NewVa Corridor Technology Council to Host Technology Expo

Event Will Spotlight Growing Technology Hub in Southwest Virginia
ROANOKE, Va. & BLACKSBURG, Va.--(Business Wire)--
The NewVa Corridor Technology Council ("NCTC") announced today
that it will be hosting the NewVA Technology Expo on September 5, 2008
at the Roanoke Civic Center, in Roanoke, Virginia. The event will
showcase a variety of both small and large technology companies
located in the region that includes Roanoke, Blacksburg and
surrounding communities known as the NewVA region of the Commonwealth
of Virginia.

The NewVA region is home to a diverse and thriving technology and
entrepreneurial community, with businesses specializing in the fields
of biology, chemistry, nano-technology, materials science, autonomous
navigation, software engineering, bio-informatics, fiber optics, water
purification, aerospace, and information technology, among other
disciplines. Last year, three companies from the NewVA region won R&D
100 awards from R&D Magazine. The NewVA region is also home to
Virginia Tech, one of the nation's premier research universities.

The NewVA Tech Expo will be hosted by the NCTC, a non-profit
membership organization that assists, connects, and promotes
technology companies located in the NewVA region, and represents 170
member companies and organizations.

"The NewVA region is one of Virginia's best kept secrets. The area
has a great quality of life and a growing entrepreneurial technology
community for today's knowledge workers" stated Neil Wilkin, President
of the NCTC, and President and CEO of Optical Cable Corporation. "The
NewVA Technology Expo is another opportunity to see what technology
companies in the NewVA region have to offer," stated Mr. Wilkin.

Cory Donovan, Executive Director of the NCTC, relocated from the
Washington, D.C. area a few years ago. "This is a great time to be
living in Southwest Virginia, earn a good living and enjoy a high
quality of life. Eighty-two percent of the jobs created in the New
River Valley last year were technology jobs. So, the opportunity to
have it all is here--in the NewVA region!" stated Mr. Donovan.

Directly following the NewVa Tech Expo, the City of Roanoke will
host a pep rally at the Roanoke Civic Center for the Virginia Tech
football team, which plays its first home game the following day.
Admission to both the pep rally and NewVA Tech Expo is free.

Mr. Wilkin added, "I would encourage Virginia Tech alumni and
other visitors attending the Virginia Tech football pep rally to visit
Tech Expo and learn about employment, partnership, and investment
opportunities with the technology innovators in the NewVA region."

For more information about NewVa Technology Expo visit
www.TheTechnologyCouncil.com/TechExpo.

About the NewVa Corridor Technology Council

The NewVa Corridor Technology Council ("NCTC") champions the
interests of technology-based businesses in the NewVa region of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, which includes Roanoke, Blacksburg and
surrounding communities in Southwest Virginia. A member-driven
organization, the NCTC's mission is to serve and promote the
technology industry for the purpose of driving prosperity in the NewVa
region and to champion a climate for the sustainable success of
technology-based businesses in the region.

NCTC's members range from emerging technology businesses to some
of the largest businesses in the NewVa region, from educational
institutions to local governments, as well as other organizations
interested in promoting a vibrant technology community in the region.
The NCTC is a not-for-profit organization and is funded through the
support of its members and sponsors.

Further information about the NewVa Corridor Technology Council is
available on the World Wide Web at www.thetechnologycouncil.com.

AT THE NCTC:
Cory Donovan, 540-443-9232
Executive Director
cory@thetechnologycouncil.com
or
Neil Wilkin, 540-265-0690
President
investorrelations@occfiber.com

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