PENTAGON CALLS ON HOLOCOM NETWORKS FOR EMERGENCY RESTORATION PRODUCTS.Holocom Networks (http://www.holocomnetworks.com) a provider of patented 'final 300 feet to the desktop' communications infrastructure solutions today announced it has been asked to supply 1000 of its proprietary Secured Desktop Gateway communication enclosures immediately for use in the Pentagon Pentagon Huge five-sided building (1941–43) in Arlington, Va., that is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Designed by George Edwin Bergstrom, it was, on its completion, the world's largest office building, covering 34 acres (14 hectares) and offering . Responding to the Pentagon's call, Holocom's first deliveries of its systems will be made to the Pentagon this week. Holocom will be assisting with the installation of the security devices as soon as they arrive in Washington. The Pentagon contacted Holocom Networks of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. over the weekend, urgently requesting delivery of the company's product, which will help assure the security of information at Pentagon workstations. The Holocom secured communication enclosures will be installed at desktops connected to the country's high security networks. The National Intelligence Security Agency, an independent agency, is directing a wide range of efforts to tighten security throughout the country and government. Holocom's Secured Desktop Gateway product falls directly in this area. In consideration of the current situation, Holocom offered a significant reduction in the company's 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. pricing during the emergency renovation program. Future orders of the Secured Desktop Gateway as well as other Holocom products are expected to be part of the Pentagon rebuilding project over the next several months. The Pentagon has chosen Holocom's infrastructure solutions because they provide a unique means of creating an instant network, which is economical, reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us and expandable. "Like many others throughout the country, we are honored that our products have been chosen to contribute to the rebuilding of this vital national asset," states Holocom 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. , Renney Senn. "In addition to our emergency efforts in Washington D.C., Holocom is actively working with companies in the New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. area to help restore critical communication infrastructures affected by this catastrophe Catastrophe, from the Greek Καταστροφή (katastrephein), literally means "to turn" (strephein) "downwards" (kata-). ." Holocom Networks provides a wide variety of solutions for in-building communications infrastructure which services Fortune 2000 companies and government agencies. Holocom Networks takes networking equipment, active and passive, that once was kept exclusively in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. closet and brings it closer to end users in open-office environments, thereby substantially reducing network installation and maintenance costs. |
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