Construction management processes

Houston Independent School District (HISD) has selected Prolog software to standardize its construction management processes. HISD is working directly with Project 3 Technologies, a Meridian Systems Value Added Reseller (VAR), to implement Prolog Manager across the school district’s current US$1.045 billion capital improvement program. (Willie Burroughs, general manager, HISD.)

$15m to perform nuclear remediation services

Homeland Security Capital Corporation's environmental remediation subsidiary, Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC) has been awarded a task order valued at $15.2M to perform nuclear remediation services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District. This project is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Contracted by the Army Corps through the Buffalo District, SEC will be performing remediation activities to include excavation, rail transportation, disposal, backfill, site restoration, site analysis and health & safety activities.

One millionth automated manifest system

LaserCard (www.lasercard.com) has shipped its one millionth automated manifest system (AMS) card, used for securely identifying contents of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) shipping containers. The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) recently renewed the AMS contract for three years through prime contractor General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics.

$15m for National Gang Intelligence

Sim-G Technologies has been awarded an order by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to design, develop, deploy, operate and maintain the FBI’s National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) Information System (IS). The task order, awarded under the GSA Alliant Small Business Contract, has an estimated value of $15 million over five years if all options are exercised.

QMS for FDA

MasterControl, a provider of software solutions that enable regulated companies to improve internal efficiency and reduce overall costs while accelerating time to market, and i4DM, a MasterControl partner, have been selected as the software provider and implementation team of a quality management system (QMS) for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) selected MasterControl’s quality management software solution to be used by its agencies that are engaged in field investigations enforcement, and scientific laboratory analysis of field samples. The system will be implemented across the United States, in regional offices, district offices, laboratories and headquarters.

9.4 million beneficiaries of Military Health System

Planned Systems International (PSI), a provider of information technology (IT) solutions and services to the federal government, has been awarded a task order by the Defense Health Information Management System (DHIMS) Program Office to provide operations and maintenance support to AHLTA-Theater (AHLTA-T), the military’s electronic health record for the Military Theater environment. The task order has a total value of $8.3 million if all options are exercised.

AHLTA-T maintains a comprehensive, computer-based patient record for every soldier, sailor, airman, marine, and beneficiary entitled to DoD military healthcare in theater of operations. Under this task order, PSI and its team members, Evolvent and ASM Research, will provide maintenance, sustainment and support services, which will improve system speed, reliability, data quality, and usability of currently existing AHLTA-T products. The new functionalities will improve patient safety and quality of care for approximately 9.4 million beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS) TRICARE Program.

Universal Orlando - printing efficiencies

Universal Orlando Resort is famous for creating innovative theme park experiences for its guests. That spirit of innovation also extends to helping its team members do their jobs. Universal Orlando is working to create a more productive and greener workplace – with the potential for significant printing efficiencies – through a new Managed Print Services (MPS) contract with Xerox Corporation. Xerox worked with Universal to study the organization’s work processes, and the costs associated with printing, sharing and updating scripts, proposals and promotional material. Using its Lean Six Sigma-based assessment, Xerox designed an office environment that aligns to Universal’s print budget targets, security policies and environmental sustainability objectives. The company provided on-site training and change management tips to help Universal’s team members adapt to the new technology and work processes. (Tracey Stockwell, chief financial officer for Universal Orlando Resort.)

Northwest Savings Bank invests in software

Northwest Savings Bank, a $7 billion, full-service community bank, has selected uMonitor’s uOpen & uFund, with an integrated financial relationship switch kit, for opening and funding accounts online. uOpen & uFund automates and streamlines deposit, loan and credit card applications into one unified application and eliminates the need for multiple processes. It will enhance Northwest Savings Bank’s online banking experience by giving customers the ability to set up new deposit accounts, including checking, savings, money market and CDs. (David E. Westerburg, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Northwest Savings Bank.)

$2.7m spend by FDA

PPD, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system. The company will conduct a thorough evaluation of the value of the spontaneous adverse event reports to support safety-related regulatory actions and report its findings to the FDA and the public. The award of $2.7 million for year one, is part of a two-year project of FDA’s Initiative for Maximizing the Benefit of Passive Adverse Event Collection throughout a Product’s Life Cycle (IMPACT). IMPACT, launched in 2008, is intended to fulfill a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) IV commitment.

Fashion college boosts business intelligence

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM), a private college dedicated to educating students for careers in fashion, graphics, interior design and entertainment industries, has chosen the Smart i Appliance—powered by Talend Integration Suite’s Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) tool—to boost its business intelligence (BI) capabilities. The Smart i Appliance, a collaboration between Talend, Key Information Systems, Systech Solutions and IBM, is a plug-and-play BI appliance based on IBM’s System i (AS/400) platform. Under the terms of the agreement, FIDM uses Talend’s transformation components—such as mapping, normalizing, sorting and aggregating—to cleanse, transform and load data into a new data warehouse. (Roxanne Reynolds-Lair, chief information officer, FIDM.)

Services for Microsoft Stimulus360

Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) has awarded a contract to provide installation, configuration, implementation and training services for Microsoft Stimulus360. Stimulus360 is the Microsoft solution that helps public sector agencies track, measure, and share information about federal stimulus programs. Working with subcontractor partner Information Strategies, Inc., Infinite Group will deliver an enterprise virtual-hosted environment for the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), who will use Stimulus360 to comply with a number of requirements for receiving and dispersing funding received via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enacted by Congress on February 17, 2009.

Handheld biometric readers sold

MaxID and CoreStreet have sold ten iDLMaxG TWIC-accredited handheld biometric reader devices to the United States Coast Guard. The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet PIVMAN Client software, which provides a TWIC-compatible solution that has been in operational use for more than three years in the DoD, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), various states, and is on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List.

Electronic traffic and citation payments system

nCourt, LLC's electronic traffic and citation payments system has been selected by Dauphin County, Pennsylvania for use by 18 District Courts. With an average of 250,000 citations processed in the county per year, the nCourt system will enable users to easily enter their plea and submit payments through an easy-to-use, convenient service that is available via both phone and Internet.

$750,000 contract to develop a modular software framework

SSCI, a developer of technology solutions for defense and industrial suppliers, has been awarded a $750,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop a modular software framework for testing and evaluation of navigation sensors and algorithms. The Small Business Investment Research (SBIR) contract leverages SSCI’s leadership in technology enabling intelligent autonomous land-based and aerial unmanned systems to perform their missions in hostile or challenging environments. In order to encourage adoption by sensor manufacturers, the project is being developed in open source format, with code available for download at http://code.google.com/p/functionalnavigation.

Escalators at McCarran International Airport

KONE, one of the world’s leading elevator and escalator companies, and Power Efficiency Corporation, a clean tech company have installed the EcoStart on escalators at McCarran International Airport (LAS), the nation’s seventh-busiest airport. Operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation, in 2008 the airport served more than 44 million passengers. The KONE EcoStart is a motor efficiency controller that soft starts an electric motor, bringing it from rest to full speed. Once it is at full speed, the EcoStart monitors the motor and improves its efficiency when operating. By conserving energy, the EcoStart supports the building’s sustainability programs and contributes to environmental protection efforts. McCarran and the four general aviation facilities in the Clark County Airport System are owned by Clark County, Nevada and operated under the policy direction of the Board of County Commissioners, the authority of the County Manager and the management of the Director and Deputy Director of Aviation. McCarran International Airport is part of the Clark County Airport System, which owns and operates five airports, including four general aviation facilities: North Las Vegas Airport, Henderson Executive Airport, Jean Sport Aviation Center, and Overton/Perkins Field.

$875,000 for the design, manufacture and delivery of a new circuit card

Orbit Instrument Division has received an award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) valued at $875,000 for the design, manufacture and delivery of a new circuit card assembly in support of the Automated Radar Terminal System (ARTS) 11E and 111E keyboard configurations. The ARTS keyboard configuration was designed to support 15 sensors, 10,000 simultaneous tracks, and over 200 displays within air traffic control towers. ARTS 111E is currently operational at a number of Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities nationwide. The ARTS systems have been a reliable part of the Terminal domain for over 30 years.

Cessna certification

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron company, has been granted a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certification (STC) for the IS&S-developed AdViz flat panel display system now available for retrofit in some legacy Cessna Citations. The AdViz system will initially be available for purchase through the nine Cessna-owned Citation Service Centers, and will later be distributed through the Cessna authorized network. AdViz is based on the IS&S Vantage Cockpit/IP system, an open architecture flat panel display system that allows operators to upgrade their aircraft to a glass cockpit while leaving existing third party avionics installed in the aircraft. This allows the operator to select the best of breed new equipment and minimizes the cost and down time of the upgrade.

Policy administration and customer billing services

American Family Insurance has selected Guidewire Insurance Suite products, Guidewire PolicyCenter and Guidewire BillingCenter to deliver policy administration and customer billing services. (Bill Westrate, Personal Lines Vice President, American Family Insurance.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Envisage Technologies will implement its Acadis® Readiness Suite at six U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) law enforcement training academies across the United States thanks to a contract award from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Meka Seawright, chief of the Technology Resource Branch for the Office of Training Development (OTD). CBP is one of the Department of Homeland Security’s largest and most complex agencies, with over 41,000 employees to manage, control and protect the Nation’s borders. Its priority mission is to keep terrorists and their weapons out of the United States. Its responsibilities include securing and facilitating trade and travel and enforcing hundreds of federal regulations, including immigration and drug laws. OTD is responsible for centralized leadership and direction of all Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training programs and establishes standards and policies for designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating training.

$19.3 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

American Science and Engineering, Inc. has won a $19.3 million order from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for multiple Z Backscatter^™ Vans (ZBV^™). The ZBV allows for immediate deployment in response to security threats and its high throughput capability facilitates rapid inspection. The system’s “drive-by” capability allows operators to conduct X-ray imaging while the ZBV drives past suspect vehicles and objects. For personnel safety in dangerous environments, a remote console is available for operating the system in stationary mode from a distance of up to 500 meters.

U.S. Lumber 3,623% RoI

Nucleus Research analysts examined the deployment of IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence at U.S. Lumber and found a 3,623% return on investment (ROI) with payback in only eleven days. U.S. Lumber is a $325 million distributor of specialty and wholesale building materials. The company has approximately 6,000 customers and eight distribution facilities.

Translation for company with 750,000 representatives

Nu Skin has chosen Lingotek to help centralize and streamline its ability to bring localized materials to its multiple markets in the Americas, Europe and South Pacific. Under the agreement, which includes Lingotek’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) collaborative translation platform and the use of Lingotek translators, as needed, Nu Skin expects to increase translator productivity to enable them to translate a greater number of documents more quickly and accurately—and at a lower cost. Nu Skin has more than 750,000 independent representatives selling personal care products and nutritional supplements in 48 global markets, representing 35 languages. (Greg Darlington, vice president of marketing and operations for Nu Skin’s Americas, Europe and South Pacific region.)

Predictive Bus Arrival / Departure System

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. has been selected by San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) to install a Predictive Bus Arrival / Departure System (PADS) system to provide real-time bus arrival/departure information to their customers via the Web, telephone systems, and on dynamic message signs at major SamTrans terminals. (Robert Tam, manager of Technology and Research and Development at San Mateo County Transit District.) San Mateo County Transit District was formed in 1976 and provides public transportation services to the cities within San Mateo County, California, a 446-square-mile area with a population of approximately 737,100. Currently, the District operates approximately 339 fixed-route revenue buses, 76 paratransit vehicles, and 48 shuttle buses.

U.S. Bank spends on Systematic Tracking of Collateral

U.S. Bank has selected Rockall’s Systematic Tracking of Collateral (STOC) solution. STOC will be used for enterprise-wide monitoring and evaluation of marketable securities that collateralize credit facilities and commitments made by several business lines within U.S. Bank, including The Private Client Reserve in the Wealth Management Group, National Corporate Banking Broker Dealer division, and The Private Client Group. (Mark Jordahl, president of the U.S. Bank Wealth Management Group.) U.S. Bank, the 6th largest commercial bank in the United States, operates 2,850 banking offices and 5,173 ATMs in 24 states, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions.

Dot Foods technology agreement

Dot Foods, the largest food redistributor in the United States, has entered into a technology agreement with 1SYNC – the GS1 US data pool – and Aligntrac Solutions following a recently completed pilot. Aligntrac and 1SYNC provide leading solutions for GS1 standards in data exchange among businesses, enabling them to upgrade the accuracy and availability of product information throughout the supply chain. (Dick Tracy, VP of Customer Development, Dot Foods.) Dot Foods Inc. carries 83,000 products from 500 food industry manufacturers and is the largest food redistributor in the United States. Dot Foods and Dot Transportation sell and deliver foodservice, convenience, retail, vending, equipment and supplies to leading distributors in all 50 states.

$20 million outsource by City of Santa Clara

Unisys has signed a contract to provide information technology (IT) and application outsourcing services to the City of Santa Clara. The five-year contract has an estimated value of approximately $20 million. The Unisys services will support 15 city departments, administrative offices and utilities, helping more than 1,000 end users serve the city’s 117,000 residents more effectively. (Gaurav Garg, director of information technology, City of Santa Clara.)

$13.5 million at U.S. Defense Supply Center

OSI Systems’ Healthcare Division, Spacelabs Healthcare, has been awarded a $13.5 million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Defense Supply Center Philadelphia Medical Supplier Operations Directorate to provide patient monitoring systems, sub-systems, training and consumables.

$98.8 million DHS contract

ManTech has been awarded an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide a full range of program management support services to the nation's Secure Border Initiative (SBI). The competitively awarded, single-award IDIQ program has a base-year and two option years and a total potential value of $98.8 million.

$7 million for development

Intevac Photonics has received an award from the U.S. Government in the amount of $7 million for the development of a four mega-pixel, low light level sensor and camera.

National Motor Carrier Pre-Employment Screening System

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), has awarded NIC Technologies, LLC, the contract for a National Motor Carrier Pre-Employment Screening System. The new service is designed to disseminate commercial drivers’ safety performance history as part of the pre-employment screening process.

United Rentals purchase

United Rentals has purchased WhereScape RED to ensure that the structure of its data continues to meet the evolving needs of its business and markets. (Dan Mosher, Director of Enterprise Data Warehousing for United Rentals.)

Email subscriber list increased

Multi-sport retailer, Nytro has announced its latest sweepstakes giveaway allowing customers to register to win two-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington’s bike. Powered by one-to-one marketing provider ExactTarget, Nytro’s Cannondale bike give-away is the second in 12 months for the California-based retailer, which has already seen its email subscriber list increase by nearly 50 percent from its first campaign. (Greg Moser, Nytro’s web director.)

Smart Financial Credit Union

Smart Financial Credit Union has awarded Data Foundry® with a multi-year disaster recovery services contract. They will utilize one of Data Foundry’s custom built cages to securely house their critical IT infrastructure in the event of a local disaster. Smart Financial Credit Union, will leverage Data Foundry’s Austin Data Center to meet the distance requirement of their Disaster Recovery plan. (Mike Piwetz, Chief Information Officer.)

Founders Bank

Founders Bank has chosen Cypress Software Systems LP’s AppMark software to help the bank launch and automate its consumer lending operations. The hosted loan software is scheduled to go live at the single-branch bank in late-October, and is expected to bring efficiency, underwriting consistency and increased credit risk management to Founders Bank’s budding consumer lending initiative. (Kerry Jarka, senior vice president at Founders Bank.)

Bank of Georgia

Bank of Georgia has selected Softscape for its rollout of a new talent management system. This multi-million dollar, multi-year contract will enable Bank of Georgia to maximize its workforce potential by utilizing a fully automated human resource (HR) system. (Irakli Gilauri, Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Georgia.)

Bank of Hawaii

Bank of Hawaii has implemented its Online Messenger version 3.0 and M-Secure Banking Suite for cash management customer file transfer and information delivery. Online Messenger is a multi-channel event-based information and file delivery platform providing commercial clients with a central access point for all online banking in order to view and execute financial transactions. OBS developed the M-Secure Banking Suite to provide straight-forward and secure file exchange between banks and their commercial customers through any of three delivery channels: Web, M-Secure Desktop Connection or Secure FTP.

The suite’s M-Secure Browser is a hardened Internet browser with integrated two-factor and mutual authentication, and the new M-Secure Virtual Keyboard is designed to mitigate Internet fraud and prevent the harvesting of private information via keyloggers. The new M-Secure File Transfer Service enables banks to transmit and receive data automatically using the Web, OBS Desktop Connection Client or Secure FTP. Additionally, Bank of Hawaii will use M-Secure Browser’s ACH file validation and loading, positive pay issue file input, and extended ACH/EDI reporting service. (Coleen Shoji, Bank of Hawaii’s Senior Vice President of Cash Management Services.)

Grand Coulee Dam’s control system

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has selected RTI Data Distribution Service for an upgrade of the Grand Coulee Dam’s control system. RTI’s middleware will integrate components of the dam’s next-generation Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, enabling more efficient and reliable hydroelectric power generation. The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest hydropower plant in the United States. The project to retrofit the control system is for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) in cooperation with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydroelectric Design Center (HDC) is the system integrator; HDC selected RTI Data Distribution Service to implement a highly available, high-performance and scalable control system. (Dave Brown, the project manager and system architect for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.)

In-flight entertainment

Lumexis Corporation has selected EMS’ Formation business unit to design and manufacture the optical video/application server for the Lumexis FTTS (Fiber-To-The-Screen) in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. FTTS is planned to be the lightest weight, most reliable, lowest cost VOD In-Flight Entertainment system on the market. (Rich Salter, Lumexis’ chief technical officer.)

United Space Alliance - $1.8 million

LaBarge, Inc has received a $1.8 million contract from United Space Alliance (USA) to produce complex cables and wiring harnesses for the space shuttle's solid rocket boosters, which provide the main propulsion system that launches the shuttle. LaBarge has supplied cables for the shuttle for more than two decades.

Utah’s Department of Transportation

Utah’s Department of Transportation (UDOT) has renewed its contract for Convergys’ On-Demand Speech Self Service solution for 10 additional years.

In July 2000, the Federal Communications Commission assigned the telephone number 511 for nationwide access to traveler information services. Utah was one of the early adopter states in implementing a 511 service for traveler information, and was the first state to deploy a voice-activated 511 system. With increased travel demand, population growth, and wear on the transportation system, UDOT’s 511 system enhances the efficiency of the state’s existing roadways by improving traffic management and safety by providing accurate, real-time traveler information.

Since the initial deployment of the 511 system in Utah, the public has made nearly 2.5 million 511 calls. (Dave Kinnecom, Director of UDOT's Traffic Operations Center.)

Hawaii Air National Guard

Telos^® Corporation will employ its SE7EN Application Development Framework to provide custom development of a multi-touch, multi-user, computing application for the Hawaii Air National Guard (HIANG). The solution will enhance HIANG’s ability to access complex geomapping data and to share it with collaborating agencies. (Col. Joe Garnett, commander of the 201^st Combat Communications Group, Hawaii Air National Guard.)

CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009

CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009 takes place Oct. 7-9, 2009 at the San Diego Convention Center. For exhibitor profiles, email rogerf@exportaction.

Virtual platform for Florida real estate service firm

Smithfield & Wainwright LLC is to utilize SAS70 Type II-compliant, enterprise-class facilities on Peak 10 Jacksonville’s campus for a fully-managed virtual platform complete with advanced intrusion detection and protection security. Smithfield & Wainwright LLC is a Florida-based, full-service real estate appraisal and valuation firm that provides services nationwide. The organization provides proper valuation, which is critical in today’s economic environment, by offering the necessary accountability and critical management expertise. The firm has also developed proprietary platform to assist both government and financial institutions in resolving asset re-valuations on a real time-new generation basis. This new service will allow Smithfield & Wainwright to pass along cost efficiencies to its clients and provide them with the most prompt processing turnarounds. (Hogan E. Copeland, II, chairman and CEO for Smithfield & Wainwright LLC.)

Verification solutions in Florida

Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) of Florida has chosen Medversant Technologies’ OneSource Web-based credentials verification solutions in an effort to streamline administrative processes, reduce costs, and gain real-time access to continuously verified provider information. OneSource automates physician credentials verification and allows the records to be viewed in real time through a Web-based platform that is updated and available 24/7. The technology allows for transparency, which is critical for the full outsourcing of this important business process. Provider data is continuously monitored and updated, and includes an automatic status alert when changes occur.

Paperless post in New York

Zumbox, a paperless postal system, has been launched in New York City, after Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a pilot project that will send municipal paperless mail to all five boroughs of the city and explore further opportunities to cut down on the cost and environmental impact of printing and delivering “snail mail.” Immediately after the announcement, New Yorkers accessing their Zumbox mailboxes found a series of letters from the Office of the Mayor, Department of Sanitation, the New York City Fire Department, and the Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability.

“Every day, new technological innovations help make information flow faster, systems work better and our lives a little easier,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “But often, when it comes to adopting new technology, governments lag behind the private sector and even the casual consumer because they are unwilling or unable to try something new and change the way things have always been done. That’s small-minded thinking. In serving the public, government should constantly be looking for new and better ways to provide information and services. The City’s pilot program with Zumbox will give us yet another means to get information to New Yorkers.”

Language in Pennsylvania

Language Services Associates (LSA) has been awarded a one-year contract by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide Over-the-Phone Interpretation (OPI) and Document Translation, Web Site Localization services. The contract, formerly managed by Language Line, offers three one-year extensions and has an anticipated value of $4 million per year. According to a survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.5% of the U.S. population, and an estimated 1,080,279 Pennsylvania residents, speak a language other than English at home.

Increased security and streamlined access

Naval Air Station Lemoore has implemented the RAPIDGate Program to increase security and streamline access for the thousands of vendors, suppliers, service providers and contractors who access the installation. The program includes company enrollment, employee registration, employment status validation, identity authentication, background screening, biometric verification, and entry authorization for vendor, supplier, service provider and contractor employees that are not authorized a Common Access Card (CAC).

$3.9 million upfront for resuscitation devices

ZOLL Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of resuscitation devices and related software solutions, has been awarded a contract for Airworthy CCT defibrillators by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency. If fully exercised, the potential revenue from the contract could approximate $30 million. The services that can order units against this contract are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. The Department of Defense will provide an upfront payment of $3.9 million for ZOLL to procure parts to build units to comply with inventory requirements.

$25 million for checkpoint security screening

Rapiscan Systems has received an order from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration valued at approximately $25 million for multiple units of its Secure 1000 Single Pose advanced checkpoint security screening solution. The order is the first to be placed under the terms of OSI’s recently awarded, $173M Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration for Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) solutions.

$1 million from a DoD contractor

Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group has received a purchase order of approximately $1 million from a DoD contractor. The purchase order is part of the Company’s three-year exclusive supplier agreement for IT products and services with the contractor, as part of the Space and Naval Warfare (“SPAWAR”) Systems Centers program. As part of the agreement, which began in May 2009, Beacon Enterprise Solutions has been selected to supply communications infrastructure equipment to the contractor. Through SPAWAR, the government is upgrading its IT infrastructure for the nation’s defense and logistics agencies. The overall value of the contract, which was awarded to nine different contractors, is valued at up to $500 million.

$4.4 million for U.S. Navy

Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. has received from the U.S. Navy a contract modification adding $4,483,398 of additional funding for the Company's Floating Area Network (FAN) and Littoral Sensor Grid wireless security buoy technology. The wireless security buoys provide a high-capacity communications network grid to provide real-time monitoring for marine environments. The buoys can include sensors for both environmental and homeland security purposes, including Water Quality, Oil Spill detection and Dirty Bomb detection.

$6.2 million for mobile biometric recognition

L-1 Identity Solutions has received a $6.2 million task order for HIIDE mobile biometric recognition devices to be deployed in areas of conflict as part of an existing customer agreement. Approximately half of the order is expected to ship in the fourth quarter with the remaining units expected to ship in the first half of 2010.

$2.4 million contract from the US Navy

Ocean Power Technologies has secured a $2.4 million contract from the US Navy to provide OPT’s PowerBuoy wave energy conversion system to the Navy’s Littoral Expeditionary Autonomous PowerBuoy (LEAP) program. This contract is the initial award under a proposed four-year $15.0 million project concerning the LEAP system that has been established to enhance the US Navy’s anti-terrorism and force protection capability by providing persistent power at sea for port maritime surveillance in the near coast, harbors, piers and offshore areas. The system capability includes detection, tracking and communication of information on a timely basis. Certain aspects of the system will be provided by sub-contractors to OPT, including Rutgers University and Mikros Systems Corporation.

Small businesses awarded

Versar, Inc. is one of sixteen small businesses awarded a five year, $3 billion ID/IQ contract by the Department of the Air Force’s Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE). The Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction (WERC 09) contract scope allows for environmental restoration services, traditional construction, and services in support of the Military Munitions Response Program.

Campbell Union High School District to save $0.25m pa

Campbell Union High School District, located in Silicon Valley, has deployed Citrix XenDesktop™ with HDX™ technology for more than 8,000 students and faculty beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. The school district will improve security, simplify desktop management and realize an estimated savings of $250,000 each year compared to standard desktop purchasing – with additional savings expected as their desktop virtualization project continues to expand.

Serving more than 7,600 students across seven campuses, Campbell Union High School District first explored desktop virtualization as a way to help bring down skyrocketing hardware and IT management costs. The district’s IT team serves the computing needs of all students, as well as 650 employees and faculty members. In addition to personal PCs for staff members and student laptops in each classroom, each campus also provides multiple computer labs for instruction and student use. The maintenance, security, upkeep and refresh cycle for all those PCs and laptops was placing a real strain on the district’s budget. Desktop virtualization dramatically simplifies this process, allowing IT to manage all desktops from a central location while delivering a rich, personalized experience to each user, regardless of their location or the device they are using. (Charles Kanavel, director of technology for Campbell Union High School District.)

One-to-Watch: SUMS Online will soon arrive in the US with a web site at www.sumsmath.com.

Forms development services

Island Insurance has selected Decision Research Corporation (DRC), a rating and policy processing software solution provider to the property & casualty insurance industry, to provide forms development services for multiple lines of business, both personal and commercial. Island Insurance uses the HP Exstream Document Automation system for their document automation software needs. During this engagement, DRC will be working with Island to convert nearly 300 documents, including declaration packets, correspondence and invoices. Island Insurance Company, Ltd. is Hawaii’s largest locally owned and managed insurance carrier, offering a full range of property and casualty protection. Founded in downtown Honolulu in 1939, Island Insurance has been serving Hawaii’s families and businesses for 70 years. www.islandinsurance.com. (Jeff Fabry, CIO at Island Insurance.)

Equipment dealer invests in software

Butler Machinery, a Caterpillar equipment dealer, has licensed the Lawson for Equipment Service Management and Rental Suite, a software system designed for heavy equipment manufacturers, distributors and rental companies. Butler will use the Lawson solution to help promote efficiency within the company and position it for growth. In addition, Butler will use the Lawson Human Resource Management Suite to support its HR-related activities. Butler is a privately held, third-generation Caterpillar equipment dealer. The company focuses on construction, mining, power generation and agricultural industries. The company has 11 dealer locations providing sales, rental, parts and service and employs more than 600 associates, with many in service-related positions. (Twylah Blotsky, director of IT, Marketing and Six Sigma for Butler Machinery.)

$12 million by City of Chicago

The city of Chicago has signed a $12 million agreement with Sprint for five years of wireless services. The contract calls for Sprint to provide wireless services to all government departments for the city, including voice and data solutions, the new and rapidly expanding Sprint 4G technology, and a continuance of its Nextel Direct Connect. Renewing the wireless services contract will help the government entities work more efficiently while cutting costs.

Enhanced signal processing

DSPCon, a supplier of data acquisition, analysis, archiving and recording solutions for high-value military, aerospace and rotating machinery applications, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract by the US Air Force to continue development of an optimized processing platform to enhance signal processing capabilities in Propulsion Health Management (PHM) systems.

Point to point connectivity

Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO), the contracting arm of the Department of Defense (DoD)’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), has purchased point to point connectivity services from GTT to support their internal network infrastructure. DITCO-Scott (PL8)’s mission is to procure global net-centric capabilities to support our customers in the continental United States through innovative contracting. DITCO is responsible for the procurement of commercial Information Technology (IT) services and equipment required by DoD agencies and other U.S. Government agencies. http://www.disa.mil/.

$6.5m to reduce engine vibration

MTI Instruments, Inc. (“MTII”) has received a new multi-year contract for repairs and services on the PBS-4100 and PBS-4100PLUS vibration and balancing system the U.S. Air Force (USAF). This contract has a potential value of $6.5M over the full 5-year term. PBS-4100 systems are used to automatically collect and record aircraft engine vibration data, identify vibration or balance trouble, and calculate a solution to the problem. This reduces engine vibration while extending engine life and lowering fuel costs.

$11.7 million on network

LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated to serving the U.S. government community, has been awarded an $11.7 million delivery order, to provide network installation and integration and professional services for a communications infrastructure upgrade to the United States Department of the Army. The delivery order, which has a total potential value of $30.7 million if all options are exercised, will involve a variety of communications network projects at Fort Benning in Georgia. Fort Benning and its Infantry Center is one of the Army’s busiest installations, with more than 130,000 soldiers and civilians. The installation provides extensive training for soldiers and leaders for today’s combat situations while developing and planning for requirements for the future.

LGS will provide all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation and design to upgrade Fort Benning’s data network and perform tasks in preparation for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC). As a part of this process, Fort Benning will grow to accommodate operations of other bases that have closed. The LGS work includes the upgrading of four area distribution nodes, which serve as a main data communications hub, as well as wireless infrastructure to connect new buildings.

The delivery order award is under the Infrastructure Modernization (IMOD) contract and is in support of the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) managed by the Project Manager, Network Service Center (NSC) at Fort Monmouth, N.J.

Mobile banking application

U.S. Bank has launched the Mobile Wallet, a new free downloadable mobile banking application that allows more convenient banking access on the go to its customers. The bank is collaborating with Firethorn Holdings, LLC, a Qualcomm company, to provide the technology behind the Mobile Wallet. The Mobile Wallet allows U.S. Bank customers to check balances, review transaction history, transfer funds between accounts, check rewards balances and view special offers from U.S. Bank. (Mac McCullough, executive vice president for the enterprise revenue office at U.S. Bank.)

San Mateo CU adopts document preparation engine

San Mateo Credit Union has deployed IMM’s TotaleAtlas, a document preparation engine that captures signatures electronically in-branch, and TotaleAtlasWeb, which captures signatures remotely via the Web. TotaleAtlas was previously integrated with the credit union’s core system and now additionally supports its third-party loan origination system, making San Mateo CU’s document output a fully automated, paperless process. (Pete Kneisler, vice president of information technology at San Mateo CU.)

Florida firm has end-to-end claims management

United Automobile Insurance Company (UAIC) and Guidewire Software, a leading provider of flexible core systems to property/casualty insurers, have successfully deployed Guidewire ClaimCenter as a new end-to-end claims management system. The company has also selected Guidewire BillingCenter to provide single system agency- and direct-bill functionality for its entire organization. (Abraham Estevez, chief information officer, UAIC.)

United Automobile Insurance Company (UAIC) was incorporated on March 2, 1989 in Florida to provide a high quality and low cost insurance product to the non-standard automobile insurance market. The company is family owned and is one of the largest privately held property and casualty insurance companies in the United States.

Missing girl found

When a nine year old local Sandy girl was reported missing in this Salt Lake City suburb in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, the Sandy Police Department (SPD) was able to use the department’s new state-of-the-art wireless mesh video surveillance network to track her path. The system allowed the department to survey a vast portion of the city which narrowed the search area and decreased the time it took to locate the girl and return her to her family. The surveillance system, which was deployed by Salt Lake City’s AlphaCorp Security using Firetide wireless infrastructure mesh equipment, was initially installed by the SPD to monitor the town’s main State Street corridor, parks and business districts. Because the wireless network has been a resounding success for the community’s public safety goals, the network is building upon the interest from other municipal groups as they realize its value. (Sandy Police Chief Stephen Chapman.)

Online and phone-based citation payments

The Municipal Court of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, one of the largest traffic courts in Georgia, is joining over 80 other jurisdictions throughout Georgia that are taking advantage of nCourt for online and phone-based citation payments. Individuals who are facing a traffic violation citation visit www.athensgatix.com or www.ncourt.com and select Athens-Clarke County from the menu. They can also pay by phone at 1-800-701-8560. The easy-to-follow system enables payments to be made and confirmed within minutes, ensuring completion and avoiding further potential penalties. The nCourt service also provides a free, bilingual customer help center that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Athens-Clarke County Municipal Court Judge Kay Giese.)

$1.8 million spend by DEA

WidePoint Corporation, a provider of advanced information technology, identity assurance and protection, and mobile telecom expense management (TEM) services, said today that its subsidiary, iSYS, LLC has been awarded its first contract with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The five-year agreement is initially worth approximately $1.8 million in support of the DEA’s Office of Information Systems.

$12.7 million task order

NCI, a provider of information technology, engineering, and professional services and solutions to U.S. Federal Government agencies, has received a task order award valued at approximately $12.7 million. Awarded through the Total Engineering Integrated Services (TEIS) contract, NCI will provide engineering and implementation services for a Multi-Level Video Information System (MVIS) Project for the U.S. Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) new Headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. USCENTCOM, a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit, is the military authority for the Middle East and Southwest Asia with an area of responsibility that includes 20 nations.

Under the task order, NCI and its team members, Pershing Technologies and Advanced C⁴ Solutions (AC4S) will engineer, furnish, install, test and provide training for the MVIS in multiple conference rooms, command briefing rooms and operations centers in the facility.

Online ordering for pizza

i Brands Corporation has signed a beta test online service agreement with Zucca Bar & Pizzeria, www.ZuccaPizza.com, a casual Italian dining restaurant chain specializing in New York style pizza and family-recipe pasta/sauces. The beta test will last 90-days followed by a roll-out into Zucca’s chain. Zucca’s management intends to growth their chain, firstly on a regional then national basis.

According to pizzamarketplace.com, “Online ordering is a fast-growing part of the pizza business. For smaller, independent pizza operations, it is important to develop an online ordering system in order to stay competitive.” QSR Magazine recently reported that “of the Quick Service experts surveyed, 51% predict online ordering to be 'The Next Big Thing'.” According to i Brands, less than 5% of restaurants in the United States offer online ordering.

Document management for law firm

IKON Office Solutions, a Ricoh company, has renewed its document management solution agreement with Duane Morris LLP, a full service law firm with more than 700 attorneys practicing in 24 offices in the United States and internationally. Evolving from a partnership of prominent lawyers in Philadelphia a century ago, Duane Morris now has offices in many major markets and continues to expand across the country and overseas through non-merger growth.

As part of the new agreement, IKON’s on-site service team will manage the document production in Duane Morris’ Philadelphia headquarters, as well as provide office support, including support staff, document management, mail/distribution services, and fax services, in five additional firm offices. Ricoh equipment, including multi-function devices, have been placed in the six managed offices as well as the 15 remaining domestic Duane Morris locations. (Barry Silver, Director of Office Services, Duane Morris.)

Bank risks investment in software

As many financial institutions are looking for methods to enhance lending compliance and credit risk management, Bank of Idaho has deployed Cypress Software Systems’ BizMark software to develop an automated application and underwriting system for its small business loans. Beyond the efficiencies achieved with the loan software, Bank of Idaho also gained additional control over its credit risk management and compliance efforts. Bank of Idaho has seven branches across Idaho, holding more than $200 million in assets with more than 100 employees. (Warren Roberts, vice president and assistant loan administrator at Bank of Idaho.)

$35 million payroll contract

STG, Inc. has been awarded the Department of State’s Bureau of Resource Management (RM) Worldwide Agency-wide Locally Engaged Staff (WALES) contract. Under this $35 million, 5-year contract, STG will design, develop and implement a payroll solution for more than 90,000 American & Foreign Service National staff and Foreign Service Annuitants.

New look wrangler.com

wrangler.com has a new look and feel, an interactive home page and a new ecommerce store. The Zobrist team developed the WebSphere 6.0 Commerce / Content site architecture to deliver an integrated brand experience on wrangler.com. (Brendan Walsh, Wrangler.com Project Manager.) www.zobristinc.com and www.wrangler.com.

BPA has value of up to $28 million

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has awarded NetStar-1, Inc. a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for management consulting services for its Enterprise Human Resources Integration (EHRI) program. The new five-year BPA has a value of up to $28 million. www.netstar-1.com.

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms wins $1.7m deal

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, has received an initial order valued at $1.7 million from Northrop Grumman Information Technology TASC for systems featuring GE Fanuc’s CL11 single board computers and ICS-1555A high speed AD (analog-to-digital) PMCs. A total of 216 systems is expected to be ordered over a five-year period, making the long term value an anticipated $7.5 million. The GE Fanuc systems will be integrated by Northrop Grumman into signals intelligence solutions to support intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) information in tactical environments.

Giants' season-ticket-holder incentive

Radiant Systems has announced a new agreement with the San Francisco Giants to be a key provider of the new loaded-ticket system, a season-ticket-holder incentive deemed so successful by team officials that they have taken steps to open the program to all fans at AT&T Park.

$8.1 million award by DoD

EDS has signed an $8.1 million, 12-month add-on contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health System to make technical enhancements to several Defense Health Information Management Systems (DHIMS). The work will improve the quality and delivery of healthcare for recovering U.S. service members under the DoD Wounded Warrior care initiative. The Military Health System is the largest health maintenance organization in the world, composed of a vast team of healthcare providers, medical educators and medical researchers serving at health facilities and in the field worldwide. More than 60,000 trained users operate DHIMS applications to capture, manage and share data across the DoD.

Egg delivery routes: NFC shells out

Major egg producer and processor, National Food Corporation, has revolutionized the way it plans and coordinates its delivery routes to customers throughout North and Midwest America and the Pacific Rim. Using routing and scheduling software from Paragon Software Systems, Inc, (http://us.paragonrouting.com) one person is able to plan up to 50 complex routes per day to complete over 11,000 deliveries per week. This high efficiency also enables the company to provide third party logistics services for several clients, including some very recognisable names in retail.

National Food Corporation uses a combination of Paragon Multi Depot and Integrated Fleets software. This has proven to be the ideal solution to automate planning and optimize transportation from its distribution centers and DCs. The system replaces a time consuming, manual process that was completely dependent on local DC managers. (Kevin Bookey, Transportation Manager, National Food Corporation.)

Monitoring for 4600 stores' cold chain visibility

C&S Wholesale Grocers, the second largest food wholesaler in the U.S., has selected Par’s RT-200 monitoring solution for cold chain visibility and control of their products. Par’s RT-200 system will allow C&S constant real-time visibility and remote control of their refrigerated trailers while also affording for better yields in asset utilization and fuel savings. C&S Wholesale Grocers’ integration will optimize the protection of perishable products while in transit.

C&S Wholesale Grocers is the 12th largest privately held company in the United States. The company distributes food to supermarkets, retail stores and military bases across the country. Currently, C&S serves about 4600 stores from more than 50 locations in 11 states. C&S provides more than 95,000 food and nonfood items including produce, meat, dairy products, delicatessen products, fresh/frozen bakery items, health and beauty aids, candy and tobacco.

In Utah in-vehicle credit card payments

The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has announced the fleet-wide deployment of the onBoard Mobile Gateway from In Motion Technology. The solution provides wireless communications capabilities to enable in-vehicle credit card payments, Internet access and other services for passengers utilizing UTA’s 530-vehicle bus service. In Motion’s onBoard Mobility Manager will give UTA’s headquarters staff a virtual dashboard of information about networks, devices and vehicles from the field, and a high level of information and control over its wireless communications.(Clair Fiet, Chief Technology Officer for the Utah Transit Authority.)

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St Petersburg to share crime data

St. Petersburg, Floirda has become the 500^th law enforcement agency to share crime data with the public through CrimeReports.com. St. Petersburg joins other agencies that have chosen to inform and engage their citizens through timely, block-level crime data. The city’s 250,000 residents can now more fully benefit from the St. Petersburg Police Department’s continued commitment to cutting–edge technology and community outreach efforts and local neighborhood watch efforts have gained a valuable tool that will enable them to work more closely with officers to keep their communities safe. (Chief Charles Harmon.)

Voice and data for Bath showroom

Renaissance Tile & Bath has implemented MegaPath’s Duet service to deliver voice and data capabilities for the company’s showroom location. Renaissance Tile & Bath, a design resource providing luxury tile, stone and bath products for the home, leverages Duet to increase productivity, connect to headquarters and decrease costs. (David Amos, Systems Administrator, Renaissance Tile & Bath.)

EMS for 900 retail locations

Michaels Stores has deployed Site-Command Energy Management System (EMS) at more than 900 retail locations. To date, Michaels has seen energy usage drop by more than 25 percent at stores equipped with Site-Command. The solution helps chain retailers reduce energy and maintenance costs through equipment monitoring and control combined with web-based business intelligence. Site-Command lowers energy consumption and maintenance costs in retail and restaurant facilities through an on-site EMS unit which monitors and controls Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, interior and exterior lighting, store signage, refrigerators, trash compactors, solar panels and wind power. In addition, enterprise-wide issue reporting and asset intelligence are provided through a hosted data center. Besides lowering costs, Site-Command also improves customer comfort by ensuring corporate standards for temperature and lighting are consistently maintained across the chain.

Besides lowering energy costs, Site Controls has helped significantly reduce Michaels’ carbon emissions. By lowering electricity usage by 137 million kilowatt hours annually, Michaels has reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 192 million lbs. This is the equivalent of removing 17,400 cars from the road or powering over 12,900 households for a year. (Rob McClay, VP of Store Development and Construction for Michaels.)

Voice services for New York

New York State Office of the Chief Information Officer/Office for Technology (CIO/OFT) has selected PAETEC to deliver core voice services to the State agencies on the State’s network. The agreement will represent over six million minutes per month in voice services, distributed between local and long distance service.

CIO/OFT provides statewide technology direction and centralized technology policies and services to New York State government entities. The agency’s voice and data telecommunication systems support over 90,000 users and 10,000 teleconferences per year. The local and long distance (toll) services provided from PAETEC are expected to save the state approximately $370,000 annually for the next five years, representing a 20 percent cost savings. (Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, New York State Chief Information Officer and Director of the Office for Technology.)