Mar 14, 2012, post by Artur Nowak
Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a leading global provider of communications solutions and services, announced that the Company has been awarded its first managed services contract utilizing the Company’s Tempo Enterprise Media Platform. The contract was awarded by Rollins Corporation (NYSE:ROL).
Pursuant to the terms of the four year contract, Globecomm will deploy its Tempo Enterprise Media Platform to over 500 of Rollin’s global locations for corporate communications and training.
The Tempo Enterprise Media Platform provides enterprises with the ability to deliver interactive live and on-demand streaming media to desktops, televisions, and mobile devices. The platform works across hybrid delivery networks including Internet CDN, Private Terrestrial, and Satellite.
Ramiro Banderas, Director of Media Services for Rollins, said: “The selection of the Globecomm solution is an important step forward for Rollins. The functionality will further enhance our award-winning training programs and will provide a powerful tool for the delivery of timely and cost-effective corporate communications. Tempo will enable us to continuously provide the best skilled, best informed employees in our industry. Tempo will also enable us to better support all of the Rollins brands, extend our reach globally, and provide the learning and communications platform needed for future growth. We are pleased with our new partnership with Globecomm and anticipate superior business value from their solution.”
Andy Silberstein, Senior Vice President & General Manager of Globecomm Services, said: “We are very excited to be working with the world-class training organization at Rollins. This network demonstrates Globecomm’s ability to couple innovation and services to produce positive business results for our customers.”
About Rollins
Rollins, Inc. is a premier North American consumer and commercial services company consisting of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin, Orkin Canada, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, The Industrial Fumigant Company, Waltham Services, Crane Pest Control, and TruTech. The company provides essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects to over two million customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe and Africa from over 500 locations. You can learn more about our subsidiaries by visiting our Web sites at www.orkin.com, www.orkincanada.ca, www.pestdefense.com, www.westernpest.com, www.indfumco.com, www.walthamservices.com, www.cranepestcontrol.com, www.trutechinc.com and www.rollins.com.
About Globecomm Systems
Globecomm Systems Inc., or Globecomm, is a leading global provider of satellite-based managed network solutions. Employing our expertise in emerging communication technologies we are able to offer a comprehensive suite of system integration, system products, and network services enabling a complete end-to-end solution for our customers. We believe our integrated approach of in-house design and engineering expertise combined with a world-class global network and our 24 by 7 network operating centers provides us a unique competitive advantage.
Jan 03, 2012, post by Artur Nowak
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, received multiple orders totaling $16.6 million to support the U.S. Army’s Movement Tracking System (“MTS”) and Blue-Force Tracking-1 (“BFT-1″) programs. These orders were placed under the auspices of the BFT program office and brought the total orders received to-date under Comtech’s $384.0 million BFT-1 contract to $378.2 million.
The first order for $12.0 million included the supply of MT-2012 mobile satellite transceivers to support the MTS program and MT-2011 mobile satellite transceivers to support the BFT-1 program. The second order was for the continued supply of satellite bandwidth, satellite network operations, engineering services and program management to support the MTS program for the period January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012. Pricing for the second order has not yet been finalized with the U.S. Army and related funding cannot exceed $4.0 million. Additional orders aggregating approximately $0.6 million primarily related to engineering services to develop an operational interface between the MTS network and a standard FBCB2 protocol currently being used by the BFT-1 system.
None of the above orders included a separate fee for the use of Comtech’s intellectual property. Comtech continues to have ongoing discussions with the U.S. Army related to a potential multi-year sustainment contract including the licensing of its intellectual property to support the BFT-1 and MTS programs.
Fred Kornberg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., said, “We are pleased to receive these orders which provide for the uninterrupted delivery of MTS services to the U.S. Army and which continues our long standing support of the MTS and BFT-1 programs. We also believe the receipt of additional hardware orders demonstrates the ongoing importance of the U.S. Army’s BFT-1 and MTS satellite tracking communication systems which currently support deployed U.S. forces worldwide.”
Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, a Germantown, Maryland-based company, is engaged in the provision of satellite-based packet data communication systems and location and messaging services through the use of advanced communication and network technology. To learn more about Comtech Mobile Datacom, please visit the company’s website at www.comtechmobile.com .
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications solutions. The Company believes many of its solutions play a vital role in providing or enhancing communication capabilities when terrestrial communications infrastructure is unavailable, inefficient or too expensive. The Company conducts business through three complementary segments: telecommunications transmission, RF microwave amplifiers and mobile data communications. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the global commercial and government communications markets. The Company believes it is a market leader in the market segments that it serves.
Certain information in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking information. The Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking information in this press release is qualified in its entirety by the risks and uncertainties described in such Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
About Comtech Telecommunications Corp.: www.comtechtel.com
Nov 15, 2011, post by Artur Nowak
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, joined with state and regional economic development leaders to announce plans to create a new $100 million high-tech center on its Palm Bay campus that will become the centerpiece for some of the company’s most advanced engineering efforts. The planned six-story, 450,000-square-foot center is part of a broader modernization initiative designed to foster engineering innovation, while retaining existing and attracting new highly skilled engineers to the region.
Harris President and CEO Bill Brown made the announcement at a ceremony at the company’s Melbourne headquarters. He was joined by Florida Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope, Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos and representatives from U. S. Senator Bill Nelson’s office, Enterprise Florida Inc., the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, Brevard County and the City of Palm Bay.
Highlights of the new Harris high-tech center initiative include:
- 100 added technical and support positions planned
- 300 contractor/construction positions expected over 3 years
- 1,200-1,400 employees will be relocated there
- Advanced innovation labs and collaborative work spaces
- Designed for maximum energy efficiency and sustainability
The company has already completed the initial design and approval phase, with construction scheduled to begin in mid-2012 and be completed in 2014.
“Harris engineers develop some of the world’s most trusted technology solutions, which touch billions of lives every day. This major initiative demonstrates our commitment to provide employees with world-class working environments that help foster innovative solutions for our customers around the globe,” Brown said.
He noted that the company recently completed a new, 573,000 square-foot advanced manufacturing center for employees producing tactical radios, assured communication systems and related products near Rochester, New York.
“This long-term investment also reaffirms Harris’ commitment to maintaining our strong presence here in Central Florida,” Brown added. “We thank all of the state, regional and local organizations that are helping to make this possible.”
The state of Florida, Enterprise Florida, the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast, and the City of Palm Bay assisted Harris in securing the necessary approvals and available economic development support.
“We are pleased that Florida remains a solid business base for Harris Corporation as demonstrated by its selecting Palm Bay as the site for this innovative new high-tech center,” said Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope, who serves as president & CEO of Enterprise Florida, the state’s principal economic development organization. “The workforce and business climate in the Central Florida region exemplify the attributes that are strengthening our state’s competitive position for attracting and retaining both high-value jobs and progressive corporations like Harris.”
“Harris’ steadfast commitment to maintaining a presence on the Space Coast will continue to cement our region as a driving force in communications and technology,” said Lynda Weatherman, president and CEO, Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast. “Harris’ worldwide innovative solutions along with this new center will help retain a highly skilled and readily able workforce while continuing to mitigate the job loss gap.”
Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com
