ARINC Delivers Advanced Radios for TSA--Well Ahead of Schedule.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003

ARINC Incorporated has finished deploying thousands of new, high-security mobile radio systems for airport screeners and the staff of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The nationwide installation of new Land Mobile Radio technology at more than 400 airports and TSA offices was completed a month ahead of original schedule.

Officials of Unisys Corporation and TSA acknowledged the successful deployment at an all-hands review teleconferenced nationally in June. Patrick Schambach, assistant administrator and CIO of TSA, and Greg Baroni, president, Unisys Global Public Sector, identified ARINC's work on the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) team as one of the most successful deployments under the innovative Information Technology Managed Services contract (ITMS). Unisys is the prime contractor.

The ITMS review was attended by hundreds of TSA staff and Team Unisys members. The members of the Land Mobile Radio team--17 employees of TSA, Unisys, and ARINC--proved themselves "knowledgeable and accepting of change, and never lost sight of the objective," Schambach stated. "Thanks to all of you for a superb effort."

The Land Mobile Radio program was the only deployment activity to receive special recognition at the ITMS review. Two ARINC members of the Land Mobile Radio Team, Thomas McDonald and Robert Renoud, were among those receiving Certificates of Excellence for outstanding performance and lasting contributions.

ARINC deployed more than 7,170 portable digital radios and repeater stations at 420 airports and TSA offices in about four months. The new digital radios are equipped with special encryption technology designed to prevent TSA security messages from being intercepted by outsiders and block intrusive outside transmissions. TSA security screeners and managers will use the system from coast to coast, and it will provide a secure national wireless communications "backbone" for the TSA, linking it with law enforcement agencies nationwide.

The recent ITMS review was keynoted by the head of the TSA, Admiral James M. Loy. Part of the vision of ITMS management is to make the ITMS program the model within the federal government for deployment of managed information technology services. Thomas Frederick, Unisys task order manager, noted some ITMS program challenges have never been attempted before. Taking base communications and adding a layer of managed services "amounts to a very different and unique application," he stated.

Developing a trusting relationship between the contractors and the government is essential, according to David Newberry, the TSA task order manager. He added that the ITMS program eventually could deliver a wide range of other technologies such as cell phones, pagers, and video surveillance equipment.

ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001 certified. For more information, visit the ARINC web site at www.arinc.com.

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Its people combine expertise in systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology, and consulting with precision thinking and relentless execution, to help clients in more than 100 countries quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit the web site at www.unisys.com.