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| Councilmember Rob Krupicka, Vice Mayor Del Pepper, Acting Director of the USPTO Jon Dudas, Mayor Bill Euille and Tech Week Chairman Mark McLindon present the award to Defense Group, Inc. Senior Vice President Dr. Don Ponikvar. |
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Alexandria Mayor William D. Euille and Information Technology Commission Chairman Mark McLindon announced the winner of the 8th Annual Alexandria Technology Achievement Award on Friday, March 19, 2004. Defense Group, Inc., a small high technology services and hardware company located in Alexandria, was named the winner at a luncheon held at the Radisson Old Town in Alexandria. The luncheon served as the climax of Alexandria Technology Achievement Week and showcased advancements in the development and application of technology by Alexandria-based businesses.
Defense Group, Inc., was recognized for their development of the Chemical Biological Response Aide, or CoBRA, an emergency response system that provides first responders with the necessary data resources and interactive tools to supply practical, step-by-step actions for managing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) incidents. CoBRA has been deployed to more than 2,000 first responders, including all FBI-certified bomb squads, numerous National Guard WMD Civil Support teams, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Pentagon Force Protection and many fire and police departments nationwide.
The 2004 Technology Award finalists included:
A panel of three judges, representing the technology industry, evaluated each nomination on the basis of technological achievement and its impact on the business, its industry, and/or the City of Alexandria. The judges were David Speck, Managing Director-Investments at Wachovia Securities, LLC; David Lantzy, a member of the City’s Commission on Information Technology; and Joe Landa, representing BriarTek, Inc., the winner of the 2003 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award.
Redmon Group, Inc. — has designed and developed an innovative and easy-to-use suite of information technologies called CommuterWare for the transportation industry, which provides seamless access to useful information for both commuters and transportation providers. Technology allows travelers to receive real-time information, on palm devices and mobile phones, related to traffic situations, services delays and disruptions, including personalized information or alerts based on a traveler’s particular route.
The Templar Corporation — offers advanced and secure information management solutions that allow law enforcement, criminal justice and emergency management organizations to easily and rapidly share critical information and improve the government’s ability to proactively deter and effectively respond to threats to public safety and security. Templar focuses on providing information sharing software solutions to government, specifically the law enforcement, criminal justice and public safety communities, which results in improvements in investigating and solving crimes, setting appropriate sentences in court, and supporting counter-drug and counter-terrorism intelligence programs.
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