Long Island Capital Alliance Announces Strategic Partnership with Long Island Forum for Technology

Preliminary Schedule for Homeland Security and Defense Event on March 9 Includes Exciting Technologies and Services from Regional Companies and Panel of Industry Leaders

Melville, NY – February 16, 2012 – The Long Island Capital Alliance (“LICA”), the leading non-profit capital formation and business development organization serving regional companies, today announced a strategic partnership with the Long Island Forum for Technology (“LIFT”).  The partnership with LIFT will facilitate LICA’s reach into the burgeoning and fragmented technology industry.  Initially focusing on one technology sector, LIFT will play a major role as a partner in LICA’s Homeland Security and Defense Capital Forum scheduled for March 9.

“We are pleased to announce our strategic affiliation with LIFT as part of our strategy of forming alliances with major Long Island business organizations,” said Jeffrey L. Bass, Chairman of LICA.  “LIFT has an industry-driven initiative structure, providing Long Island businesses with a wide range of programs directed at creating an environment for innovation, lowering the cost of operations and increasing growth, focused on creating Long Island’s future.  LIFT has provided a number of companies that will present at our Homeland Security and Defense Capital Forum, and we look forward to further collaboration now and in the future.  Each presenting company has been hand picked by LICA for this event, and possesses what we and LIFT believe is the “Wow Factor” that may serve as the catalyst for significant growth.”

“As a leading player in capital formation assistance for regional companies for almost 30 years, our strategic partnership with LICA represents a critical component of our mission to serve regional technology companies,” said LIFT President Frank Otto.   “LICA has long served as an advocate for business financing.  As our constituent companies can attest, accessing the capital markets for small, growing businesses is vitally important yet extremely challenging.  LIFT and LICA will collectively be of far more value to strengthening Long Island’s economic development and employment outlook.”  

Homeland Security and Defense Capital Forum on March 9, 2012 – Preliminary Agenda

Host Speakers and Panel of Industry Experts

Frank Otto: LIFT President (and formerly LIFT’s Chairman), Mr. Otto is a long time fixture in

the defense and aerospace industry in the region. He has held a number of senior level management positions for both EDO Corp, now a part of ITT, and Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Roger Christopher: V.P., Corp. Finance at KPMG Finance, previously V.P. of Aerospace Defense and Corp. Finance at the investment banking firm of Stifel Nicholas.

Kevin S. Law: President and CEO of the Long Island Association, New York State's largest business organization.

William Reinisch: Based in New York City, Mr. Reinisch is a Partner of Palladin Capital Group, a private equity firm with a proven track record of financial expertise, national security experience and specialized technical competence.

Presenting Companies

IMPACT®: A leading provider of innovative tools and technologies to protect public and private safety workers and first responders.

Impact Wow Factor: Impact creates actionable knowledge by building innovative tools and technologies, including cloud-based platforms and technology transfer applications, creating a scalable solution for any size law enforcement entity.

PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: PSWS): Developer of the First Response Water System (FRWS), a mobile water treatment system that is capable of being deployed to communities and businesses in times of natural disasters or other water crises and producing 30,000 gallons of clean potable water a day to sustain lives.

PureSafe Wow Factor: The PureSafe™ First Response Water System is fully equipped to purify water within 30 minutes from its initial connection to a water source. Because it is able to treat all types of contamination (except radiation), it can be mobilized as soon as a disaster is evident.

SiCore Technologies: Affiliated with New York State’s Applied Science Foundation for Homeland Security, SiCore is a cyber security firm founded in 2004.

SiCore Wow Factor: SiCore has developed a secure server solution with an “artificial immune system” that monitors and detects anomalous behavior on the host computer and delivers countermeasures to combat rootkits and evasive malware not detected by traditional security systems.  

V.C.O.R.E Solutions LLC: Created by Balfour Technologies and Power Management Concepts (PMC), V.C.O.R.E. provides real world solutions for homeland security, emergency preparedness, and rapid response environments.

V.C.O.R.E. Wow Factor: Created a solution to interactively visualize massive amounts of available intelligence, surveillance and infrastructure data into a single four-dimensional Common Operating Environment to achieve mission-critical automated situational awareness.

Only one opening remains available for a qualifying presenting company that wants to connect with a wide variety of investors -- venture capitalists, hedge funds, angel investors and investment bankers -- willing to provide access to growth capital. To submit a company for the Homeland Security and Defense Capital Forum or for more information about the event, please contact LICA today or apply online.  

In an effort to expand the audience that may invest in companies presenting at its capital forums, LICA for the first time is allowing new investor attendees to participate in its events free of charge.  

About Long Island Forum for Technology–LIFT:

LIFT is a non-for-profit economic development organization working with the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR®) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). LIFT serves as NYSTAR’s designated Regional Technology Development Center for Long Island and one of nearly 350 MEP locations across the country.

LIFT supports the defense and aerospace, medical device and healthcare, homeland security, energy, information technology and manufacturing clusters of the Long Island economy. We partner with local companies, organizations, Universities and the National Laboratory Systems.

How to be a successful entrepreneur in a bad economy - Dec.14 from 7 - 9:30

Plainview Old-Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School DECA With the support of Long Island Capital Alliance (LICA) Present: “How to be a successful entrepreneur in a bad economy” Speakers include: Robert Meyrowitz Founder of icon companies, such as Ultimate FightingChampionship (UFC) and The King Biscuit Flower Hour Jeffrey Bass CEO of Executive Strategies Group LLC and Chairman of the Long Island Capital Alliance Come join us as some of Long Island’s most interesting and accomplished Entrepreneurs discuss what it takes to be a good entrepreneur and How good entrepreneurs can succeed even in a bad economy Date:             Monday, December 14th Time:             From 7:00 to 9:30 PM Location:      Plainview Library 999 Old Country Road Plainview, 11803 To Register: E-mail your name, company and phone number to plainviewdeca@gmail.com (space is limited). Speaker Bios: Robert Meyrowitz: Mr. Meyrowitz began his career in radio starting a company called DIR Broadcasting. Amongst hundreds of other radio shows, Mr. Meyrowitz created, produced and distributed the legendary “The King Biscuit Flower Hour”. He went on to become President and CEO of SEG corp., where he founded, created and produced the Ultimate Fighting Championships (the “UFC”).  Under Mr. Meyrowitz, SEG also produced pay-per-view music specials with such diverse artists as The Who, Ozzie Ozbourne, Travis Tritt, Marty Stuart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Two Pac, Queen Latifah, and David Hasselhoff.  Mr. Meyrowitz’s television productions also include Amnesty International’s Human Rights Tour for HBO staring Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Tracy Chapman and Peter Gabriel, the “History of Rock and Roll” for the WB, two Bette Midler HBO specials, two Whoopi Goldberg HBO specials, two Billy Connelly HBO specials, “Who’s on First”, a series for ABC Late Night, “The Inside Track”, a weekly series on A&E, “The Legendary Ladies of Rock and Roll” on Cinemax, Paul Simon for Cinemax, “The Roy Orbision Tribute” for HBO, The New Kids on the Block for pay-Per-View (the highest grossing entertainment show on Pay-Per-View).  Mr. Meyrowitz was also part of the broadcast team that brought Billy Joel to the Soviet Union, which resulted in the first radio simulcast between the U.S. and the USSR, as well as television specials for HBO and ABC.  Mr. Meyrowitz was also President and CEO of eYada.com the largest internet radio company.   Jeffrey Bass: Executive Strategies Group Principal Jeffrey L. Bass brings vast business experience and knowledge to the table as a strategic business advisor to corporate executive management. He is known in the New York business community for his consultation with businesses of all sizes and stages of development, helping them to clearly define business objectives, critical success factors, marketing strategies, operation plans and financial requirements to achieve their objectives.  Mr. Bass is the chairman of the Long Island Capital Alliance and conceived and inaugurated the LI/NY Metro Capital Forum. He has served as a leader at various conferences including those sponsored by the White House, Securities and Exchange Commission, United States Department of Commerce, American Society for Public Administration, International City Management Association, New York State Council of Mayors and Inc. Magazine, as well as regional business associations Mr. Bass is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on strategic planning and budgeting and is frequently quoted as an authority in local and national business media. He has taught courses in Public Administration and Public Finance at Queens College of the City University of New York, where he served as Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Affairs. He has also taught courses in Entrepreneurial Management. He is a supporter of numerous philanthropic organizations. Mr. Bass earned a Masters in Public Administration from New York University, an M.A. in Urban Studies and a B.A. in Political Science from Queens College. He holds New York State Property and Casualty and Life and Health Insurance Licenses and is a general securities representative with Series 7 and 63 registrations.

The New Long Island Capital Alliance Website

Long Island Capital recently launched their new website. The new enhanced easy-to-navigate site has numerous benefits for LICA members. Read on to learn more about the site.

The new website has a “Members Only” area which can be entered through a login and password. And don’t worry if you forgot your password.  All you need to do is click the “Forgot Your Password?” link and your password will be sent to you via e-mail. Within this new Members Only area, you can now enter an area of the site that will allow you, the member, to manage your own profile or business listing.  You have the ability to keep your own information up to date and current. But even better is the opportunity to control the information that you want to display on your member profile.  You can include as much or as little as you choose, plus you decide what others can see. You can also add a photo of yourself or logo for your company, and share files with other members. This is all available for members of LICA to enhance the networking experience.

Another new feature of the website is the ability to search for other members. Member profiles, company and website will be accessible through a search of the member database. This will now increase your member and company visibility.  Members can also be reached through the LICA website using a safe, spam free contact form. The networking doesn't have to end when the physical meetings end. All members of LICA can continue networking online, through the website, to make new contacts and generate new opportunities. Event registration is now easier than ever for members with 2-click event registration. Registration for non-members is also easy with a short form and payment option. 

On the new website you will also find out about current LICA news through links to our Twitter page, our blog, and soon we will be involved with other social media sites.

The LICA website is growing. Come visit the new Long Island Capital Alliance website and see the benefits for yourself at licapital.org.

LIFT president Ken Morrelly dies

The Board of the Long Island Capital Alliance is saddened by the untimely passing of its long time Board member, Kenneth Morrelly. Ken was a highly respected professional in the Long Island business community. His reputation as a tenacious advocate for manufacturing and technology companies is embodied in the growth of the Long Island Forum for Technology of which he was President. Unlike many others who talk the talk, Ken walked the walk. His devotion to the Long Island business community is exceeded only by his strong love for his family. He will be sorely missed. The LICA Board extends its heartfelt condolences to his wife, children and grand children. For more information visit LIBN.

Jeffrey L. Bass
Chairman

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