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David Keener Speaking About Ruby on Rails

Written by: Daniel Nguyen

On August 27th, the Northern Virginia Ruby User’s Group (NovaRUG) will be hosting “Rails 101: Persistence Night.” This event consists of a number of talks geared towards new Rails developers, with all talks focused on persistence topics such as storing data in a database. David Keener will be rounding out the evening event with his

MetroStar’s X-Life Games Blogged by ZDNet

Written by: Daniel Nguyen

This morning, ZDNet’s Between The Lines Blog wrote a blog post, “Tech startup creates State Dept.-approved educational games for Middle East“, about MetroStar Systems’ free mobile games project X-Life Games. We welcome your comments letting us know your thoughts on the article and the overall concept of the game.  You can also join in the

X-Life Games Featured on Smart Planet.com

Written by: Derek Yale

Today Smart Planet blogger and ZDNet’s gadget guru Andrew Nusca wrote a great article about X-Life Games called “With video games, public diplomacy by mobile phone” which appears in the Smart Takes Business Blog. The article highlights the the core game concept, exploring it’s objectives and how it aims “to bridge cultures, one pixel at

Silverlight Streaming of Sunday Night NFL Football

Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez

Silverlight is one of those technologies that keeps on giving. And what ‘s more important to guys than football? NFL Football is one of those sports where Full HD Streaming, 5 cameras, instant replay, slow motion, DVR like capabilities, expert analysis and fantasy stats can really shine out. There are even more features that will

What Would You Do With An Extra Life? X-Life Games Video

Written by: Derek Yale

Check out this new video from  X-life Games: X-Life went out to Washington D.C. to ask “What would you do with an X-tra Life?” People had some pretty creative and interesting answers! Become Part of the X-Life Games Community and leave a comment or your thoughts on the Facebook fan page. Follow @xlifegames on Twitter:

MetroStar Systems Ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s Fastest Growing Companies

Written by: Jenni Hubacher

MetroStar Systems has earned the position of 562 with the “2009 Inc. magazine publication of the Top 500 and 5000, Inc.’s Annual Ranking of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America.” As an Inc. honoree, MetroStar Systems shares a prestigious pedigree with some of the most successful businesses in America. The ranking and recognition would not

How to Customize the Layouts Application Master Page

Written by: Hector Portillo

The introduction of master pages in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 has made it easy for designers like me to customize the look and feel of SharePoint sites. I had created and customized master pages and user controls in .Net applications using Visual Studio. I was feeling right at home when I opened my first

Fox Business News Interviews MetroStar CEO

Written by: Derek Yale

Watch the latest business video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com/” mce_href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com/”>FOXBusiness.com</a> Source: Fox Business News Should CEOs Use Social Networking More? MetroStar Systems Founder and CEO Ali Reza Manouchehri was interviewed today on Fox Business News on how MetroStar Systems advises CEOs and companies about how best to utilize social networking tools such as Twitter.

YNPNdc Social Media for Social Good – Geoff Livingston Keynote Videos

Written by: Derek Yale

Here is the opening Keynote Speech delivered by Geoff Livingston at the YNPN Social Media for Social Good event that MetroStar Systems sponsored. Geoff Livingston Keynote Speech – Part I Geoff Livingston Keynote Speech – Part II Geoff Livingston Keynote Speech – Part III For more information about the Capital Area Food Bank click here

MetroStar’s CEO Interviewed on Legal Broadcast Network

Written by: Daniel Nguyen

MetroStar Systems’ CEO, Ali Reza Manouchehri, was recently interviewed on the Legal Broadcast Network about social media, the Iranian elections, and MetroStar System’s new Facebook application Iran Voices.  Click the video below to watch the interview. Source: Legal Broadcast Network blog