Anteon Awarded $150M Information Sharing System Support Contract.FAIRFAX, Va. -- Anteon International Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ANT), a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced today that it was awarded a five-year contract to support the Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIXS CENTRIXS Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (formerly CENTCOM Region Information Exchange System) ) and Linked Operations Intelligence Center Europe (LOCE LOCE Linked Operations-Intelligence Centers Europe (US DoD) LOCE Loss-Of-Coolant Experiment LOCE Limited Operational Capability for Europe ) programs. The contract to support these two multinational information sharing See data conferencing. programs was awarded by the Department of Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Acquisition Center, Aberdeen, MD. The contract ceiling for Anteon's contract is $150 million. Under this contract, the Anteon team will provide highly specialized information technology services for continued development, operations and maintenance of global enterprise computer networks supporting coalition forces in the global war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act , Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. operations. "Today's environment demands increasingly complex information processing and telecommunications systems to counter international terrorists, regional extremists and traditional military threats," said Joseph M. Kampf, Anteon President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "I am very proud of Anteon's role in developing such systems. LOCE, for example is one of the most widely used allied/coalition C4I C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (US DoD) C4I Command Control Communications Computer and Intelligence information systems in the world. We look forward to continuing and expanding our services to provide for more efficient and timely information sharing between Department of Defense and coalition partners." About Anteon Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information technology and engineering solutions company providing support to the federal government and international sectors. For over 28 years, the Company has designed, integrated, maintained and upgraded state-of-the-art systems for national defense, intelligence, emergency response and other high priority government missions. Anteon also provides many of its government clients with the systems analysis, integration and program management skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their mission critical systems. The Company currently has approximately 8,500 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information technology integrators based on independent surveys. Anteon was cited by Forbes Magazine, in 2004, as one of the 25 fastest growing technology companies and named one of the world's top 100 information technology companies in Business Week's INFOTECH 100 Annual Report for the last two consecutive years. For more information, visit www.anteon.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. 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The Company has tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "projects," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "intends," and similar expressions. Similarly, statements herein that describe the Company's business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals are also forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties involving forward-looking statements include the Company's dependence on continued funding of U.S. government programs, government contract procurement and termination risks including risks associated with protests, and other risks described in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These statements reflect the Company's current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to it. Be advised that developments subsequent to this release are likely to cause these statements to become outdated with the passage of time. |
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