July 2010—ClearImage is pleased to announce Amanda Griffin's promotion to Account Manager. A dedicated and charismatic team member, Amanda drives many of ClearImage's interactive entertainment and technology account deliverables, as well as strategic direction for GamesBizWire. Amanda brings enthusiasm and innovation to all projects, working closely with the firm's clients and participating as an active representative in several local, regional and national industry organizations.

June 2010—ClearImage organized a summer exeCConnect reception in Charlotte on Tuesday, June 15th. Hosted at Peak 10's headquarters, the invitation-only event was attended by more than 180 regional business and thought leaders. The event was held with support from the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) and Business Innovation Growth (big) and sponsors included Agility Recovery Solutions, AirTight, Apex Systems, CONNECTED! Technologies, EMC, Geist, Level 3 Communications, On-Line Computer Products, Rittal, StillSecure, tw telecom and Varrow. The exeCConnect is a series of exclusive business events and executive roundtables, enabling thought leaders and their peers throughout the Charlotte-Raleigh-Richmond corridor to gather together and discuss market trends, information and best practices.

May 2010—ClearImage supports Peak 10’s managed services team on the expansion of their Cloud Plus offering. Cloud Plus gives businesses access to cloud services and expertise that allows them to leverage the power of the cloud based on their specific needs. Peak 10's managed services team embraces the industry's evolving technologies by adopting and tailoring solutions such as virtualization and cloud-based services as part of its robust managed services offering. The company's strong customer focus, financial stability, geographic diversity and technical strength attracts market-leading companies across the globe.

April 2010—ClearImage is pleased to play a larger role in supporting the second annual Triangle Game Conference (TGC) in Raleigh, NC. ClearImage and GamesBizWire are sponsoring the Games in Media and Business of Games session tracks. ClearImage’s President, Dave Murray, is slated to participate in the “PR and Marketing in a Socially-Networked World” panel, to offer his experience and guidance to industry professionals and students. The TGC is the East Coast forum for networking, career building and sharing gaming industry expertise, providing an independent forum for interactive entertainment companies to share ideas and learn about the latest tools and technologies within the industry.

The conference is a natural convergence of thought leadership, with the Research Triangle Park region as home to more than 30 computer and video game companies, employing over 1,000 people - one of the largest concentrations of game development companies in the U.S. With significant year-over-year attendance growth expected, the conference is evolving into the conference destination for a growing number of East Coast game industry companies, as well as increasing its footprint to attract speakers and attendees from around the world.

March 2010—ClearImage heads to San Francisco for the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) in support of several of the firm's technology and entertainment sector clients. The team will be providing marketing communications, business development and public relations services for conference exhibition, sponsorship, product launches and new market debuts. Clients participating in the conference include XLOC, Peak 10, Emergent and xaitment. XLOC will be launching the latest version of its localization management solution, as well as sponsoring the Game Localization Summit. The GamesBizWire team will also be attending the conference, promoting its' expanded service offering and increased targeted media outreach capabilities in 2010.

February 2010—German-based xaitment hires ClearImage to implement strategic lead generation, business development and marketing communications programs to promote its artificial intelligence software platform globally. Founded in 2004, xaitment engineers lifelike Artificial Intelligence (AI) for computer games and simulations that are so realistic players are not able to determine whether they are competing against other human players or against computer-controlled agents.

January 2010—ClearImage broadens its business development capabilities and targeted marketing programs to further support companies that want to strategically position their products and services in Asia, EMEA and the Americas. With significant expertise in entering new markets, ClearImage is providing innovative business, sales and marketing consulting services to clients around the world that want to implement successful global growth strategies.

December 2009—ClearImage oversees all marketing and communications activities supporting Peak 10’s acquisition of Fort Lauderdale-based 1Vault Networks. Peak 10 Inc., a managed services company with world-class data centers, delivers scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure. The company operates facilities in ten key markets that include Cincinnati, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.; Tampa, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.; and Richmond, Va.

November 2009—GamesBizWire partners with Game::Business::Law, the primary international summit on the law and business of video games being held at the SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas January 27–28, 2010. The summit will bring together global game industry leaders, investors, developers, publishers and lawyers for two days to explore the latest trends in the games industry. Game::Business::Law will provide practical approaches for achieving success in the evolving marketplace of digital games. GamesBizWire, a cost-effective way for computer game companies to send their updates directly to hundreds of gaming and entertainment publications and online sites, is committed to partnering with strategic events that further the professional and technological services, and interactive entertainment industries.

October 2009—ClearImage expands Peak 10’s national media relations and industry analyst activities. Peak 10 is the leading independent data center operator and managed services provider, delivering scalable, economical and reliable solutions for hosting and managing complex information technology infrastructure. Its expert team embraces the industry's evolving technologies by adopting and tailoring solutions such as virtualization and cloud-based services as part of its robust managed services offering. The company's strong customer focus, financial stability, geographic diversity and technical strength attracts market-leading companies across the globe.

September 2009—XLOC, Inc. hires ClearImage to implement strategic public relations and communications programs to promote its global localization. XLOC is the leading provider of global localization solutions for the international computer and video game industry with more than 30 years of production, programming and development experience. XLOC offers an organizational management system that streamlines localization processes and simplifies the integration of localization into the development cycle. This process saves game developers and publishers significant time and money, and allows them to ship their international SKUs simultaneously across multiple game platforms and languages to realize the full potential of the global marketplace. The XLOC tool suite is compatible with all major 3D engine technologies and can be leveraged as a stand-alone product or be combined with XLOC’s consulting and support services.

July 2009—For the second year in a row, GamesBizWire, an interactive entertainment news distribution service and content provider owned and operated by ClearImage, partners with the Georgia Game Developer's Association as the exclusive wire distribution service for the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Gaming Expo (SIEGE) 2009. SIEGE, which will be held in Atlanta on October 2-4, brings together students and professionals from across the region to celebrate the world of computer and video games. Along with a job fair and three days of keynote addresses, panels, workshops and tournaments, SIEGE 2009 will explore the connective power of games—through art, technology and business. GamesBizWire continually works with conferences and tradeshows all over the world to maximize the coverage that educational, networking and human resources events receive and to facilitate global computer and video game industry growth.

July 2009—ClearImage is pleased to announce Amanda Brown’s promotion to Director of Media Relations. A dedicated and thorough professional, Amanda drives all of ClearImage’s media relations activities and manages our media team. Amanda brings enthusiasm and innovation to all projects, working closely with the firm’s clients and contributing daily to ClearImage’s development.