With New Name, Beyond OCD Gets a Website Facelift to Improve Functionality and Footprint

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 18, 2012

Beyond OCD, the worlds leading repository of consumer-friendly resources to help sufferers and families cope with and conquer Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), has rebranded its website at http://www.beyondocd.org, deploying its new and improved web architecture to provide visitors with faster page loads, increasingly significant content, easier navigation, and a more vibrant visual experience.

The vastly improved website comes on the heels of the early May announcement that the 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1994, changed its name from OCD Chicago to Beyond OCD in response to the groups increasing global reach. Beyond OCD also maintains a second website, http://www.ocdeducation.org, which is an OCD educational resource for school personnel.

Beyond OCD is dedicated to being the leading platform for individuals, families, mental health professionals, educators, clergy and the media across the country seeking information and aid to improving the lives of people who suffer with OCD. The website, originally launched in 2005, has grown exponentially over the years as more information and resources have become available to the OCD interest community. Rebuilding and re-launching the web portal was deemed to be the best way to stay on the cutting edge of Internet protocols amid the OCD knowledge expansion.

BeyondOCD.com is a highly dynamic website that provides a wealth of OCD data, reading recommendations and other resources, as well as personal stories from OCD sufferers, OCD facts and myths, resources from professionals and experts in the field, treatments and therapies, news, resource links, and even valuable information on a host other and often related mental health disorders.

When originally launched on the web over seven years ago, Beyond OCDs website employed an earlier version of ExpressionEngine, the webs Number 1 content management system softwarethe best of its kind at the time. The Beyond OCD web design and development firm, Unleaded Group of Denver, recently completely rebuilt and restructured the website in the very latest ExpressionEngine version, and also improved the site architecture to the most modern incarnations of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and HTML (HyperText Markup Language), both critical backbones defining the styles and code language that drive the highest-performing sites on the Internet.

While repeat visitors to beyondocd.org will not immediately detect changes to the site other than the organizations name change, the improved user experience is sure to please. Moreover, the new website architecture makes it much easier and quicker for Beyond OCD staff to post fresh content, expanding the organizations mission to be the most comprehensive resource on the topic anywhere on earth.

Beyond OCD reaches visitors from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.

OCD: The Facts

There is no cure for OCD, but armed with information, as well as appropriate treatments and therapies, most OCD sufferers can attain significant relief from their symptoms to help them get Beyond OCD.

OCD is a neurobiological anxiety disorder that causes people to endure unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and ritualistic behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) that they are driven to perform over and over. As the average age of diagnosis goes down, OCD is increasing viewed as a disorder that first strikes in childhood. While most people who have this disorder know their obsessions and compulsions are irrational and excessive, they cannot control them.

OCD is characterized by obsessions and compulsions that take up an excessive amount of time and cause significant distress. Consider that:

DC Capital Partners Expands Footprint in Intelligence, Information Technology, and Strategic Consulting with Acquisition of Catapult Technology

Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 10, 2012

DC Capital Partners, LLC (“DC Capital”), a private investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC, has announced the acquisition of Catapult Technology, Ltd. (Catapult), a leading Information Technology (“IT”) contractor to the federal government.

Thomas J. Campbell, President of DC Capital, said, We are pleased to have Catapult join the DC Capital portfolio of companies. Catapult has an impressive track record of outstanding performance for a diverse group of federal agencies. Our investment in Catapult positions us to further expand our capabilities and support our ultimate objective of assisting our customers in fulfilling their mission. Together with two other portfolio companies, Strategic Intelligence Group LLC (SIG) and Kickstand, LLC (Kickstand), our collective capabilities will be greatly enhanced and the solutions provided to existing customers will afford the opportunity for meaningful growth.

Mark E. Hunker, newly promoted President and Chief Executive Officer of Catapult said, DC Capital brings a depth of experience and strategic vision to our efforts. Our new relationships with SIG and Kickstand allow us to expand our capabilities, benefiting both our customers and our employees.

Catapults management and employees are exceptional. We are fortunate to have Mark Hunker leading Catapult as we move forward. He joins a dynamic team that is already working well together, Campbell added. Under this umbrella, we will continue to build upon the strong relationship with our customers and provide our employees with enhanced opportunities for growth.

Catapult Founder Randy J. Slager, while stepping down from his duties as CEO, will join the Board of Directors and remain involved in strategic planning and business development. Slager noted that, DC Capital will help complete the vision I had when I started Catapult: to become the preferred federal mid-tier firm. They bring experience, knowledge, and resources necessary for the company to further excel in this market.

The balance of Catapults current management team will remain in place: David Thornton, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President; John Scarcella, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Systems; David Lyons, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Technology & Management Solutions; and Robert Smith, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President.

About Catapult Technology, Ltd.

Catapult Technology, Ltd. is a leading provider of information technology and management consulting services to the federal government. The firms Technology and Management Solutions division serves civilian departments and agencies; its Enterprise Systems division serves defense and intelligence departments and agencies. Catapult was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more at http://www.catapulttechnology.com.

About DC Capital Partners, LLC

DC Capital Partners, LLC is a private investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC focused on making control investments in middle market companies that provide differentiated and innovative services and solutions to the U.S. federal government. DC Capital’s investment strategy emphasizes sectors that it believes offer the most compelling growth opportunities including but not limited to Intelligence, Information Technology, Development, Security, Infrastructure and Construction and Environmental. Learn more at http://www.dccapitalpartners.com.

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