Stepping Out Communications

Stepping Out Communications is a marketing and public relations consultancy serving technology companies and venture capital firms. Stepping Out has the experience to get quick results using a flexible service model that accommodates clients' needs and budgets. Seasoned professionals each apply their 15-plus years of experience to help clients achieve core business objectives.

What Stepping Out Can Do for You

Marketing Activities


Public Relations


Spokesperson Coaching

Positioning workshops


Company/product launches


Media training

Audience research and analysis


Media/analyst relations


Presentation development

Event management


Speaking programs


Video rehearsal

         

What Stepping Out Has Done For Others

News Coverage
“Big corporate acquirers continued to snap up venture-backed tech firms. In November, Dell Inc. said it would pay $1.4 billion for storage provider EqualLogic Inc. The company's venture backers included Charles River Ventures, Sigma Partners . . .” January 2, 2008
Xsigo Named Top 10 Storage Technology of 2007
By Mary Jander, December 20, 2007
Xsigo Named Top Ten New Disruptive Storage Technology
By Chris Preimesberger, December 7, 2007
Sigma Partners’ investment in EqualLogic
“Dell buys EqualLogic for $1.4B, biggest cash purchase of private tech company”. By Matt Marshall, November 5, 2007.
AppStream Product Review
By Randall Kennedy, September 24, 2007
Xsigo Systems – The Next New Data Center Star?
By Peter Burrows, September 13, 2007
Xsigo Launches I/O Virtualization Product
By Deni Conner, September 10, 2007
Capella Reboots with $20M
(PDF Format)
By Scott Denne, March 15, 2007
The Virtual Desktop
Cover story with inclusion of AppStream and two of their key customers. By Gary Anthes, March 5th 2007
Desktop Streaming and Application Virtualization
Podcast Interview with AppStream’s partner, Altiris. By Brian Madden, November 20, 2006
The Year of Living Virtually
A ppStream listed as key player of application streaming. By Michael Miller, November 15, 2006

Sigma Partners' new hire profiled in American Venture Magazine, October, 19, 2006

Synchross included in feature story, "Customer Care Goes to Extremes", WirelessWeek, October 15, 2006"

Ridgelift Ventures partner quoted as industry expert in article entitled, "Yahoo may pay $1 billion for . . . Facebook", September 22, 2006

Desktop Virtualization: Making PC's Manageable
AppStream is included in a market round up of desktop virtualization products. By Galen Gruman, September 11, 2006

   
Virtual App Wars Move From OS to the Desktop
AppStream, Citrix and Softricity are leading the pack in the application virtualization software market. By Paula Rooney, September 8, 2006

Mimeo included in feature story, “It’s Just Like Oz”, Feb 22, 2005

   
 
Spokesperson Coaching

Provided speaker coaching to partners for Annual Meeting, 2005, 2006, 2007 Event planned with speaker coaching for Annual Meeting, 2000-2007 Coached executives for funding presentation, 2006 Provided message development and spokesperson coaching for company launch, 2007

 

     
Video rehearsal provided for funding presentation, 2007