EAO Switch Corp. in Milford, Conn., is offering the Series 56 rugged, vandal-proof pushbutton switch. The Series 56 pushbutton guarantees a stable force to the switch unit, independent to the force applied to the pushbutton. This means that even if extreme force is applied to the pushbutton over the lifetime of the switch, the switching unit is protected as it only experiences a steady, dispersed, constant force. The design of the Series 56 switch also features a snap-action switching system which delivers clear and recognizable tactile feedback. This is guaranteed over the whole of the switch, regardless of where on the press area is pushed. The shock- and dust-proof Series 56 is protected to the front and at the rear to IP67. EAO’s Series 56 range includes single and double-sided-pushbuttons and indicators; a pushbutton that mounts without the need for fixing screws; a glass-mounting pushbutton; secret-until-lit indicators; and pushbuttons with Braille and raised symbols. For more information contact EAO Switch Corp. online at
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291440/32/ARTCL/none/none/EAO-offers-rugged,-vandal-proof-pushbutton-switch/
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Trace Systems delivers systems integration and IT support to Army satellite systems program
Managers at D&S Consultants Inc. (D&SCI) of Freehold, N.J., were tasked with finding a technology company capable delivering information technology and tactical edge network services for the U.S. Army’s worldwide satellite systems (WWSS) program. They found their solution in Trace Systems LLC, a provider of wireless communications solutions and services for security, tracking, monitoring, geo-fencing, and mobile tactical communications located in McLean, Va.
D&SCI contracted Trace Systems to support command, control, communications, computers, intelligence and reconnaissance (C4ISR) missions. The WWSS contract is a five-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract and a partnership of the Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems and the Project Manager, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. The WWSS contract has a ceiling of $5 billion for services provided by the awardees.“Our mission is to provide our government customer with cutting-edge communications solutions,” Bill Garofolo, president of the information operations division of D&SCI, notes.
“As part of the WWSS program, our role will be to support D&SCI by identifying and deploying tactical edge network solutions that meet DOD requirements,” Jeff Barrows, vice president of programs for Trace Systems, says. “We’re committed to helping D&SCI deliver state-of-the-art communications solutions and services that support the deployed warfighter.”
For the contract, D&SCI is providing systems engineering, integration, communications, and IT services, as well as application development and information assurance services.
More information about Trace Systems is available online at www.tracesystems.com.
DHS selects Govplace IT offerings for FirstSource program
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s new FirstSource program is designed to consolidate information technology (IT) procurement across the department’s agencies. Govplace, located in Irvine, Calif., has been awarded a contract-with an estimated value of up to $3 billion-for IT products and solutions.
“These contract arrangements will help us speed up the delivery of IT commodities and ensure that we have a flexible and cost-effective process moving forward,” says Scott Charbo, DHS chief information officer. “It will also help further the integration of our information technology systems across the department, which is one of our most important goals.”
More information about Govplace is available online at www.govplace.com.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291460/32/ARTCL/none/none/DHS-selects-Govplace-IT-offerings-for-FirstSource-program/
“These contract arrangements will help us speed up the delivery of IT commodities and ensure that we have a flexible and cost-effective process moving forward,” says Scott Charbo, DHS chief information officer. “It will also help further the integration of our information technology systems across the department, which is one of our most important goals.”
More information about Govplace is available online at www.govplace.com.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291460/32/ARTCL/none/none/DHS-selects-Govplace-IT-offerings-for-FirstSource-program/
Ultra Electronics chooses Green Hills Integrity RTOS for line-of-sight radio
Ultra Electronics’ engineers sought a secure, reliable software platform upon which to upgrade the U.S. Army’s Area Common User System, Joint Network Node high-capacity line-of-sight radio, known as the AN/GRC-254(V) HCLOS. They selected the Green Hills Platform for Software Defined Radio (SDR) from Green Hills Software Inc. in Santa Barbara, Calif., for their mission.
The new radio, designed to deliver bandwidth-efficient links for voice and data transmission on the digital battlefield, is being upgraded to provide up to 16-megabyte-per-second traffic throughput.The Green Hills Platform for SDR includes the Integrity POSIX.1-conformant real-time operating system, dual-mode IPv4/v6 networking stack support, SCA core frameworks and operating environments, and waveform design and development tools.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291458/32/ARTCL/none/none/Ultra-Electronics-chooses-Green-Hills-Integrity-RTOS-for-line-of-sight-radio/
Artel to provide satellite services to U.S. Central Command
Executives at the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) needed to furnish satellite services to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in support of U.S warfighters in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. They looked to Artel Inc., a provider of information technology (IT) and managed network services located in Reston, Va., to meet that need.
Most areas in which U.S. warfighters are deployed lack the infrastructure for terrestrial communications services. As a result, the military relies heavily on satellite services to carry out its missions.
DOD executives awarded Artel two task orders, valued at more than $70 million if three one-year option periods are exercised, under the Defense Information Systems Network Satellite Telecommunications Services-Global (DSTS-G) contract. The DSTS-G enables the Defense Department, federal agencies, and other users authorized by the DOD to obtain global fixed satellite service bandwidth, as well as related satellite-based services and applications.
Artel will provide not only satellite connectivity, but also real-time, proactive monitoring and control over the day-to-day physical and logical configuration of leased bandwidth, earth terminals, and associated terrestrial interconnection resources.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291454/32/ARTCL/none/none/Artel-to-provide-satellite-services-to-US-Central-Command/
Most areas in which U.S. warfighters are deployed lack the infrastructure for terrestrial communications services. As a result, the military relies heavily on satellite services to carry out its missions.
DOD executives awarded Artel two task orders, valued at more than $70 million if three one-year option periods are exercised, under the Defense Information Systems Network Satellite Telecommunications Services-Global (DSTS-G) contract. The DSTS-G enables the Defense Department, federal agencies, and other users authorized by the DOD to obtain global fixed satellite service bandwidth, as well as related satellite-based services and applications.
Artel will provide not only satellite connectivity, but also real-time, proactive monitoring and control over the day-to-day physical and logical configuration of leased bandwidth, earth terminals, and associated terrestrial interconnection resources.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291454/32/ARTCL/none/none/Artel-to-provide-satellite-services-to-US-Central-Command/
Raytheon chooses RTI real-time middleware for U.S. Navy Destroyer program
Raytheon Company Integrated Defense Systems engineers in Tewksbury, Mass., required a solution to power the shipboard computing environment aboard the DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer. They settled on the RTI Data Distribution Service from Real-Time Innovations (RTI) in Santa Clara, Calif.
TSCEI is an open architecture platform for software application development for the U.S. Navy DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer program. TSCEI includes standardized hardware, an operating system, middleware, and infrastructure services.
The RTI Data Distribution Service combines with Raytheon’s Total Ship Computing Environment Infrastructure (TSCEI) Release 4.0 to deliver reliable, real-time data distribution throughout the entire shipboard network. RTI Data Distribution Service, furnishing the data distribution layer of TSCEI, enables high-throughput, low-latency messaging between shipboard applications. RTI Data Distribution Service enables applications to reliably share data and coordinate defenses.
“The selection of RTI came through a process which uses formal evaluation criteria and a source selection board to ensure that the Navy gets the best value,” Raytheon DDG 1000 System Software Development director Bob Martin notes. “This is an emerging product market and it was determined that the offering from RTI, a small privately held company, provides the best value to the Navy.”
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291459/32/ARTCL/none/none/Raytheon-chooses-RTI-real-time-middleware-for-US-Navy-Destroyer-program/
TSCEI is an open architecture platform for software application development for the U.S. Navy DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer program. TSCEI includes standardized hardware, an operating system, middleware, and infrastructure services.
The RTI Data Distribution Service combines with Raytheon’s Total Ship Computing Environment Infrastructure (TSCEI) Release 4.0 to deliver reliable, real-time data distribution throughout the entire shipboard network. RTI Data Distribution Service, furnishing the data distribution layer of TSCEI, enables high-throughput, low-latency messaging between shipboard applications. RTI Data Distribution Service enables applications to reliably share data and coordinate defenses.
“The selection of RTI came through a process which uses formal evaluation criteria and a source selection board to ensure that the Navy gets the best value,” Raytheon DDG 1000 System Software Development director Bob Martin notes. “This is an emerging product market and it was determined that the offering from RTI, a small privately held company, provides the best value to the Navy.”
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291459/32/ARTCL/none/none/Raytheon-chooses-RTI-real-time-middleware-for-US-Navy-Destroyer-program/
BAE Australia selects Synthetic Vision from Mercury for brownout landing system
BAE Systems Australia engineers investigated display solutions in the development of a rotorcraft brownout landing system. The company has awarded a contract to Mercury Computer Systems Inc. of Chelmsford, Mass., for its Synthetic Vision display.
Brownouts can occur when rotorcraft attempt to land on dusty terrain. The downwash created by the rotors picks up dust on the ground, reducing the pilot’s visibility. To address this problem, civil and government groups are developing sensors that can detect terrain and obstacles.
“See and Remember,” a phrase coined by the Air Force Research Lab, refers to a brownout landing system that scans the landing area before the rotors kick up the dust. The scan is fed to a computer that “remembers” where the terrain is, and then draws it on a cockpit-mounted computer monitor in 3D as the craft descends. Synthetic Vision technology uses information from databases and sensor readings to generate this computer-drawn terrain for the pilot’s use.
Mercury has developed a patent-pending Morphing Terrain Engine that incorporates terrain sensor measurements that are captured and updated in real time via a standard interface, and then displayed with Synthetic Vision.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291461/32/ARTCL/none/none/BAE-Australia-selects-Synthetic-Vision-from-Mercury-for-brownout-landing-system/
Brownouts can occur when rotorcraft attempt to land on dusty terrain. The downwash created by the rotors picks up dust on the ground, reducing the pilot’s visibility. To address this problem, civil and government groups are developing sensors that can detect terrain and obstacles.
“See and Remember,” a phrase coined by the Air Force Research Lab, refers to a brownout landing system that scans the landing area before the rotors kick up the dust. The scan is fed to a computer that “remembers” where the terrain is, and then draws it on a cockpit-mounted computer monitor in 3D as the craft descends. Synthetic Vision technology uses information from databases and sensor readings to generate this computer-drawn terrain for the pilot’s use.
Mercury has developed a patent-pending Morphing Terrain Engine that incorporates terrain sensor measurements that are captured and updated in real time via a standard interface, and then displayed with Synthetic Vision.
http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/291461/32/ARTCL/none/none/BAE-Australia-selects-Synthetic-Vision-from-Mercury-for-brownout-landing-system/
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