Current Clients
 In September 2005, TEC welcomed its 6th client company--iMobile Access Technologies or iMAT. iMAT is a mobile communications company dedicated to serving the deaf and hard of hearing community (D/HH). iMAT has developed and will commercialize a new solution that will enable D/HH Americans to "see" radio for the first time. iMAT has invented a device and a delivery service that provides captioned radio content through a subscription-based service.

The solution expands radio and other media markets by enabling broadcasters to deliver their content, in captioned form, to a market which they have never served. In doing so, iMAT is creating multiple revenue streams through subscription and advertising, expanding radio's consumer base and creating a new entertainment medium. iMAT foresees a time when media companies will jostle for the attention of the D/HH by producing special content in captioned form.

Global Velocity was founded in 2000 to explore the possibility of harnessing computing power to determine the legitimacy of data flows at network aggregation points and to act on those flows in real time to protect against computer viruses and secure confidential data.

Founders Matt Kulig and David Reddick discovered exciting technology being developed at Washington University in St. Louis that would allow for the creation of reconfigurable hardware to accomplish their goal. Not long after, they created a partnership with the university's Applied Research Lab. They called their new technology an "Intelligent Gateway," which can be installed at aggregation points and within the carrier level throughout the world.

The initial impetus was to create a method of controlling illegal peer-to-peer transmissions of copyright-protected information such as music, motion pictures and pirated software. Copyright protection remains a potential application for the company, with data security and virus protection representing their first-to-market solutions. Use of the Intelligent Gateway within the U.S. intelligence community has provided the company's most significant revenue stream. Going forward, the installation of an Intelligent Gateway will allow a corporation, college or university, health-care facility or governmental agency to protect against Internet worms and viruses, and secure confidential data.

In September of 2005, Veteran Information Technology entrepreneur and business leader Greg Sullivan was named Chief Executive Officer.

Gary Seid started Heaton on October 1, 2003. Recognizing that small businesses often cannot afford to hire in-house IT staff, Seid decided to focus his mission on offering those companies resource for IT management. Seid is MBE certified by the airport authority and in the process of getting MBE certification from the SLMBC. While small businesses are Heaton's target, procuring government contracts using MBE certification is also a goal. Future plans call for offering full service technology outsourcing by offering a wide range of skills, from Linux, to Microsoft, from basic networking to VoIP.

"By being part of the TEC, we can keep our overhead low by utilizing shared resources and subsidized rent," said Seid. "TEC allows us to have some of the resources that larger, more established companies would have, without forcing us to come up with the capital to finance it. In addition, TEC gives us mentoring and allows us to draw on the experience of experienced entrepreneurs in the technology field."

At Minute Guard, Sam McPheeters (CEO) and Matt Kretsinger (COO) have created the first proactive cellular management tool for eliminating cellular overage expenses. Minute Guard offers an online service that alerts registered cellular users via text messaging before they go over their minutes. This advanced warning system allows users to alter calling habits, upgrade plans, and make other adjustments to keep their costs under control. "Sam and I are extremely excited to develop our company to the next stage," said Kretsinger. "We believe that the mentoring available at TEC will be a very critical tool to help us grow Minute Guard into a world-class service provider," he said.

Jason King, CEO of Details.at Trading Company, Inc. is seeking to improve the way business is conducted over the Internet. Details.at has engineered an effective method to address on-line revenue in four large markets in today's global Internet economy: classified advertising, peer-to-peer Internet auctions, URL redirection, and web site advertising. The company will address these four markets from one, user-friendly website, allowing users to create a dedicated website with a short, attractive domain name where they can store text, pictures, sounds, and video for items they are buying, selling, or announcing. King says that joining TEC will be a perfect fit for his business, stating, "TEC will allow me to gain business wisdom, expertise and access to potential partners-all factors that will increase the chances of success of Details.at."
In November, 2004, TEC welcomed CEO Harish Sundaram and his company OnlyLink as its first affiliate client. "Even though we are not located at TEC, I feel that our company can take full advantage of TEC's mentoring and community partnerships," Sundaram stated. Sundaram went on to say that, "As an affiliate of TEC we feel just as engaged and involved as the client companies."

OnlyLink analyzes a customer's current IT structure and objectives. Company consultants then provide a documented plan to provide a superior return on investment, as well as system accountability. To provide value to its customers, OnlyLink relies upon its partners such as Microsoft, Symantec, Cisco, NetScreen, and Level 3 Communications. OnlyLink adds unique efficiencies provided by its in-house data communications facility. Some of OnlyLink's services include internet and voice services for corporate clients, data center collocation, as well as hosting and domain services.
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