VisionNYC Newsletter on Business Programs, Winter 1999

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

business expansions

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Bpliig In' Go program has lead the DoubleClick, an Internet advertising solution company, is moving its headquarters from two locations downtown F'New York City Economic Development to one building in midtown. DoubleClick is one of the fastest-growing Internet companies, started two years ^ Corporation, along with the Alliance for^^| ago by Kevin O'Connor and Dwight Merriman. Today, it employs 260 people and plans to expand. I Downtown New York, to renew the program J |foft0999. Plug ‘q’ Go provides emergingjl As the industry leader at leveraging technology and media expertise, Doubleclick creates solutions to help [ high-tech companies with pre-built, pre-JB| advertisers and publishers use the Web for branding, selling products and building relationships with customers. IS I wired, reasonably priced office spac6.|SH Mhe expansion of the program is expected^ To learn more about one of New York City’s vibrant high-tech companies, visit the company’s web site at www.doubleclick.com. p to iPpvvntoyvnJ^^wmation TgehOogy^^BM ^District for the new/mill6ntT^^^BB|||tti|^B IICP Expands on Staten Island l^pwth^e growth of the new. media ind^h^S* A major Staten Island information technology provider. Island Computer Products (ICP), is expanding its ^ft^Pedity Is -eager to^eontinue to helg J^aSfe facilities with the help of the New York City Industrial Development Agency (IDA) after considering a move to :Jb entrepreneurs locate Internet-ready New Jersey. “The success of ICP is proof that New York City’s high-tech community extends beyond the W affordable space,” said Mayor Giuliani.^^BP' boundaries of Silicon Alley,” said Charles Millard, chairman of the IDA and president of EDC. “The Giuliani ^^fcaThe expansion of the Plug 'h' Go prograrhS^t Administration is committed to helping emerging high-tech companies grow throughout New York City.” ^B^ill/helptmPre sm^Lc0mparilest,grov4;in.||^» New, York City, adding to the m0r© thart;«JK* This 15-year-old computer systems integrator and reseller will purchase and renovate the building at 20 2,600..nevy media businesses that alread’^kSK Clinton Avenue in Staten Island. “We started in Staten Island and have known tremendous success and 'S cali Silicon Alley home. I am very.pleased growth here,” said Tom Guarnera, ICP's marketing manager. “We feel this is a terrific location for handling business in Manhattan, New Jersey and Long Island, as well as Staten Island, and ICP is thriving in the ddijiypues to fostejrthe redpyelppmf^,t-6f^BF extremely competitive metropolitan-area market.” h^nhattah andtf^^^nsiomdf^^Bt-;

In addition to the new facility, ICP has a sales office in Manhattan's Silicon Alley. In all, the company employs 180 people and expects to hire 140 new people over the next 15 years. To learn more about ICP, visit the company's web site at wAww.icpma.com. Sb In order to'accornmddate the*demand . Plug'h' Go sp'S^’b, •fbur 'hgW'buiiamgS^^ < have been converted: 65 Broadwayj’^^^^^^ 'f,; 42;prQadway, 26 Broadway ant/^I^KSHI Silicon Alley Leads In Initial Public Offerings j 1 20.Exchange Place.' .These buildings, SUB

New York City is the leading location for Internet-related initial public offerings (IPO), according to a review along with thi bi^ildingsjat 90 John Street by the Securities Data Company. Since 1990, 15 of New York City’s Internet companies, including ‘ I and 1'1 t-John Street (former Plug 'n' QoO^B DoubleClick, Earth Web, and 24/7 Media, have gone public. Santa Clara and San Jose, California, shared buildings),'will tal$e part in the 1999 the number two ranking with six companies in the same period. r^|^^^&ign.j^Cdmpapie^^tha^otafgl[j^^fflB aT^^^tban 1,3jQote^p^^s^ay^s^he^i^^ leas^^in'participatfS^^PIpg/piHj ■'T Go properties’^r^e 1997.^Nev7yprk Q'ty^ I Kanakaris Communications Plans To Open An Office In Silicon Alley -X has seen a 105^ percehttinereaselfn jobs in the new media field during th© last year W Southern California-based Kanakaris Communications, Inc. will open a corporate office in New York City this ' i and a half. spring. The New York City office will give the company a presence in the city’s growing Silicon Alley community as well as focus on building strategic alliances and corporate finance. Kanakaris Communications f^Leaders in Putting-edge techno'logies are seeks to become the “world’s downloadable leader" creating “content before your eyes, ears, where, when « attracted to Lower Manhattan for many (Bfe-.. and as needed.” You can learn more about this new media company by visiting www.kanakaris.com. W' reasons.’Chief among them is an extensive W ,^networj^^iber.9ptic i^le^BpresenJing I Deja News Moves To NYC biH'roathat has,,;?! '

Deja News, one of the most active sites on the World Wide Web, is moving its corporate headquarters to '■■ ■ SSete a^d-frtf iW^.ildin^of the neighborhood, making New York City from Austin, Texas, to be closer to its advertisers and agencies. “There is a culture in New ■WOpw^m^n New York the “fiberoptic, York City that is oriented toward major marketers and advertisers," said Tom Phillips, CEO of Deja News. capitals of the world." As a resul^pthcarea^Ht “There is so much more we can do to sen/e the advertising community by being in New York City.” ^■offers informaTioiVtechnology co^pame_s-3E SmuCh larger bandwidth, the ability Founded in 1995, Deja News offers interactive communication through the Internet. The company organizes jKlPlecornmupications infrastructure tojsarry^^B and provides easy access to more than 80,000 free active discussion groups in 18 languages. } W information quickly"^and efficientlyWBj^^BB

The site is set up so that advertisers and market researchers can target a select group of people for W^oira^^erestedjn vtewi^^aii^ie^ research. For example, companies can test messages, build brand awareness, increase web site traffic, ^pace in one offhese, buildings, please j generate leads and conduct sales for one specific segment of their markets. To learn more about Deja LQntacrE^;.a^*8-88'-NY(>£^ News, visit www.dejanews.com. ■

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