APCO Starts Multimedia Group
APCO Associates Inc., Washington, D.C., the public affairs and
lobbying wing of the GCI Group, launched APCO Technology Services.
The new unit will offer consulting and product development services
that employ new technologies, including multimedia computing and
interactive tools, such as CD-ROM and the Internet.
Evan Kraus, formerly a systems engineer with Booz, Allen and
Hamilton, is director of the APCO technology group. (APCO, 202/778-
1056)
Jersey Agency Adds Cyber Unit
Grafica Inc., Chester, N.J., formed a new interactive services
unit. Grafica intera.active ltd. will be headed by Cliff Hughes,
director of new media. (Grafica, 908/879-2169)
New Media Division Logs On
Electronic Media Communications (EMC), a marketing communications
and broadcast public relations firm based in Newport Beach, Calif.,
formed EMC New Media. The division will offer services using the Web,
CD-ROMs and other interactive media.
New hire Linda Zimmer, vice president, heads the unit. She
formerly headed two Southern-California information systems companies,
Telegraph Landing and Systems Resolution Group. (EMC, 714/852-3999)
Tech Firm Opens Web Page
High-tech PR firm Neva Group Inc., Cambridge, Mass., unveiled an
agency home page at http://www.neva.com.
In addition to information about the PR firm, the site contains
information on trends in Internet technology as well as hotlinks to
useful sites, such as "Roget's Thesaurus." (Neva, 617/441-4000)