From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Nov 1 15:31:58 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 10:31:58 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] NewCross Technologies Announces Appointment of Robert K. Young As CEO Message-ID: <20041101103124.J396-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 01, 2004 08:02 AM US Eastern Timezone NewCross Technologies Announces Appointment of Robert K. Young As CEO http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041101005418&newsLang=en --- SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2004--NewCross Technologies, Inc., a developer of IP powered telephony solutions for service providers, today announced that Robert K. Young has been named Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Jeff Durtschi who will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors and transition to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Jeff will work closely with Robert on corporate strategy and planning. Robert is a seasoned telecom veteran bringing over 18 years of executive and general management experience to NewCross. Prior to NewCross, Young was Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Federal and Global Telecommunications units of SAIC where, within his five year tenure, he successfully managed the P&L, growth, and performance for an operating unit consisting of over 600 professionals with annual revenues in excess of $100 million. Additionally, Robert's organization sponsored the investment for 13 telecommunications companies within SAIC Venture Capital Corporation's portfolio. "Robert is a recognized executive known for fostering strong strategic relationships and for building effective sales channels with industry leading system integrators and services organizations. Coupled with his strong ties to Tier 1 service providers, Robert positions NewCross well for continued success with incumbent and competitive operators," says Durtschi. "NewCross is rapidly establishing itself as a leader in delivering Multi-Class softswitch solutions. As the company is on the verge of reaching many exciting milestones, I am thrilled to join Jeff and his team to build upon the current successes and lead NewCross through its next phase of growth," said Young. "The CSS(TM) (Converged Service Solution) presents a compelling VoIP solution premised on innovation and quality that exceeds service provider and market requirements." Prior to SAIC, Robert held executive and sales positions with IBM Global Services and Lockheed Martin. He is presently active on the Board of Directors of Media World Communications (Melbourne, Australia), Daycom Communications, and the Advisory Board for SBC (San Antonio, TX), iPass (Redwood Shores, CA), Clear Technologies (Denver, CO), S5 Wireless, Atreus Systems, Hellosoft Inc., and Sofinnova Ventures (San Francisco, CA). In addition, Robert is the co-founder of Nirvana Wireless (San Diego, CA), RFSol (San Jose, CA), and The Panum Group (Bethesda, MD). Robert holds a Bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and a Master's degree in Engineering from Oklahoma State University; he is also a registered Professional Engineer and certified Project Management Professional. NewCross' CSS(TM) is one of the most technologically advanced softswitch systems in the marketplace today. Multi-Class, field-proven, and adaptive, the CSS(TM) was the industry's first production Class 5 softswitch, having processed billions of call minutes and handles millions of call minutes each day. Key features available include: E911, CALEA, Local Number Portability, Call Waiting, Call Transfer, Caller ID, Call Screening, and PCC (Personal Call Control). About New Cross Technologies, Inc NewCross Technologies, Inc. is a leader in delivering IP powered telephony solutions to service providers. NewCross' seasoned technology and validated products positions customers for rapid growth while minimizing both technical risk and cost. Founded in 2001, NewCross is a privately funded corporation based in San Mateo, California. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Nov 4 14:16:06 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 09:16:06 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] US wants Venezuela to help mend trade, credit ties Message-ID: <20041104091523.F396-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Wed Nov 3, 2004 06:07 PM ET US wants Venezuela to help mend trade, credit ties http://www.reuters.com/financeNewsArticle.jhtml?type=bondsNews&storyID=6707011 --- By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov 3 (Reuters) - U.S. government credit and insurance agencies will resume cover for new investments in Venezuela as soon as existing commercial problems are resolved as part of a proposed improvement in ties, the U.S. ambassador to Caracas said on Wednesday. Venezuela is one of the biggest suppliers of crude oil and products to the United States. But diplomatic and trade relations have been strained by rows over politics and policies between left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. The U.S. Ex-Im Bank last year suspended cover for sales to Venezuela, saying it did not believe the country offered "reasonable" guarantees of payment. This followed Venezuela's introduction of strict currency controls in February 2003. In July this year, the Overseas Private Investment Corp. (OPIC), which provides political risk insurance to U.S. firms investing abroad, said it was unlikely to support further investments in Venezuela. Addressing businessmen in Caracas Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela William Brownfield said both governments needed to iron out disagreements and improve cooperation, including the multi-billion dollar trade, investment and energy ties between the two countries. "It takes two to tango," Brownfield told a meeting of the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce. "Ex-Im Bank and its sister agency OPIC will return to Venezuela as soon as the fundamental problems which caused their decision to withdraw are resolved." OPIC announced its reluctance to cover new investments in Venezuela after awarding a $6 million compensation claim to a U.S. information technology company which said its joint venture investment in Venezuela's state oil sector was expropriated by Chavez's government. OIL AND POLITICS Venezuela angrily condemned the July decision in favor of California Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) as politically-motivated. Chavez's government, through state oil firm PDVSA, last year ended the Intesa joint venture with SAIC after the populist president accused the U.S. company of joining an opposition general strike against him. SAIC denied this. Brownfield said despite political differences, the two nations retained strong ties and a key energy relationship. Venezuela, the world's No. 5 oil exporter, ships around 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude to the United States and U.S. oil majors like Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , ChevronTexaco (CVX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and ConocoPhillips (COP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have big investments there. Brownfield was asked if a surprise decision by Chavez last month to hike royalty taxes paid by U.S. and other foreign firms on some heavy oil ventures could damage Venezuela's image as a destination for U.S. energy investment. The ambassador said Venezuela had the sovereign right to impose the taxes, but he suggested the government could have consulted the foreign companies in advance. "It's better if there is some kind of consultation or pre-notification of the parties being affected," he said. Brownfield was optimistic ties between the two governments could improve following the ratification of Chavez's rule in an August referendum and the re-election of Bush in Tuesday's U.S. elections. But he ruled out any early meeting between Bush and Chavez to patch up relations. "The concept I have is of a gradual process ... any high-level meeting will probably take place at the end and not the beginning," he said. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Nov 8 16:03:50 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 11:03:50 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Netezza Performance Server System Now Available to Federal Agencies and Contractors Through SAIC GSA Schedule Message-ID: <20041108110300.L9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 08, 2004 Netezza Performance Server System Now Available to Federal Agencies and Contractors Through SAIC GSA Schedule http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2004/Nov/1091415.htm --- FRAMINGHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 8, 2004 -- Netezza Corporation today announced that its Netezza Performance Server(R) (NPS(R)) system is available to federal government agencies through Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) GSA IT Schedule, GS-35F-4461G, www.saic-gsa.com. With the addition of the NPS system to the SAIC GSA Schedule, government, military and homeland security customers can now order the system via a purchase order. The agreement will help to facilitate the government procurement process for NPS systems by minimizing the cost and time required to order them. "We value our relationship with SAIC for its thorough understanding of data warehousing and the government end user and are pleased to be added to their GSA Contract," said Jit Saxena, co-founder and CEO of Netezza Corp. The Netezza Performance Server system is an enterprise-class data warehouse appliance that delivers breakthrough performance and ease-of-use at a fraction of the cost of traditional data warehouse solutions. With the NPS system, data-intensive organizations, including U.S. government agencies, can now mine terabytes of data quickly and comprehensively to harness critical information and enable faster, more informed decisions. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Nov 8 17:42:39 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:42:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Unveils Business-Focused Security Services Group Message-ID: <20041108124059.K9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 8, 2004 SAIC Unveils Business-Focused Security Services Group http://www.mysan.de/international/article551.html --- New 'Trusted Insight' Services Help Companies Align Security With Bottom-Line Business Goals MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- SAIC announced today the formation of Trusted Insight, an organization devoted to providing commercial customers with business-focused security consulting and services. As a group operating within Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Enterprise Security Solutions Business Unit, Trusted Insight will continue to leverage the resources and expertise of SAIC, the largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States. The new Trusted Insight organization will focus on delivering security services that both align with and advance clients' bottom-line business objectives. "The more-is-better approach to security spending does not guarantee the protection of a company's hard-earned reputation," says Trusted Insight executive director Joe D'Angelo. "Our clients need an approach that makes sense from a business perspective, aligning security strategy with key business goals. That's why we started Trusted Insight." Trusted Insight services cover all aspects of information and physical security, including technical assessments, consulting and risk management. At the heart of Trusted Insight services is the organization's Strategic Security Analysis, an assessment that goes beyond passwords and firewalls to provide a business-level analysis of every dollar spent on security. "The formation of Trusted Insight is a great opportunity for us to highlight the services we have been providing to commercial clients for more than a decade," says D'Angelo. "Our business expertise combined with the resources of SAIC gives us an ability to fulfill bottom-line objectives with an unprecedented level of focus and efficiency." In addition to providing client assessments and consulting services, Trusted Insight operates industry Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISAC) for energy and financial services companies as well as a worldwide ISAC open to enterprises around the globe. The level of vigilance afforded by ISACs is dramatically improving members' ability to detect and address known and emerging threats and vulnerabilities. About Trusted Insight As a group operating within SAIC's Enterprise Security Solutions Business Unit, Trusted Insight combines industry expertise with the global technology resources of SAIC. The result: proven information and physical security solutions that protect your reputation -- and your bottom line -- from security breaches and malicious attacks against your critical systems. To learn more about Trusted Insight, visit http://www.trustedinsight.com/ About SAIC SAIC is the nation's largest employee-owned research and engineering company, providing information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, transportation and logistics. With annual revenues of $6.7 billion, SAIC and its subsidiaries, including Telcordia Technologies, have more than 44,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found on the Internet at http://www.saic.com/. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Nov 12 14:05:19 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:05:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Providence, Warburg near Telcordia deal Message-ID: <20041112090419.G9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 November 2004 Providence, Warburg near Telcordia deal http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2004/11/12/providence_warburg_near_telcordia_deal --- Value of buyout put at $1.3 billion By Reuters | November 12, 2004 PHILADELPHIA -- Buyout firms Warburg Pincus and Providence Equity Partners are close to a deal to buy telecommunications software company Telcordia Technologies Inc. for about $1.3 billion, sources familiar with the situation said yesterday. ADVERTISEMENT The seller, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), acquired Telcordia in 1997 for about $700 million. SAIC had been in talks to sell the software, services, and research business for months but the auction had dragged, sources said. New York-based Warburg and Providence-based Providence Equity -- both multibillion-dollar buyout firms -- would be equal partners in the acquisition. A deal is expected to be disclosed in the next few days, although it could yet collapse, the sources said. Suitors have been drawn by Telcordia's strong cash flow, which totaled about $200 million in 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the possible deal with Warburg and Providence. Buyout firms typically target firms with strong cash flow that can be borrowed against to finance their purchases. Other bidders have included International Business Machines Corp., private equity firm Blackstone Group, and billing software company Convergys Corp., sources said. Telcordia's software works behind the scenes for the bulk of the public communications networks in the United States, directing voice and data traffic and supporting customer service and billing systems. The firm also has pushed into higher margin products that help traditional telephone companies, wireless carriers, and cable operators mesh complex networks or add new high-speed technology on their existing networks. It faces stiff competition from stand-alone companies such as Amdocs Ltd., Lucent Technologies Inc., and Nortel Networks Corp., analysts said. And the US telecommunications sector has been slammed by slowing growth and price wars that have put pressure on carriers to reduce costs and bargain for the cheapest rates from vendors. Yet, bidders have seen markets such as Asia and Europe as potential growth areas, sources said. Telcordia was formed in 1983 and served as a collective research arm of the ''Baby Bell" regional telephone companies. Warburg and Providence representatives declined to comment. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Nov 12 14:06:27 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 09:06:27 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC gears for sale of subsidiary Message-ID: <20041112090548.I9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 12, 2004 SAIC gears for sale of subsidiary http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20041112-9999-1b12saic.html --- Two investment firms in talks for Telcordia By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 12, 2004 The auction is over, the bids are in, and San Diego's SAIC apparently has entered negotiations to sell its Telcordia Technologies subsidiary to two investment firms, Warburg Pincus and Providence Equity Partners. Reports that talks to sell Telcordia were under way surfaced Wednesday on thedeal.com, a Web site for the financial industry, and yesterday in The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported the sale was for about $1.3 billion, although there was no indication the deal had closed. "There isn't anything really that we can comment on," SAIC spokesman Ron Zollars said yesterday. A call to Telcordia spokeswoman Krista Wald at the company's headquarters in Piscataway, N.J., was not returned. SAIC has been soliciting bidders for the telecommunications business at least since June, after retaining the investment banking firm J.P. Morgan to oversee the process. SAIC bought the company in 1997 for about $700 million, the biggest acquisition ever made by the low-profile defense conglomerate also known as Science Applications International Corp. Kenneth C. Dahlberg, who took over as SAIC's chief executive last year, moved to sell the subsidiary as part of a broader strategy to double SAIC's revenue over the next five years. Dahlberg wants to reorganize the government contractor around its principal business in defense and information technology services. Telcordia, once known as Bellcore, was established in 1984 by the breakup of AT&T Corp. The communications technology business, which was carved from Bell Labs, was jointly owned by the regional Bell operating companies. It specialized in developing software and other technologies used to operate the nation's wireline networks. Warburg Pincus did not return a call to its New York headquarters seeking comment. Since it was founded in 1971, Warburg Pincus has raised nine investment funds that total more than $13.8 billion. Warburg Pincus typically acts as lead investor and holds its investment stakes for five to seven years, according to the firm's Web site. The New York firm has invested more than $1 billion in 27 telecommunications companies, including Avaya Communications and Proxim Corp. "Our focus is to build businesses that make efficient use of complex telephony and data networks and are part of the rapid growth in the modalities, performance and geographic penetration of communications services," the firm said. Providence Equity has invested in more than 60 companies since 1991, according to the firm's Web site. Its investments include Allstream Corp. (formerly AT&T Canada), American Cellular Corp., and Ireland's eircom, Japan's Verio Inc. and Germany's VoiceStream Wireless Corp. A spokesman for Providence Equity declined to comment. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Nov 16 14:21:42 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:21:42 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] URS Partnership Wins Department of Energy Contract; Contract has a Maximum Value of $85 Million to URS Message-ID: <20041116092115.W9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 15, 2004 05:49 PM US Eastern Timezone URS Partnership Wins Department of Energy Contract; Contract has a Maximum Value of $85 Million to URS http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041115006310&newsLang=en --- SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2004--URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) today announced that the Company's EG&G Division, in partnership with Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc. (Parsons) and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has been awarded a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) to provide research and development (R&D) support services that will aid in the management and integration of all science and technology development at NETL. The contract includes a three-year base period and an additional two-year option period, for a total of five years. It combines work conducted under existing contracts between the DOE and EG&G, Parsons and a previous EG&G and SAIC joint venture. The contract has a maximum value to the partnership of $127.5 million over the three-year base period and $218 million over the full five years, if the option period is exercised. The maximum value of the contract to URS is $85 million. Under the terms of the contract, the partnership will be responsible for R&D technology planning and analysis, project planning and analysis, and operations; process engineering design and analysis; computational research, simulation, and visualization; and environmental, safety, and health assurance. Commenting on the contract win, Martin M. Koffel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of URS, said: "We are very pleased to have been selected by the DOE to support the critical research and development work conducted at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, and we look forward to continuing our successful, long-term relationship with the DOE on this important assignment." URS Corporation offers a comprehensive range of professional planning and design, systems engineering and technical assistance, program and construction management, and operations and maintenance services for surface transportation, air transportation, rail transportation, industrial process, facilities and logistics support, water/wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management and military platforms support. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Company operates in more than 20 countries with approximately 27,000 employees providing engineering and technical services to federal, state and local governmental agencies as well as private clients in the chemical, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, forest products, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries (www.urscorp.com). From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Nov 16 14:22:46 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:22:46 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Nanosys Awarded New Government Contracts Totaling $1.2 Million Message-ID: <20041116092214.X9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11/15/2004 Nanosys Awarded New Government Contracts Totaling $1.2 Million http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=75999 --- PALO ALTO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/15/2004 -- Nanosys, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded new government contracts from various government agencies that collectively total $1.2 million. These new contracts come from government agencies such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The contracted programs will focus on the development of products that incorporate Nanosys' proprietary inorganic nanotechnology for use in solid-state lighting, high-performance biological and medical coatings, and electronic systems such as displays, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags and phased-array antennas. Including the previously announced contracts with DARPA and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Nanosys will receive approximately $5 million from government contracts over the next 12 months with additional potential funding of over $18 million over the next few years. "We continue to be successful in building our corporate and government partnerships over a broad array of applications," said Calvin Chow, Nanosys' Chief Executive Officer. "This has allowed us to increase our focus and resources towards advancing our core technology platform, which in turn has accelerated our development progress across all of our programs." About Nanosys Nanosys, Inc. is a leader in the development of nanotechnology based products utilizing high performance inorganic nanostructures. Nanosys has built one of the broadest technology platforms in the industry with more than 250 patents and patent applications covering fundamental areas of nanotechnology. Based in Palo Alto, Calif. and privately held, Nanosys collaborates with industry leaders including Dupont, Intel, Matsushita Electric Works and SAIC to develop revolutionary high-value, high-performance products for computing, optoelectronics, communications, renewable energy, defense and the life sciences. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Nov 16 14:24:29 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:24:29 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] 2004/2005 Global Challenge - The Essential BA Stopover Described Message-ID: <20041116092311.X9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 16 November 2004 2004/2005 Global Challenge - The Essential BA Stopover Described http://www.sailing.org/Article_content.asp?ArticleID=8379 --- The yachts in the Global Challenge are mostly deserted now, enabling the shore crew to find their feet and catch up with vital organization, maintenance and repair work, prior to the first Southern Ocean leg. Greig TAYLOR, a 27-year-old Chartered Accountant from London and a CV aboard SAIC La Jolla gave us a round-up of life in BA. "One week into the BA stopover and things have gone very quiet for the teams. Quite a lot of the essential maintenance and repairs have been done, with only a couple of sails still to have minor touch ups to them. We are very proud of how well we looked after SAIC La Jolla over the last 6,000 miles and aim to replicate this over the next 24,000 miles. "We are confident that she will repay us! Whilst writing this at the back of the boat, it looks like a ghost ship around me. All of the bunks have gone, all personal kit removed, and non-essential items are now in our container. She also does not smell at all, so all in all does not feel like out boat. Give it a couple of weeks and I'm sure situation normal will return! "All of the crew are now on time-off, and quite a few of us have our friends and family either here with us or on their way. There is a great debate over whether the cheapness of the Iberia flight is really worth it versus the comfort and convenience of British Airways - BA to BA is winning every time apparently! "Anne, Jaffa, Jules and Steve have headed south for a few days to take in some mountain air in Patagonia, Geoff is off trekking in Chile, Vince has gone home to see Mandy+1 (due in December) and Slippers (John Wilkinson!) has also sloped off home to meet our weather expert and procure certain items, which should help us for the next leg. If any of you meet Slippers over the next week beware the tales he tells - very selective memory shall we say... must be his age! "It was also with great sadness to the team that we had to say goodbye to Sam and Andrew (SAIC La Jolla.s leggers). Sam is still in BA with his other half for a holiday but Andrew flew home on Friday, ready for work on Monday. We did not let them go without a little send off, and they are now the proud owners of authentic Argentinean polo tops. Thanks for the champagne guys (hint for all future leggers) - you'll be sorely missed and were truly stars of the team. On a brighter note, we will be welcoming Annie and David to BA next week. We are looking forward to your enthusiasm and ideas." On each yacht there are 15 core crew and two .leggers. who will do just one or two of the legs. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Nov 16 19:14:13 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:14:13 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Awards Document Imaging Contract For National Guard to Storage Engine Message-ID: <20041116141341.R9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 16, 2004 11:10 AM US Eastern Timezone SAIC Awards Document Imaging Contract For National Guard to Storage Engine http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20041116005783&newsLang=en --- INTON FALLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2004--Storage Engine, Inc., an innovative provider of fault tolerant enterprise storage and document imaging solutions, today announced that SAIC has chosen Storage Engine to provide document conversion services for the Army National Guard in at least 5 states. Storage Engine has provided imaging solutions for a number of Commercial and Government customers including the U.S. Army among many others. About Storage Engine Storage Engine, Inc., is an innovative provider of data storage solutions and document imaging solutions for enterprises and departments that serve a wide range of business and government markets along with a wide range of other services to enable the capture, tracking, storing, sharing and utilization of information assets, with compliance, cost effectively. For more information, visit www.storageengine.com, or call 1-866-734-8899. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Nov 17 18:35:20 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:35:20 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] How to Score a Security Clearance -- and a Raise Message-ID: <20041117133342.I9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 17, 2004 How to Score a Security Clearance -- and a Raise http://www.business2.com/b2/web/articles/0,17863,782712,00.html --- By Paul Kaihla, November 17, 2004 Tech workers trusted by Uncle Sam are in high demand. Government contractors, flush with more Homeland Security and Defense Department business than they can handle, are desperate for talent to tackle classified projects. Employees with security clearance at companies like SAIC and Lockheed Martin (LMT) are seeing their paychecks swell by double digits as rival firms attempt to lure them away with fat signing bonuses. If you have the skills to land a high-security job, but not the clearance, now's the time to strike. Joining that elite workforce is easier than ever -- the government is issuing thousands of interim clearances as it tries to plow through a massive backlog. Just keep these tips in mind. BE WILLING TO STEP BACK TO MOVE FORWARD. You can't get a security clearance without a job offer, so just get a foot in the door, even if it means taking a position that seems beneath you. Typically, companies will put you on the payroll while your clearance is pending (the process can take anywhere from two months to two years) and move you up once you get approval. UNDERSTAND THE OBSTACLES. There are six main levels of clearance, and the higher you go, the more exacting the background investigation. The lowest levels, confidential and secret, require you to fill out a questionnaire about your credit history, police record, past foreign travel, and psychological counseling. Investigators will lower the boom if they believe that you can't handle stress or are vulnerable to bribery. Starting at the middle level -- secret with a special background investigation (SBI) -- you may face a polygraph test, and interviewers will visit your friends, family, and colleagues to uncover potential concerns, including past and present marital or money issues. DON'T ASSUME YOU'LL FLUNK. Blemishes that might have disqualified you before will be forgiven now that talent is scarce. Even a flirtation with pot will no longer shut the door. "If you smoked marijuana two years ago, no one is going to care," says an investigator who does background checks for the government. But if you've struggled with addiction or sold narcotics, you can still forget it. DON'T LIE. Even on a questionnaire, don't bend the truth or omit anything. Did you rent a home for a mistress? Declare it. When the government learns about the love nest (and it will), you could get nailed for falsifying documents. That will look far worse than an affair, which in this climate isn't necessarily a deal breaker. After all, security clearance is all about trust. Er, at least between you and your employer. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Nov 17 18:39:22 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:39:22 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC to Provide C4I Support to Royal Saudi Naval Forces Message-ID: <20041117133806.F9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Nov 17, 2004 SAIC to Provide C4I Support to Royal Saudi Naval Forces http://www.mysan.de/international/article5230.html --- SAN DIEGO, and MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today it has been awarded two task order contracts by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARCEN) to provide the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) scientific engineering, analytical and technical systems support services. Combined, the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts contain base year funding valued at $19,181,759 and seven option years, which, if exercised, would bring the total potential value to $195,675,067. "The RSNF program, originally awarded in 1979, was SAIC's first large international contract and our first large systems integration contract," said Irv Reid, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the C4IT Business Unit. "This strategic win highlights SAIC's long-term commitment to its customers and is a tribute to the excellent service of our employees working in tandem with the Saudi Navy." SAIC began working in Saudi Arabia with the RSNF in December 1980 and deployed the first Gulf Region operational C3 system in 1986. SAIC is responsible for the design, development, implementation, operations and maintenance, and subsequent upgrade of a large-scale C4I system for the RSNF at three C4I centers in Saudi Arabia and the connectivity of these centers to external, long haul communications networks. The initial phase of the RSNF upgrade involved SAIC providing the expertise needed to upgrade their C4I program. SAIC engineers currently support RSNF operations at three underground command centers in Riyadh, Jeddah, Jubail and a System Engineering Support Center in Riyadh. Under the terms of the contracts, SAIC will continue to provide operations and maintenance support of the equipment as well as training services for RSNF personnel. Additionally, SAIC will also advise the senior RSNF staff on ways to improve the operation of the equipment as well as methods to upgrade or replace obsolete systems. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Nov 17 18:41:20 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:41:20 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Selects Secure Elements to Bolster Security Incident Response Message-ID: <20041117133929.N9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Nov 17, 2004 SAIC Selects Secure Elements to Bolster Security Incident Response http://www.mysan.de/international/article5192.html --- Secure Elements' CLASS 5 AVR is a Core Component of CATIE Program HERNDON, Va., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Secure Elements, a leader in enterprise vulnerability management and remediation, today announced that its CLASS 5 Automated Vulnerability Remediation (AVR) solution has been selected by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide key functionality for SAIC's Computational Artifact-Tool Inference Engine (CATIE) program. CLASS 5 AVR is a complete vulnerability management solution that enables IT security departments to proactively stop attacks before they start. CLASS 5 AVR standard modules include policy enforcement, patch management, configuration management and asset management and control. SAIC's CATIE program automatically establishes whether or not computers have been attacked, and whether or not an attack was successful. Additionally, CATIE suggests additional situation-specific evidence that the system owner may collect and submit to improve the analysis. The combined SAIC/Secure Elements product enables an organization&'s incident response team to quickly, efficiently and accurately focus resources to mitigate risk and damage where efforts will be most effective. Once integration is complete, the offering will be commercially available through SAIC. "Secure Elements has built a powerful tool on top of a very well- architected platform," said Jim Jones, chief scientist at SAIC's Enterprise Security Solutions Business Unit. "We looked at multiple applications to find a product that could give CATIE the asset data needed to begin our process, and the CLASS 5 AVR sensor was able to quickly and efficiently provide us the depth and breadth of data we required." "We're excited to collaborate on this effort with SAIC, one of the world's largest security service providers in the commercial and government markets," said Ned Miller, president and CEO of Secure Elements. "The combined analysis and forensics capabilities of CLASS 5 AVR and CATIE provide an in-depth forensics tool available to all levels of the enterprise. When CATIE and CLASS 5 AVR recommend actions, it will be based on deep asset knowledge taken directly from the source, not just a passive scan." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Nov 18 15:55:01 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:55:01 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] IN BRIEF Message-ID: <20041118105359.O9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Thursday, November 18, 2004; Page E05 IN BRIEF http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58850-2004Nov17.html --- * Maximus, a Reston government contractor, said it earned $10.2 million (47 cents a share) in the three months ended Sept. 30, up from a profit of $9.4 million (44 cents) in the comparable quarter last year. The company's fourth-quarter revenue rose to $154 million from $153.2 million in the year-ago period. For the fiscal year, the company earned $38.8 million ($1.76) on $603.8 million in revenue, up from a $35.3 million ($1.66) profit on $558.3 million in revenue. Shares of Maximus rose 39 cents to close at $28.23. * Convera, a Vienna software company, said it lost $4.5 million (13 cents a share) in the three months ended Oct. 31, compared with a $3.3 million (10 cents) loss in the comparable period last year. Revenue fell to $6.1 million from $8.7 million. Shares of Convera, which reported its results after markets closed, rose 10 cents to close at $4.38. * SAIC of San Diego, which has major operations in McLean, won two contracts from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to support Saudi Arabia's Royal Saudi Naval Forces' C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence) system. SAIC is responsible for engineering, analysis, maintenance and training. The two contracts could be worth up to $195.7 million altogether over eight years. SAIC has provided services to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces since winning a systems integration contract in 1979. * Lockheed Martin, a Bethesda defense contractor, won a $30 million contract to develop a test bed for the Army's Technology Integration Center program for the Comanche helicopter. The program focuses on developing open architecture that could reduce the cost of developing, building and equipping future military aircraft. Avionics, sensors and weapons are of particular concern in the contract. * Analex, an Alexandria company that provides research, technology and intelligence services for defense projects, completed the sale of its Advanced Biosystems subsidiary, which develops medical defenses and treatments for biological weapons. Ken Alibek, vice chairman and chief scientist of Advanced Biosystems, is leading the management buyout, in which $1 million is being paid for 100 percent of the outstanding shares of the subsidiary. * Guilford Pharmaceuticals of Baltimore named Dean J. Mitchell president and chief executive, effective Dec. 1. Mitchell is a 25-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry and has held a number of senior management positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb and GlaxoSmithKline. Compiled from reports by Washington Post staff writers. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Nov 18 15:55:40 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:55:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC nears deal to sell Telcordia for $1.35 billion Message-ID: <20041118105508.Y9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Wed, Nov. 17, 2004 SAIC nears deal to sell Telcordia for $1.35 billion http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/10207990.htm --- ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO - Science Applications International Inc. on Wednesday neared an agreement to sell its telecommunications software company, Telcordia Technologies Inc., to two private equity firms for $1.35 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as early as Thursday. Warburg Pincus and Providence Equity Partners would each take a 50 percent stake in Telcordia, one person said. There are no plans to change the company's name or its senior management. A spokesman for SAIC, Ben Haddad, declined to comment, as did a Telcordia spokeswoman, Krista Wald. Representatives of Warburg Pincus and Providence also declined comment. Telcordia, based in Piscataway, N.J., says it has annual revenue of about $1 billion and 3,500 employees worldwide. Once known as Bellcore, it was established in 1984 by the breakup of AT&T Corp. and sold to SAIC in 1997 for about $700 million. Telcordia is an unheralded name but it plays a crucial role in U.S. telecommunications. It says its software carries 80 percent of the nation's telephony traffic and all of its toll-free traffic. "It's fair to say that Telcordia plays the critical role in the U.S. telecom infrastructure," said Elisabeth Rainge, an analyst at International Data Corp., a research firm in Framingham, Mass. The company has traditionally focused on research but in recent years has tried to improve its marketing and introduce more products, Rainge said. The sale would mark the first major deal for SAIC under Kenneth C. Dahlberg, who became chief executive officer of the low-profile defense contractor last year and has made it a priority to double revenue over five years. SAIC, based in San Diego, has been trying to break into the top tier of Pentagon contractors. It is the lead contractor with Boeing Co. on a major effort to redesign Army weapons but has traditionally been a subcontractor on super-size deals or tackled smaller contracts. It is one of the nation's largest employee-owned companies, with $6.7 billion in revenue for its fiscal year that ended Jan. 31. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Nov 18 15:59:23 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:59:23 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Four companies to bring 11,000 jobs to Virginia Message-ID: <20041118105541.A9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 18, 2004 Four companies to bring 11,000 jobs to Virginia http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=78251&ran=16848 --- By CHRISTOPHER DINSMORE, The Virginian-Pilot Hampton Roads stands to gain nearly 1,000 jobs, and Virginia 11,115, in the next five years as a result of the expansion of four large companies in the state. Calling Wednesday "the single largest economic development day in the history of the commonwealth," Gov. Mark Warner announced that Science Applications International Corp., Booz Allen Hamilton, SRA International and PricewaterhouseCoopers would significantly expand in Virginia, investing $351 million all together. While the vast majority of the jobs will be created in Northern Virginia, SAIC and Booz Allen will be creating jobs in Hampton Roads as well, the governor said. SAIC will create 767 jobs at locations throughout Hampton Roads, including 337 in Virginia Beach, and Booz Allen will create about 200 at a new facility in Norfolk, officials said. Statewide, the jobs from all four announcements will have an average salary of $76,000 a year, according to the governor. The Booz Allen jobs will have an average salary of $79,000. The governor didn't specify whether those figures include benefits. "These are the kind of high-paying, knowledge-based jobs that any state, any country would welcome," Warner said at a press conference in McLean with Booz Allen Hamilton executives. SAIC.s expansion will create 4,515 jobs during the next three years in Northern Virginia, Charlottesville and Hampton Roads as the company invests $96 million in the state, the governor announced. The San Diego -based defense contractor has already hired 1,300 employees. Virginia successfully competed with Washington, Maryland, and North Carolina for the expansion project, the governor said. City officials who have been briefed by the state said SAIC is creating 337 jobs in Virginia Beach, 128 in Hampton, 104 in Chesapeake, 79 in Norfolk, 54 in Suffolk, 43 in Newport News and 22 in Portsmouth. More than 3,500 of the SAIC jobs are being created in Northern Virginia. The nature of the jobs to be created was not disclosed, but SAIC is a research and engineering company, providing information technology, systems integration and computer services to commercial and government customers. It is a leading Defense Department contractor. Robert Ruhl, Virginia Beach development manager, said the city was ecstatic about the announcement, which it had been expecting. Jared Adams, an SAIC spokesman, couldn't confirm the job numbers for Hampton Roads, but said the company plans to grow 15 percent each year in the region through 2006. "We view the Hampton Roads-Tidewater area as a principal place of expansion," Adams said. SAIC will open a 20,000-square-foot lab employing 80 people in Suffolk today. The company currently has 1,440 job openings in Virginia, Adams said. Booz Allen Hamilton will create 3,700 jobs, and perhaps as many as 4,600, in Fairfax County, Arlington, Alexandria and Norfolk during the next five years, the governor announced. Warner said the company will begin hiring immediately. The McLean-based management and technology consulting firm, which already employs about 8,000 people in Virginia, will invest $133 million in the commonwealth. The expansion includes new facilities in Herndon and Norfolk, and the creation of new jobs at existing facilities, the governor said. The company could not be reached for comment. Booz Allen's business includes engineering, management, organizational, information technology and telecommunications consulting services plus specialized environmental and information security services. Nearly all of Booz Allen's expansion will occur in Northern Virginia, but a state official said Booz Allen will add about 200 jobs in Norfolk. "Booz Allen Hamilton has been an enormous asset to the Northern Virginia economic landscape since 1992, when the company relocated its headquarters from Bethesda, Md., to McLean," Warner said in a prepared statement. The company has an office at the Lake Wright Executive Center in Norfolk. Norfolk economic development officials hadn't heard any details about Booz Allen's plans, said spokeswoman Sarah Parker. The governor also announced that: SRA International, an information technology services firm, will create 1,400 jobs and invest $50 million in Arlington and Fairfax County. PricewaterhouseCoopers will create 600 jobs in Fairfax County through a $72 million investment. Booz Allen will receive a $9 million job creation grant, but the grant kicks in only after the company has met its job targets. All four companies are receiving workforce training and a special tax credit for business facilities. Staff writer Allison Connolly and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach Christopher Dinsmore at 446-2271 or chris.dinsmore at pilotonline.com From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Nov 18 16:00:45 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:00:45 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] 967 jobs coming to area Message-ID: <20041118105926.I9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 18, 2004 967 jobs coming to area Hampton Roads will get nearly 1,000 high-tech positions coming to Virginia. http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-18132sy0nov18,0,5541354.story?coll=dp-headlines-topnews --- Four government contractors will hire about 11,100 workers in Virginia, including 967 in Hampton Roads, for homeland security, defense and other technology work, Gov. Mark Warner announced Wednesday. Though technology employment still is a small proportion of Hampton Roads' total workforce compared with some other metropolitan regions, the new jobs add to the momentum Hampton Roads has been building in the past decade in that sector. "Virginia is the absolute leader in homeland security and defense and information technology," Warner said. He added that his administration is "aggressively encouraging" companies to perform more federal contract work in Virginia. The state granted a tax credit to the companies for expanding their work force in Virginia, but it could not be immediately determined Wednesday how much the incentives were worth. The 967 jobs coming to Hampton Roads include 767 hired at various locations by Science Application Industries Corp., a San Diego based information technology and engineering firm. The company, known typically as SAIC, plans to hire 4,515 workers statewide, including 128 in Hampton, 54 in Suffolk, 43 in Newport News and another 542 in South Hampton Roads, said Jill Lawrence, a spokeswoman with Virginia's Economic Development Partnership. The local job total also includes another 200 jobs in Norfolk, to be added by Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting firm based in McLean. The company plans to hire 4,600 people statewide, mostly in Fairfax County. The governor's office said the total jobs statewide would pay an average of $76,000 a year, an average that includes Northern Virginia, which has a higher paid work force. It was unclear Wednesday what the average pay would be in Hampton Roads. Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and other military contractors working with the military's Joint Forces Command laboratory in Suffolk have built up operations here and brought high-paying tech jobs. Lockheed expects to have 50 employees by summer working on developing a digital baone for the military's forces to use for sharing information, with as many more visiting workers from other Lockheed operations at any given time. Those workers' median salaries are around $100,000, officials have said. Old Dominion University also has expanded its Virginia Modeling and Analysis Center, also in Suffolk, where research scientists build simulations for the military and industry. The center's budget has grown to $10 million from $2 million in 2000, and the staff has more than doubled from 25 full-time workers. Employment in the sector that includes technology jobs has grown by 40.5 percent in Hampton Roads over the past 10 years, according to the Virginia Employment Commission. SAIC officials could not be reached to determine whether the new local jobs would be at existing military installations or other offices. SAIC has opened a new high-tech laboratory in Suffolk to help the military's branches share information during war. SAIC also performs maritime security work for the Virginia Port Authority and has contracts at local military bases. The 11,100 jobs Warner announced Wednesday also included 1,400 that SRA International, a Fairfax-based data technology integrator, plans to bring to Northern Virginia. PricewaterhouseCoopers, an accounting and risk management firm based in New York, will create 600 jobs in Northern Virginia. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Nov 19 16:10:04 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:10:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Defense contractor unveils simulation facility Message-ID: <20041119110742.K9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 19, 2004 Defense contractor unveils simulation facility http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=78277&ran=71270 --- By ALLISON CONNOLLY, The Virginian-Pilot SUFFOLK -- At first glance, the new simulation lab in Bridgeway Commerce Park resembles a video arcade. Plasma screens on the wall play war games. Joysticks and steering wheels connected to computers control soldiers, tanks and fighter jets on the screens. Soldiers reload their weapons as they hide in bushes awaiting the enemy. Tanks blow up targets in their path. But the games are serious. Science Applications International Corp. built the lab with the purpose of helping the military conduct more than 30 simulated battle exercises a year on desktop computers around the world. The San Diego-based company unveiled its new modeling and simulation lab for about 50 customers, potential partners and current competition on Thursday. Like other defense contractors that have recently staked out ground around Joint Forces Command here, SAIC spies an opportunity to help the Defense Department develop future combat technology for the military. L. Charles Ragusa II, a software engineer with SAIC, showed them how he can drive a simulated tank into a city and blow up the enemy. But it's not just a video game: The software program can be hooked up to a live tank engine so the driver can monitor the power flow to the left and right tracks of the simulated tank as it climbs up a hill on the video screen. The program also can incorporate live shots of a battleground fed from an unmanned aerial vehicle. "We don't build aircraft carriers and we don't build airplanes," said Williamsburg native George Singley III, president of SAIC's Transformation, Test, Training and Logistics Group, a $1.2 billion unit that oversees the company.s modeling and simulation business. "What we do is systems engineering of large complex systems." Hence the name of the lab, the Joint System of Systems Collaborative Environment Laboratory. The company leased 23,000 square feet at Bridgeway Technology Center II and plans to have 80 employees -- from its other locations in Hampton Roads and new hires -- there. Many of its contractors who work out of temporary pods at Joint Forces Command will now have permanent offices at the Bridgeway office park. SAIC is the fourth defense contractor to take space at Bridgeway. The lure of the location is Joint Forces Command, which doles out $260 million in contracts a year. SAIC already has a number of contracts with the command and is looking for more. Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Mitre Corp. are also there. Defense spending is driving the creation of well-paid technical jobs in Hampton Roads. This fall, researchers at Old Dominion University estimated that defense procurement spending increased by $1.3 billion from 2000 to 2003, a 50 percent increase over the period. Suffolk Councilwoman Linda Johnson remembers how the site was once farm land. But times change, she said, and the city is looking to attract more defense contractors like SAIC. "The change is good," she told the crowd. "It's what we need." The company plans to grow further in the region. SAIC announced Wednesday that it would be creating 767 jobs in Hampton Roads over the next five years, including the 80 at Bridgeway. Officials declined to say how much the company spent on the Bridgeway lease. Reach Allison Connolly at 446-2318 or allison.connolly at pilotonline.com From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Nov 19 16:11:19 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:11:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Takeover of Telcordia by 2 firms is confirmed Message-ID: <20041119111040.F9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 19, 2004 Takeover of Telcordia by 2 firms is confirmed http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20041119-9999-1b19saic.html --- By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER San Diego's SAIC said yesterday it has agreed to sell Telcordia Technologies, its telecommunications technologies subsidiary, to two investment firms for $1.35 billion in cash. The announcement confirmed reports a week ago that the two firms, Warburg Pincus and Providence Equity Partners, were close to acquiring Telcordia in one of the biggest telecom deals this year. SAIC put the Piscataway, N.J., business on the auction block almost six months ago, and the process made the company "a bit of a hot property," Telcordia chief executive Matt Desch said. In a conference call with analysts, Desch said the deal with Warburg and Providence is expected to be completed in 60 days. New York-based Warburg Pincus, the world's second-largest buyout and venture capital firm, has extensive holdings in telecommunications companies. Providence, based in Rhode Island, has made more overseas investments in its portfolio of telecom investments. "Both companies are quite experienced in telecom, software, in understanding our customer base and have the financial resources, the contacts and the resources to really help us grow and succeed," Desch said. Each firm plans to take a 50 percent stake in Telcordia, and neither has plans to change senior management. Desch told analysts he discussed the question of Telcordia's future with Ken Dahlberg last year, shortly after Dahlberg was named chief executive of the company also known as Science Applications International Corp. "SAIC had to decide if it really wanted to invest significantly in this business to grow it and become the leader or (whether) it had to take another step," Desch said. "I didn't know if it was truly possible until this year." SAIC sold Telcordia because it no longer fit with the company's core capabilities in information technologies and systems integration, said William Roper, the executive vice president who oversees SAIC's venture investments. "They wanted to grow the business, and it would've required a substantial investment," Roper said. That wasn't the sole reason, he added, saying, "We just didn't feel like we were the right folks to help guide those investments." The sale also promises to add roughly $1 billion, after taxes, to SAIC's coffers, Roper said. The company currently has about $2.2 billion in available cash and $1.3 billion in long-term debt. The windfall should help Dahlberg attain his goal of doubling SAIC's $6 billion in sales over the next five years. Dahlberg, who became chairman in July, has indicated he wants to make the research and engineering conglomerate grow by making major acquisitions. Roper said he had not yet calculated the return on SAIC's investment in Telcordia. "But it's been a good investment," Roper said. "We sold it for more than we paid for it, and we made good earnings." SAIC bought the business, then known as Bellcore, for about $700 million in 1997. At the time, the acquisition offered a way for the longtime government contractor to substantially diversify its revenue. In 1998, Telcordia had about 5,500 employees, generated $1.2 billion in revenue and accounted for more than 40 percent of SAIC's bottom line. The communications technology business, which was carved from Bell Labs, was jointly owned by the regional Bell operating companies. It specialized in developing software and other technologies used to operate the nation's wireline networks. Telcordia also sets technical standards and certifies the equipment used by communications carriers. But the business became more problematic for the San Diego conglomerate as Telcordia began losing ground amid the telecommunications industry collapse that began several years ago. Thousands of workers were laid off as SAIC sought to reorganize the business. Telcordia, which now has about 3,500 employees, generated $890 million in revenue last year. That amounted to 13 percent of the company's total sales. Desch told analysts he expects Telcordia will continue to work with SAIC on government and some commercial activities. "I think that relationship will continue and prosper," Desch said. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Nov 22 13:42:02 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 08:42:02 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] Network forms to make area a technology center Message-ID: <20041122084038.M9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> November 20, 2004 Network forms to make area a technology center http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20041120-9999-1b20security.html --- By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER November 20, 2004 Amid signs of an economic boom in homeland security, San Diego business and retired military leaders have formed a nonprofit group that intends to make the area a center for developing new security technologies. Called The Security Network, the group will operate as an umbrella organization for nine interest groups focused on such issues as border and port security. It also will work to promote advances in security technology for both government and commercial use, in part by operating as a test bed for innovations funded through government grants. The Security Network also intends to promote the development and implementation of a regional security plan. The group's executive board will include representatives from private industry, the National Guard and a nongovernmental emergency response organization. The organizational chart has an advisory committee that includes the Navy, FBI, San Diego Homeland Security and law enforcement agencies. "Homeland security is not a business, it's a funding source," said Michael B. Jones, a San Diego investment banker serving as chairman of the network's executive board. "The goal of The Security Network is to identify and to promote the commercialization of exciting security technologies and services." Lou Kelly, president of Lockheed Martin's San Diego-based Orincon Technologies business, worked to organize the network and will serve as its inaugural executive director. Kelly also is chairman of the Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology, a Pentagon-funded program that operates as a collaboration among the government, academia and industry. Because government representatives are part of the Security Network, Kelly wants the new group to be nonpartisan and collaborative. "When you look at a region like San Diego, there is no one person who can be in charge of everything related to security," Kelly said. Collaboration and networking also are important because the security business isolates practitioners organized on a need-to-know basis. Or, as Kelly put it, "there are lots of stovepipes here." So the San Diego group will act as a national information clearinghouse concerning companies across the United States that are working in the security field. If SAIC is looking for subcontractors to fill their 25 percent requirement for subcontractors who are small-business or minority-owned companies, we'll have that information," Jones said. Homeland security has become one of the hottest industry sectors, with government spending projected at upward of $30 billion in 2005. The massive increase in federal spending on homeland security and defense has prompted a broad industry response. Earlier this week, for example, Virginia Gov. Mark Warner announced that San Diego-based SAIC and three other federal contractors plan to add more than 11,000 jobs in nearby Washington, D.C. The expansions, fueled by the surge in post-Sept. 11 government spending on homeland security and defense, were expected to add more than $350 million in corporate investments, Warner said Wednesday. More than 35,000 security-related jobs, including the latest 11,000, have been created in Virginia in the past three years, Warner said. SAIC alone expects to create 4,500 jobs through a long-term expansion in the Charlottesville, Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia regions. The employee-owned research and engineering conglomerate specializes in information technology and systems integration programs for the government. Virginia officials said Booz Allen Hamilton will create 4,600 jobs, SRA International will hire 1,400 new employees and PricewaterhouseCoopers will add 600. "If you look around there are a number of regions that have set up what are sort of incubators that are helping technology companies in the security space," said Mark Shaheen of the Civitas Group, a consulting firm specializing in homeland security. "I don't think San Diego is any different in that way." In a June 27 report, Civitas estimates the five-year market for homeland security in the United States at $115 billion. Intelligence represents the biggest market segment, at 25 percent, with law enforcement at 20 percent and emergency preparedness and response at 12 percent. The report also identifies seven technologies crucial to homeland security that represent current and future revenue opportunities: sensors; identification and authentication; screening; surveillance; tracking; data analysis and cyber security management. Shaheen said he was aware of the formation of The Security Network in San Diego, and that Civitas has been invited to join. The firm, based in Washington, D.C., counts a number of former ranking defense and security officials as advisers, including former national security adviser Samuel R. Berger, former National Security Agency Director Kenneth A. Minihan and former White House counterterrorism expert Richard A. Clarke. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Nov 24 17:42:02 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:42:02 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Licensed by the FCC to Test Mobile 4.9 GHz Solutions Message-ID: <20041124124045.I9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Nov 23 2004 SAIC Licensed by the FCC to Test Mobile 4.9 GHz Solutions http://www.mysan.de/international/article7432.html --- SAN DIEGO, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Telecom Services Business Unit today announced that it has been granted a new experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to test fixed and mobile experimental wireless networks and client devices at 4.9 GHz. This experimental license allows the company to conduct multi-city trials of new low cost solutions for public-sector metropolitan area networks (MANs) using technologies in the new, exclusive-use 4.9 GHz public safety band. This band is of great interest to many cities for prioritized voice, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and user terminal traffic, digitized surveillance and incident-scene video, with concurrent capacity for hazard-sensor telemetry, traffic controller and emergency call boxes. Cities have seen the successes of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11a/b/g and the emerging 802.16d/e standards and products, through the interoperability assurance of the WiFi and WiMAX consortia. Standardization of mesh network protocols, as in the draft 802.11s also is proceeding in concert with open solutions for the new band. By adopting these standards and products for the 4.9GHz band, the public sector stands to benefit from low cost outdoor-rated infrastructure equipment adapted for the 4.9GHz band while still preserving the benefits of standards- based air protocols and high volume chipsets. It also makes feasible the blanketing of cities with multi-megabit service for a long-lived wireless system with plenty of capacity reserves for growth. This, in turn, can benefit the public through improved safety, security and reduced leased-line costs to the cities. Traditional land mobile radio (VHF/UHF) based systems, which are moving toward improved interoperability among agencies, continue to be the lifeline for voice and low speed data. SAIC also is a key national scale contributor to work in this important area. With this new 4.9GHz license, SAIC is expanding its work in pilot projects and proof of concept on behalf of many current and future public sector customers. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Nov 24 17:42:43 2004 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (saic at vision.moundalexis.com) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:42:43 -0500 (EST) Subject: [saic] SAIC Licensed by the FCC to Test Mobile 4.9 GHz Solutions Message-ID: <20041124124205.Q9332-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 23-Nov-04 SAIC Licensed by the FCC to Test Mobile 4.9 GHz Solutions http://www.convergedigest.com/WiFi/wlanarticle.asp?ID=13053 --- Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Telecom Services Business Unit was granted a new experimental license from the FCC to test fixed and mobile experimental wireless networks and client devices at 4.9 GHz. The experimental license allows the company to conduct multi-city trials of new low cost solutions for public-sector metropolitan area networks (MANs) using technologies in the new, exclusive-use 4.9 GHz public safety band. Cities have seen the successes of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11a/b/g and the emerging 802.16d/e standards and products, through the interoperability assurance of the WiFi and WiMAX consortia. Standardization of mesh network protocols, as in the draft 802.11s also is proceeding in concert with open solutions for the new band. SAIC said that by adopting these standards and products for the 4.9GHz band, the public sector stands to benefit from low cost outdoor-rated infrastructure equipment adapted for the 4.9GHz band while still preserving the benefits of standards- based air protocols and high volume chipsets. http://www.saic.com