BTG Wins New Systems Engineering Business; Over $66 Million in New and Extended Contracts in July and August.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1996--BTG, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTGI) announced that it has received $66.5 million in new and extended contracts in the last six weeks for systems engineering work for defense and intelligence agencies of the U.S. government. The company said specific agencies and contracts cannot be disclosed under the terms of agreement with its clients. The work includes new and extended contracts for development of custom computer systems that collect and analyze intelligence data, fusing In electrophotography, making the toner adhere permanently to the paper. Heat fusing melts the toner, which is pressed into the paper. Cold fusing presses the toner into the paper without applying any heat. Flash fusing melts the toner with light, and no heat or pressure is used. it into a graphic display of a tactical situation. BTG's systems combine custom-designed software with commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. products to produce cost-effective systems tailored to the client's specific mission and environment. By connecting communications and intelligence systems throughout the world, BTG's systems allow command centers to communicate rapidly and securely with units in the field. Senior Vice President Randall Fuerst, general manager of BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator BTG Bridging the Gap BTG British Technology Group BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany) BTG Biomass Technology Group BV BTG Begbies Traynor Group Systems Engineering, said the company is gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. by the recent awards. "The foundation of our business is the provision of sophisticated systems engineering services to the defense intelligence community. While we are extending our customer base into the commercial arena, our long term relationships with military and intelligence clients are vital to BTG." Fuerst said the company transfers the expertise it develops for the defense intelligence community into programs for the private sector. He said the transfer of technology works in the other direction as well. "We are constantly studying new technologies developed for the commercial marketplace, finding off-the-shelf products that we can use for our government clients, giving them a faster solution at the best price possible." He pointed to the company's selection as the reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. to the federal market of Internet-related products from Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. . BTG has put Netscape's Navigator, the most widely-used browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used on the World Wide Web, onto the computers of thousands of federal government employees, both military and civilian. BTG provides information technology services and products to government and commercial clients. The company specializes in systems engineering, integration and network systems, Internet/intranet access and services, custom computer manufacturing, and the value-added reselling of hardware, software and services. The company has nearly 1000 employees and offices in ten states, The District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , and in Europe. Additional information on BTG is available on the Internet at http://www.btg.com/, by e-mail at info@btg.com, or by calling 703-556-6518. Investors contact: John Graham John Graham, Johnny Graham or Jack Graham may be: In politics and history:
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