GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, March 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, BTS™ Software Solutions, a cutting edge technology company that provides advanced software features and mission management capabilities, opened a new office on 2nd Avenue in Gallipolis, Ohio, a region also known as the Digital River. The Digital River has recently emerged as a driver of tech innovation in Ohio due to investments like this in the local economy, start-up space, and education sector.
"Gallipolis and the surrounding area have the potential to become leaders in Ohio's technology innovation," said Congressman Bill Johnson. "I am proud to support BTS in their efforts to energize the community, invest in our local talent, and encourage other growing businesses to do the same."
A Gallipolis native, BTS CEO Sean Lane chose to bring BTS Software Solutions to Ohio in an effort to contribute to the tech sector in the region. Sean has also helped establish the Digital River Project, a nonprofit working to create an ecosystem of innovation through recruitment of high tech industry, business development initiatives, and quality of life enrichment for Gallia County residents.
"I believe that people in Gallipolis absolutely have what it takes to help turn around the economy in our region," said BTS CEO Sean Lane. "We don't need to try to lure big business here with incentive programs; we absolutely have what it takes to create significant change to Ohio industry from within and the opening of BTS Software Solutions is just the beginning of this revolution."
In conjunction with the Digital River Project's nonprofit efforts, BTS provides infrastructure for Gallipolis residents to work on cutting edge technology and the opportunity to develop start-ups that organically improve the vitality of the town. BTS helped establish the University of Rio Grande's RIO SENSE (Software Engineering for National Security Enterprise) program, an undergraduate program designed to train students to solve some of our country's most difficult problems in national security and intelligence.
"Ohio is well positioned to help both established and early-stage technology-based businesses succeed, and the emergence of BTS as a force in Gallia County only helps to solidify this point," said Mark Kvamme, JobsOhio President and Interim Chief Investment Officer. "This is a great win for Appalachia and BTS is great company that saw the value to investing in Ohio."
BTS Software Solutions focuses primarily on the maintenance, promotion, and creation of new features for BTS invented Praefectus™ software. Praefectus software is used by the U.S. Army to manage tactical cellular networks and mobile devices in harsh operating environments. The company also provides business process management software services.
"The opening of a BTS Software Solutions Office in Gallipolis signifies a shift in Ohio's economy and a change in our residents' desire to drive business growth locally," said Gallia County Commission President Harold Montgomery. "I believe that here in Ohio we can innovate unique products that service a national audience. The intersection of business growth, increased education opportunities and continued investment will ensure this happens quickly and efficiently."
BTS Software Solutions is a subsidiary of BTS Corporation, a company that was founded in 2008 and has since been at the forefront of engineering advanced artificial and collective intelligence algorithms to automate the complexities of deploying and managing 3G and 4G cellular networks in the military and commercial sectors.
BTS and Praefectus are trademarks of BTS, LLC.
About BTS Software Solutions
Based in Baltimore, MD and Gallipolis, OH, BTS Software Solutions is a cutting edge technology company that provides advanced software features and telecommunications mission management capabilities. Utilizing extensible technology to manage communications over many mediums, BTS Software Solutions is dedicated to the advancement of mobile cellular technologies within the United States government. High quality professionals and first rate product delivery and execution allow BTS Software Solutions to assist the U.S. government with their mission to bring mobile and tactical cellular technologies to the Battlefield. Additional information about BTS Software Solutions is available at www.UnleashBTS.com.
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