Reston, Va. -- More people watched online videos in June than during any other month since the birth of the Internet, according to new figures from Reston-based comScore.

Vienna, Va. -- CEL-SCI, a Vienna-based biotechnology firm developing drugs to treat cancer and infectious diseases, said on Thursday that it plans to raise $4.4 million through a registered direct offering.

Reston, Va. -- Software AG, a German developer of business infrastructure software with U.S. headquarters in Reston, said on Tuesday that it will launch a tender offer to acquire German rival IDS Scheer in a deal worth $681 million.

Springfield, Va. -- Versar, a Springfield-based provider of program management and technology services to the government, is the highest-ranked local company on Fortune Small Business magazine's newly released list of the 100 fastest growing public companies with under $200 million in annual revenue.

Reston, Va. -- Frazoo, a San Diego-based search engine company offering pay-per-click advertising, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Reston-based in-text ad network BrandClik.

Washington, DC -- Building on the success of its popular social search platform, DC-based Searchles said that it has launched its new Twicsy Twitter photo search engine, which now features several dozen perspectives of Monday afternoon's Metro crash.

Vienna, Va. -- Looking to expand its government footprint, Vienna-based Sage Communications, a provider of marketing communications services, said that it has acquired Falls Church-based counterpart JDG Communications.

Vienna, Va. -- Convera, a Vienna-based developer of web tools that allow publishers to create customized search engines, said that it has signed a deal to merge with U.K.-based Firstlight Online, a developer of online ad targeting tools.

Washington, DC -- The DC area now ranks fourth among all metropolitan areas in North America in terms of the economic activity that it creates through its technology industry, according to a new study by the Milken Institute.