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| Alexandria Council members Del Pepper and Joyce Woodson with the 2002 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award Winner - Riptech. |
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On March 22, 2002, Alexandria City Council member Redella S. "Del" Pepper announced the winner of the 6th Annual Alexandria Technology Achievement Award to Riptech, Inc., an Alexandria-based firm that protects computer networks for clients in over 30 countries from intrusion of attack through 24/7 security monitoring in real time from a Security Operations Center in Alexandria and security professional services. Their Caltarian technology platform is capable of analyzing, interpreting and correlating large volumes of network security data, providing customers with a comprehensive and prioritized view of their security posture.
Riptech, Inc. protects computer networks for clients in over 30 countries from intrusion of attack through 24/7 security monitoring in real time from a Security Operations Center in Alexandria and security professional services. Their Caltarian technology platform is capable of analyzing, interpreting and correlating large volumes of network security data, providing customers with a comprehensive and prioritized view of their security posture.
The 2002 Technology Award finalists included:
A panel of four judges representing the technology industry selected the five finalists from among 38 Alexandria firms nominated for the award.
The judges evaluated each nomination on the basis of technological achievement and its impact on the business, its industry, and/or the City of Alexandria. The judging panel consisted of Shawn McLaughlin of Legg Mason Wood Walker; Doris Cammack-Spencer, representing the Commission on Information Technology; Tony Cook, Vice President of Digital Paper Corporation (2001 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award winner); and Jeff Weiss, Managing Director, ASAP Ventures.
BriarTek, Inc. — developed a maritime survivor locating beacon used as a man-overboard alarm, receiver and direction finder known as the Overboard Recovery Communications Apparatus (ORCA). The ORCA system consists of a beacon worn by sailors while at sea, a receiver that alerts crew members and rescue authorities in the event of an emergency and a directional finder that helps locate the individual in need of assistance. The technology is also being applied to industrial safety alarms, firefighter locating beacons and wildlife tracking tags.
MTS Technologies, Inc. — developed the Voice Interactive Display (VID) for the Army by integrating voice technology into the Soldier’s Portable On-System Repair Tool creating a hands-free interface to permit a technician to carry out maintenance procedures effectively and efficiently. The Medical Encounter Module prototype developed for the Navy for dictating patient information, automatically generating medical reports, prescriptions and x-ray requests.
Outtask, Inc. — Outtask’s Cliqbook Travel Management solution integrates corporate, published and internet-exclusive fares into a single corporate booking tool that provides a powerful workflow and approval mechanism for managers to control costs and monitor travel activities. Cliqbook allows travelers to book resulting ticket options through a workflow and approval mechanism that ensures their travel arrangements fall within predetermined budgets set by their corporate travel manager.
TRADOS, Inc. — provides the world’s leading language translation technology that enables multilingual communication in global organizations. The translation memory database stores previously translated sentences, building up a large repository of source text and foreign language equivalents over time. With the assistance of "fuzzy matching" functionality the system also recognizes similar, not just identical, translation matches. The technology saves considerable time and costs when translating repetitive texts (such as standardized forms, operating manuals, contracts, product updates and successive versions of other texts).
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