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1SecureAudit LLC initially grew out of the needs of the corporate world to respond to and manage threats to physical and information assets from both internal and external attackers. 1SecureAudit designs, delivers and transfers a combination of proven risk methodologies, customized software and business audit services. 1SecureAudit Operational Risk Enterprise Architecture (OREA) system and tools have been designed to guide you successfully through the industry's new regulatory and homeland security reality. OREA enables enterprises to establish a cohesive framework for enterprise risk management in their organizations. OREA is a management system supported by an XML enterprise software platform that enables organizations to automatically collect, manage and distribute real-time operational risk content such as homeland security alerts, business continuity policies, emergency response procedures, control standards, facilities and IT assets, baselines and threats/vulnerabilities intelligence.

2factor LLC has developed a next generation infrastructure for secure data, transactions and communications. 2factor is the security paradigm that will enable the future of data networks - information, distribution, purchasing, service and entertainment. These networks cannot blossom without a core ability to have authenticated machine interaction and secure data content. 2factor finally delivers on all of the necessities for this electronic revolution: Speed, Peer-to-Peer trust, non-central authority control, provable mathematics for continued assurance and simplicity for implementers and users.

Actix solutions address two of the biggest issues facing wireless operators today: the need to squeeze more out of their existing network investments and the race to generate significant new revenue from wireless data services. Actix Performance Engineering solutions enable wireless operators and manufacturers to optimize network performance, enhance service quality and gain detailed awareness of the customer experience. The company's vendor-independent solutions analyze data from all major wireless vendors and technologies, from 2G to 3G. Applications include: network performance troubleshooting, verification of customer-perceived service quality; competitive analysis and accelerated new-technology rollout.

Applied Marine Technology, Inc. is a technical services company providing government and private sector customers with professional services in international and homeland security, training and exercises, communications and information technology, program management, visual communications, and the rapid prototyping of unique technical solutions. With a unique blend of military, education, business, scientific, engineering, and technical expertise, we make organizations smarter, better equipped, and more secure. Since 1991, AMTI has grown from a three-man organization focused on supporting Naval Special Warfare Operations to a multi-faceted company with hundreds of employees serving both public and private enterprises. Our continued work with military Special Operations groups keeps us at the forefront of solutions addressing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons of mass destruction. We apply this experience to first responder and emergency management situations, State-level training and exercise programs, and corporate security, delivering cutting-edge technologies and solutions that protect people, places, and information.


Apollo Telemedicine provides imaging solutions that address the needs of the healthcare professional. Racing at the speed of light, this technology provides diagnostic-quality digital imaging, enabling doctors to accurately diagnose and document an illness from anywhere, to anywhere, in the world. With Apollo Telemedicine systems, the customary life and death struggle against time is finally conquered. Distance is irrelevant. Access to service is immediate. Doctors are able to directly examine and consult. Hospitals are able to promptly treat. Patients are able to heal more quickly as a result of the telecommunications' technologies of Apollo Telemedicine solutions. Apollo Telemedicine stores, manages and transmits health care services from wherever a patient is in need, to wherever and whenever his doctors are on the line.


Gibbs & Cox, Inc.Gibbs & Cox, Inc.is an independent engineering and design firm specializing in naval architecture, marine engineering, design, management support and consulting engineering. More than 200 naval vessels now in service or under contract worldwide, including over 60% of the U.S. Navy's current surface combatant fleet, are built to Gibbs & Cox designs. Gibbs & Cox is leveraging its extensive experience with the Navy in the hardening of ships against conventional, nuclear, chemical or biological attack and offering its services to other government and commercial clients in hardening of structural, HVAC and mechanical systems for buildings, facilities and infrastructure.

Information Systems Security Solutions, Inc. (IS3) is a provider of Information Assurance (IA) services/support, enterprise network infrastructure cabling, enterprise network backbone hardware, and Radio Frequency (RF) engineering solutions to the private sector, government agencies and the Department of Defense. IS3's principal management has over 35 years of experience in network infrastructure/central office cabling, computer lab build-outs and information technology products and services. IS3's executive management staff offers an additional 80 years of Information Technology and Telecommunications experience. IS3 was formed to bring this combined expertise and philosophy to a broader audience. Our company name stems from the 3 cornerstones of technology: Information, Systems, and Security.

ITT Industries Night VisionITT Industries Night Vision is the leading developer and supplier of night vision devices for U.S. and allied military forces. The company also provides night vision equipment to federal, state and local law enforcement and security agencies. Featuring the latest advancements in imaging technology, ITT's product line includes everything from night vision goggles and monoculars to weapon sights and 24-hour surveillance cameras. These products are available with ITT's Generation 3 Pinnacle™ image intensifier tube, which provides the highest performance available in the night vision industry. Along with high-quality, field-proven products, ITT also offers night vision training at users' facilities. The company's commitment to training includes a 40-ft mobile training unit as well as a field office, established in 2002, directly across the street from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga.

M-CAM provides state-of-the-art innovation and financial risk management systems and solutions to the world's largest banks, securities firms, insurance companies and governments. From multi-terabyte unstructured data interrogation systems to complex actuarial risk assessment and modeling, M·CAM's systems are deployed by entities ranging from the United States Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, to the governments of India, China, and Denmark. Leading global initiatives for patent reform and efficient technology transfer, M·CAM enjoys the distinction of being the largest intellectual property quality management firm in the world with active initiatives in over 50 countries. Through its unstructured data assimilation and forensic analysis division - M·USE - M·CAM has also pioneered a number of multi-lingual, multi-format data solutions for numerous government applications.

MITEM Corporation has been in the business of non-invasive integration of legacy applications for over 15 years. We are currently involved with integration projects for the US Navy, US Airforce, US Customs, and many other government and commercial customers. Our ability to integrate existing applications without changes gives us a unique capability to provide mission critical interoperability on a timely and cost effective basis. The old excuse that "our systems weren't designed to work together and can't communicate with each other" is no longer a valid statement. Those systems can "work together" today, and without any changes whatsoever.

National Security Research, Inc.National Security Research, Inc. (NSR) was established in 1983 to conduct objective research and analysis on issues related to national security policy. The Chairman and CEO of NSR is Dr. William R. Graham, former Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during the Reagan and Bush administrations. NSR provides advanced research, policy analysis, strategic assessment and planning, and tailored technical support for senior-level policymakers in government and industry. NSR specializes in assisting government and corporate clients in meeting the challenges presented by the intersection of policy and technical issues across a wide range of homeland security disciplines including: critical infrastructure protection, emergency preparedness and response, continuity of operations, non-lethal/less lethal technology support, and strategic planning and assessment.


NetarusNetarus, LLC provides a family of products that offers a multitude of innovative solutions and services related to Internet-based hosting and distributed systems management. The flagship product, SCInterface (Server Control Interface), is a distributed management system that gives Application Service Providers and IT departments the ability to manage their hosted applications without compromising security and access controls. SCInterface ensures secure management and control of hosted applications regardless of their location, operating system, type or functionality.


Roam SecureRoam Secure builds, deploys and manages emergency communication systems. Tens of thousands of government leaders, employees and first responders across multiple agencies and jurisdictions rely on the award winning Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN), to communicate more effectively during emergencies and routine incidents. Customers include: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a large undislosed federal agency, the cities of Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, Arlington County, Va., Fairfax County, Va., and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.


SAICScience Applications International Corporation (SAIC), is the nation's largest employee-owned research and engineering company, providing information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, transportation and logistics. With annual revenues of $5.9 billion, SAIC and its subsidiaries, including Telcordia Technologies, have more than 40,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide.

Scheer Partners, Inc. is a leading provider of commercial real estate services for the Washington, D.C. metro region. Organizations that work with Scheer Partners experience greater cost savings and efficiencies because of the firm's deep industry expertise, firmly established local relationships and high level of customer intimacy. Scheer Partners offers a full range of commercial real estate services and handles both landlord and tenant representation. Scheer Partners' customers include Winchester Homes, Atlantic Realty, RIS Paper, Avalon Pharmaceuticals, MedImmune, Inc., AnviCom, and Bozzuto & Associates. Founded in 1991, Scheer Partners is headquartered in Montgomery County, Maryland with locations in Prince George's County and Northern Virginia.

SONEX Enterprises is a Fairfax, Virginia based firm with more than twenty years experience providing technical and management support services to government and industry. SONEX specializes in risk management and control, life cycle support, information technology, and organizational improvement. SONEX was established with a single focus: to adapt the Systems Engineering approach to the integration science for sophisticated systems. With a concentration on this objective, SONEX developed its proprietary Integrated System Assurance™ (ISA) that provides Risk Based Enterprise Technology Management. The innovative ISA concept is a web-based collaborative work process that has powerful knowledge management and decision support capabilities. With the process at his/her disposal, any stakeholder in the organization is assured of near real-time oversight and assessment of all technical, life cycle, program management and enterprise objective activities.

SquareLoop ™ introduces the Mobile Alert Network™ the next generation in emergency communications system that supplies emergency managers with reverse 911 capabilities to wireless phones. The Mobile Alert Network allows emergency managers to geographically target messages to wireless phones providing rapid and real-time information to both citizens and visitors to their jurisdictions. With the Mobile Alert Network emergency managers can:

  • Support needs-based evacuation—target evacuation messages to danger zones and shelter-in-place instructions to safe areas
  • Warn citizens in the path of a natural disaster such as severe weather or fire
  • Alert people who have been in the vicinity of a biological agent release – even if that release occurred several days in the past
  • Save lives and increase the public's confidence during emergency situations



Technology Catalyst is a dynamic and unique suite of companies, products and services, based in Fredericksburg, Va. We specialize in helping businesses realize their full potential by providing software design and development, pre-developed software products, business support services, information resources, software consulting, and design capabilities. We have created several products, which have gained national recognition for their efficiency and ease of use. We also work with companies on a case-by-case basis providing solutions that save money and help make their business process more efficient and effective.

TridiumTridium is the inventor of the Niagara Framework™, a software framework that integrates diverse systems and devices - regardless of manufacturer, or communication protocol - into a unified platform that can be easily managed and controlled in real time over the Internet using a standard web browser. Niagara is an extensible platform that supports the rapid development of a wide range of device-to-enterprise applications. It provides many benefits in a variety of customer applications: Manufacturers adopt Niagara to move their products to the web, reduce development time, migrate legacy systems, develop new service offerings, and open up new markets. End users save energy and manage their facilities more efficiently, in real-time, via the Internet. System integrators use Niagara products to provide open, multi-vendor solutions without being limited by specific protocols, products or technologies Today, Niagara is being successfully applied in the building automation, industrial automation, energy management and M2M markets through a network of independent systems integrators and partnerships with leading suppliers.


XsystemsXsystems is a systems integration company made up of highly experienced and certified IT professionals and consultants that specialize in XML document management and web portals. Founded in 1991 with offices in Crystal City, Blacksburg and Manassas, Xsystems is business partners with ArborText, IBM and SoftwareAG. Xsystems has successfully designed, developed and deployed a comprehensive range of XML and web service solutions for the National Ground Intelligence Center, the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Executive Office of the President, General Services Administration and many others.


ZelTechZelTech provides customers with the knowledge, tools and solutions needed for correct and timely decisions and effective actions to help ensure U.S. national security, including support to military operations, homeland security, and critical infrastructure protection. ZelTech offers program and acquisition management services, systems engineering and integration, research and development, communications engineering, technology management, process engineering, and application development. ZelTech's Maritime and Homeland Security Group provides threat and vulnerability assessments, security plan development and implementation, security system design and integration, communications architecture development, procurement management and vendor evaluation, system testing and certification, and training and exercise planning and execution. ZelTech's combination of advanced systems engineering and integration capabilities and experience working with the many federal, state, regional and local agencies responsible for port and homeland security and emergency preparedness is unsurpassed.


         


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