Ntara, a new media company, opened a local office in May. Originally based in Johnson City, TN, the company’s capabilities now include corporate communications services, 3D animation, digital video, and interactive visual simulation services. The local office is at 730 Peachtree Street. Don Reggio, formerly with Allied Vaughn, takes the presidential reins. Reggio is President of the Atlanta chapter of Media Communications Association International and a Professional Executive member of the American Marketing Association, Atlanta.

The company received equity capital funding from Manduca Management, LLP, a Florida based venture capital group and subsidiary of the largest print media entity in Venezuela. Ntara President, Jerry Brock, serves as Chairman of the Industrial Partners Program of VaNTH, a research consortium be tween Van derbilt, Northwestern, Texas, Harvard, and MIT Universities. Ntara will work with this group as an industrial partner, developing computer based education and training courses to improve classroom learning.