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.)