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Navigation Aids From OSI To Assist With Rapid Deployment

August 19, 2007 / Navigation & PNT

The U.S. government and many other governments around the world are building thousands of small boats designed to support coastal, harbor and in-land operations. There is a high demand for small boats that can be deployed quickly to mitigate and respond to security threats. Now contracted to assist the U.S Navy in their small craft endeavors, OSI Geospatial Inc. [TSX: OSI; OTCBB: OSIIF] has announced their U.S. Systems Operations division has signed a contract valued at approximately US$550,000 to provide ECPINS military navigation software.

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Down To The Sea In Ships With Blue Coat And SeaMobile

August 19, 2007 / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ: BCSI] has been selected by SeaMobile (global provider of at-sea communications, connectivity and content services) to implement the Blue Coat ProxySG appliances to accelerate email traffic and Web access for passengers using Internet cafés on cruise ships. Blue Coat’s ProxySG appliances accelerate applications, email and Web content and optimize bandwidth usage over satellite links.

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Ears In The Sky Through WRN Facilities

August 19, 2007 / Satellite Communications

The newest radio station for the Sky platform is Insight Radio. Providing the satellite uplink, capacity and EPG services will be WRN, the United Kingdom-based TV and radio transmission company. Insight Radio is the radio station of the RNIB and Europe’s first radio station for blind and partially sighted people.

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WorldView-1 Is On The Ball

August 19, 2007 / Earth Observation & Imaging

The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation WorldView-1 satellite, built for DigitalGlobe, launched yesterday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, at 11:35 a.m. PDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket. The launch of the WorldView-1 satellite is poised to make a major contribution towards the advancement of the commercial, remote-sensing industry by providing higher collection capabilities, more frequent revisit time, and greater imaging flexibility.

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ICG Business Is Truly Flying Upwards

August 18, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

International Communications Group (ICG) has announced Dassault Falcon has selected ICG to provide Iridium satellite communication systems and handsets as optional equipment for the entire Falcon family of aircraft. Products available for installation include the ICS-100, ICS-200 and the CIS-100 Iridium Communications Systems transceivers.

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A Solid Grounding For Comtech & U.S.A.F.

August 18, 2007 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [NASDAQ: CMTL] has informed all that the company’s subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was just awarded a $5.3 million development contract by the U.S. Air Force for the High Data Rate Radio Frequency (HDR-RF) Ground Modem. The HDR-RF Ground Modem will provide high data rate capabilities on nextgen Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellites.

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Thales’ C4ISR And CNewVP Make Move Into U.S.

August 18, 2007 / Military & Defense

Thales Communications, Inc. has formed a new operating entity focused on broadening the company’s offerings to the U.S. Department of Defense. A wide range of C4ISR (part of the Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) domain technology, including optronics, will now be marketed and supported in the U.S. through an expansion of the Thales Communications organization.

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