RALEIGH, N.C., (Oct. 22, 2007) – Virtual Heroes Inc., (VHI) has been named a finalist in the Mid-size Company of the Year category for the 2007 North Carolina Technology Association’s 21 Awards. Winners will be recognized at the annual awards gala on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary, N.C. The theme for this year's event is “A Blockbuster Year” and will be attended by more than 400 executives and leaders from across the state.
VHI, the leader in advanced learning technology, creates collaborative interactive learning solutions for the federal systems, healthcare and commercial markets. Advanced learning technologies leverage simulation learning and digital games-based learning paradigms to accelerate learning, increase proficiency and reduce training costs for next generation workforce development. As a global market leader in this field, VHI applications facilitate highly interactive, self-paced learning and instructor-led, distributed team training on the Virtual Heroes Advanced Learning Technology (A.L.T.) platform using the Unreal® Engine 3 by Epic Games.
In both 2005, 2006 and 2007, VHI was honored by Military Training and Technology magazine as one of the industry’s Top 100 companies. Virtual Heroes is expanding into the healthcare market with the development of HumanSim™, a software simulation platform that provides enhanced initial, refresher and sustaining medical education and training, as well as the commercial market with custom solutions.
“We are excited to be selected as a finalist for the Mid-size Company of the Year” said Jerry Heneghan, Virtual Heroes’ founder and CEO. “This recognition proves our products and services are greatly impacting the industry.”
The NCTA 21 Awards are recognized as North Carolina’s largest and most prestigious awards devoted to promoting and celebrating innovation and high-tech excellence in North Carolina. This annual showcase honors 21 companies and individuals who represent the best and brightest in technology and business and have demonstrated outstanding leadership and innovation. The awards are grouped in five categories: Technology Industry Awards, Stage of Development Awards, Functional Awards, Leadership Awards and Excellence Awards. Each year, NCTA also presents an Outstanding Achievement Award to an individual who has demonstrated a career-long commitment to the advancement of the technology industry in North Carolina.
“The NCTA 21 Awards recognizes companies and individuals in North Carolina for their diligence and innovation in implementing successful business plans, excelling in the marketplace and their contributions to the community,” says Bob Hawkins, 2007 Chairman of the NCTA Board of Directors. “We look forward to this event every year so we can celebrate not only the finalists but all the companies and individuals who actively promote the growth of knowledge-based jobs in North Carolina.”
For additional information or to view a list of past winners, visit www.nc-tech.org. Sponsors of this year’s NCTA 21 Awards include: Grant Thornton; EMC Corporation; ACS; SAS; Triangle Business Journal; AT&T; Credit Suisse; Alphanumeric Systems, Inc.; BB&T Insurance Services; The Staubach Group; Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC; Resolvit; Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP; Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey and Leonard, LLP; Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLP; Embarq; Microsoft Corporation; Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP; SunCom Wireless; and Business Wire.
About NCTA
The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) is a not-for-profit membership-driven trade organization and the primary voice of the information technology industry in North Carolina. NCTA is the intersection of leadership and technology, fueling the growth of North Carolina through Executive Engagement, Public Affairs, and a Knowledge Workforce. For more information, visit www.nc-tech.org.
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