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American Management Systems Inc. of Fairfax, a global business and information technology firm announced its relationship with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency was extended up to an additional three years for support, enhancement and integration of DARPA’s financial and procurement systems. (PR Newswire)

American Management Systems Inc., a business and information technology consulting firm based in Fairfax, announced an agreement to develop an open architecture loan originations solution to support Bank One Corp.’s first mortgage business as well as its direct and indirect consumer lending products. (PR Newswire)

Apollo Telemedicine Inc. of Falls Church, a developer and marketer of patented telepathology and pathology imaging solutions, entered into an agreement to market Nikon’s “ Coolscope,”which is integrated with Apollo’s suite of solutions Apollo develops and markets patented imaging solutions that enable heath care providers to make real-time medical diagnoses. (PR Newswire)

Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. of Bassett, a manufacturer and marketer of branded home furnishings plans to license its Bassettbaby brand to Springs Baby Products, a home furnishings manufacturer and Little Kids Preferred, a creator and distributor of plush tops and gifts. (Business Wire)

GuideStar of Williamsburg, which provides a national database of nonprofit information, was awarded a Technology Opportunities Program grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to develop NASCONet, a one-step registration system to save charities money and permit more efficient state oversight. (Business Wire)

Health Management Corp. of Richmond, a health and disease management company, was chosen by Athens, Ga.-based Health Plan Select to serve approximately 22,000 members through its Healthy Returns disease management program and Healthy Returns 24-hour Nurse Line. (Business Wire)

Henninger Productions, an Arlington-based production and programming arm of Henninger Media Services formed a strategic partnership with CRW Medical Productions of Herndon to produce and distribute health-related documentaries for television networks worldwide. (Business Wire)

Orbital Sciences Corp., a small space systems developer based in Dulles joined the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman team competing for full-scale development of NASA’s Orbital Space Plane as the team’s subcontractor. (PR Newswire)

WorkForce Technologies of Herndon, a voice and Web-based self-service solutions signed a reseller agreement with S1 Corp., an Atlanta-based global provider of enterprise solutions for the financial services industry to resell S1 Insurance Solutions on the S1 Enterprise Platform. (Business Wire)