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Horizon Services Group Selects NASCENT Gate Control Hardware for Horizon Lines Gate System Upgrade in Anchorage; Alaska Shippers to Benefit from More Efficient and Secure Terminal.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Horizon Services Group (HSG HSG High School Graduate
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), the technology division of Horizon Lines, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
 selected NASCENT Technology, LLC.'s SYNAPSE(TM) gate control hardware for the gate system upgrade of Horizon Lines' terminal at the Port of Anchorage The Port of Anchorage is the most active port in the U.S. state of Alaska, through which 95% of all cargo in and out of Alaska passes. It is located just north of Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage. , Alaska. The new technology will benefit Alaska shippers by enabling faster, more secure transit through the port

The SYNAPSE(TM) gate control hardware, which combines a host of gate control hardware and software including lane-mounted video cameras, video digitizers, Voice-over-IP (VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a ) communications, printers, bar-code scanners, and phone handsets, allows any clerk to remotely process visiting drivers at any of the entry and exit points at the terminal.

"Horizon Lines demands that we continue to make logistics easier, more efficient and more secure for our customers," said Rick Kessler, HSG 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. . "By integrating NASCENT products with our gate application, we have made an industry-leading system even more robust."

"We're excited about the Anchorage installation and look forward to working with Horizon Lines and Horizon Services Group on this project and in other Horizon Lines terminals," said Fabio Teti, NASCENT President.

About Horizon Lines

Horizon Lines, LLC is the nation's leading Jones Act container shipping and integrated logistics company, operating 16 U.S.-flag vessels on routes linking the continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS.  with Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Horizon Lines also owns Horizon Services Group, an organization with a diversified offering of cargo management and tracking services being marketed to shippers, carriers, and other supply chain participants. Horizon Lines, LLC and Horizon Services Group are wholly owned subsidiaries of Horizon Lines, Inc., which trades on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 under the ticker symbol HRZ.

About NASCENT

NASCENT Technology, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of System Development Resources, Incorporated, is the leading provider of technology-based solutions for the transportation industry. SYNAPSE is NASCENT's revolutionary suite of Terminal Automation Products specifically designed to provide advanced, scalable solutions to meet the unique needs of various clients.
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Date:Mar 16, 2006
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