PryMarke opens new offices

Atlanta-based PryMarke Ltd. announced the simultaneous opening of its offices in Atlanta and San Jose, Costa Rica.

PryMarke, Ltd., provides marketing, technology, and training expertise to middle- and large-sized firms wishing to expand or improve operations in a global economy.

Currently, PryMarke is working to close several major projects that include a technology optimization project with a major Central American bank, a hotel development project in Nicaragua and Colombia, and an undisclosed e-learning project in western Europe.

BroadBandBuyer releases lead-generation program

Atlanta-based BroadBandBuyer.com, an online service that helps businesses find and comparison-shop for telecom services, released a new lead-generation program for telecom providers in the United States.

The new program provides highly qualified leads for key services--including voice-over-IP (VoIP), VPN, DSL, and T1--based on a cost-per-lead model. The new service provides carriers with access to a steady stream of customers with measurable ROI. By limiting the program to a short list of leading providers, the program further increases the value of its leads.

SkyBridge Global acquires Atlanta consulting firm

SkyBridge Global Inc. has bought Atlanta-based Meridian Systems Consulting Inc.

Meridian Systems Consulting was founded in 1997 and provides functional and technical consulting services in PeopleSoft human resources, financials, supply chain and CRM applications. With this acquisition, SkyBridge has added 80 customers.

Meridian's management team will become part of Atlanta-based SkyBridge.

iRip debuts service for iPods

Atlanta-based iRip debuted its CD-to-iPod transferring (ripping) service. The service assists current and prospective iPod owners by taking their CDs and ripping them to their iPods. All orders are tracked via iRip's Client Order Management Web application, letting the customer know their order's status.

After completing each order, iRip will mails the client a 200 lbs-test crush-proof box. The client then places their iPod in a padded bag within another reinforced box and then puts that and the CD collection in the larger box.

iRip service costs only $1 per CD for standard service.

Video Display completes E&S deal

Video Display Corp. has completed its purchase of the ESCP and Targetview CRT projector product lines from Evans & Sutherland.

Atlanta-based Video Display is consolidating all CRT projector manufacturing, sales and support with its established Marquee projector operations in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Video Display designs, develops and makes products for display requirements for military, medical and industrial uses, with emphasis on high-end training and simulation applications.

Inflow adds new client

Inflow-Atlanta, a provider of outsourced technology services, announced the addition of new customer Availity LLC, a provider of e-health transaction services.

Availity optimizes the flow of information between health care providers, health plans and other health care stakeholders through a secure, collaborative Internet-based exchange.

Summit Systems launches United Technology Group

Summit Systems Inc. spun off of its Network Services Division and named the new company United Technology Group LLC.

United Technology Group will continue to offer services based on industry leading networking, application and telephony vendors. Current service contracts and support agreements with Buford-based Summit Systems will be transferred to United Technology Group and serviced by the same team.

United Technology Group has established long-term agreements with parent company Summit Systems to share resources and provide support to all mutual customers. The two companies will reside in separate office spaces in the same building in Buford.

Summit Systems provides low-voltage telecommunication and high-voltage electrical systems.

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