking to up the ante, continuously innovating and developing new game-changing technologies to help businesses succeed. That so many of our business partners, including Tableau Software, Bluewolf, and iPipeline, were also named to this list demonstrates just how ready we are for market disruption and rapid business growth.”

http://www.aonetwork.com/AOStory/Announcing-2012-OnDemand-100-Top-Private-Companies

ABOUT EVOLVE IP

Evolve IP is a leading cloud-based technology provider that offers businesses a better way to buy and manage their applications, infrastructure, and security solutions. Evolve IP helps organizations outsource technologies that are not within the budget, skills, or focus of their IT resources. Evolve IP customers upgrade their legacy environment without capital expense, accomplish more with enhanced features, increase stability and control with an award-winning portal, and reduce their carbon footprint, which allows them to focus on their core business and reduce costs. More information about Evolve IP is available on the Web at http://www.EvolveIP.net.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn’s preeminent executive event series includes the Silicon Valley Innovation Summit, OnMedia, OnHollywood, IMPACT Venture Summit Mid-Atlantic, Venture Summit East, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, OnMobile, and GoingGreen Silicon Valley. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.

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Gregory FCA
Denise DiMeglio
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610-228-2102
Denise@GregoryFCA.com

EDITORS: The following information is for immediate release. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Costello, program and marketing coordinator of the Chester County Economic Development Council, at 610 458-5700.

NextGen Reporting locates

in a Chester County economic zone

Chester County Economic Development Council helps relocation 

EXTON _ Next Generation Reporting, LLC, has relocated in a Chester County location designated for economic improvement.

NextGen Reporting’s new location is 999 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 118,

Wayne. The property is part of Evolve IP’s corporate headquarters and technology center.

NextGen Reporting moved on December 28, 2011, and is in the process of setting up offices. NextGen relocated from another Chester County office because of the company’s significant growth.

“We are expecting an exciting new year,” said Jason Primuth, Executive Vice President of NextGen Reporting. “We’re increasing our staff and office space to accommodate our growth, both for our operations and in our development of new technology.”

NextGen is a leading provider of nationwide deposition services and the leader in providing remote depositions, according to Primuth. “We’re skilled and experienced at helping reduce litigation costs for corporations and their law firms by streamlining the deposition process through technology such as Telepresence, video conferencing and video streaming.

Corporations, insurance companies and law firms have discovered ways we can assist them in reducing litigation costs, eliminating unnecessary travel and accelerating the deposition process.”

For more information on NextGen Reporting, see www.nextgenreporting.com.

“We are always excited to work with our partners, like Evolve IP, to help tech companies, such as NextGen, secure the resources to manage growth through their formative years,” said Tim Connor, Vice President and Senior Director, of the Chester County Economic Development Council. “We hope the companies mature into quality businesses that add to our hi-tech corridor.”

Evolve IP is a leading cloud-based technology provider that offers businesses a better way to buy and manage their applications, infrastructure, and security solutions. The company helps organizations outsource technologies that are not within the budget, skills, or focus of their IT resources.

The Chester County Economic Development Council is a private, non-profit economic development organization that has been nurturing economic growth in Chester County and the surrounding region for more than 50 years. The Council’s portfolio of business growth

services includes: low-interest financing, small business lending, workforce training, retention and expansion, customized international business assistance, land and building site selection,

brownfields consultation and remediation, urban redevelopment, and agricultural economic development. The Council also offers state-of-the art conference and training facilities at its facility in Eagleview. For more information, see www.cceconomicdevelopment.com.

With the assistance of Mary Fuchs of the Chester County Economic Development Council, Slamm has qualified for state tax credits and other incentives through the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program. The KIZ program was established to attract and support life-science, bio-technology, and information technology businesses.

Chuck Swope, CCIM of Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate facilitated the transaction between Slamm and the property owner, Lincoln Park Partners, L.P.

Lincoln Independence Park, developed by local businessmen Bob Casciato and Senya Isayeff, is a new 181,000 SF flex industrial park in West Goshen Township.

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Chester County KIZ Company, Fibrocell Science Inc. was featured in the Business section of the Daily Local News Thursday as they recieved Food and Drug Administration approval for their new wrinkle treatment technology called laViv. laViv’s revolutionary technology uses a patient’s own collagen-making cells to help treat nasolabial fold wrinkles and restore appearance over time.

Visit the Daily Local News website to view a complete article on Fibrocell and laViv.

Partner Profiles

To learn more about the Chester County Keystone Innovation Zone (CCKIZ) program,

to see if your company qualifies as a KIZ company or for an introduction to any of the CCKIZ,

visit www.cckiz.org or contact Mary Fuchs, Project Director, Chester County KIZ

(610-458-5700 x308, mfuchs@cceconomicdevelopment.com)

The award-winning Ben Franklin Technology Partners is one of the nation’s longest-running technology-based economic development programs. For more than 25 years, BFTP has provided both early-stage and established companies with funding, business and technical expertise and access to a network of innovative, expert resources. Ben Franklin Technology Partners’ goal is to accelerate technology development and commercialization in the State of Pennsylvania, and to create high-paying, sustainable jobs for Pennsylvanians. www.sep.benfranklin.org

ByTheZip.com is a Chester County Keystone Innovation Zone company that offers local and regional businesses a complete advertising toolbox for marketing to local customers who research and find businesses online. By using ByTheZip.com’s step-by-step methods for success, businesses can see growth almost immediately. The results are more income and greater customer loyalty. www.bythezip.com

Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) is a private, non-profit economic development organization that has been nurturing economic growth in Chester County and the surrounding region for more than 50 years. The Council’s portfolio of business growth services includes: low-interest financing including SBA and USDA loan programs, business attraction, retention and expansion, workforce development and training, energy consulting, customized international business assistance, land and building site selection, brownfields consultation and remediation, urban redevelopment, and agricultural economic development. The Council also offers economic development services specifically designed for local municipalities and state-of-the art conference and training facilities at its facility in Eagleview. www.cceconomicdevelopment.com

CresaPartners – The Tenant’s Advantage – offers an array of integrated services, developed and implemented to give clients the full advantage of our advisors’ expertise, discipline, and judgment.  Since the founding of our firm, the primary focus of CresaPartners has been to serve the best interests of tenants.  By representing tenants, not landlords, we ensure objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest.  Unlike traditional real estate firms, we are service oriented, not transaction oriented.  We provide an array of integrated corporate services and work to align your real estate needs with your business plans.  Our advisors and project managers form partnerships with our clients, providing ongoing service that goes “beyond the deal.”  www.cresapartners.com

Founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Drexel is a top-ranked, comprehensive university recognized for its focus on experiential learning through co-operative education, its commitment to cutting-edge academic technology and its growing enterprise of use-inspired research.  As Philadelphia’s leader in curricular innovation and educational technology, Drexel has a history of integrating the latest technological advances into the learning process.  Drexel University’s mission is to serve our students and society through comprehensive integrated academic offerings enhanced by technology, co-operative education, and clinical practice in an urban setting, with global outreach embracing research, scholarly activities, and community initiatives.  www.drexel.edu

Elko & Associates concentrates on serving privately held, emerging and middle market companies. Our traditional accounting and tax services include audit and accounting, tax, consulting, fraud and forensic accounting, business valuation, business succession and financial planning services. Our technology group serves a number of companies including software, hardware, communications, life sciences, clean tech and technology services.  We are knowledgeable in and are ready to assist you with, revenue recognition, asset capitalization, internal controls, tax credit programs, financing, capitalization, stock based compensation, state and local tax, international tax, mergers & acquisitions, as well as outsourced accounting. www.elkocpa.com

Evolve IP is a Communications as a Service (CaaS) provider that has created a new way for businesses to buy, manage, and secure the technologies that they use to communicate.  Our unique approach represents an unequaled option in the market for companies to turn their vital communications technologies into a competitive advantage.  With a broad range of expertise in the areas of Managed Telephony, Hosted Applications, Managed Networks, and Security & Compliance, Evolve IP can partner with businesses of all sizes to provide a complete outsourced solution or an augmentation of a current infrastructure. www.evolveip.net

We are a law firm built to serve business leaders. They come to us for guidance because we understand their issues, their priorities, and the way they think. Our job is to help our clients manage risk and make better business decisions by offering practical, innovative advice. Probably the best compliment we receive from clients is that we treat their issues and their businesses as if they are our own.  We deliver a full range of legal services — from the traditional (Litigation, Corporate, Labor and Employment) to the emerging services (Intellectual Property and Tech and Venture Finance).  Fox Rothschild brings expertise in early and growth stage technology, life science and clean tech companies to the CCKIZ board. www.foxrothschild.com

Franklin Commons is a mixed-use educational, corporate and recreation facility. This adaptive reuse of a former mill and manufacturing site in north Phoenixville offers classroom, office and even recreational space that can be custom-designed and built-to-suit.  With 225,000 square feet, 200,000 of which is on one floor, the space is ideal for educational providers to configure and renovate to meet the growing demand for lifelong education. For corporate, recreational or office space needs, the flexible open floor plans and first-class common areas make the Franklin Commons a perfect choice. www.franklincommons.net 

Kreischer Miller is one of the largest full-service public accounting and advisory firms in the greater Philadelphia region, with significant experience advising clients ranging from startups to divisions of fortune 100 firms. Kreischer Miller places a great deal of emphasis on having our senior team members accessible to our clients, and recognizes that technical expertise and responsiveness are critical to building long-term professional relationships. Additionally, Kreischer Miller is one of the few firms in the Philadelphia area that offers clients truly an interdisciplinary portfolio of services combining expertise in accounting, tax, business advisory, technology and human resources. www.kmco.com

Liberty Property Trust is a $6.5 billion real estate investment trust (as of March 31, 2011) which owns 79.6 million square feet of office and industrial space in over 20 markets throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1972 and headquartered outside Philadelphia, Liberty develops, acquires, leases and manages properties with the mission to enhance people’s lives through extraordinary work environments.  As an extension of this promise, Liberty is the nation’s leading commercial developer of high-performance green buildings. Liberty’s more than 730 office buildings and industrial properties offer exceptional locations, flexible design, thoughtful amenities, cost efficient operations and state-of-the-art technology to the company’s 2,500 tenants. Liberty continuously increases the value of its portfolio through expert management, marketing and development. www.libertyproperty.com

MVM Associates, Inc’s business model incorporates the selling of tradable Pennsylvania Tax Credits – Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ), Research and Development (R&D), Film, Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) and Enterprise Zone (EZ) – and obtaining buyers for those credits.  With over 25 years of combined experience in providing and educating hundreds of clients about various state incentives and programs, MVM has been able to provide businesses with opportunities to expand their products or services and increase business growth by working together with us to evaluate the various state programs that best match their company’s need.  MVM provides professional service and exceptional follow through producing end results with successful outcomes and awards. www.mvmgrants.com

ParenteBeard is one of the Mid-Atlantic region’s premier CPA and business advisory firms. Our Emerging Growth Business Services Practice caters to entrepreneurs in the business internet, mobile technology, life sciences and cleantech fields. We offer seasoned professionals and a customized approach to guide you through every stage of your life cycle, leveraging our centers of excellence in accounting, audit, domestic and international tax, and transaction advisory services.  Whatever your needs are, we have the talent and resources that a firm of our size and commitment to emerging growth companies can provide. We keep it simple, get it right and deliver on time. www.parentebeard.com 

PECO, an energy delivery subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, is headquartered in Philadelphia.  PECO is the largest electric and natural gas utility in Pennsylvania, serving approximately 1.6 million electric customers and 490,000 natural gas customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Approximately 90% of PECO’s customers are residential and the remaining 10% are commercial and industrial.  With a history of more than 100 years of service to the Greater Philadelphia region, PECO has a long-standing commitment to a culture of excellence.  PECO’s safety performance is ranked among utilities as one of the best in the nation and the company has been widely recognized for its community service, economic development and operational and environmental efforts. www.peco.com

Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies extends the resources and reputation of one of the nation’s leading research universities to suburban Philadelphia. Penn State Great Valley delivers outstanding graduate degree programs, professional development courses, and conference planning services. Forty-four full-time and sixty-nine part-time faculty members teach valuable practical skills, share cutting-edge knowledge, and work with corporate, government, and educational neighbors to address real-world problems and enhance employee performance. www.sgps.psu.edu

Pennsylvania Bio’s message is to ensure Pennsylvania is the global leader in the biosciences by creating a cohesive community that united our biotechnology, medical devide, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and financial strengths.  www.pennsylvaniabio.org

Progenra, Inc. is dedicated to finding new medicines for a variety of diseases through the ubiquitin pathway, a critical mechanism of cellular regulation. Progenra’s assay platform and unique profiling capacity can identify selective inhibitors of critical ubiquitin pathway enzymes associated with cancer, osteoporosis, and other debilitating diseases. This technology and multiple selective compounds are available for licensing. www.progenra.com

ProTecs is a technology based service company providing program management, construction management and designing and building services to emerging and midsize companies in the regulated High‐Tech industries. These industries include pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, semiconductor, specialty chemical, petroleum, photovoltaic, mission critical/data centers and contract service organizations. ProTecs provides creative, value‐driven approaches and entrepreneurial solutions to help our clients bring their products and services to market in the most cost effective and timely manner, while meeting their financial, process, compliance, and safety goals. www.protecsinc.com

Silicon Valley Bank is the premier commercial bank for companies in the technology, life science, venture capital, private equity and premium wine industries. SVB provides a comprehensive suite of financing solutions, treasury management, corporate investment and international banking services to their clients worldwide. Through their focus on specialized markets and extensive knowledge of the people and business issues driving them, Silicon Valley Bank provides a level of service and partnership that measurably impacts their clients’ success. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the company serves clients around the world through 26 U.S. offices and international operations in China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom. Silicon Valley Bank is a member of global financial services firm SVB Financial Group (Nasdaq: SIVB), with SVB Analytics, SVB Capital, SVB Global and SVB Private Client Services. www.svb.com

West Chester University, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is a public, regional, comprehensive institution committed to providing access and offering high-quality undergraduate education, select post-baccalaureate and graduate programs, and a variety of educational and cultural resources for its students, alumni, and citizens of southeastern Pennsylvania.  The Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center (ELC), a center of the College of Business and Public Affairs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, serves as a catalyst for regional economic development by promoting entrepreneurship at West Chester University, in Chester County, and throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania. www.wcupa.edu or http://cottrellcenter.org

For more information please refer to the attached flyer from Evolve IP.