Army Awards ARINC Contract for Next-Generation Total Asset Visibility ProjectApril 4, 2006Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Engineering Services, LLC and Impeva Labs, Inc. have been awarded a 5-year $20 million ID/IQ U.S. Army contract to develop and demonstrate prototypes that integrate current and state-of-the-art wireless communications and Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) to help track DOD assets worldwide. ARINC won the contract over six major competitors. The project—dubbed Next Generation Wireless Communications for Logistics Applications, or NGWC—focuses on developing an Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) device that integrates multiple wireless communications technologies, is mesh-network capable and sensor supporting, and integrates with the existing DoD fixed active RFID infrastructure, but also operates globally, independent of the nodal infrastructure. “The Army has essentially chosen the ARINC/Impeva team approach as the way forward for developing its next-generation wireless communications technologies integration into logistics processes,” stated Mr. Jim Potter, Senior Manager. “ARINC, Impeva Labs, and our other team members demonstrated to the Army a solid approach for integrating satellite technology as part of the Army’s AIT suite. The Army currently uses infrastructure based RFID to locate cargo containers. Our seamless satellite, cellular, and wireless approach is designed to augment the current capabilities of the Defense Department’s In-Transit Visibility (ITV and Total Asset Visibility (TAV) systems which support massive logistics requirements for deployed US forces. Impeva Lab’s globally operational, continuous monitoring, tracking, and security system has been extensively tested and deployed under the federally funded Operation Safe Commerce program with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. And, the fact our technology is already commercially proven was undoubtedly a big factor.” The ARINC team’s next-generation solution includes tags with GPS position sensing, active alarms, and built-in global wireless connectivity to allow materiel and asset locating and monitoring materiel and assets anywhere on the planet. An additional possibility is development of an internal container tag, using ultra-wideband technology to provide wireless visibility of container contents. Impeva Labs, headquartered in California’s Silicon Valley, has developed an industry-leading solution for container monitoring, tracking, and security to shippers and government agencies. Impeva’s products and services provide immediate worldwide reporting on container location, condition, and security. This Continuous Chain of Custody (C-3) Shipping SystemTM permits rapid security processing at points of entry as well as more efficient logistics management along the entire supply chain. Impeva Labs is advancing in major validation and certification trials and has strategic partnerships with key communication network providers, logistics managers, and system integrators. For more information, visit the Impeva Labs web site at www.impeva.com. ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001:2000 certified. Release: 06-51 Corporate Communications |
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