Vocus Co-Founder and CTO Bob Lentz Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2007 Award Finalist In Maryland
Vocus, Inc., today announced that Co-Founder and CTO Bob Lentz is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2007 Award in the Maryland program.
Lanham, MD (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 16, 2007 -- Vocus, Inc., (NASDAQ: VOCS) a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management, today announced that Co-Founder and CTO Bob Lentz is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2007 Award in the Maryland program. According to Ernst & Young, the awards program was designed to recognize outstanding entrepreneurs on a regional, national and global level who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Bob was selected as a finalist from nearly 50 nominations by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 28 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore.
"I am honored to be selected as a finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year," said Bob Lentz, co-founder and CTO of Vocus, Inc. "The award recognizes an extraordinary 15 year history of hard-work and commitment by the people of Vocus to create the first on-demand software designed specifically for the PR industry."
The first and only on-demand software suite for public relations, Vocus enables organizations of all sizes to communicate directly with key reporters and the public. Its on-demand solution enables PR professionals to create targeted media lists, distribute press releases and news, monitor and analyze coverage and manage PR efforts from one application.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) awards program celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2007 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 17, 2007. The national Entrepreneur Of The Year celebration is part of Ernst & Young's Strategic Growth Forum. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event held in Monte Carlo.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards(R) are pleased to have Bank of America as the national presenting sponsor, as well as SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as national sponsors.
In Maryland, local sponsors include Clifton Gunderson LLP, DLA Piper US LLP, The Mergis Group, Baltimore SmartCEO, and the Baltimore Business Journal.
About Vocus, Inc.
Vocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: VOCS) is a leading provider of on-demand software for public relations management. Our web-based software suite helps organizations of all sizes to fundamentally change the way they communicate with both the media and the public, optimizing their public relations and increasing their ability to measure its impact. Our on-demand software addresses the critical functions of public relations including media relations, news distribution and news monitoring. We deliver our solutions over the Internet using a secure, scalable application and system architecture, which allows our customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt our on-demand software. Vocus is used by over 1,700 organizations worldwide and is available in five languages. Vocus is based in Lanham, MD with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information please visit www.vocus.com or call 800.345.5572.
About the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2006, honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 125 cities and 40 countries.
About Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young, a global leader in professional services, is committed to enhancing the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 114,000 people in 140 countries pursue the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism in providing a range of sophisticated services centered on our core competencies of auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions. Further information about Ernst & Young and its approach to a variety of business issues can be found at www.ey.com/perspectives. Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, a U.K. company limited by guarantee, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited does not provide services to clients. Ernst & Young LLP is a U.S. client-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.
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