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GEOTEK COMMUNICATIONS FINANCED BY HUGHES
Geotek Communications [GOTK] signed a deal with Hughes Network Systems Inc. [GMH] for $100 million in vendor credit financing. Geotek also announced that it has launched the first Windows-based fleet...
ONSTAR WINS CTIA'S NEW VISION APPY AWARD
General Motors OnStar [GM] recently won the Cellular Telephone Industry Association’s (CTIA) New Vision APPY Award for its GPS/cellular system. The CTIA APPY awards are presented to the "most innovative...
CSC TAKES $27 MILLION SUBCONTRACT
Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] recently was awarded a seven-year, $27 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Federal Systems [LMT] to support the U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). CSC also...
HONEYWELL INC. GRABS $7.2 SPACE SHUTTLE CONTRACT
Honeywell Inc. [HON] recently won a $7.2 million NASA contract for a Space Integrated GPS/Inertial Navigation System that can be used in the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and its...
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Barton Anthony Borrasca, 49, a senior policy analyst with Overlook Systems, recently died of cancer at his home in Alexandria, Va. Borrasca worked with the Navstar GPS office during his...
FAA DENIES WILCOX ELECTRIC INC'S WAAS CONTRACT PROTEST
Based on a recommendation from Judge Martha DeGraff of the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week denied a protest by Kansas City,...
NAVTECH SEMINARS PLAN COURSES IN FLORIDA, VIRGINIA
Navtech Seminars is planning three GPS courses Nov. 18-22 in Alexandria, Va., and six GPS courses in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 9-13. Courses range from the "Fundamentals of GPS" to "Applied...
GPS/GIS '97 CALL FOR PAPERS
Cabin John, Md.-based GeoResearch Inc.’s GPS/GIS ’97 Conference organizers are accepting technical papers and poster presentations until Feb. 15, 1997. The conference will be held in Annapolis, Md., May 13-16,...
ORBCOMM NAMES ELISRA ELECTRONICS AS COMMUNICATOR MANUFACTURER
Orbital Communications Corp. [ORBI] recently named Beraq, Israel-based Elisra Electronics Systems‘ Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacture a handheld communicator for its Orbcomm satellite system. The communicator, the EL-2000, will...
RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING
RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING October 3, 1996 The Rocky Mountain Section of the Institute of Navigation (ION) is planning a "Cutting-Edge GPS Applications" meeting Oct. 24 at the...