SAIC Named 2005 Homeland Security Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan.NAPLES, Fla. -- Frost & Sullivan will present Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ) with the 2005 Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Company of the Year Award at tonight's third annual Excellence in Industrial Technologies Banquet. SAIC has a long and distinguished history of providing national security solutions. After the attacks on 9/11, people realized how lax U.S. security was in the realm of homeland security. This was an area set for explosive growth and one that SAIC had identified a number of years earlier. The largest employee-owned research and engineering firm in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , SAIC was founded in 1969 and has grown into a company with over 42,000 employees and revenues in 2004 of $7.2 billion. The 2004 revenues represent a 23 percent increase over 2003 revenues, which stood at $5.8 billion. "The competitiveness of the homeland security industry requires all companies to demonstrate unparalleled excellence in product development, growth strategy and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. ," states Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst Matthew Farr. "While analyzing which company consistently displayed these and other characteristics, SAIC was the obvious choice." SAIC has unequaled capability in a wider range of homeland security categories than any other company. SAIC has offerings in: BioSecurity; Border & Transportation Security; Infrastructure Protection; Emergency Preparedness; Response Training; and Information Analysis. "These offerings show SAIC is working in areas that are forward thinking, which is needed in the homeland security industry. SAIC's specific products in homeland security do everything from detect chemical warfare chemical warfare, employment in war of incendiaries, poison gases, and other chemical substances. Ancient armies attacking or defending fortified cities threw burning oil and fireballs. A primitive type of flamethrower was employed as early as the 5th cent. B.C. agents to non-intrusively scan the continents of containers," says Farr. While SAIC has numerous products that support all facets of homeland defense, their research is what makes them Frost & Sullivan's 2005 Homeland Security Company of the Year. The Frost & Sullivan Award A Sullivan Award may refer to:
(2) (Internet Research Group, Los Altos, CA, www.irgintl.com) A research and consulting firm founded in 1993 that specializes in developing business strategies for Internet-related companies. ). Held in Naples, Fla., Frost & Sullivan's Excellence in Industrial Technologies Awards Banquet honors world-class companies for outstanding performance and achievements in their industries. An annual event, the banquet recognizes the quality and merit of distinguished individuals and companies. About Science Applications International Corporation SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, providing information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. From science to solutions, SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care and logistics. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community, by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics econometrics, technique of economic analysis that expresses economic theory in terms of mathematical relationships and then tests it empirically through statistical research. , and demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. . For more information, visit www.frost.com. |
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