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International Datacasting Receives Million-Dollar Defense Industry Order
Ottawa - Oct. 4, 2001 International Datacasting Corporation announced it has won a new contract to provide SuperFlex satellite datacasting technology to a major US-based aerospace and defense contractor. The customer declined to be identified, and details on the precise application are being withheld at the customer's request. The system includes three fully redundant uplinks and, initially, several hundred receive sites. This contract, which is valued at just over CDN$1 million, marks the first step in a roll-out expected to include an immediate follow-on order and potential for significant future expansion. This new system will implement the latest SuperFlex hardware and software and features IP Sec (data encryption at the IP level) and IP traffic management for enhanced performance. SuperFlex is a state-of-the-art DVB /IP (Internet Protocol) based satellite datacasting system which allows content distributors to maximize use of satellite bandwidth and minimize costs while offering open standards and an unprecedented degree of flexibility in combining digital data (video, audio, Internet content, databases, file transfer, multimedia, etc.) into a multiplexed transport stream. SuperFlex is used by leading organizations around the world and has won awards including Satellite Communications magazine's "Most Innovative Data Solution". IDC President and CEO Ron Clifton commented: "We are pleased to be associated with this project. In these troubled times it is more important than ever to provide a highly reliable and secure way to transmit important data, anywhere and anytime." IDC provides advanced products, systems and services for the implementation of broadband wireless infrastructure networks used to distribute multimedia data. IDC is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, as are its subsidiaries Storm Internet, CDS Prometheus and Superaje. A fourth wholly owned subsidiary, International Datacasting of America Inc., has offices in Georgia and California. IDC also has an established international network of partners and distributors and installations in more than 35 countries worldwide. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links International Datacasting Corporation SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Military Space News at SpaceWar.com
Space Group To Activate New Unit
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Jan 6, 2006Air Force Reserve Command's 310th Space Group will travel deeper into the space program when it activates a new unit Jan. 7. Headquarters Reserve National Security Space Institute will be a Reserve associate unit to the National Security Space Institute in Colorado Springs, Colo. The institute is the Department of Defense's focal point for providing education about space power in joint warfighting. |
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