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Big News For SES ASTRA’s Bluecom

August 11, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

SES ASTRA, an SES company [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG], announced they have signed a new contract for their interactive TV service Blucom for the Arab World. MBC, the free-to-air multi-channel media group in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, will use Blucom for voting, greeting, downloading, and other enhanced TV-applications for its flagship channel MBC1, the news channel Al Arabiya, and the Saudi Arabian radio channel MBC FM.

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Marshall Marshals Hub Forces for DISN

August 9, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Marshall Communications Corporation [MARSHALL] announced the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) of the United States Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a contract to MARSHALL for the Tactical Service Provider (TSP) for the Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD). The Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts, in conjunction with the U.S. Congress, established the JCTD Program to rapidly place relevant, mature, technologies in the hands of the Joint Coalition Warfighters.

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Thirty-Two x 1300 = New Contract For Integral

August 5, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Terrific news for Integral Systems, Inc. [NASDAQ: ISYS], for their latest contract marks the 32nd 1300 platform supported by the company’s EPOCH IPS product line. What has occurred is an “unnamed” satellite operator has contracted them for command and control systems based on their EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) that will support an SS/L (Space Systems Loral) 1300 satellite platform.

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A Better Buy By Arqiva

August 4, 2007 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Moving into the American market is Arqiva as the company has acquired British Telecom’s (BT) Satellite Broadcast Services. The new operation includes long-term customer contracts, operations and personnel located in the USA.

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