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October 28, 2005

CIProcess Launches World's First ‘Backpack’ Laser Cleaning System

CIProcess announces the launch of the first real fully mobile cleaning laser unit in the world. The ‘Backpack’ laser is a low cost, portable, battery powered solution for gentle cleaning for restoration, conservation and industry.

(PRWEB) October 28, 2005 -- CIProcess Ltd, the UK-based, innovative Cleaning and Process Systems company, launches the revolutionary ‘Backpack’ Cleaning Laser system, manufactured by Clean Laser Systems in Herzogenrath (close to Aachen) , Germany.

The ultra compact unit is the first real fully mobile cleaning laser unit in the world. Available in mains versions or rechargeable battery powered, the laser unit consists of an air cooled "state of the art" diode pumped laser with an excellent laser beam quality and an ultra small focus.

Developed in response to a growing demand for a low cost, portable cleaning laser, the innovative laser cleaning system combines power and versatility, with the lowest operating cost of all industrial cleaning methods. It offers a safe cleaning method and is environmentally friendly, using no water or chemicals and producing no effluent, as well as being small, light and fully portable.

The ‘Backpack’ laser is suitable for industrial cleaning and surface treatment, renovation and paint removal applications, as well as removing contaminants, production residue and coatings without damaging the substrate. The laser is also ideal for restoration and conservation, including façade restoration, architectural and sculpture conservation and monument and artifact cleaning.

Operating costs are low compared to other cleaning methods with extremely low running costs (circa € 0.3 Euro per hour).

With great interest from leading companies and governments throughout the world, the ‘Backpack’ lasers are available in portable or stationary versions, and special designs are also available.

Dave Adams, the technical director of CIProcess, reports "The ‘Backpack’ laser is the most exciting development in cleaning lasers for many years. We believe that we have made a great advance in laser cleaning technology, making it more accessible due to the low price of the units and the portability.”

The lasers direct a high precision programmable scanning beam onto the cleaning surface, which reflects laser energy. Any contaminants on the surface absorb the laser energy and are quickly vaporized, with any fumes or particulates removed by an in-built filter. This gentle cleaning method avoids the erosion and abrasion that normally occurs with most other cleaning methods.

A new addition, the ‘Backpack’ lasers compliment the established range of laser cleaning systems, which are used in conservation, restoration, automobile, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, bakery, food and electronics and many other fields.

The new lasers are coming to the UK in November to carry out demonstrations around the country. With demonstrations in some major Universities and industrial facilities, we invite any interested parties to contact us to arrange bookings. We expect and influx of new applications and clients are invited to discuss their applications and submit their products and processes for testing in Cleanlaser’s laboratories.

Cleanlaser systems are part of CIProcess’s extensive range of innovative cleaning and processing equipment including ozone systems, Cleaning-In-Place systems, innovative blast cleaning systems and stainless steel tanks and vessels.

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Silanis Presents at the IATA eFreight Conference Electronic Signatures: The Key to Paperless Freight Processes

Silanis Technology, the industry’s most experienced electronic signature provider with more than two million users and consumers in business and government, announced today that Tommy Petrogiannis will present at the upcoming 2005 International Air Transportation Association e-freight conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The objective of the conference is to promote greater efficiency in air cargo shipment processes by moving to an industry-wide, simpler, electronic paper-free environment. Mr. Petrogiannis’ session will showcase how electronic signature technology eliminates the last hurdle in achieving paperless freight processes.

(PRWEB) October 28, 2005 -- Silanis Technology, the industry’s most experienced electronic signature provider with more than two million users and consumers in business and government, announced today that Tommy Petrogiannis will present at the upcoming 2005 International Air Transportation Association e-freight conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The objective of the conference is to promote greater efficiency in air cargo shipment processes by moving to an industry-wide, simpler, electronic paper-free environment. Mr. Petrogiannis’ session will showcase how electronic signature technology eliminates the last hurdle in achieving paperless freight processes.

According to IATA, 20 years ago it took 6.5 days, on average, to send a shipment internationally. Despite numerous advances in the transportation industry, today it still takes 6.0 days -- 1 day to fly, 5 days to wait for the paper. “This statistic clearly illustrates that paperwork is the major bottleneck. And while automation has the potential to eliminate the unnecessary delays, risk, and expense inherent in traditional paper-based freight processes” says Mr. Petrogiannis. “These benefits can not be realized as long as documents must be printed whenever a signature is required.”

The IATA eFreight initiative has the support of the top industry executives including Ram Menen, Senior Vice President Cargo, Emirates, “The only way we can combat costs is to bring in better efficiencies that will enhance productivity. Electronic transactions will not just save the world from inefficiencies of physical paper pushing and associated red tape, but will also create better transparency and speedy real-time processing spanning the entire supply chain.”
For over a decade, Silanis’ electronic signature solutions have enabled other industries, from financial services to government, to achieve these goals by automating the secure transmission, review and signing of documents. At the same time, they produce reliable and auditable business records required to demonstrate compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards and organizational policies.

Mr. Petrogainnis’ presentation will introduce attendees to the concepts and issues surrounding electronic signatures including terminology, solution requirements and functionality. Participants will leave this session better equipped to begin defining their eFreight approval automation needs.

About Silanis
Founded in 1992, Silanis Technology Inc. is the largest and most experienced provider of electronic signature solutions. More than 1,100 government and commercial organizations, representing two million users, depend on Silanis’ solutions to accelerate operations, improve service, and reduce costs. The company’s solutions not only eliminate the inefficiencies of paper, they provide reliable and auditable business records needed to demonstrate compliance with applicable laws, standards, regulations and policies.

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The World's Best Airshow Airplane Photo Contest Seeks Top Guns for Shoot Out at AeroSpaceNews.com

AeroSpaceNews.com is seeking the best airplane pictures from the world's Top Guns of aviation photography. The website’s contest offers free entry, a nice prize and fun. Professional and amateur entrants are invited from around the world in this truly global hot pic competition.

Ventura County, CA (PRWEB) October 28, 2005 -- AeroSpaceNews.com is pleased to announce the first in a regular series of fun and family friendly aviation, airline, military and space photo contests.

www.AeroSpaceNews.com is using the contest to showcase its new and user interactive airplane picture gallery. Founded by photographer and award winning film maker Craig Schmitman, the science and technology news magazine offers features and news on the leading edge of aerospace achievements illustrated by stunning pictures and moving images.

Entering the contest, registering on the site, viewing and voting on the picture entrants are all completely free!

AeroSpaceNews.com is seeking entrants worldwide from amateurs and professionals alike. The pictures may be of any air or space subject, flying, or on static display, taken at an airshow, at any time.

The winner, selected by votes entered by registered users on AeroSpaceNews.com, gets a personal copy of the download edition of Tiltrotor and The Future (worth aprox $29.95)

Tiltrotor and The Future is an hour long video documentary on the origins of the tiltrotor, convertiplanes, the X/V-3 and X/V-15 technology demonstration efforts, and the mission and technology behind today's awesome Bell/Boeing U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey. The U.S. Air Force is slated to receive its own variant, the CV-22 for special operations.

The contest is open and voting runs from October 28, 2005, through January 15, 2006. Complete contest rules are posted on AeroSpaceNews.com ( http://www.AeroSpaceNews.com ).

Aviation and space enthusiasts are among the most passionate and skilled photographers imaginable. The competition is expected to be very tough. Votes are counted from the moment the contest starts so hurry and upload your entries now. Come on - let's see if you are one of the Top Guns!

For additional information please contact us (see below).

About AeroSpaceNews.com:

AeroSpaceNews.com is the oldest member of The Aeronautic Company's family of web properties. It covers aviation, space, airline and military subjects focused on science and technology, tactics, safety and major milestones.

Websites in the network include the web hosting firm Aeronautic.net ( http://www.Aeronautic.net ), Aeronautic Pictures, a video production and photography company ( http://www.AeronauticPictures.com ), AeroSpaceNews.com ( http://www.AeroSpaceNews.com ), one of the Internet's first aviation e-zines having launched on July 4, 1997, DogExplorer.com ( http://www.DogExplorer.com ), a place for dogs, dog pictures and dog friendly travel, and NurseSpot.com, ( http://www.NurseSpot.com ), the ultimate destination for professional nurses.

Contact Information:
Craig Schmitman
Publisher
AeroSpaceNews.com
805-985-2320 tel
http://www.AeroSpaceNews.com

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Southwest Airlines Unveils Destinations and Fares from Denver International Airport

Denver, CO (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 27, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) is kicking off 2006 in the Mile High City! The airline today unveiled its low fares and flight schedule to and from Denver. Customers can now purchase tickets for the new service with airfares beginning as low as $59 one-way -- or sometimes even lower for subscribers to Southwest's E-mail Click 'n Save specials or users of Southwest's downloaded DING! software program.

Southwest Airlines will begin its Denver service Jan. 3, 2006, with a total of 13 daily nonstop departures to the following cities: Chicago Midway (the downtown airport) (four daily), Las Vegas (five daily), and Phoenix (four daily). The airline will offer direct or connecting service to 36 other destinations, such as Baltimore/Washington, Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, Seattle/Tacoma, and Pittsburgh. Southwest will occupy two gates in the C Concourse and will initially have about 40 local Employees.

"These destinations are just the beginning for Southwest in Denver; we look forward to growing with the demand here," said Gary Kelly, Southwest's Chief Executive Officer. "Denver is a market that has been a significant gap in Southwest's system for many years; and we can now connect Denver Customers into our coast-to-coast operations."

Southwest Airlines offers Denver Customers its biggest discounts with its advance purchase tickets. For example, Customers can head to Chicago Midway for as little as $79 one-way with Southwest Airlines' 21-day advance purchase fares. Additionally, advance purchase fares start as low as $59 one-way to Las Vegas and Phoenix. To take advantage of these low fares, see http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_DenSch_102705

"Southwest Airlines enters the Denver market as the low fare and Customer satisfaction leader, and we are bringing our most valuable asset, our hospitable and caring Employees -- the best in the industry," Kelly said. "But we are not only here as the low air fare provider. We're also here to become an active and contributory member of this vibrant community."

Southwest Airlines announced its flights and fares today during a media conference at Denver International Airport. Kelly was accompanied by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, and DIA Co-Managers Turner West and Vicki Braunagel; some Southwest pilots also attended the event to show their support for Southwest's newest city.

The airline with the most affordable airfares also makes travel a whole lot easier. Southwest Airlines' award winning web site, http://www.southwest.com , not only offers some of the industry's lowest airfares online but also helps with making other travel accommodations, such as hotel and rental cars. Customers with an electronic "Ticketless" reservation may checkin online and print a boarding pass 24 hours in advance of travel from the airline's web site, southwest.com. Boarding passes are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, and Southwest boards its flights in three boarding groups. Instead of looking for seat assignments, Customers can choose their own seats once onboard the flight, allowing for a quicker boarding process -- and ontime flights.

To take advantage of Southwest Airlines' super low fares, Customers who book their travel via the Internet can subscribe to Southwest Airlines Click 'n Save e-mail updates as well as Southwest Airlines' newest technological innovation-DING! DING! delivers Southwest Airlines' hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops allowing Customers to get a jump on the latest southwest.com sales! For more information, visit http://www.southwest.com .

Fare rules: Tickets for $59 and $79 fares must be purchased at least
21 days before departure. Fares are valid for travel beginning Jan. 3, 2006, through the end of the published schedule (currently March 31, 2006). Fares are available one-way and are combinable with all other fares. When combining fares, all ticketing restrictions apply. Seats are limited. Advertised fares may vary by flight and day of week and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times. Fares do not include a $3.20 federal segment tax per takeoff and landing; airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9 one-way; and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 one-way. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Tickets are nonrefundable but may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are valid on Southwest-operated published, scheduled service only and are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in itinerary could result in an increase in fare, depending upon whether discount seats are still available on the new flights.

Southwest Airlines is the number one airline in terms of domestic boardings. With the addition of its Denver service, Southwest Airlines will operate more than 2,980 daily flights to 62 cities in 32 states. Southwest Airlines employs more than 31,000 people nationwide.

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October 27, 2005

How Much Security is Enough? The First in a New Series of e-Signature Whitepapers from Silanis

Silanis Technology, the industry’s most experienced electronic signature provider, with more than two million consumers and users in business and government, today released a new whitepaper through its online resource center. Entitled “Security in Electronic Documents and Signatures”, the whitepaper addresses one of the greatest sources of confusion for organizations tasked with assessing their electronic signature requirements – identifying the appropriate level of security for the targeted business process.

(PRWEB) October 26, 2005 -- Silanis Technology, the industry’s most experienced electronic signature provider, with more than two million consumers and users in business and government, today released a new whitepaper through its online resource center. Entitled “Security in Electronic Documents and Signatures”, the whitepaper addresses one of the greatest sources of confusion for organizations tasked with assessing their electronic signature requirements – identifying the appropriate level of security for the targeted business process.

“The main reason why organizations move their document signing processes into an electronic environment is to make them more efficient; however, the exact opposite sometimes occurs,” says Michael Laurie, co-founder and vice-president of Silanis Technology. “Some companies end up making the electronic process even more complex and difficult to use because they set a higher standard for security than is normally required with paper.”

The reason for this, according to Laurie, is based on a common misconception that electronic signing increases the risk of fraud and therefore requires more security.
“Organizations have the tendency to focus their electronic signature initiative on implementing technologies that authenticate users, when in reality they already have most, if not all, of the security measures in place to establish the identity of its signers,” says Laurie.

The whitepaper defines the many forms of user authentication that exist today, such as personal information verification (PIV) and credentials, while emphasizing that they are not necessarily methods of electronic signing.

“Signing is the expression of intent to approve, authenticate or agree with the information in a document. It requires a specific action, such as clicking on a button or entering a password,” explains Laurie. “An electronic signature solution must reliably capture and reproduce that intent, while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards and policies.”

The whitepaper also addresses security as it applies to documents, signatures, transactions, information privacy and authoritative copies. The whitepaper can be accessed by visiting Silanis’ electronic signature resource center located at:
http://www.silanis.com/site/resource_center/index.php or http://www.silanis.com/site/corporate/whitepapers.php

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Aerospace Supply Chain Group Makes Changes For National Rollout

Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) announces new options for aerospace, defense and space supplier companies to participate in the Industry Conversion.

IRVINE, CA (PRWEB) October 27, 2005 -- In the midst of a national campaign to improve efficiency at small to medium U.S. aerospace suppliers and help trim $12 billion industry wide, the Supplier Excellence Alliance announced sweeping changes to increase participation and improve training opportunities.

“These strategic changes are being made to make it easier for suppliers to get involved with SEA and learn how lean manufacturing can improve their value stream, quality and bottom line,” said
SEA President, Kenneth Marcia, Director of Supplier Development for United Technologies. “The focus of SEA’s work needs to be the acceleration of supplier capabilities. As the suppliers improve, the prime contractors improve and the end customers are more satisfied.”

Changes include: New Membership Options – SEA now offers an Associate Membership that provides access to SEA certification materials and other helpful information free for the first six months and members can attend the “Lean Enterprise System for Managers” course at no additional charge; SEA Leadership Academy – SEA is expanding its Authorized Service Provider certification program. Beginning in 2006, SEA Lead Auditor Certification will be offered to consultants and service providers who can then conduct SEA-certification audits; Board Membership – SEA is opening its board membership to any qualified supplier, which is an expansion from the previous restriction to tier-one suppliers.

SEA Chairman of the Board, Michael Beason, says, “Now there are more viable options available to supplier companies to accelerate improvements in their own organizations and take a leadership position in the supply chain conversion effort.”

In addition to these changes, SEA has a variety of upcoming events as follows:

Nov. 2 - National Web cast for buyers and purchasers (8-9am PST)

Dec. 8 - SEA Member Meeting in San Diego, Calif.

Dec. 9 - One-day lean workshop, San Diego, Calf. (free to SEA members)

Dec. 13 - National Web cast about industry and SEA progress (9-10am PST)

Jan. 16-20 - Inaugural SEA Leader Certification Workshop

SEA is the Joint Program Office for the conversion of the aerospace, defense and space industry supply chain. SEA is a non-profit alliance of leading industry prime contractors, tier-one suppliers and other key industry suppliers whose purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance. SEA membership includes The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies (Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Sikorsky), Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Textron, (Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft), Space Systems Loral, Hitco Carbon Composites, Bombardier, Honeywell, and TW Metals.

The industry Conversion Plan deploys a collaborative business system adopted by SEA member companies to help supplier organizations expand their capabilities and gain immediate and sustainable improvements.

To learn more about SEA visit the SEA website at www.seaonline.org.

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October 26, 2005

Frank Crivello, Managing Member, Eastern Coast Management Announces Engagement of Lightle Commercial for Innovation Centre, Port Canaveral, Florida

Lightle Commercial provides leasing services for Innovation Centre.

Cape Canaveral, Florida (PRWEB) October 26, 2005 -- 2005—Frank Crivello, Managing Member, Eastern Coast Management, LLC (“ECM”),announced Port Offices, LLC (“Port”) engaged Lightle Commercial as its leasing agent for Innovation Centre, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

In August, 2004, Port acquired Innovation Centre from Allied Capital Corporation, Washington, D.C. the office building complex that was the headquarters of Premier Cruise Lines. The office complex is approximately 68,000 square feet and is one of the few Class A office buildings in Brevard County.

Port Managing Member Frank P. Crivello stated: “Innovation Centre is ready for multi-tenant occupancy. Brian Lightle and his team are uniquely qualified to lease up Innovation Centre with leaders in aerospace, high technology, and port commerce.”

Lightle Commercial CEO Brian Lightle stated: “My team and I are excited to represent Port and its Innovation Centre. We are pleased by the feedback we have already received from prospective tenants.”

Frank J Orlando, Port Executive Vice President, is Port’s property manager for Innovation Centre. His office number is 954.532.0240.

Lightle Commercial’s office number is 321.722.0707 or 321.863.3228.

About Eastern Coast Management, LLC:

Eastern Coast Management, LLC ("ECM") is focused on real estate and marine investments in southeastern United States. For approximately twenty five years, as principals, ECM’s team has been involved in all faucets of real estate development, rehabilitation, and investments. In addition, ECM’s team has offered professional management and advisory solutions to public and private companies, trusts, and individual investors. For approximately six years, as advisers or principals, ECM’s team has been involved in marine investments of various types.

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995 - With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The actual future results of the Company could differ significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to assumptions relating to the marine market and that there will be no unanticipated material adverse change in ECM's operations or business.

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Quickparts Named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 As One of North America’s Fastest Growing Technology Companies

Quickparts was named to the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. At the heart of Quickparts’ success is its patent-pending QuickQuote® technology which provides product designers with an ‘instant price quote’ for new product development from prototype to production. Since being founded in 1999, Quickparts has delivered more than 150,000 instant price quotes and provided custom manufactured parts for more than 5,000 customers, including GE, Whirlpool and Lockheed Martin.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) October 26, 2005 --— Quickparts today announced that it ranked Number 213 on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2000–2004.

In addition to ranking on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, Quickparts recently ranked #12 on the Georgia Technology Fast 50, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in the Southeast.

Quickparts is the largest North American service provider for new product development in terms of parts shipped and revenue growth. Quickparts’ manufacturing processes include rapid prototyping, CNC machining, sheet metal parts, metal castings, and plastic injection molding.

“It’s an honor to be named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500,” said Ron Hollis, President & CEO of Quickparts. “At the heart of Quickparts’ success is our patent-pending QuickQuote® technology which provides product designers with an ‘instant price quote’ for custom manufacturing from prototype to production simply by uploading a 3D model to our website, Quickparts.com.”

Since being founded in 1999, Quickparts has delivered over 150,000 instant quotes and provided custom manufactured parts for over 5,000 customers, including GE, Whirlpool and Lockheed Martin.

“Attracting enough customers to attain such fast growth over five years makes a strong statement about the quality of a company’s product and its leadership,” said Tony Kern, deputy national managing principal of Deloitte’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications industry practice. “Quickparts has shown the right stuff for growth.”

To find out more about Quickparts, please visit www.quickparts.com or call 1-877-521-8683.

About Quickparts
Quickparts provides custom manufacturing services for engineers and designers looking to create plastic and metal parts from 3D CAD (computer-aided design) models. With its proprietary QuickQuote® geometric analysis software, Quickparts is able to provide product designers with an ‘instant online quote’ for the manufacturing of their custom parts from prototype to production. Services include: Rapid Prototypes (SLA, SLS, FDM), Cast Urethanes, Quickturn Injection Mold Tooling and Parts, Sheet Metal Parts, Metal Castings, and CNC Machined Parts. A Quickparts Project Manager ensures parts are delivered to the customer’s specifications within the desired timeframe.

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October 25, 2005

Transit Experts Warn NYU Audience Of Major Security Gaps

Panelists Describe Lessons Learned, But Not Applied.

New York, NY, (PRWEB) October 25, 2005: A panel of transit security experts told a prestigious group assembled for the 6th Annual TriState Transit Symposium that technology is not a cure-all for security, and that four years after 9/11, urban transit systems are still lacking in many areas including standards, preparedness, incident command and emergency response.

Speaking on October 18 at NYU’s Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management, David Gaier, a journalist and former security consultant who writes widely on terrorism, told the group that poor incident command was still a huge vulnerability for urban transit systems, in New York and around the nation. Comparing the situation to the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, Gaier said “At the Gulf Coast, what resulted was chaos, which led to unnecessary human suffering and death. The same thing could happen in transit systems: incident command and control cannot be sorted out after the bomb goes off.” Speaking about the use of technology as a panacea, Gaier mentioned that NYC-MTA has just let a contract for $212 million to install and integrate a massive CCTV monitoring system. Yet he noted that “the London tube (subway) is most heavily-monitored transit system in the world, and while its sophisticated CCTV system helped identify the July bombers, it did nothing to prevent their terrible crime, and apparently nothing to deter them.” Gaier also said that most agencies responsible for security haven’t adopted a truly risk-based planning model: “Security cannot be capricious and arbitrary – and it’s not the same thing as law enforcement.” But he acknowledged that it was difficult for transit agencies to determine the best use of their people and funds, because the federal government has failed to produce a set of attested security standards that was due at the end of 2004. He also noted that “The TSA is still, in reality, the commercial aviation security administration, and has mostly ignored public transit, especially commuter and passenger rail systems.”

Eva Lerner-Lam, President of the Palisades Consulting Group, spoke about what’s happened, four years after 9/11. A policy expert in public transit security, Ms. Lerner-Lam reviewed the findings, conclusions and “common sense” recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and noted that - disappointingly but not surprisingly - Congress failed to enact legislation that would implement many of the most critical recommendations. She commended the Transportation Research Board (TRB) for sponsoring important, peer-reviewed research that has produced useful reports and guidance to transit professionals; however, she noted that the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration have yet to reach out and leverage leading research institutions, opting instead to “go-it-alone” with stove-piped, applied technology solutions. Finally, Ms. Lerner-Lam pointed out that, despite the many benefits of education, outreach, training and drills, there is no national framework and minimal funding for consistent, integrated, coordinated efforts at the regional and local level beyond the three “TOPOFF” exercises that were held in various regions in 2001, 2003 and 2005.

Ron Libengood, CEO of Pittsburgh-based SecuraComm, noted that a transit security anti-terrorism program must include a combination of policies and procedures, technology, and trained manpower. He also echoed Gaier’s concerns about technology, saying “It’s a waste of money to buy technology - such as a large intelligent camera system - and put that technology in front of personnel who are not properly trained to operate, analyze results and direct appropriate responses.” He added “response has been the weakest link…transit systems must improve their response through training and analyzing results from regular drills.”

Much of what Gaier, Lerner-Lam and Libengood discussed is borne out by a report from the GAO released on October 7, 2005. The GAO report found that TSA has not completed passenger rail risk assessments or established a methodology to analyze or characterize risks.

Contacts:
David Gaier: 973-464-1454
Eva Lerner-Lam:201-567-0088
Ron Libengood: 412-963-6858

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October 24, 2005

Aloft Technologies to Demonstrate the World’s Most Technologically Advanced Lightweight Aviation Headset at the NBAA Convention

Aloft Technologies announced today that it will be demonstrating the world's most technologically advanced lightweight aviation headset at the NBAA Convention for the first time on November 9-11, 2005 in Orlando, Florida.

(PRWEB) October 24, 2005 -- Aloft Technologies announced today that it will be demonstrating the world's most technologically advanced lightweight aviation headset at the NBAA Convention for the first time.

The Clarity Aloft Headset will be demonstrated at the Orange County Convention Center during the NBAA Convention on November 9-11, 2005 in Orlando, Florida. Aloft Technologies will be found in the expo at booth #639. For additional information contact Aloft Technologies at 612-747-3197 or visit www.ClarityAloft.com. For more information on the NBAA Convention, visit www.NBAA.org

The Clarity Aloft Headset weighs only 1.5 ounces, provides patented self-molding ear tips to achieve superior sound clarity, comfort, and 35-45 decibels of passive noise reduction. Aloft Technologies has succeeded in merging the most advanced technologies from the fields of hearing science, aviation communications, and performance audio into one streamlined aviation headset design, the Clarity Aloft Headset. The Clarity Aloft Headset provides patented self-molding ear tips to achieve superior sound clarity and comfort while providing 35-45 decibels of passive noise reduction.

“The Clarity Aloft Headset is revolutionizing the aviation headset industry,” said Bill Waterman, President of Aloft Technologies. “The lightweight design, noise reduction, and sound clarity are exactly what pilots have been looking for.”

Also available in a stereo fidelity sound model, the Clarity Aloft Headset offers pilots and passengers with any sort of differential hearing loss the option of setting the sound level of the left and right speakers separately. The volume and balance controls are separate, a more robust feature than the dual volume controls used in other stereo aviation headsets.

Clarity Aloft has developed a stereo audio input feature for their headsets, allowing pilots more versatility with other media devices such as CD players. Due to its passive feature, there is no need for batteries since it draws only a small amount of power from the aircraft panel.

Aloft Technologies, headquartered in Maple Grove, MN, produces high quality, technologically advanced products. For additional information contact Aloft Technologies at 612-747-3197 or visit www.ClarityAloft.com

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Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation Congratulates 2005 Inductees

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation extends congratulations to the military veterans being inducted into the hall of fame's class of 2005. The awards, conferred by Ohio Governor Bob Taft, will be presented during a formal ceremony in November.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) October 22, 2005 -- Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame Foundation President Douglas E. Lay extended congratulations on behalf of the foundation’s board of trustees to this year’s inductees into the hall of fame earlier today.

The foundation will host a private reception in conjunction with the official induction in November. The reception will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at the Clarion Hotel in Dublin, Ohio. The formal awards, conferred by Governor Bob Taft, will be presented during a public ceremony on Thursday, November 3 at 11:00 a.m. at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial, 250 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

“Those inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame represent the very best of us,” said Foundation President Lay. “These distinguished men and women continued to tirelessly serve their communities and country honorably and nobly after their time in uniform.”

Lay continued, “Ohio has a proud tradition of military veteran leadership in government, business and civic organizations. Our 2005 inductees are indicative of our strong veterans’ community which has a tremendous history of accomplishments and contributions to our state and our nation.”

Those to be inducted during the public ceremony on November 3 include:

· Cameron R. Agin of Zanesville, Ohio 43701. Agin is a World War II veteran; former Zanesville police captain, city councilman and mayor; and VFW commander.

· James W. Anderson of Medina, Ohio 44256. Anderson is a World War II veteran; former longtime high school teacher; and former DAV, American Legion and AMVETS commander.

· David A. Barker of Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Barker is a Navy veteran, longtime Franklin County Veterans Service Officer, former AMVETS and VFW commander, and former American Legion vice commander.

· William A. Boettcher of Cincinnati, Ohio 45238. Boettcher is a Vietnam veteran, former national commander of AMVETS, and executive director of the Hamilton County Veterans Service Commission.

· Alex A. Boudreaux of Columbus, Ohio 43219. Boudreaux is a World War II veteran, member of the Tuskegee Airmen, first African-American air traffic controller in the United States and founder of the Ohio Museum of Flight.

· Dorothy S. Budacki of Mogadore, Ohio 44260. Budacki worked for Goodyear Aerospace during World War II, subsequently serving in the Navy. She served as president of WAVES National, as a Girl Scout leader, as a volunteer for many charities and member of numerous veterans’ organizations in northeast Ohio.

· Marshall W. Busey of Cleveland, Ohio 44135. Busey is a World War II veteran; career engineer; volunteer for numerous charities; held positions in many veterans’ organizations including the American Legion and VFW; and served as co-chair of the Welcome Home Parade in Cleveland after Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

· James Comedy (deceased) formerly of Akron, Ohio. Comedy was a World War II veteran; bailiff of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas; former Summit County Veterans Service commissioner; and VFW commander.

· Edward W. DeLaet of Dayton, Ohio 45415. DeLaet worked in Naval Intelligence during World War II; served as an auditor with the Ohio Bureau of Employment services; and held various positions with AMVETS, the Xenia Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, and the Boy Scouts of America.

· John W. Erby of Cincinnati, Ohio 45241. Erby is a Vietnam veteran; the first African-American football coach in the PAC-8 as well as the first NCAA coach with a leg amputation; and past president of the Military Officers of America, Vietnam Veterans of America and Military Order of the Purple Heart.

· Eugene M. Fellmeth of Canal Fulton, Ohio 44614. Fellmeth is a World War II veteran and former POW; former prosecutor in the Massillon Municipal Court; law director for the villages of Canal Fulton and Navarre; recorder for Stark County; and judge of the Massillon Municipal Court District.

· Joseph B. Foraker (deceased) formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio. Foraker was a Civil War veteran; judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati; two-term Governor of Ohio; and United States Senator. He oversaw the building of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, which later became the Ohio Veterans Home.

· Robert M. Galvin of Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. Galvin is a World War II and Korean War veteran; former member of the Ohio House of Representatives; secretary of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission; and director of the Alcohol and Drug Center of Fostoria.

· John J. Nicastro of Independence, Ohio 44131. Nicastro is a World War II veteran; former Ohio Bell Telephone executive; former VFW service officer; and former vice-mayor and councilman of the City of Independence.

· Joseph A. Peters of Alliance, Ohio 44601. Peters is an Air Force veteran; longtime minister, hospital and hospice chaplain; former high school teacher; and held numerous positions in the City of Alliance.

· James Quisenberry of Lakewood, Ohio 44107. Quisenberry is a Vietnam veteran; former Vietnam Veterans of America president; vice president of the Greater Cleveland Veterans Memorial; longtime March of Dimes volunteer; and Boy Scouts of America leader.

· Robert B. Steele of Xenia, Ohio 45385. Steele is a Korean War veteran; former United States Postal Service employee, Greene County Veterans Service commissioner, commander of the American Legion; and held numerous other positions in Greene County and the City of Xenia.

· Betty Stagg Turner (deceased) formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio. Stagg Turner served as a Woman Air Service Pilot (W.A.S.P) during World War II; was a charter member of Women in Military Aviators; and was a Eucharistic minister and lector in her parish.

· Maynard W. Unger of Lakewood, Ohio 44107. Unger is a World War II veteran and former POW; served in many roles in the Boy Scouts of America; and was a school teacher and community leader in Lakewood.

· Joseph Vance (deceased) formerly of Urbana, Ohio. Vance was a War of 1812 veteran; member of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate; United States Congressman; Governor of Ohio; and representative to the Ohio Constitutional Convention.

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame was the first such hall in the nation. Since 1992, the hall has recognized military veterans from Ohio who have served in uniform and continued their service to community and country during their civilian careers, civic leadership and organizational involvement. Past members of the hall include Medal of Honor recipients and former Prisoners of War, career military, athletes, educators, philanthropists, entertainers, authors, astronauts and veteran leaders as well as presidents, governors, congressmen and state and local officials.

For more information, contact Thomas J. Ratcliff, foundation board member, at (202) 575-0005 or Karen Kish, hall of fame coordinator, at (614) 752-8941.

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American Youth Soccer Organization Chooses APSCREEN To Provide National Sex Offender Searches

The American Youth Soccer Organization has chosen APSCREEN, the world’s leading full-service Consumer Reporting Agency, to provide searches for national sex offenders to be included into AYSO’s background screening process.

Rancho Santa Margarita, California (PRWEB) October 24, 2005 -- The American Youth Soccer Organization has chosen APSCREEN, the world’s leading full-service Consumer Reporting Agency, to provide searches for national sex offenders to be included into AYSO’s background screening process. The AYSO, an affiliate member of the US Soccer Federation, now joins numerous organizations using this free service including the Girls Scouts of America.

Ellisa Hall, National Administrator for AYSO, “We are grateful for access to APSCREEN’s national sex offender registry. For the last 40 years, the AYSO has provided a safe, fair, fun sport experience for hundreds of thousands of youngsters all across the U.S. We take seriously the charge to protect players, volunteers and family members, and this valuable information provides one more critical layer to our Safe Haven Program.”

There is no registration or fee for the service and anyone who has a computer and access to the Internet and a web browser can use it. Should a person have any reason to suspect that someone in their neighborhood, school district or community might have a sex crime history they can go directly to www.nationalsexoffenderregistry.net and enter the name of the subject and have a good chance of locating information about a sex offender's history. Currently the database covers 34 states and 12 local areas for a total of 46 jurisdictions. Most of the time, the sex crime records contain enough personal information to verify the identity of a suspect, or provide a lead to pursue further research.

Tom Lawson, CFE, CII & Founder of APSCREEN, comments, "We practically invented background checks over 25 years ago when few companies understood the need to screen prospective applicants. Now we want to give this free service back to the community because we feel so strongly about the protection and safety of our children. We mean it to be used in conjunction with other tools including other sites such as the FBI’s national sex offender registry and the Megan’s Law website provided by the California Attorney General’s office.”

APSCREEN (www.Apscreen.com), founded in 1980 is the originator of the modern-day factual employment-screening concept. Other services include tenant screening, employee locates, asset discovery, permissible credit reporting, motor vehicle records, and fraud examination. Tom Lawson is a certified fraud examiner, certified international investigator, expert witness and holds key positions in several national trade associations. Lawson is available for public speaking engagements and white papers can be obtained by calling 1 800 277-2733.

Company Contact: Tom Lawson (800) 277-2733
Public Relations Contact: Cathy Taylor (949) 635-4923

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Guardianedge Announces Key Executive Appointments; Ralph Clark Named Chief Operating Officer, Jay Foreman Joins as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales

GuardianEdge Technologies (formerly PC Guardian Technologies), the trusted partner to large organizations that want to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying and managing enterprise-class encryption across multiple mobile devices, today announced that Ralph Clark has been appointed the company’s chief operating officer, and that Jay Foreman has been named senior vice president of worldwide sales.

San Francisco (PRWEB) October 24, 2005 -- GuardianEdge Technologies (formerly PC Guardian Technologies), the trusted partner to large organizations that want to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying and managing enterprise-class encryption across multiple mobile devices, today announced that Ralph Clark has been appointed the company’s chief operating officer, and that Jay Foreman has been named senior vice president of worldwide sales.

In his role as GuardianEdge’s COO, Clark’s responsibilities include overseeing the company’s financial health and managing human resources and information technology activities worldwide. Clark has spent much of the last eight years working with technology startups, providing leadership in the financial arena. His most recent role was Chief Financial Officer of Snap Appliance. Also, Clark was the vice president of finance for Ascend Ventures and chief executive officer of Blue Makoi, and he held key management positions at IBM, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Clark holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of the Pacific and a master’s degree in business with second-year honors from Harvard Business School.

As senior vice president of worldwide sales for GuardianEdge, Foreman is responsible for developing new sales channels, directing and managing strategic business and technical partnerships, and driving direct and indirect international sales. Foreman joins GuardianEdge from BEA Systems, where he most recently served as vice president and general manager of worldwide sales and partner operations. In four years at BEA, Foreman expanded the company’s worldwide OEM and channel sales activities and extended strategic partnerships with major independent software vendors, systems integrators and other alliance partners. Prior to joining BEA, Foreman was in charge of worldwide sales and business development for DataChannel, which was acquired by Netegrity, and he built the western field operations team for New Era of Networks (NEON), which was acquired by Sybase.

“Ralph and Jay are expanding our executive team and we are embracing their fresh ideas and perspective to fuel our growth and enable GuardianEdge to maintain its competitive advantage,” said Noah Groth, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of GuardianEdge.

About GuardianEdge Technologies, Inc.
GuardianEdge is a trusted partner to organizations that want to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying and managing enterprise-class encryption across multiple mobile devices. Based on the company’s 10-year track record developing simple-to-use, simple-to-manage encryption software for the enterprise, GuardianEdge offers large organizations greater control over digital assets, helping to ensure regulatory compliance and protect information confidentiality, at the lowest total cost of any competing solution. For more information about GuardianEdge, please visit www.guardianedge.com

GuardianEdge is a trademark of GuardianEdge Technologies Inc. Active Directory is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.

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Encryption Company Spins off from PC Guardian to become GuardianEdge Technologies -- Furthest Edges of the Enterprise Network Secure

PC Guardian Technologies, the encryption division of San-Rafael, Calif.-based PC Guardian, has spun itself off from its parent company and changed its name to GuardianEdge Technologies Inc. to better respond to the evolving enterprise data encryption market.

San Francisco, Calif. (PRWEB) October 23, 2005 -– PC Guardian Technologies, the encryption division of San-Rafael, Calif.-based PC Guardian, has spun itself off from its parent company and changed its name to GuardianEdge Technologies Inc. to better respond to the evolving enterprise data encryption market.

“Mobile data is extremely vulnerable to theft, and encryption is the only way to completely protect it,” says GuardianEdge CEO and founder Noah Groth, who launched the encryption business in 1994 with the release of one of the earliest applications that encrypted the entire hard drive, denying unauthorized access to a computer’s master boot record, operating system, applications and data files.

“Consequently, the furthest edge of the network is now the laptop carried by an engineer, an email transmitted to a business partner or a CD-ROM distributed to a field technician. This increased mobility of data creates greater risk for an organization because sensitive or mission-critical data are almost always unencrypted,” says Groth.

GuardianEdge’s unified data protection platform -- Encryption Anywhere -- gives enterprises greater control of mobile electronic data by offering a single, simple-to-administer solution that allows organizations to remotely protect data on computers, PDAs, removable storage and email while ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting information confidentiality and increasing employee productivity.

Formerly, GuardianEdge was a division of PC Guardian, a leading computer security company with more than 20 years of expertise developing data protection and computer anti-theft solutions for enterprises. Today, GuardianEdge is a separate, stand-alone entity.

Earlier this year, GuardianEdge received $6 million in funding from Altos Ventures and Cardinal Venture Capital.

About GuardianEdge Technologies:
GuardianEdge Technologies is a trusted partner to more than 450 organizations that are using its enterprise-class encryption across multiple devices and applications. Since 1994, GuardianEdge’s encryption solutions have simplified encryption and control of enterprise data, ensured regulatory compliance and protected information confidentiality. Earlier this year, GuardianEdge received $6 million in funding from Altos Ventures and Cardinal Venture Capital. For more information, please visit http://www.guardianedge.com/.

About PC Guardian:
Founded in 1984, PC Guardian Anti-Theft Products Inc. is headquartered in San Rafael, Calif., and is a leader in the computer security industry, providing large enterprises with physical security solutions that protect against the theft of computers, flat-screen monitors, and other peripherals such as printers, projectors and video equipment. PC Guardian clients include defense, aerospace, finance, and manufacturing companies worldwide, as well as large educational institutions and major US government agencies. For more information visit http://www.pcguardian.com/

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Defense Intelligence Agency Sources Warned of NYC 9/11 Events

Defense Intelligence Agency used human 'time machines' to view images of terror attack in New York City: "Newspaper headlines have something to do with a collapse of a building - a lot of people hurt or injured. I also sense a feeling of panic, people scrambling and perhaps something to do with an aircraft...I sense that the object may cause structural damage as it crashes through the building. All of this takes place sometime in the future."

(PRWEB) October 23, 2005 -- On June 17th, 1986, specially trained DIA SUN STREAK sources were given sealed envelopes containing target data, and instructed not to open their envelopes nor share information with each other. Their mission involved the use of an exotic technology developed in secret by the military, in order to covertly spy upon the enemies of America. The highly classified technology was capable of penetrating the veil of space and time, to permit the viewing of targets beyond the reach of the best conventional methods. A product of years of scientific research, official Defense Intelligence Agency documents recently released by the CIA confirm, "There is no known defense."

Called psychoenergetics by the military, this technology was secretly brought to bear against the threat of terror on American soil. DIA sources, called viewers, acted as biological time machines, often receiving detailed information about distant places and events. The method was known to the intelligence communities as remote viewing.

In June of 1986, the objective was clear:

"So that we may have the opportunity to thwart any hostile terrorist activities..."

It was assumed that any terrorist event would be reported in the news, so the instructions asked that the viewers describe the story as it would be reported in the Washington Post. The instructions included a familiar landmark location.

Of immediate concern for the intelligence officers tasking the remote viewers was Liberty Weekend, the 100th birthday party for the Statue of Liberty. The instructions sealed inside the envelopes, provided cuing for the viewers to operate outside of their normal perceptions and access the target. Four separate sources working independently, were tasked to view the same target, without the benefit of even knowing the official instructions hidden in the envelopes. It was as if various unknowns had conspired together from beyond space and time, drawing the viewers attention away from 1986 to New York City, on September 11, 2001.

Images of 9/11?

"Some event is involved...seems like an explosion...impression of large, round metallic object made of heavy-duty construction, perhaps involving moveable, rotating parts...impression of something white with wide-spread, contoured surfaces like something intended to fly...relatively small number of people involved, but connection with broader circle of people exists...impression of an air attack by terrorists ..."

On September 11, 2001, as Flight 11 descended into the World Trade Center with jet turbines wailing like a banshee choir, one can only imagine the psychic shock of the unfortunate victims as they watched the plane approach at nearly 500 miles per hour.

"A rather large, tall structure..."

"Site is a massive grey structure. It has a stepped or different level feeling, stacked...newspaper headlines have something to do with a collapse of a building - a lot of people hurt or injured. I also sense a feeling of panic, people scrambling and perhaps something to do with an aircraft...I sense that the object may cause structural damage as it crashes through the building. All of this takes place sometime in the future."

The DIA sources had been asked to view reports of hostile terrorist activities that would later be reported in the Washington Post. Technically, their mission had been a failure. The tasking officers had asked them to focus their attention on events of July, 1986. Why had the viewers' perception moved so far into the future?

Lyn Buchanan, a retired DIA source who was one of the four SUN STREAK viewers explained, "You will almost always find things in any session which can apply to another target (all outdoor targets have "sky"). But it is when the majority of impressions overwhelmingly apply to one target instead of the tasked one, that you can say a viewer (or set of viewers) has "jumped target". In the case of the "Liberty weekend" (which, I think, is the turning on of the lights and festivities at the refurbished Statue of Liberty), it is very likely that a lot of 9/11 material was mixed in with the findings. In fact, I would be surprised if it weren't. This, however, is usually called "target mixing". At the time, we decided that the fireworks displays were taken by the viewers to be attacks and explosions, and that the excitement was taken to be terror, but in fact, we were viewing the same buildings, and that almost always runs the risk of falling prey to "temporal attractors", which the 9/11 disaster would certainly be."

Other times are special cases of other worlds

Oxford's David Deutsch, a world leading physicist in the area of quantum computing, has explained that quantum theory demonstrates that our world is merely one possible outcome in a vast infinite set of possible other worlds called the multiverse. Far from being science fiction, this idea is at the core of developing 21st Century technologies. Deutsch explains that what we know as other times are merely special cases of other universes in this vast multiverse.

In his 1997 landmark book, "The Fabric of Reality" Deutsch writes that, "We exist in multiple versions, in universes called 'moments'. Each version of us is not directly aware of the others, but has evidence of their existence because physical laws link the contents of different universes...there tends to be very little interchange of information between universes because the laws of physics predict very little causal contact between them...possession of a time machine would allow us access to knowledge from an entirely new source, namely the creativity of minds in other universes. They could also receive knowledge from us, so that one can loosely speak of a 'trade' in knowledge...across many universes...a time machine is a computational resource that allows certain types of computation to be performed with enormously greater efficiency by effectively sharing computational work among copies of itself in different universes."

The CIA STAR GATE research strongly suggests that information from closely related universes can be accessed by the human mind, at least for certain special individuals. So could the human mind be some kind of time machine? Or is it possible that information from the future has been encoded inside the human mind from an outside source with access to a time machine?

Starstream Reports:

The primary conceptual basis for the Space Time Threat Assessment Reports comes from the reports of anomalous information appearing within human perception. Is this information merely anticipatory simulation within the human mind or is there a source? If information from outside of the light cone of spacetime causality can be perceived, then there is a strong suggestion of the existence of superluminal faster than light signals. In fact the idea of signals from the future was seriously explored under a series of top secret confidential government run programs in the United States. The collective results of these programs came under control of the Central Intelligence Agency in the mid-1990's under the STAR GATE program.

The actual CIA document, and additional commentary and information, are available for viewing at the Starstream Research web site.

Sources:
CIA-RDP96-00789R000100240018-6
CIA FILE: SUN STREAK Working paper 25 June 1986
Project CY8608

David Deutsch, "The Fabric of Reality"
ISBN: 014027541X

A special thank you to DIA source Lyn Buchanan for providing his first hand insights into remote viewing technology.

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October 23, 2005

Hi-Tec Systems Named to Prestigious "Inc. 500" List

Inc. Magazine Ranks Aviation Safety/Security Firm among Nation's 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ (PRWEB) October 23, 2005 -- Hi-Tec Systems, Inc., is now rated as one of America's fastest-growing companies. Inc. Magazine's November issue places Hi-Tec on the 2005 Inc. 500 list.

Being recognized on the Inc. 500 is called "a pretty amazing achievement" by the publication's CEO and editor-in-chief, John Koten. "For 24 years we've had the honor of uncovering some of the country's most dynamic companies," Koten said, "The idea is to showcase the best strong private companies in the American economy, and to recognize businesses that are starting from scratch, and will eventually play a lead role in the economy."

"I have always aspired to make the Inc. 500, and am proud to be named to the list," said Tribhuvan Singh, Hi-Tec Systems' president and CEO. "The designation confirms our business model is on the right path," Singh said. "The credit for our growth goes to the professionalism and dedication of Hi-Tec's employees, who respond quickly and efficiently to our customers in the FAA and TSA."

Hi-Tec's largest clients include the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Headquartered in southern New Jersey, the company provides technical support to many research organizations at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center near Atlantic City. Hi-Tec also maintains a branch office in Arlington, VA, to serve contracts with FAA headquarters and other customers in the Washington, DC, area. Experts from Hi-Tec specialize in modernization of air traffic management systems, airport and aircraft safety research, homeland security and defense, environmental engineering and OSHA compliance, and information technology services.

The ranking of 445 on the Inc. 500 results from Hi-Tec's growth of 320.1 percent from 2001 through 2004. The company reported revenue last year of $19.16 million. Inc. required U.S.-based firms be privately held and independent, with four full years of sales as of December 31, 2004. For the 24th annual list, the revenue minimum in the base year was raised from $200,000 to $500,000.

"With unprecedented global competition, companies have to be able to turn on a dime and discover innovative new ways of doing business," said Jim Melloan, project manager for the Inc. 500. "Increasingly, it's the smaller, agile companies like those on the Inc. 500 that are best equipped to meet these challenges."

Hi-Tec joins an impressive line of Inc. 500 alumni, many of which have grown into industry leaders. The publication's list of all-stars include such common household names as Microsoft, Oracle, Gateway, E*Trade, Domino's, Timberland and Jenny Craig.

"This honor is appropriate as Hi-Tec Systems celebrates its 10th year of business," Singh said. "Making the Inc. 500 is the crowning touch recognizing a decade of hard work and commitment to supporting federal agencies with the best technical people and technology services available."

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Highway Watch® Issues Request for Assistance, Stolen PA Fuel Tanker Raises Security Concerns

The Highway Watch® program's Highway ISAC today issued a formal Be On the Lookout (BOLO) requesting assistance from members of the trucking and law enforcement community to assist in finding a missing tanker truck that is believed to have been stolen.

Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) October 22, 2005 -- The Highway Watch® program's Highway ISAC today issued a formal Be On the Lookout (BOLO) requesting assistance from members of the trucking and law enforcement community to assist in finding a missing tanker truck that is believed to have been stolen.

The BOLO, issued the morning of October 13th, relates to an empty fuel tanker that is believed to have been stolen from the parking lot of Pop's Grill on SR0041 in Avondale, PA. The Pennsylvania State Police believes that the tanker was stolen between October 7th and October 10th. Law enforcement has identified the stolen trailer as a 1975 silver Trailmobile 40 foot fuel tanker, VIN#M40514 with no registration plate. The trailer has the number 109 in black, four inch letters on the front. Preliminary investigation by PA State Police indicated that the tanker was among several other empty tankers in the lot and no identification to the tractor or driver who stole the tanker has been identified.

"The Highway ISAC believes this to be a legitimate concern and we are committed to working with law enforcement across the nation to resolve the situation as soon as possible," said Don L. Rondeau, Director of the Highway ISAC. "Programs like Highway Watch® serve as very a important partnership between industry and law enforcement and represent the next line of defense in the war on terrorism. I'm proud to be able to lend our assistance."

Under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Highway Watch® trains highway professionals to identify and report safety and security concerns on our Nation's roads. The program prepares hundreds of thousands of transportation professionals to respond in the event they or their cargo are the target of a terrorist attack and to share valuable intelligence with Homeland Security if they witness potential threats.

Highway Watch® links trained transportation professionals with first responders, law enforcement and the intelligence community via TSA's Transportation Security Operations Center

Persons with information about the stolen tanker can call the Highway ISAC at 866-821-3444.

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Southwest Airlines Offers $39 One-Way Airfares to Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, and Other Select Midwest Markets

It's Not Hocus Pocus! Southwest Airlines Puts Halloween Spell on Fares

DALLAS (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 21, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has super treats for Customers booking travel this fall and winter season. To share in the Halloween spirit, Southwest Airlines is offering $39 one-way airfares with a 14-day advance purchase, available for a limited time on southwest.com, to Customers in Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, and other select Midwest cities. To book these frighteningly cheap airfares available only at southwest.com, go to:
http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_midwestSale_102105

"This Halloween, Southwest Airlines is offering spook-tacular fares that won't scare your wallet," said Joyce Rogge, Southwest's Senior Vice President of Marketing. "But Customers must book their travel by midnight on Halloween to take advantage of these great deals!"

Examples of the $39 airfares are between Nashville and Chicago Midway, between Cleveland and St. Louis, between Detroit and Chicago Midway, between Little Rock and St. Louis, between Omaha and Chicago Midway, and between Kansas City and Oklahoma City.

Fare Rules
The fares are available for purchase today through Oct. 31, 2005, and are valid for travel from Nov. 4, 2005, through the end of Southwest Airlines' published schedule (currently Feb. 3, 2006). Tickets must be purchased at least 14 days before departure. Fares are available one-way and are combinable with all other fares. When combining fares, all ticketing restrictions apply. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destination and day of travel and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times. Fares do not include a $3.20 federal segment tax per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9 one-way and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 one-way. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Tickets are nonrefundable but may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are valid on Southwest-operated published, scheduled service only and are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare.

To take advantage of Southwest Airlines' super low fares, Customers who book their travel via the Internet can subscribe to Southwest Airline's Click 'n Save email updates as well as Southwest Airlines' newest technological innovation -- DING! DING! delivers Southwest Airline's hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops allowing Customers to get a jump on the latest southwest.com sales! For more information, visit http://www.southwest.com/ding/.

Contact:
Southwest Airlines
Public Relations
214-792-4847

Please visit:
http://www.southwest.com
http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_midwestSale_102105
http://www.southwest.com/ding/

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Southwest Airlines Offers $39 One-Way Airfares Between Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Southern California Cities

It's Not Hocus Pocus; Southwest Airlines Puts Halloween Spell on Fares

DALLAS (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) Oct. 21, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has super treats for Customers booking travel this fall and winter season. To share in the Halloween spirit, Southwest Airlines is offering $39 one-way airfares with a 14-day advance purchase, available for a limited time on southwest.com, for travel between Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Southern California cities.

To book these frighteningly low Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Southern California airfares available only at southwest.com, go to:
http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_GoldenSale_102105

Customers can take advantage of the $39 one-way fares between the following cities:
* Between Burbank and Las Vegas or Phoenix.
* Between Los Angeles and Las Vegas or Phoenix.
* Between Ontario and Las Vegas or Phoenix.
* Between San Diego and Las Vegas or Phoenix.
* Between Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Customers who book their travel via southwest.com can subscribe to Southwest Airline's Click 'n Save email updates as well as Southwest Airline's newest technological innovation -- DING! DING! delivers Southwest Airlines' hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops allowing Customers to get a jump on the latest southwest.com sales! For more information, visit http://www.southwest.com/ding/.

CONTACT:
Public Relations
Southwest Airlines
1-214-792-4847
http://www.southwest.com
http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_GoldenSale_102105
http://www.southwest.com/ding

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October 20, 2005

Southwest Airlines to Serve Denver International Airport

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the nation's low-fare leader, announced today it will initiate service from Denver International Airport beginning in early 2006. The airline will announce specifics of its flight schedule and fares via a news conference in Denver next week.

"Southwest has experienced strong Customer demand to serve an obvious gap in our route network, and this service will return Southwest's legendary low fares to Colorado," said Gary Kelly, Southwest's Chief Executive Officer. "Denver's growing community is one we have studied and intended to serve, for quite some time, and we look forward to also serving the people of the entire State of Colorado."

Southwest's announcement today is a testament to the positive changes that have occurred as a result of the construction and cost conscious operation of Denver International Airport. Southwest served the Denver market between 1983 and 1986 from Stapleton International Airport. Since then, the Denver airport system has established a strong infrastructure, with six runways, and substantially reduced its rates on a cost per passenger basis, creating an economically attractive environment for Southwest Airlines. Additionally, Denver International Airport was ranked number one for ontime arrivals in 2004, making the airport a great fit for Southwest's quick aircraft turn times.

"Over time, Denver International has dramatically reduced its costs, increased its efficiency, and demonstrated that Denver can be a viable opportunity for Southwest Airlines," Kelly said. "This year a leading travel publication named Denver as the 'Best Airport in North America.'"

Southwest Airlines was able to accelerate the start-up of this planned new city due to aircraft availability created by Hurricane Katrina-related schedule changes and the resumption of new aircraft deliveries from The Boeing Co. subsequent to the cessation of a Boeing work stoppage.

Historically, when Southwest enters a new city, fares drop substantially and demand for travel greatly increases. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in a 1993 study described the phenomenon as the "Southwest Effect." Statistics from one of Southwest's newest cities, Philadelphia, provide a perfect example:

* Since Southwest Airlines entered the Philadelphia market in May 2004, total Philadelphia traffic has increased nearly 30 percent.

* In the third quarter of 2004, the average one-way fare between Philadelphia and Chicago Midway Airport fell 46 percent, while traffic increased by 137 percent. In addition, the average one-way fare between Philadelphia and Chicago O'Hare (an airport that Southwest Airlines does not serve) fell 44 percent, while traffic increased by 28 percent, showing that Southwest Airlines' arrival in new markets benefits even sister airports and other airlines.

Southwest has reported 32 consecutive years of profitability and job security for its Employees, and earlier this year celebrated its 34th year in business. Based in Dallas, Southwest operates a fleet of 439 Boeing 737s with an average age of nine years-among the youngest pure jet fleets in the domestic airline industry. Southwest Airlines, the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 61 airports in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 2,900 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

Contact:
Southewest Airlines
Public Relations
214-792-4847

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Medical Technology Facilitates Manufacture of Space Application Carbon-Carbon Composite Flight Control Program

Healthcare Associates of Irving, a large group of Family Medicine physicians, has been commissioned by C-CAT, a local engineering and manufacturing company specializing in carbon – carbon composites to help in the assessment of flight worthiness of parts used in the construction of NASA’s unmanned, reusable space plane program. The program is being developed by the Boeing Aircraft Company.

Irving, TX (PRWEB) October 20, 2005 –- Healthcare Associates of Irving, a large group of Family Medicine physicians, has been commissioned by C-CAT, a local engineering and manufacturing company specializing in carbon – carbon composites to help in the assessment of flight worthiness of parts used in the construction of NASA’s unmanned, reusable space plane program. The program is being developed by the Boeing Aircraft Company.

Traditionally, the aerospace industry has utilized commercial scanners to detect imperfections in the manufacturing and assembling of shuttle type components. However, accessing these scanners has proven to be costly and time consuming, taking up to six months before final data analysis becomes available. High resolution medical grade CT equipment promises to drastically reduce the expense and time incurred in the inspection process while enhancing the quality and reliability of data analysis.

C-CAT Quality Representative, Raj Narrayanan, states, “The willingness of Healthcare Associates of Irving to help us explore medical CT application has been a great opportunity to improve the response time in this space/aerospace program. We now have the opportunity to inspect the integrity and analyze the quality of newly developed components within days of scanning.”

Spokesman for Healthcare Associates of Irving, Dr. Mark Anderson, says, “We are pleased to have a hand in the development of NASA’s orbital research vehicle. The medical technology of our CT scanner which has been used for years to save lives has now found synergy with the aerospace industry in ensuring that we get our astronauts and space vehicles safely into space and back.”

About Healthcare Associates:

Established in 1997, Healthcare Associates has become one of the most technologically advanced family medicine practices in North Texas. With offices in Las Colinas and Frisco, Healthcare Associates is made up of eight board-certified physicians and complimented with physician assistants and nurse practitioners. On-site diagmostic imaging services include open MRI, CT Scan, Nuclear Imaging, DEXA Scan, Ultrasound and X-ray.

For additional information, contact Anita McCoy, Manager of Corporate and Community Relations for Healthcare Associates at 972-258-7403, or visit our website at www.healthcareassociates.com

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'Team Firefly' to Re-Convene and Repair Damaged Aircraft Thursday, October 20, 2005; Record-Setting Flight May Resume in a Week

Gus McLeod was forced to postpone his attempt at circumnvaigating the globe, when bolt fatigue caused the nose wheel bolt to break upon landing in Frederick, Md. After two sleepless nights and many teleconferences, Gus & Team Firefly redesigned the nose gear so it would no longer be dependent on one bolt. “Reinforcements, including the head of the ‘Team Firefly’ development program, Dr Soekmin Ahn, from the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will be arriving on Thursday, October 20th to further diagnosis the damage and repair the nose gear on the grounded aircraft.

Frederick, MD (PRWEB) October 20, 2005 -- It was Sunday morning, October 16th, at 9:35 AM, after a week of rain delays, from the Gaithersburg Airpark, Gaithersburg, MD, that Gus McLeod thought he was finally getting underway on his record-setting quest to be the first to circumnavigate the globe from Pole to Pole. Instead, after hearing an alarming rattling noise after take-off in his South Korean built experimental aircraft known as the “Firefly,” Gus was forced to land in Frederick, MD, approximately 30 miles north of the Montgomery County Airpark, from where his flight originated. Upon touching down at the Frederick Municipal Airport, Frederick, MD, the nose gear collapsed on the runway. It is there, the “Firefly” remains awaiting repairs.

In an interview today, Gus McLeod said, "The bolt supporting the nose gear suffered metal fatigue and broke, causing the front landing gear to collapse. It's not nearly as bad as I originally thought, so repairs should be no big deal. Had the nose gear failed in a remote area, the flight could have been delayed for months due to lack of spare parts.”

After two sleepless nights and many teleconferences, Gus & Team Firefly redesigned the nose gear so it would no longer be dependent on one bolt. “Reinforcements, including the head of the ‘Team Firefly’ development program, Dr Soekmin Ahn, from the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will be arriving on Thursday, October 20th to further diagnosis the damage and repair the nose gear on the grounded aircraft,” said Steve Rosenberg, President, SMRosenberg & Associates. It was KARI that designed Gus's experimental, rear-engine aircraft.

"This expedition is off to a rough start," said Edward Park, Gus' publicist, "but the damage is minimal, and with the help of the plane’s original designers onsite, Gus should be back on his trek in a week." It was a nose wheel incident at the outset of Gus’s record-setting open cockpit flight to the North Pole in year 2000 that grounded that flight, but only for a day.

This temporary setback could have minimal affect on Gus' overall trip. In the highly unlikely event that repairs run into November, Gus will have to reroute and fly over the South Pole first, instead of the North Pole as originally planned due to harsh winter conditions in the north.

Sky Dynamics, Lynchburg, VA, designers of the custom Turbo-Charger will fabricate the new parts for the nose gear in their machine shop. After repairs, the plane will be brought back to Gaithersburg for further inspection and eventual re-launch.

The year 2000 flight to the North Pole was chronicled in both a National Geographic “Explorer” television special and “Solo to the top of the world,” from Smithsonian Books, written by McLeod.

For further updates or to schedule an interview with Gus McLeod, contact Steve Rosenberg or Edward Park at (703) 658.1302 or email e-mail protected from spam bots.

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Southwest Airlines Helps Lighten Santa's Load

Introducing the southwestgiftcard; the fastest way for your gift to take flight.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines announced today the upcoming launch of its gift card. Get your holiday gift lists ready because beginning November 1, 2005, the card can be purchased and redeemed online at Southwest's web site, www.southwest.com. It's the ideal stocking stuffer, even for last-minute gift givers.

For a graphic of the new southwestgiftcard, click here: http://www.southwest.com/about_swa/press/051019_southwestgiftcard.html?src=PR_gc_051019

"Holiday spending is expected to be higher this year, with online and travel sales leading the way. This is the perfect time to make this new product available on southwest.com, our industry leading website," said Joyce Rogge, Southwest's Senior Vice President of Marketing.

The southwestgiftcard is only available for purchase on the airline's web site, and may be redeemed at any Southwest Airlines location, such as southwest.com, a Southwest airport ticket counter, or by calling its toll-free Reservations line. The southwestgiftcard never expires and won't lose value over time.

To learn more about the southwestgiftcard, click here: http://www.southwest.com/gift_cards/?src=PR_gc2_101905

The southwestgiftcard can be purchased in any amount starting at $10. This flexibility makes it the perfect way to give a specific travel gift or to load someone up for multiple flights in the future. Customers can feel free to get creative - giving Mom a $65 southwestgiftcard for her 65th birthday!

"Your money goes a lot further on Southwest Airlines than most other carriers, so this gift fits any budget," Rogge said. "The southwestgiftcard also has all the flexibility of cash with the added convenience of putting it all in one place. Who wouldn't want to have the promise of travel tucked into their wallet?"

Southwest's low fares have always made last-minute travel affordable. The southwestgiftcard lends a hand to even those folks who procrastinate when buying gifts by allowing receipt of the southwestgiftcard within an hour of purchase (when the Customer sends an e-mail version of the card).

If e-mail, which is sent free of charge, isn't the Customer's cup of tea, they can have the southwestgiftcard mailed to them. For a small shipping fee, traditional delivery of the card takes anywhere from four to seven business days for ground delivery, or the card can be sent overnight for slightly more.

"We're always interested in giving our Customers a new way to enjoy our low fares. Through our low everyday fares, breadth of service across the country, the ease of our web site, and now the southwestgiftcard, travel on Southwest Airlines is the ideal gift this season," Rogge said.

Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the nation's largest carrier in terms of domestic passengers enplaned, currently serves 61 cities in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest currently operates more than 3,000 flights a day and has 31,000+ Employees systemwide.

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October 19, 2005

Troux Ranks Third Among Rising Stars on Deloitte Fast 500 Roster for 2005

Attributes 4,198% revenue growth to corporate and government demand for IT Visibility and Decision Support.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- Troux Technologies, the global leader in IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture (EA) solutions, earned the number-three spot on Deloitte’s Fast 500 Rising Star list released today along with the complete Deloitte Fast 500 ranking. Troux Technologies is the only Austin company named a Rising Star.

The Deloitte Fast 500 acknowledges the fastest growing technology companies in North America that have been in business for more than five years. A special category, the Rising Star list, recognizes 25 accelerated growth companies that have been in business for less than five years and are on track to join the Fast 500. Deloitte ranks Rising Stars on percentage revenue growth over three years (2002 to 2004).

“We are honored to be recognized as a 2005 Deloitte (Fast 500) Rising Star. Our customers are large, global organizations who digested impressive amounts of technology over decades, either through purchase or through acquisitions. Abundant IT spending in the dot.com boom, often siloed in business units, compounded by the challenging IT redundancies in the merger and acquisition period following the dot.com bust, created complex and interrelated IT ecosystems. They lack the agility necessary to drive initiatives that will transform the business,” said Hank Weghorst, Troux’s CEO.

“In today’s era of cost containment, regulatory pressures, and the need to derive value from every single asset successful organizations are retrenching. Troux’s IT Governance applications and Enterprise Architecture solutions provide the foundation to enable visibility throughout the IT ecosystem to support the vital decisions that will transform the business,” Weghorst said.

Rising Star Qualifications
To qualify as a Fast 500 Rising Star, entrants must have had 2002 operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or $75,000 CD, for the United States and Canada, respectively, and 2004 operating revenues of at least $1 million USD or CD.

Entrants must be headquartered in North America, and be a “technology company,” defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues; or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies’ technology in a unique way does not qualify. For more information on the Deloitte Rising Stars and Fast 500, visit: Deloitte.

About Troux Technologies
Troux Technologies (pronounced "true") is a global provider of IT Governance software that accelerates IT and business transformation. Troux's IT Governance solutions enable organizations to strategically plan the enterprise, capture and analyze critical IT and business data and deliver actionable decisions to transform the business. Troux's breakthrough technology provides the enterprise-class information, policies, and analytics critical for IT excellence. With Troux, organizations succeed in breaking the traditional IT silos and effectively aligning IT with core business goals.

Based in Austin, Texas, Troux Technologies serves the Global 1000 and government marketplaces. For more information, please visit www.troux.com or call (866) 273-9371.

About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other’s acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names “Deloitte”, “Deloitte & Touche”, “Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu” or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the US member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the US, services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.

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Director of the RAS, Remote Astronomical Society, Observatory Announced Today That a New Membership Program is Now Available to Amateur Astronomers

Exciting program to provide amateur astronomers with remote observing facilities. Equipped with sensitive chilled detectors some of these systems have been used to discover asteroids that were fainter than 20th magnitude.

Fountain Valley, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2005 -- The new director of the RAS (Remote Astronomical Society) Observatory, Martin Nicholson, announced today that a new membership program is now available to amateur astronomers (http://www.martin-nicholson.info/ras/front.htm). This exciting program is designed to provide amateur astronomers with similar remote observing facilities currently only enjoyed by professional astronomers. An added attraction to the 5 sophisticated Takahashi telescope systems mounted on Paramount robotic mounts is their access to the pristine dark skies of New Mexico, USA.

Equipped with sensitive chilled detectors some of these systems have been used to discover asteroids that were fainter than 20th magnitude. Every clear night (normally about 250 nights a year) hundreds of CCD (Charged Coupled Devices) images are captured under the direction and control of both individual and groups of observers operating the RAS telescopes from computers located all over the globe. At the end of each exposure, the images are downloaded from the cameras (also referred to as detectors), compressed and transferred to strategically located, high-speed servers. The researchers then connect to the high-speed servers via the internet and retrieve their science data.

The UK based Nicholson quipped, “It is really quite amazing…in some cases, many of these international amateur researchers will begin analyzing, documenting and reporting their latest findings to various scientific data repositories within just hours of initially intercepting the faint stream of photons that may have traveled hundreds of light years to reach our Earthly destination.” Nicholson continued, “The system in use at our observatory is very efficient. Imagine being able to direct a telescope from hundreds or maybe thousands of miles away to a point in the heavens within a few arc minutes of accuracy. The best part is that this miracle happens not just once or twice a night but literally hundreds of times a night.”

Nicholson commented, “Professional astronomers have many resources available to them provided by universities and other research facilities funded in part by grants. Now amateur astronomers will also be able to participate in a similar fashion and at reasonably inexpensive rates. The RAS Observatory has negotiated a special arrangement with Rent-a-scope, (www.rent-a-scope.com a robotic telescope time rental service) to provide observing resources to members of the RAS Observatory (www.ras-observatory.org) at special research rates."

Mr. Nicholson went on to say. “There are many additional benefits to membership at the RAS Observatory. Pooling the expertise of the various members, advanced techniques are shared and employed to achieve higher levels of scientific achievement.

In a technical vein some of the instruments are equipped with special filters and sensitive detectors that are typically beyond the financial means of many amateurs. By joining the RAS Observatory members can engage in some very specific types of research.”

Here are some of the additional benefits available to members of the RAS Observatory:

• A support system for amateur astronomers to participate in scientific research
• Educational resources
• Assistance in developing meaningful projects
• Assistance in presenting findings and document research results
• Submission of papers
• Coordination of research projects
• Subsidizing research projects
• A platform to permit researchers to present work
• Recognition to researchers for achievements
• Coordinate amateur projects with professional projects
• Coordinate collaborative projects
• Completive projects to help develop skills

Asked about future plans, Mr. Nicholson responded, “We are also planning to provide an environment where collaborative research will be coordinated through web meeting resources. At the moment this technology is under study. However, if we are successful in meeting our planned objectives, international amateur researchers will be able to attend global meetings using the RAS Observatory resources, from their respective locations through-out the world. This will allow many more individuals to participate, save a tremendous amount of time, reduce travel and accommodation costs and in general speed up the entire process of disseminating new technology and resolving many issues in a much shorter time frame.”

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October 18, 2005

QuantumSphere, Inc. Names Benjamin Mork, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Technical Liaison to Facilitate Company’s Product Delivery Capabilities to Address Strong Customer Demand

Dr. Mork will collaborate between QuantumSphere’s current and potential customers and partners to identify their specific business and technical challenges. As a result, QuantumSphere will accelerate its commercialization initiatives by seamlessly and rapidly delivering and integrating QuantumSphere’s products and solutions in the market. Dr. Mork’s extensive on-site field deployments will also provide critical insight on industry-specific problems shared by other companies, thereby enabling QuantumSphere to understand, proactively respond to and deliver new, revenue-generating products to market.

SANTA ANA, CA, U.S.A. (PRWEB) October 18, 2005 -- QuantumSphere, Inc., the leading manufacturer of metallic nanopowders for applications in aerospace, defense, energy and other markets demanding advanced material applications, announced it has named Benjamin Mork, Ph.D. as Senior Scientist and Technical Liaison to address the robust partner and customer demand for QuantumSphere’s products. Dr. Mork will collaborate between QuantumSphere’s current and potential customers and partners to identify their specific business and technical challenges. As a result, QuantumSphere will accelerate its commercialization initiatives by seamlessly and rapidly delivering and integrating QuantumSphere’s products and solutions in the market.

Dr. Mork’s extensive on-site field deployments will also provide critical insight on industry-specific problems shared by other companies, thereby enabling QuantumSphere to understand, proactively respond to and deliver new, revenue-generating products to market. This news follows a previous announcement that QuantumSphere opened a large, new manufacturing facility as a direct result of customer demand from multinational corporations, government agencies, and other major industrial partners. QuantumSphere is the only supplier of the world’s highest quality nano nickel/cobalt alloy and other magnetic, conductive and catalytic metallic nanopowders, including QSI-nano™ nickel (n-Ni), QSI-nano™ silver, QSI-nano™ copper, and other proprietary alloys. These materials will replace platinum as the main catalyst in a variety of fuel cells and other membrane electrode assemblies and provide a renewable source of power. For more information on QuantumSphere’s products, please visit http://www.qsinano.com/products.html.

“Dr. Mork provides QuantumSphere with a seasoned technical liaison expert that will aggressively drive QuantumSphere’s growth, commercialization of products and market expansion,” said Kevin Maloney, CEO, QuantumSphere, Inc. “Dr. Mork’s proven scientific and business expertise will also help drive QuantumSphere’s revenue production and profitability,” Maloney added.

“I am pleased to join QuantumSphere’s strong management team and help facilitate the process by which the firm takes products to market for commercial, industrial, government and consumer applications as QuantumSphere continues to make significant inroads into these multi-billion dollar markets, ” said Benjamin Mork, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Technical Liaison, QuantumSphere, Inc. “I fully expect to compliment QuantumSphere’s team of industry veterans as the firm continues to grow as a global manufacturer and provider of nano-enabled products,” Dr. Mork added.

Dr. Mork has over eight years of research experience in inorganic chemistry, including organometallic synthesis, main group chemistry, and heterogeneous catalysis. Prior to QuantumSphere, Dr. Mork served as Staff Scientist at Symyx Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMX) where he worked on petrochemical research and high-throughput experimentation technology. The focus of this work was to discover and develop selective heterogeneous catalysts for gas-phase partial oxidation of hydrocarbons. Dr. Mork received his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

About QuantumSphere, Inc.
QuantumSphere is the leading manufacturer of metallic nanopowders for aerospace, defense, energy, transportation, electronics, and other markets demanding advanced material applications. QuantumSphere's exclusive manufacturing process provides consistent and narrow particle size distribution, low levels of agglomeration and impurities, a custom-tailored oxide shell thickness, and the highest purity metallic nanopowders on the market that are easier to transport and handle. The company accomplishes this without compromising its commitment to the environment and the community. No other company offers these performance advantages.

QuantumSphere is the only supplier of the world’s highest quality magnetic, conductive and catalytic metallic nanopowders, including QSI-nano™ nickel, QSI-nano™ silver, QSI-nano™ copper, QSI- nano™ Ni/Co and other proprietary nanoscale alloys. QSI-nano™ alloys will ultimately replace platinum as the main catalyst in a variety of fuel cells and battery electrodes, providing a renewable source of power to supply the world’s energy needs.

The company is leveraging its leading market position in metallic powders to manufacture and ship materials and devices for applications in batteries, fuel cells, conductive inks, magnetic coatings and membrane filtration devices. For more information, visit www.qsinano.com or contact Joe Romano, Partner, HighGround, Inc. at 781-279-1320 x 208.

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The Space Directory Now Online

Space-Directory.com provides comprehensive resources on all space-related topics with over 6,000 space-related websites in its searchable database.

(PRWEB) October 18, 2005 -- From the Latest Space News to the Most Popular Resources to its searchable database, Space-Directory.com provides comprehensive resources about space-related topics.

Some of the most popular resources include: Apollo, Columbia, Hubble, Kennedy Space Center, Mars, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Rockets, Satellite, Space Shuttle, Space Station, How To Become An Astronaut, Libertarian Space, NASA Space Centers, Project Orion, Space Fellowships, Space Technology News, Space Physiology, UK Space, Weather Space, WMD Space, World Space, X-33, and X-37.

There are even sections on Space & Technology Gift Ideas and space-related humor. The Space Directory should be on the Favorites list of every space enthusiast from ages 8 to 80.

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October 17, 2005

Aloft Technologies to Demonstrate the World’s Most Technologically Advanced Lightweight Aviation Headset at the AOPA Expo

Aloft Technologies announced today that it will be demonstrating the worlds most technologically advanced lightweight aviation headset at the AOPA Expo on November 3-5, 2005 in Tampa, Florida.

(PRWEB) October 17, 2005 -- Aloft Technologies announced today that it will be demonstrating the worlds most technologically advanced lightweight aviation headset at the AOPA Expo.

The Clarity Aloft Headset will be demonstrated at the Tampa Convention Center during the AOPA Expo on November 3-5, 2005 in Tampa, Florida. Aloft Technologies will be found in the expo at booth #817. For additional information contact Aloft Technologies at 612-747-3197 or visit www.ClarityAloft.com. For more information on the AOPA Expo, visit www.AOPA.org

“The Clarity Aloft Headset has received high market acceptance becoming the most popular lightweight aviation headset offered today,” said Bill Waterman, President of Aloft Technologies. “Pilots everywhere are discovering the freedom of movement, noise reduction, and incredible sound clarity offered by the Clarity Aloft Headset.”

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Hi-Tec Systems Among Fastest-Growing Companies in New Jersey

NJBIZ Ranks Hi-Tec Systems near the top of 2005 "New Jersey's Finest" list. The Aviation Safety/Security Firm is the Garden State's sixth fastest-growing company

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ, (PRWEB) October 16, 2005 -- Hi-Tec Systems is recognized as one of New Jersey's Finest, a list of the fastest-growing companies in the Garden State compiled by NJBIZ. The publication's Oct. 17 issue ranks Hi-Tec at number six on the list of 50 firms.

NJBIZ publisher, Chad Beatty, hosted the awards dinner last week in Somerset, NJ. "While many companies in New Jersey are enjoying growth, a select few have not only grown quickly but have kept up the pace over a three-year stretch."

Hi-Tec, a federal contractor headquartered in southern New Jersey, was cited for revenue growth of 600 percent since the year 2000. Its profile in NJBIZ reads: "The airline industry has seen its share of turbulence in recent years. But, Hi-Tec Systems has been on a smooth path of growth since its founding in 1995."

"I am both honored and flattered to be selected for this acknowledgment," said Trib Singh, President and CEO of Hi-Tec Systems. "I would like to thank all Hi-Tec employees for their hard work and dedication to both the cause of the company and the missions of our customers."

Hi-Tec's largest clients are the the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The company provides technical support to many organizations at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center near Atlantic City, and also maintains a branch office in the Washington, DC, area.

Professionals from Hi-Tec specialize in modernization of air traffic management systems, airport and aircraft safety research, homeland security and defense, environmental engineering and OSHA compliance, and information technology services. In March, Hi-Tec began a yearlong celebration of its tenth anniversary.

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Space Systems Loral, TW Metals, and Hitco Carbon Composites Join the SEA Board of Directors

Space Systems Loral, TW Metals, and Hitco Carbon Composites leaders have joined the Board of Directors of the Supplier Excellence Alliance, the Joint Program Office for the covnersion of the aerospace, defense, and space industry supply chain.

Irvine, CA (PRWEB) October 15, 2005 -- Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Board Chairman, Michael Beason, announced the addition of three new members to the SEA Board of Directors, representing leading organizations in the aerospace, defense and space industries.

Larry Wray, Vice President for Quality Assurance, will represent Space Systems Loral on the SEA Board. Space Systems Loral designs, builds and tests satellites, subsystems and payloads, and provides launch services and mission operations.

Bob Mraz, Vice President, will serve on the board representing TW Metals. TW Metals provides a wide range of precision metal products and processing services.

B.J. Schramm, Chief Executive Officer, will represent Hitco Carbon Composites on the SEA Board. Hitco is a provider of innovative material solutions and composite structures. Mr. Schramm will also continue to serve as Chairman of the Supplier Advisory Council (SAC), a select group of CEOs from supplier companies engaged in implementing the SEA Industry Conversion Plan.

About the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA)

SEA is the Joint Program Office for the conversion of the aerospace, defense and space industry supply chain. SEA is a non-profit alliance of leading industry prime contractors, tier-one suppliers and other key industry suppliers whose purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance. SEA membership includes The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Textron, Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, Space Systems Loral, Hitco Carbon Composites, Bombardier, and TW Metals.

To learn more about SEA visit the SEA website at www.seaonline.org.

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October 14, 2005

Aitech Defense Systems, Inc. Now Offers the C6100, a High Performance, Ruggedized Single Board Computer that Utilizes Motorola’s new Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus Interface Chip

Aitech Defense Systems, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of board and subsystem level products for harsh environment defense, aerospace and space applications, now offers the C6100, a high performance, ruggedized single board computer (SBC) that utilizes Motorola’s new Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip.

Chatsworth, CA, (PRWEB) October 14, 2005 -- Aitech Defense Systems, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of board and subsystem level products for harsh environment defense, aerospace and space applications, now offers the C6100, a high performance, ruggedized single board computer (SBC) that utilizes Motorola’s new Tundra Tsi148 VMEbus interface chip. This enables the board’s VMEbus to run at a practical bandwidth of 320 MB/s in most applications. The 2ESST capability, combined with the board’s low power MPCC7457 G4 PowerPC® processor operating at 1.276 GHz, provides the highest performance and I/O versatility available in a rugged VME board.

The new C6100, which also offers support for dual PMCs, is ideal for intensive military, aerospace, and industrial applications that require supercomputing levels of performance, since it provides an open standard for convenient and flexible I/O expansion.

The processor incorporates DSP-like AltiVec technology, making the C6100 suitable for a variety of vector processing applications. In addition, the standard design of the new board enables its installation into any IEEE 1101.2 conduction-cooled VME chassis or ANSI/VITA 1-1994 standard air-cooled chassis, providing true commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) versatility for embedded system applications.

The C6100 supports legacy MVME761 and MVME712M I/O modules, provides up to
2 GB of DDR ECC protected SDRAM as well as 128 MB of on-board programmable user Flash, and features dual Ethernet interfaces, two asynchronous serial ports, real-time clock, four general purpose timers and a watchdog timer.

Pricing for the C6100 starts at $ 6,750. Delivery is 4-6 weeks ARO.

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Airports 2035

Dublin (PRWEB) October 14, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25761) has announced the addition of Airports 2035 to their offering

Airports 2035 forecasts international, domestic and total passengers for the world's biggest 600 airports from 2005 through to 2035

833 Airport Coverage
the 833 airports are selected principally for their size
they are selected for their data coverage and topicality
the 833 represent just over 97% of all air journeys

Forecast Coverage
forecasts are annual for each year from 2005 to 2035
there are indications available of seasonal patterns within annuals
forecasts are updated annually; next due in summer 2006

Data Content
there are 5 independent forecast lines for each airport:
international passengers, domestic passengers, transit and terminal passengers
total passengers

Data Presentation and Reporting
airport data, by line or in total can be agglomerated to
city country country group region
bespoke summaries created to suit corporate needs
reporting is by, text , spreadsheet and ascii
individual airport reaches back in many cases to 1978
minimum system requirement is 13 years back data
data is received from individual airports, ACI and ICAO
all forecasts are method based and avoid judgment

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25761

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Intercity 2010

(PRWEB) October 14, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25764) has announced the addition of Intercity 2010 to their offering

Intercity 2010 provides route forecasts on a city to city basis across 500 cities in 75 countries

Product Description
Intercity is produced in the fall of each year
monthly, quarterly and annual data
airport to airport, city to airport and city to city
scheduled/charter split available
a November subscription is based on October data

Why City to City as a Basis
while the number of multi-airport cities is few
they represent a high proportion of international flights
intra-airport route switching confuses
the city level better represents passenger preferences

Forecasting Elements
the base data is airport and city
the working level of agglomeration is the city
there are 500 cities in 75 countries
these cities run over 2000 routes serving 4000 destinations

Reporting on Four Levels
a summary reference report for all subscribers
data in spreadsheet format for easy reference
data in ascii format for data base inclusion
special analysis where requested

Route Forecasting a Special Case
because of the sensitivity of passenger route data
information is multi-sourced from
national airport authorities and international bodies
quality of data is only marred by commercial omissions

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U.S. Army LCU 2000 Community Receives $1.5 Million Maintenance Performance Support Tool to Increase Operational Readiness

The United States Army has awarded REI Systems, Inc. a $1.5 million contract to develop a new maintenance-oriented performance support system for the U.S. Army’s Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 2000 platform.

(PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- The United States Army has awarded REI Systems, Inc. a $1.5 million contract to develop a new maintenance-oriented performance support system for the U.S. Army’s Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 2000 platform. The LCU 2000 is a cargo and combat vehicle transport vessel that is deployed in the waters off of Kuwait, Japan, California, and Fort Eustis, Virginia—-the location where REI Systems will perform most of this contract work.

“The LCU 2000 is an essential logistics platform for supporting our deployed forces in the Persian Gulf,” says Roger LaPlante, MaintenanceMax Performance Support System Program Manager for REI Systems. “Currently, LCU 2000 maintenance technicians rely on a mix of dog-eared paper manuals from different manufacturers to perform fault diagnosis and repair work on LCU 2000 equipment. We will digitize these different reference materials and then use our MaintenanceMax software suite to manage, distribute and, most importantly, display context-specific technical information to technicians as they perform maintenance tasks. Our performance support technology will allow technicians to work faster and with more accuracy while simultaneously ensuring LCU 2000 landing craft are operational when needed.”

The performance support system will provide LCU 2000 maintenance technicians with consolidated access to equipment troubleshooting, maintenance and repair procedures, component diagrams and schematics, and three-dimensional training animations, all delivered on portable rugged computers.

The LCU 2000 community will also use the performance support tool to collect and distribute expert knowledge and process improvement suggestions from senior technicians. This real-world feedback from deployed technicians will provide the life-cycle process improvements necessary to ensure that the technical data maintainers use is always comprehensive, correct, and up-to-date.

“We will be collaborating on the performance support system design with the LCU 2000 experts in the 7th Transportation Group in Fort Eustis,” LaPlante adds. “We involve the maintainers in the software design from the beginning because we want to ensure our performance support system is as helpful and important as any other tool in their toolboxes.”

The performance support system is expected to be completed by summer 2007.

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EmINENT Microsystems Inc. Teams with Anteon Corporation for NAVY SeaPort-e ID/IQ Contract

EmINENT Microsystems designated a member for Anteon Corporation Team Contract for the U.S. Navy SeaPort-e Program.

(PRWEB) October 13, 2005 -- EmINENT Microsystems, Inc. announces that it has been designated as a member of the Anteon Corporation Team for the U.S. Navy SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Multiple Award Contract under contract number N00178-04-D-4012. The SeaPort-e contract allows the rapid award of task orders for a wide variety of services and products through the Navy Virtual SYSCOM in support of urgent warfighter requirements. The team was chosen for its ability to integrate and deliver a stellar array of corporate and leading science and technology resources as integrated solutions on a global scale. The total contract ceiling to the Anteon Team is approximately $67 billion over a multi-year period. The Navy SeaPort contracting website is at http://www.seaport.navy.mil.

EmINENT Microsystems will provide technical expertise to the team in areas such as miniaturized sensor systems development and digital signal processing. EmINENT Microsystems joins the Anteon Corporation Team with over 170 other companies, including several Fortune 500 companies. The Anteon SeaPort-e teaming website can be found at http://www.anteon.com/seaport/teammember_detail.asp?busID=189.

EmINENT Microsystems is a premier provider of advanced software and design services to the global embedded market for miniaturized sensor systems. EmINENT Microsystems is a privately held company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. We are classified as a US owned small business.

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October 13, 2005

Symmetricom Announces First IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock for Precise Time and Frequency Synchronization over Networks

First to offer IEEE 1588 standard with the ability to synchronize clocks within better than a microsecond accuracy, with only a network connection.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 12, 2005 -- Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, today announced its XLi IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock with GPS (Global Positioning System) reference. IEEE 1588 is a new protocol that enables very accurate synchronization over Ethernet LANs and for the first time, offers users the ability to synchronize clocks within better than a microsecond accuracy, with only a network connection. Symmetricom’s first deployment of the IEEE 1588 protocol is in its versatile XLi GPS Time and Frequency System.

“Symmetricom is the first to offer an IEEE 1588 based solution for time and frequency synchronization applications, and in doing so, will provide customer guidance in 1588 acceptance and verification testing, adoption and deployments during the infancy of this technology,” commented Paul Skoog, product marketing manager at Symmetricom. “The coupling of IEEE 1588 protocol with hardware time stamping is a breakthrough technology that will reshape synchronization applications going forward, and is the next-generation protocol in time transfer and synchronization.”

IEEE 1588 enables sub-microsecond time-of-day synchronization between clocks over standard Ethernet LAN infrastructure. Previously 1 to 10 microsecond time of day synchronization was the de facto standard using IRIG-B with dedicated coaxial cabling and 1 to 10 milliseconds was the typical synchronization accuracy using Ethernet and the Network Time Protocol (NTP). High accuracy time distributed over standard Ethernet LAN infrastructure offers compelling benefits in the areas of cable infrastructure costs savings (i.e. no parallel timing and data networks); improved accuracy for distributed measurements and processes; improved control system techniques; and leveraging the innovation/investment wave of network centric technology and solutions.

As an increasing number of applications integrate Ethernet and the benefits of speed, flexibility and connectivity are exploited, IEEE 1588 is expected to be adopted as an enabling technology across numerous applications because it will change the way problems are solved. The standard is already being deployed in applications in industrial automation, turbine control systems and submarine sonar systems. As this trend continues and performance requirements become more stringent, demand for more precise timing and synchronization via Ethernet is also expected to increase.

The Boeing Company is the first customer to deploy the XLi IEEE 1588 Grandmaster clock. It will be implemented in the new 787 network based flight test data system. Boeing chose the XLi due to its modularity and Symmetricom's commitment to Boeing to deliver IEEE 1588 functionality.

"The XLi IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock from Symmetricom, with its ultra-precise time and frequency synchronization capabilities over local area networks (LANs), is a welcome addition to data acquisition networks,” stated Sunderraju Ramachandran, program manager at Frost and Sullivan, a leading market research company. “With an initial introduction to the IEEE 1588 technology community, it should be well received by the test & measurement, military, aerospace, industrial automation and networked sensor markets.”

Symmetricom’s new XLi IEEE 1588 Grandmaster clock will be displayed at the 2005 IEEE 1588 Conference sponsored by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Instrumentation and Measurement Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on October 10-12, 2005 in Winterthur, Switzerland. Paul Skoog, product marketing manager and Doug Arnold, chief scientist, at Symmetricom will be presenting the paper, “An IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock” during Session 3 on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 2:40 p.m. CET. For more information, visit http://ieee1588.nist.gov/.

Pricing & Availability
The XLi IEEE 1588 Grandmaster is released to limited availability. IEEE 1588 Grandmaster capability is designed as a field-upgradeable option to the XLi GPS Time and Frequency System. Contact Symmetricom for pricing.

For more information please visit: http://www.IEEE-1588.symmttm.com.

About Symmetricom, Inc.
As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides “Perfect Timing” to customers around the world, including communication service providers, network equipment manufacturers, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), aerospace contractors, enterprises, governments and research facilities. Since 1985, the company’s timing, frequency and synchronization solutions have helped define the world’s standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireless and wireline networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, instrumentation products include atomic clocks, cesium and rubidium standards, VME, VXI, crystal oscillators, Bus Timing, PCI cards and Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions for instrumentation applications, alphanumeric displays, as well as network time servers for Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization and time synchronization solutions. In 2002, Symmetricom acquired TrueTime and Datum, enhancing its position in the world time and frequency markets. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.

Contacts:
Raychel Marcotte
BroadPR
617-645-6022

Jeanne Hopkins
Symmetricom
978-232-1487

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Southwest Airlines Vacations, LasVegas.com Sign Exclusive Deal

Orlando (PRWEB) October 12, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines Vacations announced today that it has signed a deal to become the exclusive provider of vacation packages for LasVegas.com, a leading destination web site for Las Vegas travelers. This deal allows Customers to book their complete Southwest Airlines Vacations' package directly on LasVegas.com.

"Southwest Airlines Vacations and LasVegas.com are both dedicated to providing the premier experience for Las Vegas travelers. This is an exciting opportunity for us to reach these travelers in a new way and further establish ourselves as the leading choice for vacation packages to Las Vegas," said Rich Basen, Vice President and General Manager of Southwest Airlines Vacations. "We've chosen to create a one-of-a-kind relationship with LasVegas.com because of their Las Vegas dominance in local expertise, presence and traffic. Combining these elements with the outstanding value and convenience of Southwest Airlines Vacations' packages creates a win-win for everyone."

Las Vegas, Southwest Airlines' (NYSE: LUV) largest operation, recently became the first Southwest city to operate more than 200 flights per day. With Southwest Airlines and the city's most popular hotels and attractions, Southwest Airlines Vacations is one of the largest vacation providers to Las Vegas. "We are proud to team up with Southwest Airlines Vacations, providing vacation packages with Las Vegas' No. 1 airline," said VEGAS.com President Howard Lefkowitz. "This is a great service for our customers and a huge differentiator for the LasVegas.com brand." The goal is to have Southwest Airlines Vacations' packages available for booking on LasVegas.com by November 2005.

About Southwest Airlines Vacations
Southwest Airlines Vacations offers complete vacation packages to destinations across the U.S. with flight service available from every scheduled Southwest Airlines departure city. Customers can find everything for their vacation package including air, hotel, car rentals, show tickets and attraction passes at swavacations.com, for one affordable price. Southwest Airlines Vacations is located in Orlando and is operated by The Mark Travel Corporation. The vacation company is a member of the USTOA $1 Million Traveler's Assistance Program and ASTA TOP.

About LasVegas.com
LasVegas.com is one of the world's largest destination city sites and features extensive, constantly updated information on Las Vegas. Visitors can find nearly all of the city's hotels, shows, tours, golf courses, nightclubs and restaurants in one place. The site is operated by the Greenspun Family, who have helped build Southern Nevada for more than 60 years and have significant interests in the media, communication, real estate and gaming industries.

CONTACT:
Mindy Colon,
Advertising Manager of Southwest Airlines Vacations,
407-583-5299

Pamela Johnston
LasVegas.com,
212-629-8445

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October 12, 2005

California - This DING's for You! - Southwest Airlines Offers California DING! Fares as Low as $29 One-Way

Southwest Airlines thanks its California Customers with special DING! fares.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 12, 2005 -- For two days only, Southwest's (NYSE: LUV) California Customers can take advantage of DING!-only airfares as low as $29 one-way and no higher than $119 one-way. Most of California's destination markets are on sale to thank California for making Southwest Airlines the number one intra-California carrier for 13 consecutive years. These fares are customized for California DING! subscribers and will only be available for purchase on Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005, so Customers must act fast. The DING! sale begins Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. Central Time and ends Friday, Oct. 14 at 2 a.m. Central Time, and are valid for travel from Oct. 19, 2005, through Feb. 3, 2006. (Orange County's John Wayne Airport is not included in this fare sale.)

DING! is the first-ever "direct link" to Customers' computer desktops, delivering discounted fares to a variety of Southwest destinations. To take advantage of these super low DING! fares, go to: http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_dingCA_101205 .

"Southwest Airlines carries approximately 69 percent of the passengers traveling within California," said Kevin Krone, Southwest's Vice President of Interactive Marketing. "Today's DING! sale will not only give Californians the chance to explore their state, but it will give them the ability to travel beyond California at a very low fare."

The following are samples of the special DING! airfares:

Burbank Fare Examples:
* $29 to $47 one-way fares are available between Burbank and Las Vegas, between Burbank and Oakland, and between Burbank and Phoenix.
* $79 to $87 one-way fares are available between Burbank and Baltimore/Washington, between Burbank and Portland, and between Burbank and Seattle.
* $94 to $119 one-way fares are available between Burbank and Chicago, between Burbank and Kansas City, and between Burbank and Islip/Long Island.

Los Angeles Fare Examples:
* $29 to $47 one-way fares are available between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, between Los Angeles and Oakland, and between Los Angeles and Phoenix.
* $84 to $96 one-way fares are available between Los Angeles and Chicago, between Los Angeles and Philadelphia, and between Los Angeles and Seattle.
* $94 to $116 one-way fares are available between Los Angeles and Nashville, Los Angeles and Orlando, and Los Angeles and Pittsburgh.

Oakland Fare Examples:
* $29 to $47 one-way fares are available between Oakland and Burbank, between Oakland and Los Angeles, and between Oakland and Reno/Tahoe.
* $67 to $96 one-way fares are available between Oakland and Baltimore/Washington, between Oakland and Chicago, between Oakland and Las Vegas, and between Oakland and Philadelphia.
* $94 to $119 one-way fares are available between Oakland and Austin, between Oakland and Orlando, and between Oakland and Pittsburgh.

Ontario Fare Examples:
* $29 to $32 one-way fares are available between Ontario and Las Vegas, between Ontario and Oakland, and between Ontario and Phoenix.
* $59 to $86 one-way fares are available between Ontario and Baltimore/Washington, between Ontario and Houston, and between Ontario and Reno/Tahoe.
* $94 to $119 one-way fares are available between Ontario and Chicago, between Ontario and Manchester, and between Ontario and Orlando.

Sacramento Fare Examples:
* $29 to $47 one-way fares are available between Sacramento and Los Angeles, between Sacramento and Portland, and between Sacramento and San Diego.
* $68 to $86 one-way fares are available between Sacramento and Baltimore/Washington, between Sacramento and Chicago, and between Sacramento and Las Vegas.
* $94 to $119 one-way fares are available between Sacramento and Ft. Lauderdale, between Sacramento and Nashville, and between Sacramento and San Antonio.

San Diego Fare Examples:
* $29 to $32 one-way fares are available between San Diego and Las Vegas, between San Diego and Phoenix, and between San Diego and San Jose.
* $70 to $87 one-way fares are available between San Diego and Chicago, between San Diego and Reno/Tahoe, and between San Diego and Seattle.
* $94 to $107 one-way fares are available between San Diego and Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood, between San Diego and Nashville, and between San Diego and St. Louis.

San Jose Fare Examples:
* $29 to $47 one-way fares are available between San Jose and Los Angeles, between San Jose and Reno/Tahoe, and between San Jose and San Diego.
* $44 to $86 one-way fares are available between San Jose and Chicago, between San Jose and Las Vegas, and between San Jose and Seattle.
* $94 to $119 one-way fares are available between San Jose and Austin, between San Jose and Islip/Long Island, and between San Jose and Orlando.

The fares are available for purchase today, from 9 a.m. Central Time until Friday, Oct. 14 at 2 a.m. Central Time through the DING! application only, and are valid for travel from Oct. 19, 2005, through Feb. 3, 2006. Fares are available one-way. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by flight and day of week and will not be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times. Fares do not include a $3.20 federal segment tax per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges (PFC) of up to $9 one-way and U.S. government-imposed September 11th Security Fees of up to $5 one-way. Fares are subject to change until ticketed. Tickets are nonrefundable but may be applied toward the purchase of future travel on Southwest Airlines. Fares are valid on Southwest-operated published, scheduled service only and are not available through the Group Desk. Any change in itinerary may result in an increase in fare. Orange County's John Wayne Airport is not included in this special DING! offer. These fares are not combinable with Southwest's Senior Fare specials.

To take advantage of Southwest Airlines' super low fares, Customers who book their travel via the Internet can subscribe to Southwest Airline's Click 'n Save email updates as well as Southwest Airlines' newest technological innovation -- DING! DING! delivers Southwest Airlines' hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops allowing Customers to get a jump on the latest southwest.com sales!

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U.S. Army Parachute Technology Demonstration to Feature Atair Aerospace’s Autonomous Agent Swarming and Collision Avoidance Technologies

Atair Aerospace (Atair AS) will demonstrate its Onyx™ precision guided parachute systems and inventive autonomous agent swarming and collision avoidance technologies before an audience of key military officials and field operatives at the 2005 Precision Airdrop Technology Conference and Demonstration (PATCAD) at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., October 17-21.

(PRWEB) October 12, 2005 -- Atair Aerospace (Atair AS) will demonstrate its Onyx™ precision guided parachute systems and inventive autonomous agent swarming and collision avoidance technologies before an audience of key military officials and field operatives at the 2005 Precision Airdrop Technology Conference and Demonstration (PATCAD) at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz. October 17-21.

PATCAD is a biennial event which brings together allied militaries and governments for practical demonstrations and briefings on the latest precision airdrop technologies. Atair AS is among an elite group of defense contractors invited to demonstrate at PATCAD, and the only company demonstrating precision guided parachute systems equipped with advanced swarming (formation flying) and collision avoidance capabilities. In December 2004, Atair AS made history by becoming the first company to successfully develop and demonstrate swarming and collision avoidance capabilities on a fleet of autonomous agent UAVs. The 2005 PATCAD will be Atair AS’s second consecutive invitation to the event, and first opportunity to place its autonomous agent swarming and collision avoidance technologies on an international stage.

Onyx systems are autonomously guided parafoil systems (UAV gliders) designed to allow military cargo to be parachuted from high altitude and horizontal stand off and land accurately on target. Onyx systems can be dropped from an altitude up to 35,000 feet, autonomously glide for 30+ miles, and land on a preprogrammed target—accurate to better than 150 feet. Atair AS's advanced swarming and collision avoidance capabilities enable multiple Onyx systems (50+) with payloads ranging from two pound ground sensors or small munitions to 2,200 pounds of supplies to be deployed in the same airspace, guiding to one or multiple targets without the possibility of midair collisions. Atair AS developed the Onyx system under contract with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center.

Headquartered in Brooklyn, N.Y., Atair Aerospace is a high-technology defense contractor dedicated to modernizing military, government, and corporate logistics by creatively solving complex aerospace and engineering problems that integrate the state-of-the-art in parachute designs and guidance, navigation, and control systems.

For more information, contact Rick Zaccari at e-mail protected from spam bots or visit the Atair Aerospace website at www.atairaerospace.com.

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Mike DeWalt Completes DO-178B Audit of SCADE/KCG Paves the Way for Multiple FAA DO-178B Level A Certifications in North America

Esterel Technologies announced that Mike DeWalt has completed his audit of Esterel’s SCADE™/KCG qualified C code generator.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (PRWEB) October 12, 2005 -- Esterel Technologies, a leading worldwide supplier of model based-design, validation, and verification tools for the development of highreliability embedded software applications, today announced that Mike DeWalt, a globally recognized Consultant Designated Engineering Representative (DER) appointed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and employed by Certification Services, Inc. (CSI), has completed his audit of Esterel’s SCADE™/KCG qualified C code generator.

“This is excellent news for current and prospective users of SCADE Suite™ and our KCG qualified Ccode generator,” states Chip Downing, CEO of Esterel Technologies, Inc. “The completion of this critical audit lays a solid foundation for our expanding North American customer base to complete their FAA and Transport Canada DO-178B Level A certifications in the coming months.”

DeWalt’s review, conducted at Esterel’s Engineering facility in Toulouse, France, led to 17 actions items. “My review resulted in three categories of action items: (a) process improvements, (b) additional documentation of processes and checklists, and (c) additional testing of Tcl scripts used in the SCADE/KCG product,” notes DeWalt. “When the action items from my review are properly addressed, the SCADE/KCG product will, in my judgment, meet the FAA-recommended criteria and practices for a DO-178B Level A development tool for developing C source code.” Esterel plans to close all action items for the SCADE 5.1 release in early 2006.

SCADE, a design environment for safety-critical embedded software applications, provides graphical specification capture and simulation, along with the capability to check safety properties at the model level. The SCADE/KCG qualified code generator meets some of the world’s highest safety standards, including RTCA/DO-178B and IEC 61508, enabling the rapid deployment of SCADE-generated designs in quality-critical and safety-critical products worldwide.

Mike DeWalt’s complete SCADE/KCG DO-178B audit report is available free of charge to all existing KCG DO-178B Qualification Kit customers.

About Esterel Technologies
Esterel Technologies products and services solve the problems of high-reliability embedded design creation, validation, and verification, with complete tool suites supported by the power of abstraction and synchronous languages. Esterel Technologies’ tools create unambiguous specifications that produce correct-by-construction, automated implementations in software and/or hardware. Today, SCADE Suite™ is the standard for the creation of RTCA DO-178B and EUROCAE ED-12B safetycritical embedded software in the civilian avionics industry; and SCADE Drive™ is the emerging standard for the creation of critical-embedded software in the automotive industry. Esterel Studio™ enables embedded hardware designers to create a golden specification model that can be automatically implemented in RTL or C.

Esterel Technologies is a privately held company with headquarters in Mountain View, California, USA, and Elancourt, France, with sales offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, and China. For additional information, visit the Esterel Technologies website at: www.Esterel-Technologies.com

About Certification Services, Inc. (CSI)
Based near Seattle, Washington, USA, Certification Services, Inc., is a consulting firm devoted to regulatory approval of digital equipment used in aviation. CSI provides FAA Designees and projectmanagement support for all aspects of safety assessment, hardware, software, and complex logic devices used in airborne and ground-based aviation systems. CSI also conducts training courses in aircraft-level certification practices, safety assessment, software assurance, and assurance of complex logic devices. Mike DeWalt, Chief Scientist for Aviation Systems at CSI, is a former FAA National Resource Specialist for Avionics Software. For additional information, visit the CSI website at www.certification.com

Press Contacts:

Europe
Gundel Hahn, Gundel Hahn Medienservice
Phone: +49 (0) 89 123 922 04

North America
Chip Downing, Esterel Technologies
Phone: +1 650-641-1707

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October 11, 2005

Troux Announces IT Governance Applications

Troux sets industry standard by automating services Portfolio Management, Application Portfolio Optimization and Standards Management.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 11, 2005 -- Troux Technologies, the global leader in IT Governance and Enterprise Architecture (EA) solutions, announces IT governance applications designed to help Global 1000 companies and government organizations decrease expenses, better manage risk and increase revenue through improved IT-business alignment. Applications include Services Portfolio Management, Application Portfolio Optimization, and Standards Management.

“Leading companies are coordinating or combining all or parts of their portfolio management, enterprise architecture, compliance, and process improvement initiatives together to present a comprehensive strategy for governing IT decision making and delivering rapid business value efficiently,” said Robert Handler, Gartner analyst and co-author of IT Portfolio Management: Step by Step. “In response to this need, vendors like Troux are bringing compelling solutions to market to address broader stakeholder needs.”

“The marketplace is coming around to the idea that a robust Enterprise Architecture can empower an integrated and optimized IT function,” said Clark Golestani, Chief Architect and Executive Director, IT Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Planning for Merck & Co, Inc. “Troux Technologies has and continues to demonstrate a very advanced view of EA to which their new applications, which leverage EA, extend it to the realm of IT Governance. In my opinion, the synergy of these two concepts will play out very well.”

• Services Portfolio Management offers a centralized repository for digital service cataloging, built-in workflow and automated SLA compliance analysis. The application allows IT managers to accelerate IT services planning, delivery and management to better demonstrate the value to the business.

• Application Portfolio Optimization creates a centralized application knowledge base with automated data collection and lifecycle management. The application enables IT managers to rationalize and optimize the application portfolio across technology resources, business strategy alignment, risk and cost.

• Standards Management serves as a “single source of record” for all IT products and standards policies. This application allows IT managers to replace costly ad-hoc methods and have visibility to track and enforce compliance to standards.

“The release of our next-generation applications represents a milestone for Troux and our customers,” said Troux President Patrick Motola. “As the IT Governance market matures, Troux Technologies continues to set the standard for well-architected offerings that automate a number of previously manual processes. IT Governance is essential within well-managed organizations.”

Pricing and Availability
For pricing information, contact Troux Technologies at 1-866-273-9371. Services Portfolio Management and Application Portfolio Optimization are available immediately. Standards Management will be available in early 2006.

About Troux Technologies
Troux Technologies (pronounced “true”) is a global provider of IT Governance software that accelerates IT and business transformation. Troux’s IT Governance solutions enable organizations to strategically plan the enterprise, capture and analyze critical IT and business data and deliver actionable decisions to transform the business. Troux’s breakthrough technology provides the enterprise-class information, policies, and analytics critical for IT excellence. With Troux, organizations succeed in breaking the traditional IT silos and effectively aligning IT with core business goals. Based in Austin, Texas, Troux Technologies serves the Global 1000 and government marketplaces. For more information, please visit www.troux.com or call (866) 273-9371.

Contacts:

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Softscribe Inc.
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Troux Technologies
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Upgrade to Mecmesin Emperor Software

'Emperor', Mecmesin's new-generation Windows software for quality control assessment of manufactured products has been upgraded

Mecmesin Limited has announced that ‘Emperor’, the new generation software for testing quality, has been upgraded.

Emperor has been specifically designed for use in quality control laboratories to solve applications where the response of manufactured products, components or materials to applied tensile, compressive or torsional loads needs to be evaluated. Emperor-controlled systems are establishing themselves with quality professionals throughout the world as the basis of particularly powerful, flexible, user-friendly and cost-effective testing facilities. Emperor has been distributed in the USA and Canada as the Quantrol i-software.

Enhancements introduced with the latest software release include:

• Batch reporting – easily-configurable report layout, improved facilities for management of individual samples
• Communication - support for COM1 to COM9, USB support with converter lead supplied
• Calculations – all results can be assigned to a variable (50 now available), intermediate calculations can be suppressed from results screen, ‘summary view’ showing results and statistics
• Automatic post-test facilities - crosshead parking, raw data export
• Accumulated displacement graphing – ability to plot load and time against accumulated displacement in addition to absolute displacement

Results and programs archived from previous software releases are fully-upgradeable to support the new features.

Currently single-column MultiTest-i systems for tension and compression testing are available with capacities of 1, 2.5 and 5kN, and, for torque testing, Vortex-i systems are available with capacities of 0.3, 1.5, 6 and 10N.m. A range of twin-column higher capacity MultiTest systems will be introduced in the near future.

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October 2005: The Sixty-First Anniversary of the Japanese Suicide Bombers

Sixty-one years after the first kamikaze killed Americans, Japan and the U.S. are allies. Kathleen Thomas remembers those who died from these attacks and ponders what our relations with the Arab world will be 60 years from now.

(PRWEB) October 11, 2005 -- Sixty years from now will we look back on the Arab suicide bombers and remember them with contempt or will we try and forget them because there is peace in the Arab world? Even though today Japan is our ally, there are still those who are alive that have bitter memories of the kamikaze attacks.

In the thirteenth century, Japan was saved from two invasions from Kublai Khan’s invasion by the arrival of Pacific typhoons. A Japanese legend arose that Japan was favored by the gods and was protected by the “divine wind”, or in Japanese, by the kamikaze.

In mid-October 1944, Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi, commander of the Japanese First Air Fleet, made the decision to organize suicide attack units. These units were called the kamikaze. The kamikaze first attacked during The Battle of Leyte Gulf. U.S. history indicates that the first attack occurred on October 24, 1944, when two freighters were damaged and a tug was sunk by Japanese suicide bombers. The following day, the kamikazes damaged four escort carriers and sank the escort carrier USS St. Lo. Australian history indicates that the first kamikaze attack occurred on October 21, 1944 when a suicide plane hit the HMAS Australia, killing 30 men including the commanding officer.

Bud York served aboard LST 919 when it sailed in convoy to Leyte with Army Signal Corps units aboard. Bud’s recollection is included in the book, “Don’t Call Me Rosie, the Women who Welded the LSTs and the Men who Sailed on Them.”

“We went in there on the fourth day. They had invaded the island four days before we went there. The Japanese were just getting organized about that time. When we got into the harbor, and before we hit the beach, there were 47 Japanese airplanes in the air. I don’t know how anyone could have counted them. But that was the rumor that there were 47 of them. They didn’t fly in any formation like our planes did. They just flew around, it reminded you of a bunch of buzzards.

They’d just pick out a ship and they would try to bomb it first. And if they couldn’t hit a ship with a bomb…then they would just crash dive into the ship. That was pretty scary. When you see a plane crash right into a ship, you didn’t know what was going on.”

Bud York saw other ships hit by the kamikaze. Fortunately, LST 919 was not one of them.

Carlyle Harmer was aboard LST 477 when it was hit by a kamikaze off of Iwo Jima. Before the plane hit the side of the ship, it dropped a bomb on the main deck. There was a terrible fire on the ship and the electricity went out. It took the electricians about 15 minutes to restore power. The Marines aboard helped the sailors put the fire out. LST 477 made it to shore.

Carlyle will tell you:

“It was very scary to stand on a deck of a burning ship that is blowing up and sinking and dead bodies all around you. All the time you are firing your gun at suicide planes. It is an ordeal that a person will never forget. I had dreams and nightmares for years. But I am very proud that I could serve my country that I love so very, very much.”

One may argue intellectually that those killed by the kamikaze were military targets. The Navy Office of Information WWII Fact Sheet on the Japanese Kamikazes states that suicide planes in the Okinawa invasion killed 4,900 American sailors and wounded over 4,800. Many of these casualties were young men between the ages of 18 and 22 who had never traveled very far from their home until they were drafted and shipped to the Pacific.

Today, let us remember those who died or were injured by the kamikaze. Sixty years from now, let us not forget those who died from today’s terrorists.

Kathleen Thomas is author of the book, “Don’t Call Me Rosie, the Women who Welded the LSTs and the Men who Sailed on Them.”

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FlowSense Received Multiple Orders from Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), U.S. Air Force, Bureau of Reclamation (Department of Interior), and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

FlowSense announced today that its environmental and industrial team have received multiple orders for several mission critical process moisture monitoring systems and pressure instruments. Additionally, FlowSense announced that it has been awarded a turnkey contract from the Air Force for equipment supply and startup support of an enhanced walk-in (EWN) curing oven. FlowSense's industrial team also received a contract from the Bureau of Reclamation to supply process instruments for a desalting plant. Fish & Wildlife Service also awarded FlowSense for the installation and programming of a wireless communication system.

FlowSense LLC, Maple Grove, MN (PRWEB) October 11, 2005 -- FlowSense announced today that its environmental and industrial team have received multiple orders for several mission critical process moisture monitoring systems and pressure instruments. Additionally, FlowSense announced that it has been awarded a turnkey contract from the Air Force for equipment supply and startup support of an enhanced walk-in (EWN) curing oven. FlowSense's industrial team also received a contract from the Bureau of Reclamation to supply process instruments for a desalting plant. Fish & Wildlife Service also awarded FlowSense for the installation and programming of a wireless communication system.

For KBR, FlowSense will supply integrated, fully automatic self-calibration moisture analyzers for use in natural gas and hydrocarbon processing applications. Another award specified both custom and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) pressure instruments as part of the Iraq infrastructure reconstruction program. KBR provides a wide range of engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, logistics and project management services to three markets: upstream, downstream, and government & infrastructure.

For the U.S. Air Force, The contract specified a custom electrically heated enhanced walk-in series industrial oven with installation at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

For the the Bureau of Reclamation, FlowSense will provide level monitoring systems for the measurement and control of 12 gravity filter tanks. The level monitoring systems are comprised of Honeywell ST 3000 Smart Transmitters which provide proven technology for differential and gauge pressure measurement.

For the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, FlowSense will provide installation and programming of communication equipment to be located on a 220 feet communication tower under construction at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge. FlowSense's scope of work in this project will include all necessary equipment, supplies, materials, and supervision for the installation and programming of Motorola's communication system.

FlowSense LLC is an award-winning veteran owned small business (VOSB) and 8(a)/SDB certified company providing integrated technical solutions in environmental systems (air and water quality management), security technology (biometric access control), and industrial solutions (facilities contracting). FlowSense products and services include engineering, project management, and procurement serving diverse industries including private and public sectors, military, defense, and government agencies.

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October 10, 2005

Design News Announces Ground-Breaking Online Motion Control and Automation Conference 2005, Sponsored by National Instruments, Galil and Aerotech

Design News announces the Ground-Breaking Online Motion Control and Automation Conference 2005, Live October 11-12, 2005. The event is sponsored by National Instruments, International Rectifier, Aerotech, Galil Motion Control, Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation Division and Banner Engineering.

NEW YORK, NY (PRWEB) October 10, 2005 -- Design News, the leading publication covering the latest tools, components, and materials used in mechanical and electromechanical design of a broad range of products, announces the Ground-Breaking Online Motion Control and Automation Conference 2005, Live October 11-12, 2005.

The event is organized by Design News and sponsored by National Instruments, International Rectifier, Aerotech, Galil Motion Control, Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation Division and Banner Engineering.

The online conference offers a compelling multi-session conference program with leading industry experts. Visitors are able to attend straight from the comfort of their home or office. Topics to be covered:

- Amplifiers & Drives
- Controllers
- Feedback Devices
- Automation
- Mechanical components
- Motors

The Online Motion Control and Automation Conference is an online educational event designed for engineers who want to learn about new motion control and automation strategies, from the engineers who are using them. The conference agenda will deliver content-rich sessions and case studies addressing the relevant topics. Presenters include Dr. Eric Baumgartner, NASA JPL senior engineer that will be lecturing about: "The Mars Exploration Rover Instrument Positioning System."

This free online event comprised of multiple webcasts. Leading industry experts and solution providers offer attendees a unique opportunity to participate straight from the comfort of their home or office.

Webcast topics include:
- Tuning Servo Systems - Classical and Advanced Methods
- Optimal Component Selection for High-Performance Motion Control
- Where Are You on the Evolutionary Scale of Motion Control?
- How to Slash Design Time with Simulation Tools
- Demystifying Vision Sensing
- Addressing More Efficient Motors

More information about the event and free registration:
http://www.designnews.com/e2emotion

About the sponsors:

Aerotech
Aerotech has designed and manufactured the highest performance motion control and positioning systems for our customers in industry, government, science and research institutions around the world.

Banner Engineering
Banner offers complete and integrated line of sensing and machine safety products, from Photoelectric Sensors to Machine Safety Products, Vision Sensors, and Precision Measurement and Inspection Products.

Galil Motion Control
Galil Motion Control, Inc. specializes in providing microprocessor-based motion controllers for the purpose of controlling motors with utmost precision.

International Rectifier (IR)
International Rectifier (NYSE:IRF) engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of power management products. Its products include analog integrated circuits and advanced circuit devices, power systems, and power components.

National Instruments
National Instruments is a technology pioneer and leader in virtual instrumentation - a revolutionary concept that has changed the way engineers and scientists in industry, government, and academia approach measurement and automation.

Parker Hannifin
Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH) is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets.

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The Tungsten Electrode Experts

Diamond Ground Products specializes in one of the most important and frequently overlooked welding process variables: the electrode. Welders can spend thousands of dollars on welding equipment, but if they do not select and prepare their electrodes properly, then their welding results can be poor, inconsistent, or problematic.

Newbury Park, CA (PRWEB) October 10, 2005 -- Diamond Ground Products specializes in one of the most important and frequently overlooked welding process variables: the electrode. Welders can spend thousands of dollars on welding equipment, but if they do not select and prepare their electrodes properly, then their welding results can be poor, inconsistent, or problematic.

Whether it is Tungsten Grinders to fit any budget or tolerance, pre-ground electrodes or even better performing tungsten varieties, Diamond Ground Products offers products and services to ensure that the smallest part of your weld process is a big part of improving your weld quality & productivity. Free Guides & samples are available.

Diamond Ground Products is dedicated to the improvement of weld quality & welder productivity, and maintains a reputation as the industry leader in tungsten and tungsten preparation. Our ongoing management philosophy is to provide quality product and receptive service that exceeds even the most stringent expectations. Contact DGP today to see how we can help with your current or future welding applications.
For more information, contact:

Jim Elizarraz
Diamond Ground Products
2550 Azurite Circle Newbury Park, CA 91320
Ph: (805) 498-3837
Fax (805) 498-9347
Website: www.diamondground.com

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The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase Marketplace Features Funding & Capital Sources for Homeland Security; New Addition: Lerota Capital

Additional New Content: James H. Smith, Homeland Defense Business Correspondent for MSNBC, CNN and the BBC, writes the Defense Market Report

Point Roberts, WA (PRWEB) October 9, 2005 -- The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase, www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com, (NHSK) updates, ‘The Marketplace.’

The Marketplace offers profitable networking opportunities for both public and private companies looking for technology, funding, acquisitions, management, new customers/clients, and strategic partnerships/joint ventures and licensing opportunities.

More Info: http://www.twotigersonline.com/marketplace.html

Currently Featured Companies:
Lerota Capital
Lerota works with middle market companies by providing an array of Financial Advisory Services bringing access to a world-wide network of capital providers, both institutional and private. The company works closely with business stakeholders and senior management to develop and implement sound corporate financing and acquisition strategies, resulting in access to the most appropriate markets.Lerota’s financial consultants have over a century of experience and billions of dollars of transactional experience in:

Financial Institutions/Funding
http://www.capitalsource.com/industry_list.jsp?tpc_id=12&;ind_id=23

The Security Lending group at CapitalSource provides senior and mezzanine loans from $1-50 million to US companies that protect life, property and the Homeland. The Company’s security industry portfolio and target clients serve both the private and public sectors and are service, manufacturing and technology companies.

About CapitalSource
CapitalSource (NYSE: CSE) is one of the leading commercial finance firms in the United States. The Company excels in situations that require extraordinary service, a high level of creativity, flexibility, insight and speed. By offering a broad array of financial products, CapitalSource has issued more than $7.6 billion in loan commitments. http://www.capitalsource.com/

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase also includes comprehensive Homeland Security information resources, news, Homeland Security newsletter, investment research, technology sectors, and a collection of links on Homeland Security related topics.

The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase currently holds a TOP 6 ranking on major search engines (Yahoo! and Google) using the search phrase "homeland security". The National Homeland Security Knowledgebase is the Internet's most comprehensive resource portal focused on the topics of homeland defense, counter-terrorism, emergency management, disaster preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, and increasing the public's overall level of situational awareness and readiness. The newly added critical content enhances and expands the benefits previously offered to visitors following the Homeland Security sector.

The Marketplace:
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Additional New Content Features: http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com/DMR/Default.asp

Defense Market Report
James H. Smith is a freelance Homeland Defense Business Correspondent and print journalist for various defense trade magazines as well as being a frequent on-air television personality on MSNBC, CNN and the BBC discussing investment opportunities and financial activity within the defense, aerospace, and naval sectors. Mr. Smith has written for many of Euromoney's publications, such as Project Finance, Asset Finance International and Global Telecoms Business, as well as being a journalist for The International Securitisation Report, published by Thomson Financial. http://www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com/DMR/Default.asp

Free Homeland Security Newsletter: www.TwoTigersOnline.com/newsletter.html

Add the Homeland Security Advisory System Alert to Your Website: http://www.twotigersonline.com/hs_advisory.html NHSK features banners that will automatically update to reflect changes in the Homeland Security Advisory System threat condition.

The NHSK (http://www.NationalHomelandSecurityKnowledgebase.com) is owned by www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com (HDS), a global investor and industry news and research portal for Homeland Security stocks and the Homeland Security sector.

About HomelandDefenseStocks.com: an investor and industry news portal for the homeland defense and security sector. The HDS website does not make recommendations, but offers a unique free information portal to research news, exclusive articles, interviews, investor conferences and a growing list of participating public companies in the sector. Click here for a partial list of companies involved in homeland defense and security technology and solutions in: Airport Security, Biodefense, Biometrics, Defense, Internet Security, Integrated Security, Military, Border and Port Security: www.HomelandDefenseStocks.com/Companies/HomelandDefense/Stock_List.asp

HomelandDefenseStocks.com Blog:
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Related Portals: www.BorderAndPortSecurity.com, www.NonLethalStocks.com, www.BiodefenseStocks.com

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Rocketplane Limited, Inc. Announces Alliance with SpaceShot, Inc.

Rocketplane Limited, Inc. announces a new alliance with SpaceShot, Inc. to award Rocketplane spaceflights as prizes in upcoming SpaceShot online skill game tournaments.

Oklahoma City (PRWEB) October 9, 2005 -- Rocketplane Limited, Inc. announces a new alliance with SpaceShot, Inc. to award Rocketplane spaceflights as prizes in upcoming SpaceShot online skill game tournaments.

“Space travel should not just be for the wealthy and government astronauts,” announced Sam Dinkin, CEO of SpaceShot, Inc. “For less than $5 and some skill, anyone could be the first on their block to win a trip to space!”

The website www.space-shot.com will launch a series of online skill game tournaments this autumn.

"We chose Rocketplane as our partner because they will be the first to market with their suborbital spaceflight experience," Dinkin said. “SpaceShot will have a series of major announcements over the next few months.”

According to Rocketplane president George French, "SpaceShot gives everyone the opportunity to go to space, not just the wealthy. SpaceShot’s skill games will be a huge sales channel for us. Even if they award all of our booked flights as prizes, we can build additional rocketplanes to meet demand.”

Those interested in finding out more information about the skill game tournaments can sign up at www.space-shot.com for email updates.

Rocketplane Limited, Inc. is an Oklahoma corporation working to make space travel as safe, convenient, and commonplace as air travel. Rocketplane will design and build state-of-the-art reusable spaceplanes, provide unparalleled human training and spaceflight experiences, and transport innovative scientific experiments and valuable payloads to sub-orbital space and beyond. More information about the company is available at www.rocketplane.com .

SpaceShot, Inc. is a Texas corporation bringing the hope of space travel to people of all means. SpaceShot will produce and host skill game tournaments with space travel prizes.

For more information:
Rocketplane: contact Hollie Miller at 800-965-3763 or
SpaceShot: contact Sam Dinkin at 888-434-6546

This news release may include "forward-looking" statements that involve risk and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors.

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Southwest Airlines Celebrates Five Years of 'LUV' in Buffalo

Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) October 7, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and its 43 local Employees today celebrate five years of service at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

"Southwest Airlines is pleased with the positive impact it has had on the Buffalo community over the last five years," said Greg Wells, Southwest Airline's Vice President of Ground Operations. "With Southwest Airlines' frequent flights and low fares from Buffalo, more New York residents have been able to enjoy a convenient, high-value option for air travel."

Southwest Airlines began service to Buffalo on Oct. 8, 2000, with ten daily nonstop departures to Baltimore/Washington, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Phoenix. Today, Southwest operates 14 daily nonstop departures from Buffalo to six cities: Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, and Tampa Bay with direct or connecting service to 34 additional cities. The airline occupies two gates at the airport.

Other noteworthy Buffalo statistics:

* Since Southwest Airlines began service in Buffalo, the airline has grown to capture 19.7 percent of the market share as of first quarter 2005.

* In 2004, Southwest Airlines handled more than 702,630 Customers at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

* In 1999, the Buffalo airport handled 3,279,600 passengers. In 2001, after Southwest Airlines had been in the Buffalo market for just one year, the Buffalo airport handled 4,097,890 passengers, an increase of
25 percent.

* Before Southwest Airlines began service in Buffalo, the average one-way fare paid by Buffalo Customers was $144. As of first quarter 2005, the average one-way fare paid was $113, a decrease of 22 percent.

"Our Employees deserve all of the credit for bringing our service and low fares to the people of Buffalo," Wells said. "They work hard every day for our Buffalo Customers, and they are going to celebrate this weekend."

Buffalo-based Members of Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program have reason to celebrate as well. Rapid Rewards Members flying in to or out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport on Oct. 7, 2005, will receive a bonus credit in honor of Southwest Airlines' fifth anniversary in Buffalo.

"The people of Buffalo have been good to us," said Craig Vaughn, Southwest Airlines Buffalo Station Manager. "The additional Rapid Rewards credit is a token of our appreciation for their business and loyalty."

Southwest Airlines thanks the people and travelers of Buffalo for a wonderful five years and looks forward to many more years of growth and success in the city. Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the nation's largest airline in terms of domestic Customers boarded, currently serves 61 cities in 31 states. Based in Dallas, Southwest Airlines currently operates more than 3,000 flights a day. The carrier began service to Ft. Myers. Fla., its newest destination, on Oct. 2, 2005.

To take advantage of Southwest Airlines' super low fares, Customers who book their travel via the Internet can subscribe to Southwest Airline's Click 'n Save email updates as well as Southwest Airlines' newest technological innovation-DING! DING! delivers Southwest Airlines' hottest deals directly to Customers' desktops allowing Customers to get a jump on the latest southwest.com sales! For more information, visit http://www.southwest.com/ding .

Contact:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines Co.
+1-214-792-4847
http://www.southwest.com

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Southwest Airlines Increases Flights to New Orleans

Daily flights boosted as city continues recovery.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 7, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) today announced it will increase its daily flight schedule to New Orleans with the addition of two new flights starting on Oct. 17, 2005. One flight has been added to accommodate demand earlier in the day with the other giving an additional option in the early afternoon.

Following Hurricane Katrina, Southwest returned to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Sept. 20, 2005, with two daily roundtrip flights between New Orleans and Houston's Hobby Airport (HOU). That schedule will be boosted by two additional roundtrips each day.

Southwest's schedule from New Orleans on Oct. 17 will be:
*(new) 9:05 a.m. from New Orleans - Arriving in Houston at 10:10 a.m.
*11:50 a.m. from New Orleans - Arriving in Houston at 12:55 p.m.
*(new) 2:35 p.m. from New Orleans - Arriving in Houston at 3:40 p.m.
*5:20 p.m. from New Orleans - Arriving in Houston at 6:25 p.m.

Schedule to New Orleans:
*(new) 7:45 a.m. departure from Houston - Arriving in New Orleans at 8:45 a.m.
*10:30 a.m. departure from Houston - Arriving in New Orleans at 11:30 a.m.
*(new) 1:15 p.m. departure from Houston - Arriving in New Orleans at 2:15 p.m.
*4:00 p.m. departure from Houston - Arriving in New Orleans at 5:00 p.m.

"We have a long history of responding to passenger demand with added flights affording reliable, dependable, low fare air service," said Colleen Barrett, President of Southwest Airlines. "We take pride in the knowledge that we will, as always, be a Good Neighbor to our good friends in New Orleans, and we look forward to growing incrementally with them and being part of the city's rebirth."

Since commercial air service to the city will be limited for some time, Southwest has initially focused its service into Houston Hobby where Southwest has a significant presence with a wide range of destinations for its New Orleans Customers.

New Orleans Travel Advisory
We ask our Customers traveling to/from MSY to be aware that ground transportation is limited and curfew restrictions may be in place throughout Jefferson Parish, the City of New Orleans, as well as the surrounding area. All transportation, hotel, and/or other arrangements need to be confirmed before departure. You may check the State of Louisiana's official website, http://katrina.louisiana.gov/index.htm for the latest information and assistance provided by the state government for citizens impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

http://www.southwest.com

Media Contact:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines
+1-214-792-4847
Customers:
+1-800-I-FLY-SWA or +1-800-435-9792
en Espanol:
+1-800-VAMONOS or +1-800-826-6667

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October 06, 2005

Engine Components Manufacturer Recycles Expensive Quench Polymer -- A Real World Documented Case Study

How the Ronningen-Petter self-cleaning filter reduced an engine component manufacturer's product rework and scrap, while permitting a better reuse of their expensive quench polymer. All this while significantly cutting their labor costs.

(PRWEB) October 6, 2005 -- SITUATION
An engine components manufacturer using an in-line strainer to clean quench polymer had a problem. As rust and scale collected in the strainer, the flow of quench polymer was being reduced. As a result, the product was not being completely quenched and had to be reworked or scrapped, which added to their waste.

RONNINGEN-PETTER SOLUTION
Based on these criteria, the engine components manufacturer installed a Ronningen-Petter (RPA Process Technologies), self-cleaning filter to completely remove rust and scale, while allowing the quench polymer to flow freely.

How does this filter work?
With the DCF self-cleaning filter, process water enters the top inlet and passes through the screen. The screen holds any particles over 50-microns while cleaned water leaves through the bottom outlet. A cleaning disc moves up and down the filter screen, removing debris. With the aid of the downward fluid flow and the disc movement, the debris is deposited in a holding chamber at the bottom of the filter housing and regularly purged through a valve at the bottom of the chamber.

RESULTS
As a result, rework and scrap were drastically reduced, and the quench polymer recycle rate was significantly increased.

In addition, labor costs and downtime were significantly reduced due to the ease with which a filter can be cleaned compared to breaking the piping and cleaning an in-line strainer.

For questions about industrial filtration, please visit the Ask Filter Man forum at http://www.rpaprocess.com/Ask-Filter-Man-Blog.asp.

If you would like to discuss this filtration, solution with one of RPA Process Technologies highly trained Applications Specialists, please visit http://www.rpaprocess.com/ContactUs/Contact-Us.asp.

http://www.RPAprocess.com

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Symmetricom Unveils Network Time Servers for Next-Generation-Networks (NGN)

Precise, versatile NTP time server provides accurate and secure time for today's and tomorrow's network with IPv6 support and state-of-the-art web interface.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) October 5, 2005 -- Symmetricom, Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMM), a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, today announced its new high-performance GPS (Global Positioning System) network time server, SyncServer® S200/S250. These precise and versatile network time servers synchronize clocks on computers and servers for large or expanding networks and are optimized for the ever-demanding high-bandwidth next-generation networks (NGNs). Numerous design features include scalability and security, high availability and throughput of three independent 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports with IPv6 support, and extreme ease of use with an intuitive web interface with various set-up wizards, all needed to support an NGN.

"As Next-Generation-Networks grow in size and speed, the need for accurate, reliable and secure time becomes more critical," said John Hirsekorn, vice president of sales and marketing for Symmetricom. "Security concerns, VoIP deployments and new regulations are forcing organizations to pay strict attention to their records and operational performance. High-performance and flexible network time servers are now essential since accurately synchronized clocks are critical for network log file accuracy, filling systems, electronic transactions, database integrity, VoIP and many more applications."

Symmetricom is the first to provide key NGN ready features, including:

* Three independent 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports standard – high availability and throughput translates into support of hundreds of thousands of network clients while maintaining <10 microsecond NTP timestamp accuracy; also provides flexibility needed to easily adapt to different and changing network topologies and security requirements
* Intuitive, state-of-the-art web interface, display and full numeric keypad – offers ease-of-use and remote access with intuitive web pages and full control of the server via a standard browser interface; also includes the first-ever Wizards for step-by-step set-up of the most common network time server operations

"The Symmetricom SyncServer is the most comprehensive network time server we have ever used," commented Eiichi Mitsuda at Marubun Corporation, Japan's leading electronics and electronic components distributor. "For our customers' multiple timing format requirements, the SyncServer provides the greatest variety of input and output options of any time server device available. Additionally, as our strict requirements to decrease down time and increase security continue to rise, the SyncServers' comprehensive log file and alarm system will unquestionably meet those growing requirements. Further, the configuration wizard and complete web interface allows control and monitoring of the system with ease. As the IT market continues to experience strong growth in Japan, Symmetricom's SyncServer will play an important role in time synchronization."

The SyncServer models provide reliable and secure network synchronization technology by combining multi-port, high-speed/high capacity network interfaces and versatile GPS timing receiver technology.

The SyncServer models are a fifth-generation network time server and the culmination of years of accumulated knowledge of customer requirements and years of focused R&D. Symmetricom's development team consists of the leading precision clock designers, network engineers and NTP (network time protocol) experts in the world.

The SyncServer models provide many advantages over current offerings, including:

* High-performance NTP with time stamp accuracy of <10 microseconds at greater than 5000 NTP packets per second.
* Three independent 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports standard.
* IPv6 compliance – assures a SyncServer investment will last through the IPv4 to IPv6 migration, futureproofing your network.
* 50 nanosecond accurate clock to UTC for worldwide time synchronization.
* High-visibility, 256 x 32 high-resolution vacuum florescent display (Large 1- line for time display, medium 2-line for status operation and information rich 4-line).
* Back-up, restore and firmware upgrades are simple point and click operations.
* Auto checking Symmetricom.com web site for firmware upgrade availability to keep the IT administrator abreast of the latest firmware for the server.

"Considering the host of infrastructure and application problems that network managers face with incorrect timing, Symmetricom's Next-Generation-Network Time Servers appear to be a well designed product aimed at a target market that needs it most," stated Sunderraju Ramachandran, program manager at Frost and Sullivan, a leading market research company. "Security concerns, VoIP deployments and new regulations such as Sarbanes Oxley are forcing organizations to pay strict attention to their records and operational performance. As a result of extensive research, Symmetricom should continue to hold its significant market leadership position with ease."

Symmetricom is a recognized technology and market leader of high-precision frequency and timing products, developing the first practical rubidium clock in 1971.

Pricing & Availability

The SyncServer models will be shipping October 20th, 2005. Domestic pricing begins at $3,595 USD.

For more information please visit: www.gps-time-servers.ntp-systems.com.

About Symmetricom Inc.

As a worldwide leader in precise time and frequency products and services, Symmetricom provides "Perfect Timing" to customers around the world, including communication service providers, network equipment manufacturers, US Department of Defense (DOD), aerospace contractors, enterprises, governments and research facilities. Since 1985, the company's timing, frequency and synchronization solutions have helped define the world's standards, delivering precision, reliability and efficiency to wireless and wireline networks, instrumentation and testing applications and network time management. Deployed in more than 90 countries, instrumentation products include atomic clocks, cesium and rubidium standards, VME, VXI, crystal oscillators, Bus Timing, PCI cards and Global Positioning System (GPS) solutions for instrumentation applications, alphanumeric displays, as well as network time servers for Network Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization and time synchronization solutions. In 2002, Symmetricom acquired TrueTime and Datum, enhancing its position in the world time and frequency markets. Symmetricom is based in San Jose, Calif., with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.symmetricom.com.

Contacts:
Raychel Marcotte
BroadPR
617-645-6022

Jeanne Hopkins
Symmetricom
978-232-1487

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Globalbagtag Re-Designs and Relaunches Website

Lost Luggage may soon be a thing of the past as globalbagtag.com combines tried and tested globalbagtag internet tracking with the latest RFID technology.

(PRWEB) October 6, 2005 -- Globalbagtag is a unique, innovative item retrieval service allowing users the opportunity to register and trace items, which may become lost. Visit http://www.globalbagtag.com

All details are kept on a secure online database allowing items to be traceable 24 hours a day via the Internet.

Over 250,000 items of luggage are lost each month in the US alone causing enormous inconvenience and stress for individuals. Globalbagtag’s aim is to ease that burden and give peace of mind to their members.

Lost luggage is one of the most frequent items claimed on insurance policies around the world.

The tags are ideal for luggage, briefcases and laptop bags and the new security labels are best used for mobile phones, PDA’s, cameras and laptops.

The company was formed in 1999 by Chris Truelove, a serial entrepreneur when he personally experience the displeasure of losing his luggage while on holiday and could not find a efficient means to retrieve his luggage.

Globalbagtag has redesigned their website and launched the new security labels, which are ideal for PDA’s and mobile phones.

Globalbagtag are also developing RFID (radio frequency identification device) tags, which are currently being trialled by a number of airlines and airports globally.

Globalbagtag has engaged Premier Ventures Consult, a commercial advisory firm to expand the business profile and create a partner network program.

For more information please contact:
Chris Truelove, Founder and Managing Director, Globalbagtag Ltd 0870 765 7280.

www.globalbagtag.com

Premier Ventures Consult 0207 871 7601/7631.

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October 05, 2005

Sentek Consulting Names RADM (ret) Hamlin Tallent as Vice President, C4I Systems

Sentek Consulting, Inc. names RADM (ret) Hamlin Tallent as Vice President, C4I Systems. Prior to his appointment, RADM Tallent served as the Director of Operations (J3) for the United States European Command responsible for advising COMUSEUCOM on all operational issues affecting the U.S. European Command.

(SAN DIEGO, CA) – Sentek Consulting, Inc. names RADM (ret) Hamlin Tallent as Vice President, C4I Systems. Prior to his appointment, RADM Tallent served as the Director of Operations (J3) for the United States European Command responsible for advising COMUSEUCOM on all operational issues affecting the U.S. European Command, including command and control of U.S. forces in the USEUCOM area of responsibility (AOR) from Norway to South Africa.

In addition, RADM Tallent provided advice on the capability of COMUSEUCOM to operationally employ forces in support of NATO and provided support to other regional Commanders in Chief.

"Mr. Tallent's expertise in command and control systems, doctrine and policy will prove invaluable to our current base of C4I expertise and to our clients, who look to us as C4I subject matter experts. We are fortunate and happy to welcome him to our team." said Eric Basu, CEO of Sentek Consulting.

About Sentek Consulting:
Sentek Consulting provides information technology solutions to government and commercial clients across a variety of industries. Our services include Command and Control System Engineering services, information technology strategic planning, information security, program support, network architecture, software development project management, Protected Distributed System (PDS) installations, and software package implementations. Our consultants have assisted numerous commercial clients and government agencies over the years with their information program needs.

Media Contact:
Eric Basu
President and CEO
Sentek Consulting

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U.S. Military Can Do New Missions in Denied Areas With New Sensor Product from Optical Alchemy, Inc.

Optical Alchemy, Inc. announces the availability of ultra-light, KJ-600 integrated sensor payloads for mission critical UAVs. The product fills void in UAV market between the Dragon Eye and Predator Class for specialized and tactical theater.

Maynard, MA, U.S.A. (PRWEB) October 5, 2005 -- Optical Alchemy, Inc., the leading developer and manufacturer of ultra-light, inertial, stabilized sensor systems for unmanned vehicles, today announced the availability of its ultra-light, 2-Axis Sensor payload (i.e., gimbal/turret), the KJ-600, for initial field trials and deployment. The KJ-600’s comprehensive and flexible payload includes: an infrared camera (IR), visible zoom camera, laser marker, onboard IMU, GPS and digital compass.

Options include a laser range finder (LRF). It provides accurate longitude/latitude pointing. It weighs only 4 lbs. with its enhanced integrated sensor payload allowing for 50-60lbs of additional payloads, such as fuel, ammunition, or multiple sensors, in existing or new UAVs.

“Many military missions are not being addressed because of weight, cost and sensor capabilities that preclude addressing the operator’s problems in the theater,” said Marc Daigle, President, Optical Alchemy. “We have completed development, operated our first successful flight tests and we are now manufacturing our first product, the KJ-600, to address the unmet needs in the 5-50lb UAV payload market (for more information, see Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap 2005-2030, Office of The Secretary of Defense, Figure 4.4-1, UA Payload Capacity vs. Endurance at http://www.uavpayloads.com/pwve.php4).

"Our company’s ‘can do’ attitude, combined with our superior product, will enable Shadow Class UAVs to carry multiple, integrated, sensor payloads (i.e., multiple KJ-600s, and sensor payloads that simultaneously do both RSTA and designation without sacrificing time on target) to carry out entirely new mission objectives, while dramatically increasing persistence.

"Our products also enable the creation of an entire new class of UAVs that can address the unmet needs in the Marines, Army, Navy and Air Force. The Navy will be able to have affordable UAVs keep a sensor blanket around the fleet, while divisions and company levels will perform penetrating missions in denied areas,” Daigle concluded.

Optical Alchemy’s KJ-600 fills the sensor void in the UAV market between the Dragon Eye and Shadow Class UAVs. In addition, Optical Alchemy’s KJ-600 enables UAVs in the Shadow and smaller class to significantly improve their endurance and sensor payloads, thereby meeting the needs of many unmet missions. KJ-600 will follow open architecture standards such as STANAG 4568 and our IP based architecture supports future net-centric open communications requirements necessary for manned and unmanned vehicle communications needs.

About Optical Alchemy, Inc.
Optical Alchemy, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of ultra-lightweight, high performance stabilized sensor systems for unmanned vehicles. The company’s products will create a new level of persistence, enabling UAVs to dramatically expand mission ranges, save fuel, remain in the air for longer periods of time to patrol vast areas and carry additional sensors and ordinance. The company’s small, ultra-light high performance stabilized sensor systems offer the payload flexibility, inertial stabilization and high pointing accuracy required for sense and respond missions. Optical Alchemy’s system provides configurable payloads including high resolution IR and visible sensors, laser range finder (LRF), laser marker, laser designator or a user-defined custom sensor suite. Onboard IMU, GPS, digital compass and the inertial control system provide accurate latitude/longitude/elevation pointing and, combined with the LRF, target mapping.

For more information, visit http://www.uavpayloads.com or contact Joe Romano, Partner, HighGround, Inc. at 781-279-1320 x 208.

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October 04, 2005

Veterans for National Security Foundation to Hold Fall Reception in New York City

The Veterans for National Security Foundation will host a reception of political, business and military dignitaries in New York City on October 5, 2005. General (Retired) Pete Dawkins, Vice Chairman of The Citigroup Private Bank, will be the featured speaker.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 4, 2005 -- Veterans for National Security Foundation Chairman Shawn N. Olds announced today that the organization will hold its fall reception in New York City.

Chairman Olds further indicated that General (Retired) Pete Dawkins will be the featured speaker at the gathering of political, business and military dignitaries.

The Veterans for National Security Foundation event will take place on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. It will be held at the Union Club, 101 East 69th Street, New York, New York 10021.

General Dawkins is Vice Chairman of The Citigroup Private Bank, which provides a full spectrum of wealth management services to individuals worldwide. A 1959 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Dawkins served for 24 years in the United States Army, retiring as a Brigadier General. At West Point, he was First Captain of the Corps of Cadets, President of the Class of 1959, Captain of Army’s undefeated football team and an All-American halfback. In 1958, he won the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s outstanding football player. Selected as a Rhodes Scholar, Dawkins studied at Oxford University, and later received a Master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.

Parachute and Ranger qualified, General Dawkins spent much of his time in the military in command positions with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, as well as in policy assignments in the White House and the Pentagon. Following his Army career, he joined the Wall Street firm of Lehman Brothers as a Partner. In 1989, he became the Managing Director of Bain & Company, one of the nation’s premier strategy consulting firms. In 1991, Dawkins became Chairman and CEO of Primerica Financial Services. Later, he became Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of Travelers Insurance. In 1998, Dawkins began an 18-month assignment chairing a committee of CEOs to identify and recommend ways to bring into the Department of Defense such competencies that exist in the private sector that would increase its overall efficiency and effectiveness.

The Veterans for National Security (VNS) Foundation is dedicated to distinguished military veterans who seek to continue a lifetime of service to the nation. In nonpartisan fashion, VNS supports veterans of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines who currently serve in elected government positions at both the federal and state levels. Additionally, the foundation further supports those deserving veterans who run for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate or the Presidency of the United States. For more information, log onto www.TheVNSF.org or contact Thomas J. Ratcliff, Communications Director, at e-mail protected from spam bots

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Solid Print PDF v1.0 Cuts Print Costs, Gives More Control Over Print Output

New tool saves paper costs by printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper, layout customization options. Save a tree - and money.

Redmond, WA, (PRWEB) October 4, 2005 -- VoyagerSoft, makers of SolidDocuments™ products, recently announced the release of Solid Print PDF, version 1.0. With this versatile printing and PDF creation utility, users can significantly cut printing costs by gaining more control over printing jobs.

"Solid Print PDF helps companies gain control over one of their most expensive office costs – printer supplies," said Michael Cartwright, CEO of VoyagerSoft. "And users will appreciate the way they can manage all their print and PDF creation tasks from one easy-to-use interface. Everyone will appreciate the capabilities of this low-cost product."

Solid Print PDF can make large print jobs much smaller. On a single piece of paper users can print the equivalent of two, four, or eight pages, displayed in either portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) mode. If desired, pages can be selectively deleted from the print output. The user can also control how page output will be displayed – across or down the page, with or without borders.

Sending a print job to Solid Print PDF is extremely easy. Users simply select Solid Print PDF as their Windows printer, and then view their documents in a preview window before printing. Layout changes can be reviewed as they are made, giving control over output quality. Multiple print jobs can be managed at the same time within Solid Print PDF and can either be printed in one batch or separately.

In addition to its print customization features, Solid Print PDF also offers the ability to create secure PDF files from any Windows program without the need for Adobe® Acrobat®.

VoyagerSoft, the creator of Solid Print PDF, also offers the highly successful Solid Converter® PDF to Word, the complete solution for converting PDF documents to editable Word files and back again. The company's other products include Solid Capture, Solid Converter® DWG, and Solid Converter® GX.

About Solid Documents:
VoyagerSoft LLC, maker of Solid Documents products, is a leading provider of easy-to-use document utility tools. The company creates an array of affordable document conversion, image capturing, and digital editing products that are backed by superior customer service and support. Company success can be attributed to one fundamental design principle: Keep it simple. For additional information on features, pricing, and volume licensing programs, please visit www.SolidPrintPdf.com or call (1) 800-880-2654.

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Southwest Airlines Showers Southwest Florida With 'LUV!'

Airline inaugurates service to Southwest Florida International Airport.

Ft. Myers, FL (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) October 3, 2005 -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), the LUV Airline, introduced itself today to the community in true Southwest style by hosting a "LUVFest" at Southwest Florida International Airport. Today's celebration kicks off the carrier's service in Southwest Florida. To take advantage of Southwest's new service from Ft. Myers, Florida; or any of Southwest's other 60 destinations, visit: http://www.southwest.com/jp/luvhome.shtml?src=PR_RSW_100205

"Southwest Airlines has been planning to serve Southwest Florida for quite some time, and we are so happy to be inaugurating service today in this well run, brand-new facility," said Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines Chief Executive Officer. "Ft. Myers is a fantastic fit within our route system and will be a great new frontier for Southwest."

Southwest, whose ticker symbol is LUV, hosted its own LUVFest to introduce its "fun-luving" Culture to Southwest Florida travelers. Doug St. Cerny, Chairman of the Board of Port Commissioners, joined Kelly in the welcoming festivities at the airport with Southwest Employees and Customers. Artwork from Ft. Myers High School decorated the gate area, and Kelly dedicated a stunning Simon Bull painting, "To Hold You In My Heart," which depicts a large deep blue heart amidst deep red and yellow tones to the airport. Attendees had photos taken with Southwest Airlines' mascot, "Spirit." Southwest showered guests with chocolate kisses from the "Southwest Airlines Kissing Booth," and Southwest Employees added to the festivities with their bright red "LUV" T-shirts.

Southwest began its Ft. Myers service today from two gates at the recently completed Southwest Florida International Airport Midfield Terminal. The airline offers nine daily nonstop flights to the following cities: Baltimore/Washington (two daily), Chicago Midway (two daily), Long Island/Islip (one daily), Orlando (three daily), and Philadelphia (one daily). The airline also offers direct or connecting service to 29 other destinations, such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix. Connection destinations also include ATA codeshare cities such as Minneapolis/St. Paul and Denver.

Southwest Airlines not only brings its unique personality to Southwest Florida, it also offers great service to its new nonstop destinations at extremely competitive fares. Southwest Airlines offers Southwest Florida Customers its biggest discounts with its advance purchase tickets. For example, Customers can head to Orlando for as little as $29* one-way with Southwest Airlines' 21-day advance purchase fares. Additionally, fares start as low as $79* one-way to Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Midway, Long Island/Islip, and Philadelphia. (*Fares do not include a $3.20 segment fee per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges of up to $9 one-way and federal September 11 security fee of up to $5 one-way. See http://www.southwest.com/restrictions/farerule.html#MADT for additional fare rules and restrictions.)

And that's not all: Southwest's fares top out at only $299 one-way for cross-country flights to Phoenix, Las Vegas, and destinations on the West Coast. No advance purchase or overnight stay is required on these unrestricted fares. (Fares do not include a $3.20 segment fee per takeoff and landing. Fares do not include airport-assessed passenger facility charges of up to $9 one-way and a federal September 11 security fee of up to $5 one-way.)

"Since arriving in the Sunshine State in 1996 Southwest Airlines has become the largest intra-Florida carrier, and adding Southwest Florida to our route map is a great bonus for our Customers," Kelly said. "Not only do we anticipate many Customers choosing Southwest Florida as a leisure destination, we also know that there are a number of growing businesses here, and Southwest's low fares will make traveling to or from Ft. Myers for business that much easier."

With the addition of Ft. Myers, Fla., Southwest now offers more than 3,000 daily flights to 61 cities in 31 states. Southwest Airlines supports 45 local Employees and more than 31,000 Employees nationwide. For Southwest Airlines lowest fares, visit http://www.southwest.com .

http://www.southwest.com

Customers: To book these great low fares, go to: http://www.southwest.com

Media Contact:
Public Relations of Southwest Airlines
+1-214-792-4847

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Canadian Aerospace Group International Inc.("CAGI") Provides Shareholder Update

CAGI announces outcome re: Petition for Court Ordered Shareholders Meeting on Friday, September 30, 2005.

(PRWEB) October 3, 2005 -- Canadian Aerospace Group International Inc. would like to report that a Court Ordered Shareholders meeting was held on September 30, 2005, at 10:15 a.m. in front of the offices of Legal & Compliance LLC, 330 Clematis Street, Suite 217, West Palm Beach Florida, in accordance with the Court Ordered request dated August 23, 2005 signed by Circuit Judge David F. Crow.

In attendance at the meeting was Mr. Joseph Rotolo, Chairman of Canadian Aerospace Group International Inc., and Mr. Rob Fia, shareholder. Mr. Michael Anthony and or his representatives were not present at the meeting.

A quorum was achieved by the submission of shareholders' proxies entitled to vote. All of the proxies received were in accordance with the Court approved proxy card. All submitted proxies stated above appointed Joseph Rotolo with the power of substitution to cast all votes on the shareholders' behalf.

Upon tallying the votes registered on the proxies, and noted for the record, that zero voted for the election of Michael Anthony as Director and zero voted FOR the amendment to the articles of incorporation to increase the authorized common stock of the company from 70,000,000 to 140,000,000. Precisely 19,536,488 votes were cast against electing Michael Anthony as director as well as against the amendment to the articles of incorporation to increase the authorized common stock of the company from 70,000,000 to 140,000,000.

No other company business other than the above was discussed in accordance with the Court Order dated August 23, 2005. The meeting was closed with a verification letter provided to the Court Clerk and Judge David F. Crow. in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Court in and for Palm Beach County, Florida.

About Canadian Aerospace Group International Inc. CAGI is a United States Corporation with its head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. CAGI was established in 1996 to manufacture, assemble, and develop specific military, commercial and civil aviation aircraft using state of the art technology.

For additional information on CAGI, please contact Joseph Rotolo, Chairman at e-mail protected from spam bots

This news release does not constitute any offer of any securities for sale.

This Press Release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as anticipates, "believes," "estimates," expects," "plans," "intends," "potential" and similar expressions. These statements reflect our current belief and are based upon currently available information. Accordingly, such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements. We undertake no obligation to update or advise in the event of any change, addition or alteration.

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October 03, 2005

PartsBase, Inc. to Exhibit At Relocated 2005 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention

Rapid growth in its business aviation membership base spurs PartsBase to exhibit for the fourth consecutive year at the NBAA’s Annual Convention

Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) October 3, 2005 -- PartsBase, Inc. announced it will be exhibiting at this year’s National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual conference. The annual gathering of the business aviation community has been moved from New Orleans and will be held in Orlando November 9th through November 11th. PartBase will be exhibiting in Booth #3694.

“PartsBase is proud to be exhibiting at this year’s NBAA Convention. Our membership base has experienced significant growth in the business aviation sector of our community, especially in the area of corporate flight departments. We look forward to meeting new clients and visiting with current ones” stated Enrique Basanta, Director of Customer Service for PartsBase.

PartsBase is the world's largest and most comprehensive Online Aviation, Aerospace, and Defense Marketplace. PartsBase operates as a parts locator service, technology provider, marketing outlet, and research tool for over 3,800 clients (16,000+ end users) worldwide. Client companies range from large world-wide corporations like Bell, Boeing, Raytheon, Honeywell, Rolls Royce, major distributors and suppliers, over 400 airlines, third party maintenance facilities, OEMs, etc. For more information contact Jesse Josephson, Vice President of Marketing at 561-953-0700, extension 2367, or visit www.partsbase.com.

Contacts:
Jesse Josephson, Vice President of Marketing, (561) 953-0700
James Reilly, Marketing Manager, (561) 953-0700

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Directed Perception Pan-Tilt Enables Military to See Farther, Protect Forces

Directed Perception, Inc. today announced the availability of its PTU-D300 family of computer controlled pan-tilt units. The PTU-D300 is designed to provide systems integrators and OEMs a complete positioning solution for IR and Thermal Cameras, antennas, video cameras, and other sensors. The PTU-D300 is 10-times more accurate than available alternatives for computer-controlled positioning of large payloads, offering 0.00643 degree resolution, and is well suited for long-range surveillance applications where smooth, rigid performance is required

Burlingame, CA (PRWEB) October 3, 2005 -- Directed Perception, Inc. today announced the availability of its PTU-D300 family of computer controlled pan-tilt units. The PTU-D300 is designed to provide systems integrators and OEMs a complete positioning solution for IR and Thermal Cameras, antennas, video cameras, and other sensors. The PTU-D300 is 10-times more accurate than available alternatives for computer-controlled positioning of large payloads, offering 0.00643 degree resolution, and is well suited for long-range surveillance applications where smooth, rigid performance is required. The extremely rugged all-in-one design is compact and has flexible mounting options and is designed for fixed and mobile applications. Built-in dynamic control capabilities include on-the-fly speed and position command changes at over 30Hz supporting a wide range of applications including real-time tracking. An available software API supports integration with custom applications. Geo-pointing and stabilizations options are available.

Here is what customers and opinion leaders are saying:
“Modern perimeter security and intrusion detection systems such as our BLAST system rely on smart use of multiple sensors and real-time intelligence. The PTU-D300 provides the high-performance and accurate positioning capabilities needed by these kinds of systems”. -- Ed Vergara - Program Manager, SAIC

“The Current Corporation has extensive experience with shipboard, and coastal marine surveillance systems. The PTU-D300 offers the features and capabilities necessary to perform well in these demanding environments.”
-- Doug Houghton, President, The Current Corporation

Speeds time-to-market for complex camera systems
The integrated design of the PTU-D300 provides a complete turn-key positioning solution for fast, accurate, dynamic, computer-controlled positioning of camera/sensor position through a wide range of motion. Sensor and communications systems designers and integrators can save months of product development time by using the PTU-D300 as a complete, drop-in camera/sensor positioning solution. Remote control of the PTU-D300 is provided through RS-232 or RS-485 serial interfaces with multiple software options.
Payloads to 70 Lbs.
The patent-pending mechanical design provides rigid, stable, payload positioning with very good dynamics. Specific performance features include:
-- Payload capacities of 70 Lbs (side mount) and 35 Lbs (top mount)
-- Fully controllable pan and tilt speeds ranging from below 0.00643 °/second to 50 °/second
-- +/- 0.00643° positioning accuracy in both pan and tilt axes
-- 360° continuous pan option
The PTU-D300 includes a fully-integrated controller with digital commands for fine-grained control of speed, acceleration, position limits, and power modes. Unit can be commanded in terms of either position or velocity. The unit allows on-the-fly command changes to support dynamic tracking applications. Both RS-232 and RS-485 interfaces are available, with other network interfaces on request. Control software interfaces available include a LabView driver and a C source-code API for use with embedded or desktop CPUs.
The PTU-D300 is constructed of anodized machined high-grade aluminum and provides a sleek, integrated package with flexible payload and pan-tilt mounting options. Packaging features include:
-- Rugged all-weather design (IP67) with wide-range operating temperature (-30° to +50° C)
-- 100% duty cycle or 3-5 million cycles
-- Single 9-30VDC power input
-- Single mil-style connector for all signals and power. Pass through of payload signals including Power, Video, and serial control. Options for Microwave signals available.
-- Compact size (11.6” x 5.5” x 9” not including payload bracket)
-- Marinized option

Designed for easy customization
The PTU-D300 has a number of design features to support rapid customization to meet specific OEM requirements. Customization options include changes in: payload connectors/cabling, mounting brackets, slip-rings, encoders, and network interfaces.

Price and Availability
The PTU-D300 is available now.

About Directed Perception, Inc.
Directed Perception is a leading manufacturer of innovative devices and software for the intelligent control of sensors and sensor processing including video cameras, IR sensors, laser rangers, microwave antennas, thermo-imaging sensors, and more. The Company’s products are designed with precision, ruggedness, and low-cost to support demanding applications, such as tracking, in a broad range of OEM and end-user markets. Directed Perception's flagship miniature computer-controlled pan-tilt tracking mount was one of the first of its kind and has been sold to OEMs and end-users world-wide since 1992. The Company's patented products are used in a wide range of industries including Security & Surveillance, Industrial Automation, Robotics, Communications, Military/Aerospace, Law Enforcement, Education, R&D, Webcams, and Teleconferencing/distance learning.
Directed Perception customers include industry-leading companies worldwide in aerospace, defense, security & surveillance, robotics and industrial automation. Directed Perception sells its products direct and through distributors and partners worldwide.
Directed Perception is privately held and headquartered in Burlingame, in Northern California.

For more information contact:
Marilyn Elperin
(650) 342-9399
FAX: (650) 342-9199
e-mail protected from spam bots
www.dperception.com

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Pole to Pole Solo Flight Postponed until Tuesday

Gustavus "Gus" McLeod will now begin his last attempt to circumnavigate the globe pole to pole Tuesday, October 4, 2005.

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) October 3, 2005 -- Gustavus "Gus" McLeod has postponed his attempt at man's first successful circumnavigation of the globe, from pole to pole until Tuesday, October 5, 2005. Gus, the aircraft's designer and an unnamed engineer flown in from South Korea, are making last-minute modifications to the "Firefly," the single-engine experimental aircraft.

"I want to make sure I make it this time," said Gus McLeod, the Gaithersburg, MD aviator/adventurer. "My last attempt at this aviation record ended when severe icing forced the plane down. So, I don’t want to take any unnecessary risks."

Those wishing to follow Gus’s progress may do so on the www.WUSATV9.com website where a GPS signal from the aircraft will be displayed and updated every 30 seconds indicating: position, airspeed, direction and altitude. Gus is also expected to update a daily blog as well as sending pictures back from his excursion.

Gus is available for interviews from now until just before departure on a first-come first served basis. For more information or to arrange for an interview, please contact Edward Park or Steve Rosenberg at SMRosenberg & Associates, 703.658.1302 or e-mail protected from spam bots.

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Aviator/Adventurer to Make Final Attempt at Historic Solo Pole to Pole Flight

Gustavous 'Gus' McLeod of Gaithersburg, MD, holder of several aviation world records including a successful year 2000 flight to the North Pole in 1939 PT-17 open-cockpit Stearman, is set to circumnavigate the globe, pole to pole, beginning Sunday, October 2, 2005. Gus's other claim-to-fame is an appearance with daughter Hera as contestants in CBS Television’s 'The Amazing Race' Season Six.

Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) October 1, 2005 -- Gustavus “Gus” McLeod is making final preparations and modifications to the “Firefly” the South Korean experimental aircraft, en route to his next attempt at another solo aviation world record, circumnavigating the globe, flying around the world Pole to Pole.

“The 'Firefly' has passed every test to date with 'flying colors,' said McLeod in a recent interview. “I've taken it to 27,000 feet and to speeds of 220 knots, (275 mph) amazing for a plane this size. After several mishaps, I didn't get to finish the trip last year. I can honestly tell you, this will be my last attempt at this or any other aviation record,” added McLeod.

Gus is spending the few remaining days prior to his scheduled Sunday, October 2, 2005 departure, (weather permitting), with the aircraft's designer Dr. Seong going over every structural and mechanical part of the aircraft. This week's modifications included adding a turbo-charger needed to help the engine get oxygen at high altitude. Gus also installed four additional fuel tanks capable of holding an additional 200 gallons of fuel. With a total of 300 gallons, takeoff weight for the “Firefly” will be in excess of 4000 lbs.

“The success of the flight is crucial to South Korea's planned entry into the 'personal aircraft' and unmanned search and rescue market worldwide,” said Steven Rosenberg, SM Rosenberg & Associates, President. “During the trip, McLeod will encounter temperature variances of more than 230 degrees Fahrenheit in the plastic/composite aircraft. If Gus makes it, the South Koreans can claim their aircraft can operate in any season in any of the world's temperatures. There are few aircraft built today with that capability,” added Rosenberg.

After taking off from the Gaithersburg Airpark, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Gus will be making planned stops in Churchill, Manitoba, Resolute, Nunavut, North Pole and Point Barrow, AK, USA., during the first days of the flight. A complete itinerary is available upon request.

“We are expecting quite a large turnout for the event,” said Edward Park, publicist at SMRosenberg & Associates. “Gus is now available for limited interviews prior to his departure on Sunday,” added Park.

Gus's year 2000 journey to the North Pole in 1939 PT-17 open-cockpit Stearman, was chronicled by National Geographic Explorer and was watched by millions worldwide. To date, Gus is the only man to successfully reach the North Pole in an open-cockpit aircraft. Gus and daughter Hera appeared as contestants in CBS Television's “The Amazing Race” Season Six.

For more information on the record-setting adventure or to schedule an interview, please contact Steve Rosenberg or Edward Park at (703) 658.1303.

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Aerocraft Heat Treating Company Completes Phase 1 of SEA Supply Chain Conversion Plan

Aerocraft Heat Treating Company, Inc. has completed Phase 1 of their implementation of the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Supply Chain Conversion Plan. The SEA Supply Chain Conversion Plan is the industry standard business system being adopted by aerospace, defense, and space suppliers to help the U.S. supply chain become more competitive.

Paramount, CA (PRWEB) October 1, 2005 -- According to General Manager, Adam Lynch, Aerocraft Heat Treating Company, Inc., located in Paramount, California, has completed Phase 1 of their implementation of the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Supply Chain Conversion Plan. “Aerocraft has made significant improvements in responsiveness and turn-around time as a direct result of our first four Kaizen events,” notes Lynch.

The SEA Supply Chain Conversion Plan is the industry standard business system being adopted by aerospace, defense, and space suppliers to help the U.S. supply chain become more competitive.

Aerocraft Heat Treating Company, Inc., founded in 1959, heat treats ferrous and non-ferrous alloy bars, closed die forgings, and seamless rolled rings used in gas turbine engines with applications in space, defense, and commercial aviation markets. Aerocraft operates eight buildings at their single location, working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a staff of 60 employees. Aerocraft provides heat treating services to a large number of aerospace and defense primes, including The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon.

About the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA)
SEA is the joint program office for the aerospace, defense, and space industries’ supply chain conversion. As a non-profit alliance of leading industry prime contractors, SEA’s purpose is to accelerate supply chain performance and help U. S. suppliers become more competitive. SEA member companies include The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Company, United Technologies, Parker Aerospace, Rockwell Collins, Pratt & Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Textron, Bell Helicopter, Cessna Aircraft, and Bombardier.

The industry Conversion Plan deploys a collaborative business system to help suppliers expand capabilities and achieve immediate and sustainable improvements in on-time delivery and quality performance, while reducing costs. The Conversion Plan helps supplier companies develop new capabilities that will enable them to become more competitive and better support the emerging needs of their customers.

To learn more about SEA visit the SEA website at www.seaonline.org.

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