﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>COMSO, Inc. News</title><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/News.aspx</link><description>COMSO is a leading-edge Information Technology provider solving the most challenging IT problems.  By applying state-of-the-art technology and techniques in implementing customers' strategic goals, the company provides complete solutions with complete confidence. Headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, COMSO is a small woman-owned business that was established in 1988.</description><image><url>http://www.comso.com/Images/GetImage.aspx?Type=ImagePool&amp;&amp;ImageType=Original&amp;&amp;ImageName=634116114925381250.png?var1=78</url><title>COMSO, Inc. News</title><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/News.aspx</link></image><copyright>Copyright 2012 COMSO, Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>COMSO Launches New Website for Global Corporate College </title><description><![CDATA[<P>Working with GCC executives, COMSO today launched a completely refurbished website for the Global Corporate College. The new site was created using&nbsp;COMSO's Purple Parrot SiteBuilder, a robust content management system with built-in mini-applications.&nbsp;COMSO implemented the new design in SiteBuilder,&nbsp;launched the&nbsp;website,&nbsp;and turned the keys over to&nbsp; GCC personnel, who are empowered to keep the site current and the content fresh via the administrator portal.</P>]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=883b5cfc-f8b3-459a-939a-f1f4187e848b</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=883b5cfc-f8b3-459a-939a-f1f4187e848b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO Secures Follow-On Contract with USGS</title><description><![CDATA[The United States Geological Survey Biological Informatics Office (BIO) has awarded COMSO the Biological Informatics Information &amp; Geospatial Technology Support Services contract in support of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program. The NBII Program was created in 1993 to examine critical national biological resource issues.&nbsp;The NBII Program Office and the USGS Center for Biological Informatics located in Denver, Colorado, are responsible for overall tool development, biodiversity data management policies and practices, technical leadership and representing the NBII on several International biodiversity technical initiatives. <BR>Under this five-year contract, the COMSO Team will provide IT development, database design and development, portal technologies, geospatial technologies design and development, representation on international biodiversity initiatives, project management, and visual graphics and publications support to the BIO implementation of the NBII. <BR><BR>COMSO&nbsp;supported USGS on several predecessor contracts since 1995.]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=fe42d197-e679-4afa-b3de-0d1d152cbb9c</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=fe42d197-e679-4afa-b3de-0d1d152cbb9c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO Slated to Redesign Clay County, MO, Website</title><description><![CDATA[COMSO was awarded a contract to redesign and develop a website for the Clay County Public Health Center.&nbsp; The Center's mission is to prevent illness, prolong life, and improve and protect the health of all people in the county.&nbsp; COMSO plans to develop the site with its content management system, which will enable Clay County administrators to update content easily, approve changes and additions, and publish the changes with the click of a button.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=5a1aa25b-4e66-434b-8ecc-fb63113c3aa3</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=5a1aa25b-4e66-434b-8ecc-fb63113c3aa3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO to Develop MD Clean Energy Loan Program Application</title><description><![CDATA[The Maryland Clean Energy Center&nbsp; has awarded a contract to COMSO to design and develop a web services platform for its Clean Energy Loan Program.&nbsp; The program allows loans to be repaid over time through annual installments on homeowners’ property tax bills.<BR><BR>COMSO will develop the system giving homeowners easy Internet access to register and apply for the loans.&nbsp; Each energy efficiency improvement project will be tracked through loan application and processing, installation or completion of improvements, and closeout. Homeowners will receive e-mail notifications whenever the status of their application changes.<BR><BR>Funding will be available to homeowners in Maryland cities and counties that participate in the Maryland Clean Energy Loan Program.&nbsp; The system will provide financial calculators, audit trails, reports, and interactive maps showing the location and status of each project. &nbsp;<BR><BR>The loan program is fast-tracked for launch in early 2010.]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=8dcae12a-55a4-4d60-8e3a-aa74bca908c7</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=8dcae12a-55a4-4d60-8e3a-aa74bca908c7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO Wins USGS Support Contract</title><description><![CDATA[COMSO was awarded an IT services&nbsp;contract to support the development and expansion of the USGS National Biological Informatics Infrastructure (NBII) program, providing programmatic and technology infrastructure support to the Biological Informatics (BIO) Program in Reston, Virginia, and to the Center for Biological Informatics (CBI) in Denver, Colorado.&nbsp;COMSO will provide technical support related to the BIO's National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program.&nbsp; The NBII serves as an electronic gateway to biological data and information products maintained by federal, state, and local government agencies; non-government agencies; and private sector organizations in the United States and around the world.]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=a943b4df-7c50-415c-aa54-b1b770d52e5d</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=a943b4df-7c50-415c-aa54-b1b770d52e5d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO a Partner in AlliantCorps Joint Venture</title><description><![CDATA[COMSO, Inc., will provide integrated technology solutions as a partner in the AlliantCorps Joint Venture (JV) under the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Alliant contract. The GSA has awarded the AlliantCorps JV an Alliant Small Business contract.&nbsp; This 10-year multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) has a $15 billion contract ceiling among 72 contract awardees.&nbsp; It will allow Government agencies to acquire a full spectrum of information technology (IT) support services on both regional and global levels.<BR /><BR />
<P>The AlliantCorps JV comprises Core6 Solutions, LLC (lead manager), COMSO, Conceptual MindWorks Inc., Frontline Systems, NoWaitMedia, SecureInfo, SpectrumComm, and Native Vision, all committed to providing excellent IT support services to agencies throughout the Federal Government.&nbsp; More information about the AlliantCorps JV can be found at <A href="http://www.alliantcorps.com/">www.alliantcorps.com</A>.</P>]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=5a0cbf50-4105-46b4-8693-3b2296989a8b</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=5a0cbf50-4105-46b4-8693-3b2296989a8b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO Supports General Dynamics on GSA Alliant Win</title><description><![CDATA[COMSO will support General Dynamics, a winner of the Alliant contract recently awarded by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).&nbsp; Under this 10-year multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) Government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC), the General Dynamics team will provide infrastructure, application, and information technology management services to Federal Government agencies.&nbsp; The Alliant contract has a $50 billion potential value among 59 awardees if all options are exercised.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=385ab9c1-26e9-44f2-bc92-9391104524b5</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=385ab9c1-26e9-44f2-bc92-9391104524b5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO Among Top 100 Regional Minority Businesses</title><description><![CDATA[Margaret Mix, President and CEO of COMSO, Inc., was awarded the Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Award Special Prestige Honor. This program recognizes outstanding women and minority business owners in <st1:State w:st="on">Maryland</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Virginia</st1:State>, and the <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">District of Columbia</st1:place></st1:State>. The awards ceremony took place at the Inn and Conference Center at University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, Maryland, on Thursday, November 6<SUP>th</SUP>.<BR><BR>
<P>“COMSO’s recognition as a Top 100 Minority Business is especially gratifying to me, coming as it does at the 20<SUP>th</SUP> anniversary of COMSO’s founding,” said Margaret Mix. “I am proud that the company has acquired and indeed <I>earned</I> a solid, well-respected reputation in the information technology industry. Starting with just a good idea and one employee 20 years ago, COMSO has become well known as a computer systems integrator with an experience base spanning all phases of system life cycle development.”</P>
<P>COMSO, Inc., a Greenbelt-based leading-edge IT provider, supports our Federal government and private sector customers in software/systems engineering and integration, software development, information system security, and infrastructure support. Ms. Mix credits&nbsp;COMSO's success on our adherence to <I>Excellence, Integrity, and Teamwork</I>, the business tenets that she established in the company’s infancy and that endure and guide the company today.</P>
<P>From a pool of 1,400 nominees, a panel of seven distinguished judges chose the 100 entrepreneurs who demonstrated outstanding achievement in four key areas: eligibility, entrepreneurship, professionalism, and community contributions. Host organizations for this year's ceremony were the University of Maryland University College, Southwest Airlines, the Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs, and the Maryland Department of Transportation.</P>]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=bd892f7f-bc6f-4002-9f65-c60e84570941</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=bd892f7f-bc6f-4002-9f65-c60e84570941</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>COMSO Wins NSETS II Technology Support Services Contract</title><description><![CDATA[COMSO has been awarded a contract to provide enterprise-wide technology support services to the Associate Directorate, Education and Training (ADET) under the NSA Set-Aside for Small Business (NSETS) II contract.&nbsp;&nbsp; Over the life of the multi-year ADET Technology Support Services Contract, COMSO will provide technical support to satisfy mission operations, support operations, and extended enterprise workforce development requirements for the Center for Learning Technologies and Strategies. <BR><BR>
<P>In support of ADET training centers across the U.S. and worldwide, COMSO and its NSETS II Team members will provide:</P>
<UL>
<LI>Web administration and management 
<LI>Software systems administration and engineering 
<LI>Network system administration and engineering 
<LI>Hardware systems engineering and management 
<LI>Database administration and management 
<LI>Help desk administration and management </LI></UL>]]></description><link>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=47256c5d-d923-4c41-8c62-5e409d8d67c5</link><guid>http://www.comso.com/Module/News/NewsDetail.aspx?newsId=47256c5d-d923-4c41-8c62-5e409d8d67c5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
