Written by: Derek Yale
Nearly a year and a half (524 days to be precise) has passed since we released Supernova to the world, shedding light on the inner workings of MetroStar Systems. In that time we’ve experienced continuous expansion, enjoyed a wide spectrum of client projects, and made a positive impact in our local and global community.
Written by: Jon Malley
Another year has passed here at MetroStar Systems and yet another Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Visual C# award has been bestowed upon our own Mostafa Elzoghbi. In what has seemingly become an annual occurrence, Elzoghbi secured a Visual C# MVP award for the fifth consecutive year. This exclusive award is given to those who …
Written by: Jon Malley
The summer of 2010 has been a hot one in the DC metro area with temperatures averaging in the 90′s for most of July. So it’s no surprise that MetroStar Systems was recently recognized as one of the “Hottest DC Area” Companies. Temperature was not really one of the requirements, it is really because of …
Written by: Daniel Nguyen
The Newseum in Washington, DC (Image Courtesy of http://www.newseum.org/) The Imagine Cup U.S. Finals event was held on Monday, April 26, 2010 in Washington, DC at the Newseum. The Imagine Cup is the world’s premiere student technology competition sponsored by Microsoft. The annual competition, now in its 8th year, encourages and empowers students to use …
Written by: Jenni Hubacher
Our CEO, Ali Manouchehri, was recently interviewed on Federal News Radio (1500 AM). He was featured on Francis Rose‘s “In Depth“ show that airs Monday-Friday from 1pm-3pm. The interview was part of Mr. Rose’s “Industry Chatter” series and they discussed President Obama’s memo on Transparency and Open Government (pdf), the Open Government directive that followed, …
Written by: Daniel Nguyen
Press Release: Government Ready Contest Solution Enables Social Media Community Growth and Engagement RESTON, VA, March 24 /PRNewswire/ – MetroStar Systems, a leader in full-service information technology (IT) and strategies for new media and social networks, today announced the launch of its new contest platform, Votridea, which is optimized for government use. Votridea fosters innovation …
Written by: Derek Yale
This year’s RubyNation conference will take place on Friday April 9th and Saturday April 10th at the Sheraton Reston Hotel in Reston, Virginia. In its 3rd year, RubyNation is a two-day conference presented by the Washington, DC area Ruby community that “features debate and discussions of the latest trends, techniques, and tools in Ruby development, …
Written by: Jenni Hubacher
MetroStar Systems is excited to launch our ‘Social Innovation Toolbox‘ that features three brand new products and services. The Social Innovation Toolbox features tools that offer creative and effective means to engage with and leverage your communities. Your community could be your fellow employees in your company, all of the Facebook fans on your fanpage, …
Written by: Daniel Nguyen
As a part of our sponsorship of the 2010 Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Event Series, we are pleased to announce our sponsorship of the MCM Run2Register 10K event that is taking place on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, VA. Here are some important details about the event: Participants can …
Written by: Daniel Nguyen
Ali Manouchehri (CEO, MetroStar Systems) and Sean McDonald (Director of New Media Business Development) were recently interviewed by Chris Dorobek and Amy Morrison of Federal News Radio’s “The Daily Debrief” (airs Monday – Friday 3-7pm). They were talking about MetroStar Systems’ current effort to support to our clients who have an operational presence in Haiti …
