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ValidaTek Secures $43M DISA Contract for Softswitch Backbone Modernization

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
DISA, Voice over IP, Systems engineering, Partnership, IDIQ, CONUS, Architecture, Human voice, Cloud computing, OCONUS, Multimedia, Government

MCLEAN, Va., March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ValidaTek, Inc. continues to build its partnership with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to help the agency maintain the availability, security, and stability of their infrastructure. This critical work will support DISA's mission to provide innovative, globally accessible enterprise information infrastructure in direct support of our warfighters, leaders, and partners across the full spectrum of military operations.

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  • continues to build its partnership with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to help the agency maintain the availability, security, and stability of their infrastructure.
  • Team ValidaTek will design, build, and deploy new architecture and sustainment technology to help modernize their existing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) infrastructure in both CONUS and OCONUS.
  • We thank DISA for the opportunity and for their continued partnership," said Devon Martin, Chief Growth Officer at ValidaTek.
  • ValidaTek is a premier government IT consulting firm based in the Washington DC area that drives technology transformation and secures mission-critical systems for our federal partners.

MyRadar® Launches Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ App

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
CONUS, Schedule, Access, Android, Safety, Android Auto, Temperature, CarPlay, Weather, API, Risk, Snow, Contiguous United States, GPS, Radar, Forecasting, Mobile phone

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the highly-rated app with more than 15 million active users, is putting its reliable data and forecasting technology on the road with the launch of its CarPlay and Android Auto apps. In addition to MyRadar's availability on leading phone platforms, MyRadar has also recently been added to Android's Early Access Program to allow for the app to be offered in cars with Google built-in."

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  • The highly-rated weather app offers RouteCast™, a proprietary road weather forecast system to help users arrive at their destinations quickly and safely.
  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MyRadar, the highly-rated app with more than 15 million active users, is putting its reliable data and forecasting technology on the road with the launch of its CarPlay and Android Auto apps.
  • "We are excited to offer our users our proprietary road weather forecasting system, called RouteCast, directly through their vehicles," says Dr. Sarvesh Garimella, MyRadar's CTO.
  • MyRadar's high quality weather radar and weather warnings are included in the free version of the app.

General Micro Systems (GMS) X9 Spider Mission Computer Powers Palm-Sized Handheld EW/SIGINT, RF-Enabled Cyber Products from Research Innovations, Inc.

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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RII has ordered the X9 Spider Mission Computer fully equipped with I/O and an NVIDIA® A4500 GPU.

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  • RII has ordered the X9 Spider Mission Computer fully equipped with I/O and an NVIDIA® A4500 GPU.
  • RII’s initial plans for the X9 Spider Mission Computer are for on-the-battlefield mobile, portable and vehicle-mounted use in classified EW / SIGINT applications.
  • The X9 Spider Mission Computer is about 2 x 4.75 x 6 inches, and literally fits in the palm of the hand.
  • X9 Spider Mission Computer now blows open the possibilities for EW / SIGINT RF cyber processing in previously unavailable ways.

General Micro Systems (GMS) Demonstrates X9 Spider Manpack Mobile, Rugged Tablet, X9 Artificial Intelligence Computer and Mission Computer at AUSA 2023

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Monday, October 9, 2023
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At AUSA 2023 today (booth 8307), General Micro Systems unveiled multiple live demonstrations of its X9 Spider open distributed computing architecture (DCA) products, including the X9 Manpack, the X9 Thunderbolt Rugged Display, the X9 AI (artificial intelligence), and the X9 Mission Computer.

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  • At AUSA 2023 today (booth 8307), General Micro Systems unveiled multiple live demonstrations of its X9 Spider open distributed computing architecture (DCA) products, including the X9 Manpack, the X9 Thunderbolt Rugged Display, the X9 AI (artificial intelligence), and the X9 Mission Computer.
  • “Combining our X9 Spider Mission Computer with a manpack housing creates our X9 Spider Manpack computer,” said Ben Sharfi, CEO and Chief Architect of GMS.
  • The heart of the X9 Manpack and every host-based X9 Spider system, the X9 Spider Mission Computer offers nearly 400Gbits/s of maximum throughput I/O.
  • The AUSA 2023 demonstration shows the X9’s open distributed computing architecture (DCA) connected via LightBolt or Ethernet to several X9 peripherals, including X9 Workstation I/O, X9 Storage and X9 Switch.

Distinguished Veteran and Strategic Leader Ken Diller Joins Millennium Corporation as Vice President of Business Development

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Corporation is proud to announce the addition of Kenneth Diller to its leadership team.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium Corporation is proud to announce the addition of Kenneth Diller to its leadership team.
  • A highly accomplished veteran with a stellar career spanning over two decades in the U.S. Army, Ken brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the organization.
  • His dedication, leadership, and contributions to national security earned him numerous accolades and a reputation as a seasoned strategist and manager.
  • At Fulcrum, Ken served as the Vice President of Growth, overseeing initiatives supporting the military and federal government.

Meandair Brings Global Weather Insights to SmartSky® Predictive Weather Suite

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C., Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartSky, the innovative air-to-ground inflight connectivity provider and Meandair, the global aviation predictive weather provider, today announced an agreement to bring Meandair's weather nowcasting to the SmartSky Predictive Weather Data Suite delivered via Skytelligence®, SmartSky's aviation data exchange. The predictive weather data suite is made possible through SmartSky's next generation ATG network, advanced hardware and enhanced services, which include Skytelligence. For the first time, U.S. airline dispatch, FBOs, airports, and ground operations will have access to Meandair's predictive weather capabilities via SmartSky's predictive weather offerings.

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  • The predictive weather data suite is made possible through SmartSky's next generation ATG network, advanced hardware and enhanced services, which include Skytelligence.
  • For the first time, U.S. airline dispatch, FBOs, airports, and ground operations will have access to Meandair's predictive weather capabilities via SmartSky's predictive weather offerings.
  • Utilizing the power of its Meandair Weather Nowcasting Weather Engine, Meandair provides accurate, localized weather forecasts for the coming minutes and hours which are delivered near real-time with an unprecedented below-7-minutes latency.
  • SmartSky's Predictive Weather suite brings together multiple predictive weather providers to supply aviation with enhanced situational awareness not available from other sources.

UltiSat Expands Coverage Areas for GC5 SATCOM TRANSEC Enabled Service Technical Trials

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
United States Department of Defense, Defense, Communication, United States Army Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center, EME, SATCOM, Government, Computing, TRANSEC, NSA, CONUS, FIPS, Control, Architecture, GC5, Communications satellite

CHANTILLY, Va., Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UltiSat, a global provider of advanced communications solutions to government, humanitarian-aid and critical infrastructure markets, has expanded the coverage area for technical trials for its new GC5 SATCOM TRANSEC Service.

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  • CHANTILLY, Va., Sept. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UltiSat, a global provider of advanced communications solutions to government, humanitarian-aid and critical infrastructure markets, has expanded the coverage area for technical trials for its new GC5 SATCOM TRANSEC Service.
  • GC5 is a new fully managed, end-to-end TRANSEC service, specifically designed to meet DoD Instruction 8523.01 and NSA CSA requirements.
  • Coverage is now available in the continental United States (CONUS) and Europe Middle East (EME) regions for technical trials and live demonstrations.
  • UltiSat announced the introduction of its GC5 SATCOM Service earlier this year with technical trials and demonstrations starting in May.

USEI ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR PAUL KAMINSKI, MIKE ANTONOVICH AND JOHN STOPHER

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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As CEO Government, Dr. John Stopher, former Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space and on the staff of the House Intelligence Committee.

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  • As CEO Government, Dr. John Stopher, former Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space and on the staff of the House Intelligence Committee.
  • Jim Veeder, founder and owner of USEI, was WTA Executive of the year in 2022 and USEI was the WTA teleport of the year in 2023.
  • USEI owns teleports in Brewster, WA and Vernon Valley, NJ and also operates satellite services from Mexico, Chile, South Korea, Australia, the UAE, South Africa and Germany.
  • In addition, USEI is playing an increasingly important role in "New Space" supporting companies such as BlackSky, Microsoft Azure and Omnispace.

SES Completes FCC's C-Band Transition Clearing and Relocation Plan in the U.S.

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, 5G, Satellite, Telecommunications, Public Policy, Government, Audio, Video, Internet, White House, Federal Government, Certification, TT, Radio, TT&C, Andover Earth Station, Telemetry, SES, Hertz, Phase, FCC, CONUS, Television, Communications satellite

SES announces today the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has validated the certification of SES’s Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities.

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  • SES announces today the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has validated the certification of SES’s Phase II accelerated C-band clearing and relocation activities.
  • With the help of trusted partners across the U.S., SES has completed all of its Phase II C-band clearing and relocation requirements and all transition activities put forth in its Transition Plan .
  • SES expects this payment to be made in Q4 2023.
  • SES received the FCC validation of its Phase I accelerated C-band-clearing activities in 2021 and secured the first accelerated relocation payment of $1 billion in the subsequent year.

DCS joins Odyssey to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB)

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DCS Corporation has been awarded a subcontract by Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB) from multiple CONUS and OCONUS locations.

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  • ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DCS Corporation has been awarded a subcontract by Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB) from multiple CONUS and OCONUS locations.
  • Support will include continuous development activities, upgrades, and modernization efforts in all phases of the life cycle including engineering change proposals, technology refreshes, and obsolescence upgrades.
  • "DCS is proud to be part of the Odyssey team selected to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Digital Directorate," commented Jim Benbow, CEO.
  • "We look forward to assisting the Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support Services (EPASS) team and advancing the mission of the AFLCMC/HB."