Calian Awarded Two Contracts to Provide Support to the Department of National Defence and Natural Resources Canada.Business Editors Calian Technology Ltd. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension .CTY CTY - /sit'ee/ or /C-T-Y/ [MIT] The terminal physically associated with a computer's system console. The term is a contraction of "Console tty", that is, "Console TeleTYpe". ) was awarded two contracts with the Canadian Federal Government through Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada, also referred to as Department of Public Works and Government Services, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration. . Maritime Helicopter Program - The first contract is with the Department of National Defence (DND DND Drag and Drop DND Department of National Defence (Canada & Australia) DND Do Not Disturb DND Dungeons and Dragons DND Den Norske Dataforening DND Direct Nanoparticle Deposition DND Drugs for Neglected Diseases ) for Program Management and Engineering Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . The contract was awarded on June 29, 2002 with a value of $12 million over a 3-year term with 2 option years. Calian's Outsourcing Division, teamed with AMTEK Engineering Services Ltd. will provide expertise in the areas of Project Management, Integrated Logistics Support A composite of all the support considerations necessary to assure the effective and economical support of a system for its life cycle. It is an integral part of all other aspects of system acquisition and operation. Also called ILS. , IM/IT IM/IT Information Management/Information Technology IM/IT Information Management and Information Technology , Engineering and Technical Support to DND in support of the Maritime Helicopter Program. Work will commence on this contract early in July 2002. Prince Albert Satellite Station - The second contract is with Natural Resources Canada Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a department of the government of Canada responsible for natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests, earth sciences, mapping and remote sensing. to provide Operations and Maintenance Support Services at the Prince Albert Satellite Station, which receives earth resource data from polar orbiting satellites. This contract, awarded on June 25th, 2002 is a follow on contract for services Calian has been providing to Natural Resources Canada since July 1997, and is valued at $2.3 million over a 2-year term with one option year. Under this contract Calian provides Engineering Technicians, Systems Analysts and a team of Satellite Station Operators. The awarding of these two contracts to Calian combined with increased business from on-going contracts resulted in an order backlog in excess of $125 million as of June 30, 2002. About Calian Calian Technology Ltd. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CTY) provides systems engineering and resourcing services to industry, government and major organizations in Canada, the United States and around the world. With two decades of success and over $125 million in annual revenues, Calian provides customers with ready access to an exceptional team of over 2,200 engineers, telecommunications and technology professionals, and other highly qualified staff. The Resourcing Division augments customer workforces with flexible short and long-term placements, recruitment and outsourcing of engineering and other skilled professionals. The Systems Engineering Division plans, designs and implements solutions for many of the world's space agencies and leading communications satellite manufacturers and operators. DISCLAIMER Certain information included in press releases on this site is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of price competition; the dependence on new product development; the impact of rapid technological and market change; the ability of Calian to integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner; general industry and market conditions and growth rates; international growth and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the impact of consolidations in the business services industry. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see the reports filed by Calian with the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. . Calian disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The information on this website is protected by copyright. Copyright (c) 2002 Calian Ltd. All rights reserved. Except as specifically permitted herein, no portion of the information on this website may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission from Calian. |
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