OTTAWA, July 10, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Globecomm Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:GCOM), a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, announced today that the Company and EMS SATCOM, a division of EMS Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), as a major sub-contractor, have been awarded a contract valued at $7.8 million by NATO to provide a multinational global positioning satellite-based friendly force tracking system (FTS).
The FTS will combine the EMS SATCOM satellite real-time eNcompass PDT-100 (packet data terminal) system with Insite Technologies (www.insitecorp.com) geoOps(tm)AVL software platform, to assist the organization with the monitoring, command and control of deployed forces, which will assist with the identification of friendly versus enemy forces and help prevent fratricide or "blue-on-blue," and Globecomm's broad system integration capabilities.
Once deployed, the FTS will support the needs of NATO and is easily expandable to include thousands of vehicles, and high levels of tracking data and messaging traffic. NATO will have the ability to identify where its personnel are located at all times, identify other Multi-National forces and have the ability to do so in routine and operational situations.
"Our global business is based on the vast experience of our engineers and our holistic approach to information technology solutions," says David Hershberg, Chairman and CEO. "Expanding our services to include satellite communications through this program is a great opportunity for Globecomm to be involved with leading-edge systems that are critical to military communication and operations on the ground."
"Secure, reliable, real-time inter-troop communication is in high demand, particularly in situations where terrestrial networks are unreliable or unavailable," commented EMS SATCOM Senior Vice President and General Manager, Neil Mackay. "This, combined increasingly with the requirement for rapid mobile-ground asset tracking in adverse environments, is rapidly becoming a must-have for effective military operations."
About Globecomm Systems
Globecomm Systems Inc. provides end-to-end value-added satellite-based communication solutions by leveraging its core satellite ground segment systems and network capabilities, with satellite communication services capabilities. The solutions Globecomm offers include satellite-based "next generation" networks, militarized commercial off the shelf products and services, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video broadcast, business recovery, satellite-based terrestrial restoral, content delivery and other networks on a global basis. Globecomm's customers include communications service providers, commercial enterprises, Internet Service Providers, content providers and government and government-related entities.
Based in Hauppauge, New York, Globecomm Systems also maintains offices in Washington, DC, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates.
About EMS SATCOM
EMS SATCOM, based in Ottawa, Canada specializes in the design and development of satellite-based terminals and antennas for the aeronautical, ground-mobile, maritime and emergency management markets. As the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Command and Control Enabling Technology of the Year award winner, the division is a leader in developing and supplying high-speed data communications equipment for enabling vital communications resources such as voice, e-mail and Internet capabilities to a broad variety of aircraft.
EMS SATCOM is a division of EMS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ELMG), a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of wireless, satellite and defense solutions.
For more information, visit the Company's website at www.emssatcom.com