Great! On the securi-rat theme, INVN has huge news today, another $149 million contract!!!!!>
InVision Technologies, Inc. Announces $148.6 Million Order From the Transportation Security Administration
NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002--InVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVN - news) today announced that the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Transportation (TSA) has ordered 300 explosives detection systems, consisting of CTX 2500 and CTX 5500DS models, to be built from parts ordered in March. In addition, the TSA has ordered 100 more components kits. The TSA agreed to pay InVision $148.6 million for the manufacture of equipment and the additional component sets.
``We are pleased with this further opportunity to support the TSA's efforts to meet the requirements of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act,'' said Sergio Magistri, Ph.D., InVision's chief executive officer. ``So far this year, the TSA has ordered 400 systems and 100 parts kits from InVision. The TSA has informed us that in addition to these orders and pending funding, they plan to order additional CTX 2500 and CTX 5500 DS systems.''
This order calls for delivery of 300 CTX explosives detection systems (EDS) by the end of the third calendar quarter this year. Some of this equipment will be built outside of InVision's own factory, under a previously announced subcontract arrangement.
DKEY has some news too>
MINNEAPOLIS, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datakey Inc. (Nasdaq: DKEY - news; datakey.com ), the leading U.S.-based developer of smart card technology for securing e-business, today announced the availability of new smart card middleware that supports the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC).
Through its new middleware for the CAC program, Datakey continues to offer broad support for U.S. government initiatives involving cryptographic and multi-application smart cards. Datakey CIP, the company's standard smart card and middleware product for enterprises, already meets GSA interoperability specifications.
Datakey's CAC-compliant middleware supports all DoD data stored on CAC-compliant smart cards. The company also announced that Datakey CIP Thin software fully supports the CAC program -- giving government customers a proven solution within Citrix MetaFrame environments.
The DoD plans to deploy an initial 4.2 million cards to active-duty and civilian personnel through the CAC program.
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