Polexis Inc. Appoints New Vice President to Lead East Coast Office.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2001 Polexis Inc., an information technology company that creates dynamic enterprise application integration (EAI) solutions for vital information and knowledge management processes, today announced the promotion of Richard Gragg to vice president of East Coast Operations. Originally brought on in June 1999 as Polexis' Director of East Coast Operations, Gragg was chartered to establish a bi-coastal presence to better serve the company's distant clients. Polexis is headquartered in San Diego and has a remote office in Arlington, Va. Gragg, a retired Captain, brings extensive domain knowledge and experience in applying and directing critical military command and control (C2), electronic warfare (EW), and intelligence information systems to Polexis. He was an intelligence officer for Navy SEAL operations in Vietnam, installed and operated the first automated electronic intelligence collection system in Japan, and later served as an aircraft carrier battle group senior intelligence officer and electronics warfare coordinator during combat operations. In his position as CNO C4I Program Coordinator and Requirements Officer, Captain Gragg transitioned five single purpose C2, Intelligence, and EW programs into the Joint Maritime Command Information System (JMCIS JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information System JMCIS Joint Military Command Information System JMCIS Joint Maritime Command Information Strategy ), which later became the Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M GCCS-M Global Command and Control System - Maritime (US DoD) ). When the Office of Naval Intelligence Noun 1. Office of Naval Intelligence - the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy ONI (ONI) consolidated several commands into the new National Maritime Intelligence Center, Captain Gragg was selected as the Deputy Director of Systems to stand up the new facility that would include US Marine, US Coast Guard, and National agency Special Intelligence Processing and communications support. Following his distinguished Naval career, Captain Gragg earned a Master of Science Degree from Syracuse University and accepted a senior systems engineer with ITT Industries managing a key software development project at the Naval Research Laboratory Noun 1. Naval Research Laboratory - the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines NRL , which focused on integrating unique sensor data into combat systems. Since joining Polexis, Gragg has managed the software development for Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA DARPA: see Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) The name given to the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency during the 1980s. It was later renamed back to ARPA. ) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Joint Program Office projects. Additionally, he helped to advance the development of the company's patent-pending Java-based technology platform known as Extensible Information Systems (XIS(TM)), which is being used by the unified commands and defense agencies to overcome technical obstacles to interoperability. Gragg continues to establish new partnerships with other technology companies and to broaden the market space for XIS. "The naming of Rich Gragg as VP of Polexis' East Coast Operations is a key element to the company's long term strategy," said Carlos Persichetti, Polexis 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. . "We are pleased to have someone of Captain Gragg's caliber join our executive team. His experience and seasoned approach to working with the US Department of Defense and allied nations is instrumental to the company's ability to further develop its military and intelligence business on the east coast." Polexis' California-based headquarters continues to expand its support for its Government clients while developing new private-sector markets. "Our reputation for responsive reaction has earned us several invitations to present XIS technology at the JPO and command visits from USTRANSCOM USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command , USEUCOM USEUCOM United States European Command (US DoD) and USCENTCOM USCENTCOM United States Central Command ," said Gragg. "XIS technology enables a much greater degree of interoperability between and among DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. services, agencies and communities. XIS is becoming a sought after discriminator by other major companies seeking to meet DOD's emphasis on interoperability and easy access to legacy system data presented to users in Web and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). environments." Based in San Diego, Polexis Inc. is an information technology company that creates dynamic enterprise application integration (EAI) solutions for vital information and knowledge management processes. These solutions enable strategic government agencies and Fortune 1000 corporations to leverage all available data and applications, creating integrated solutions for the display, processing, and control of critical enterprise resources -- transforming data into knowledge. Web page: www.polexis.com |
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