CARY, NC - Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women Magazine has announced that Michelle DSouza of Unified Business Technologies, Inc. is a 2008 Enterprising Women of the Year Award Winner.

The Enterprising Women of the Year Award honors the country's finest women entrepreneurs and their remarkable success. The award also recognizes winners as leaders who have mentored and given back to other women in business, and have had a profound impact on their communities. Award recipients were honored at a gala dinner on Feb. 29 at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista, FL as part of a three-day celebration held in their honor.

"Our award winners are accomplished entrepreneurs who have earned the respect and admiration of their communities", Smiley said. "This award is a testament to each womans remarkable accomplishments and we are proud to honor their business success. Every award winner is the president or CEO of a fast-growth company that has gone above and beyond to become a role model for other women in business."

UBT has been selected as a preferred vendor for the State of North Carolina. To submit bids for state contracts UBT had to submit its credentials through a preliminary proposal in an open competition. We are please to announce that our proposal was accepted and UBT has made the preferred vendor's list.

The Washington Technology Newsletter recently reported that under an 8(a) competition the Department of the Navy had made contract awards for technology and management support services to 33 small businesses. UBT is proud that we were selected as one of the Navy contractors. The work will support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C. The total value of this contract is in excess of $157,000,000.