January 15, 2010

In response to the magnitude 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti on January 13, CAPTEL and its employees are contributing to Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti.  The hospital was founded in 1956 by Larry and Gwen Mellon of Pittsburgh, who named the facility in honor of Albert Schweitzer -- whose pioneering work in Africa inspired them to devote their lives to the people of Haiti. 
For frequent updates on the situation in Haiti and the work of the physicians at the hospital, go to: http://hashaiti.blogspot.com/

December 11, 2009

CAPTEL will complete a major “re-fresh” and upgrade of it software and hardware on December 31^st.  Following two years of extensive development, the company will unveil a new CRM application which will improve performance, productivity and security on behalf its clients.  

The CRM (customer relationship management) application was developed exclusively for CAPTEL using Microsoft’s .NET 3.5 Framework and will run the next generation of applications and XML Web services.  Database management for CAPTEL’s CRM application will be supported by SQL Server 2008 -- providing the highest levels of security, reliability, and scalability for client-critical fundraising, membership, survey research and grassroots advocacy applications.

In addition, CAPTEL will complete an extensive upgrade of its hardware, including new Dell PowerEdge application and database servers running Windows Server 2008 R2.  New client representative workstations operating on Windows 7 will round-out the technology re-fresh.

CAPTEL is committed to providing its clients with the latest technology for enhanced performance and cost-efficiency.  Since it founding in 1997, CAPTEL has upgraded / refreshed its software and hardware on four occasions – an average of once every three years.    

July 10, 2009

Philip Smith, CAPTEL President and CEO, was reappointed to the Maryland-Leningrad Sister State Committee Board of Directors.  The purpose of the Committee is to expand the interactions between the State of Maryland and the government, citizens and businesses of the Leningrad Oblast -- the region surrounding the City of St. Petersburg.

For 28 years, the Maryland Sister States Program has promoted international understanding and cooperation through ten sister state relationships on five continents.  With the support of the Sister States program, Maryland companies have gained access to world markets, and, many successful cross-cultural activities have been introduced in both Maryland and its sister states.

The Secretary of State of Maryland is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sister States Program, which is run for the State of Maryland and its citizens.

January 2, 2009

CAPTEL is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship of Maryland Public Television's weekly broadcast of the Volvo Ocean Race.  The Volvo Ocean Race, often called the "Everest of Sailing," pits the world's best sailors against one another as they circle the globe. America's Cup champion, ESPN commentator and author Gary Jobson hosts this 39-part recap of each week's adrenaline-pumping racing action.
Seven high-definition cameras positioned on board the boats capture the high drama of living and racing on the open ocean. Over the course of nine months and 39,000 nautical miles, seven 70-foot yachts battle each other and nature's extremes: mammoth 50-foot waves, stinging snow and sleet, ice-encrusted decks, oppressive equatorial heat, violent ocean storms and massive icebergs.
The 10th running of this ocean marathon began in Alicante, Spain, in October 2008, and includes stopovers in India, China, Brazil, South America, the United States, Ireland, Sweden, with a late June, 2009 finish in St. Petersburg, Russia.

October 8, 2008 

CAPTEL is proud to co-sponsor "Maryland Veterans of World War II, Our Arsenal of Democracy," a special exhibition of The Maryland Historical Society, opening November 11, 2008.  Honoring combat veterans from Maryland, who served in every theater of the war, the exhibition displays uniforms, small arms, and equipment authentic to the men who used them, often “personalized” with their own artistic touches. Helmets are inscribed with individual names and units, and in some cases pierced by shrapnel and bullet holes, while weapons carry the dents and dings of active fighting from the Normandy beaches to Iwo Jima. The material in the exhibition comes primarily from the collection of Colonel (MD) George S. Rich, a member of CAPTEL's Board of Directors.

August 12, 2008