Air Force Awards Telos $19.5M Contract to Provide Communication Equipment for the Combat Information Transport System.Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. Contract Awarded Under NETCENTS NETCENTS Network-Centric Solutions (US Air Force) Provides the Air Force with Communication Technology Such as Ethernet Switches A device that connects clients and servers to each other in an Ethernet network. See switched Ethernet. and Firewalls ASHBURN, Va. -- Telos[R] Corporation today announced it has received a $19.5M order from the Air Force to provide equipment to the Combat Information Transport System (CITS CITS China International Travel Service CITS Center for International Trade and Security CITS Center for Infrastructure and Transportation Studies (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) CITS Combat Information Transport ) program. Telos is reselling products from companies such as Cisco, Cloudshield, Datacom and Niksun to help ensure Air Force information is effectively and securely transmitted in a combat environment. This contract was awarded through the NETCENTS contract vehicle. The CITS program is an Air Force multi-year initiative to provide a high speed, broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). , digital information transport system. This system must integrate existing data systems and provide the capability to integrate all existing and planned voice, video, imagery and sensor A device that measures or detects a real-world condition, such as motion, heat or light and converts the condition into an analog or digital representation. An optical sensor detects the intensity or brightness of light, or the intensity of red, green and blue for color systems. systems, including classified systems. "Telos' reseller business continues to grow at a strong clip, and the NETCENTS vehicle has been one of our strongest channels," commented Ralph Buona, Vice President of Managed Solutions for Telos. "Based on our long history working with the Air Force, we understand the Service's requirements and its evolving needs. Combining that history with the reseller partnerships we've built with technology market leaders, we can provide the Air Force with solutions that will meet their needs today and tomorrow." About Telos Corporation Telos Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and services to the federal government for more than 30 years. Telos and Xacta Corporation, its subsidiary for security solutions, have since 1989 ensured that the government's most security-conscious organizations comply with demanding federal and DoD information security mandates. Xacta offerings include enterprise IT security management solutions, enterprise security consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , secure networking, secure enterprise messaging, and secure identity management solutions. Xacta solutions are represented to the federal government on Telos' GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. schedule. For more information, visit http://www.telos.com/ or http://www.xacta.com/. "Telos" is a registered trademark of Telos Corporation. "Xacta" is a registered trademark of Xacta Corporation. All other product, service and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Xacta Corporation is a subsidiary of Telos Corporation. |
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