CBQ Chairman Bart Fisher Appointed to Board of Directors of
Maryland Applied Information Technology Initiative Program
Business Editors/Technology Writers
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2001--CBQ, Inc. (OTCBB:CBQI) announced today that its Chairman Bart S. Fisher has been appointed by the Governor of Maryland Parris Glendenning to the Board of Directors of the Maryland Applied Information Technology Initiative (MAITI). MAITI is a statewide initiative involving eight Maryland higher educational institutions, such as Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, aimed at meeting the rapidly rising demand for information technology graduates in Maryland corporations.
The MAITI Board of Directors includes industry information technology leaders from Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Honeywell, and other companies actively doing business in and with the State of Maryland, as well as leading computer science educators from the State of Maryland.
MAITI is managing a $27 million budget to promote the development of innovative information technology capabilities at participating institutions. The principal goals of MAITI include:
-- doubling the number of information technology (IT) graduates
from Maryland's institutions of higher education by 2004 to
meet the needs of Maryland IT companies; and
-- strengthening IT research and development at Maryland's higher
education institutions to enable them to serve the R & D needs
of existing Maryland IT companies and to attract new IT
companies to the State.
"CBQ is interested in working with the educational institutions of the State of Maryland on a partnership basis on computer training skills," said Bart S. Fisher, Chairman of CBQ. "I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this exciting initiative of the State of Maryland."
About CBQ, Inc.
CBQ, Inc. is a full service, end-to-end e-Business solution IT provider, which offers a complete range of software and consulting services such as custom application development, software outsourcing, business-technology consulting, Internet and e-business consulting, system integration, architects of the Internet infrastructure, re-engineering, sustenance and provides service and maintenance with offices in China and the US. CBQ is the US distributor for Superior Computers in China. For more information on CBQ, Inc., visit cbq.com.
Safe Harbor: This news release includes forward-looking statements related to CBQ, Inc. that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results, the management of growth, market acceptance of certain products and other risks. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For further information about these factors that could affect CBQ's future results, see the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations.
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CONTACT: CBQ, Arlington
Bart Fisher, 703/387-0306
KEYWORD: VIRGINIA DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARYLAND
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EDUCATION SOFTWARE INTERNET NETWORKING E-COMMERCE
SOURCE: CBQ
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