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| Mark McLindon, Mayor Bill Euille, and Gray Hawk Systems, Inc. CEO Pete Howton. |
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The 2005 Alexandria Technology Achievement Award winner was Gray Hawk Systems, Inc. Alexandria Mayor William D. Euille announced the winner at the 9th Annual Alexandria Technology Achievement Week luncheon on March 11, 2006. The Technology Achievement program was created to showcase advancements in the development and application of technology by Alexandria-based businesses.
The Mayor and Technology Achievement Award Committee Chairman R. Mark McLindon also recognized three finalists:
The finalists were selected by a panel of three judges representing the community.
In addition to the award presentation, a video produced by T. C. Williams High School students was shown which highlighted the technological achievements of the honored firms and the advantages offered by Alexandria as a location for technology companies.
Achievement Award Winner Gray Hawk Systems provides systems engineering, risk assessment and data visualization technical support services to the FBI and other government agencies. Gray Hawk leads the development and integration of a data exploitation, visualization and dissemination tool set, and provides the system support for training, demonstrations and "over the shoulder" customer support as needed.
Forum One Communications — developed a web-based collaboration tool, Project Spaces, to enable groups of people to collaborate and communicate across geographical and organizational boundaries. Project Spaces provides a password-protected, database-driven virtual workspace to share information, assign and manage tasks and work on the same project from anywhere at any time.
Inova Alexandria Hospital - Medical Surgical Intensive Care — implemented VISICU, Inc.’s eCareManager critical care system. Components of the system include a remote monitoring system with access to vital signs for patient monitoring; centralized clinical result reporting, medication ordering and documentation; and direct patient observation and conferencing capability from each patient’s room. All users have access to an online information source of current clinical data.
Sentel Corporation — developed, in conjunction with the Space and Warfare Systems Command, the Comb Limiter Combiner - Comb Linear Amplifier Combiner (CLIC CLAC), which enables one or more transmitters to be connected to a single transmitter, while minimizing the threat of interference or jamming. The technology allows more SINCGARS (Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems) frequency-hopping radios to be used in a particular location, such as a ship or a battlefield, with less interception and interference.
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