http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml Viz News http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#rudy40 When Pittsburgh Magazine surveyed the scene for the young and the brilliant, they naturally recognized Rudy Berk, Director of Information Design at Viz, as one of 40 people under 40 who are contributing to the cultural and business energy of this region. http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#darpa05 Dr. Anthony J. Tether, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, presented Viz and other members of the Command Post of the Future (CPOF) team, saying, "The CPOF team is a model of how experts from diverse companies and organizations can collaborate to create a highly efficient and effective program." http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#gdacquisition Mark A. Fried, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems, said, "This acquisition enables General Dynamics C4 Systems to strengthen our ability to meet current and future military and government customer needs as a premier provider of battle command solutions." http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#innercity100 Fast Company magazine selected Viz Founder and CEO Steve Roth as one of their Fast 50 winners for 2005 ("courageous leaders, energetic innovators, problem solvers and troubleshooters, trend and agenda setters") for taking a collaborative decision-making system from prototype to combat-ready in three months. Rave reviews ("I've never seen a system that will have a greater impact on our Army" and real results (300% jump in productivity for users) might have something to do with it. http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#innercity100 Inc. magazine and the Initiative for a Competive Inner City (ICIC) recognize America's fastest growing urban businesses through their annual "Inner City 100" list. Selected from among 7000 nominations, Viz ranked No. 30 on their 2004 list of the fast-growing winners that have thrived even in the economic slowdown. Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter founded ICIC in 1994 to "spark new thinking about the business potential of inner cities, thereby creating jobs and wealth for inner-city residents." http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#darpaaward The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) honored MAYA Viz with a national award for outstanding technical achievement, chosing the revolutionary "Command Post of the Future" (CPOF) system from more than 250 DARPA programs and more than 1000 projects. Viz shares the award with its CPOF partners, including the program's military expert, Gen. Keith Holcomb, USMC (Ret.), and private companies GITI, IDA, ISX, Oculus, and Polexis. The CPOF program, which is currently being deployed to Iraq, gives military commanders and staff a radically better way to understand critical situations, coordinate their expertise, and manage their response. http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#best50women Pennsylvania's Department of Community and Economic Development named Viz's Beth Friel one of its 2003 Best 50 Women in Business. As Chief Operating Officer for Viz, Friel guided the company's rapid growth and profits through one of the most turbulent business climates in recent history. This growth resulted in Viz's 2nd place slot in the Pittsburgh Business Times' 2002 list of 100 Fastest Growing Companies, and its Finalist position in the Pittsburgh Technology Council's 2001 Tech 50 competition. http://www.gdviz.com/web/about/news/about_news.mtml#ernst Ernst & Young has chosen Dr. Steve Roth, president and CEO of Pittsburgh-based software company Viz, as a finalist in its annual Entrepreneur of the Year competition. The awards program recognizes great business achievements around the world made possible by the entrepreneurial spirit. Dr. Roth, a finalist in the technology category for the Western Pennsylvania region, has headed Viz since founding it in 1998. The company has been profitable since inception and has doubled its revenues every year, even during a turbulent economic period when many innovations and technology companies have come and gone. "It's a great testament to our team's hard work and our clients' foresight that we're going strong." Dr. Peter Lucas, CEO of Viz's sister company MAYA Design, clinched another of the three finalist spots in the technology category. "We're thrilled and honored that two-thirds of the region's technology finalists are MAYAns," Dr. Roth said.