WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 150 new technology products
will be introduced at FOSE 2007, the government's largest gathering of
information technology professionals. Some 550 exhibitors will attract
15,000 federal high tech buyers along with 5,000 industry professionals to
learn about the latest technologies at FOSE 2007 on March 20-22 at the
Washington DC Convention Center. Registration is free for military,
government, government contractors and educators.
"Industry has responded rapidly to the federal government's burgeoning
need for innovative technology solutions, and we will be showing off their
new products at FOSE," said Bill Howell, vice president and General Manager
of FOSE. "Leading corporations such as AMD, American Power Conversion,
CDW-G, Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Palm, Research in Motion,
Toshiba, Xerox, and hundreds of other firms, small and large, are
introducing new ways for government to operate more efficiently, safeguard
our country, and move our national agenda forward. The Federal government's
2007 budget includes over $75 billion for new technology spending, and
products for cyber security, homeland security, health information systems
and geospatial are hot areas of growth, and FOSE is the place where
government kicks off its buying year."
Here are a few of the leading companies who will be demonstrating new
technologies at FOSE:
-- Altova, the creator of XMLSpy -- the industry standard XML
(eXtensible Markup Language) development environment for modeling, editing,
transforming and debugging XML-related technologies -- will demonstrate its
full line of XML, data management, UML (unified modeling language), and Web
services software tools. Altova tools are used by over 2.5 million clients
worldwide, including Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies and numerous
government agencies. Altova's products increase the productivity of
developers and lower the total cost of ownership on projects such as Web
development, document management, data integration, database management,
business process automation and Web services development.
-- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) of Sunnyvale, California will showcase
AMD64-based servers, workstations, desktop computers and notebooks from
industry leading hardware partners such as Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM, Lenovo
and Sun Microsystems. Major governmental agencies like the Air Force have
deployed AMD64 across their organizations. AMD will also discuss
accelerated computing initiatives including AMD Torrenza, which delivers
co-processing for improved performance in specialized tasks like modeling,
encryption and security, and AMD Fusion, the next-generation merging of
microprocessors and graphics processors, which can help enable smaller,
more reliable and intelligent devices for military applications.
Additionally, AMD will showcase its 50x15 initiative, which is aimed at
bringing low cost computing to 50% of the world by 2015.
-- CDW Government, Inc. (CDW-G) of Herndon, Virginia will demonstrate
the Ultimate Office, a technology solution designed to enable Federal
agencies to meet Federal telework requirements, improve Continuity of
Operations planning and support increasingly mobile Federal field staff.
The Ultimate Office showcases best-in-class technology for small office and
home office (SOHO) users, including a SOHO PBX phone system, peer-to-peer
collaboration software, videoconferencing system and 750 GB serial ATA
drive. CDW-G will also demonstrate the Total Security solution,
incorporating physical, data, and network security, including a smart card
with biometric access, IP video surveillance, and FIPS 140-2 certified
wireless security.
-- Cisco Systems, Inc. of San Jose, California will present its
TelePresence Meeting solution, a revolutionary technology that creates
"face- to-face" meeting experiences. Major defense and intelligence
agencies are already adopting this technology for mission-critical programs
where lives are at stake. In addition, Cisco will demonstrate its IPv6
Network Assessor, already helping federal organizations meet the IPv6
transition requirements' deadline of June 2008 by providing agencies with
reports and recommendations for IPv6 compliance on Cisco core
infrastructure.
-- Document ATM of Vista, California will unveil their 44-foot mobile
Secure Document Scan Platform. The high-speed, self-contained mobile
production scanning facility can be deployed anywhere in the country to
assure that the chain of custody of the documents is not compromised.
Outfitted with banks of Kodak i600 Series Scanners, the Mobile Scan
Platform is capable of scanning over 150,000 documents per day. Preserving
the chain of custody for documents is critical in areas such as health
care, government, financial and legal.
-- HP of Palo Alto, California will be highlighting a breadth of
complete end-to-end technology solutions for the federal market in
consolidation services, data warehousing, data center management, security,
and imaging and printing. HP will be demonstrating more than 25 solutions
and products at its booth. In addition, HP will be hosting 22 unique
educational sessions to explain how HP can help the public sector optimize
performance, improve manageability, and lower costs across its complex
infrastructure and service needs.
-- Information Technology Solutions Acquisition & Management, Inc. of
Fairfax, Virginia will be showcasing a silver nano-embedded, anti-bacterial
computer mouse as well as a wireless ball-point pen-sized "write and sketch
freely" mouse that captures, stores, and displays handwritten information
in real-time without the need for special paper or tablets. The WOW-Pens
will also be shown in a special vertical form that reduces the strain that
causes carpel tunnel syndrome.
-- Meganet Corporation of Los Angeles, California will demonstrate its
biometric USB mobile storage systems, the VME Biodrive, which supports FIPS
140-2 certification using a VME Crypto Engine. The system provides finger
print authentication as well as a built in 256 bit Advanced Encryption
Standard key that is unique to each drive. The Veterans Affairs and the
U.S. Department of Transportation have officially adopted the VME Biodrive
as their standard for portable data encryption. In addition, Meganet will
demonstrate the newly improved Hummer-mounted VME Terminator H2 bomb
jammer, capable of blocking radio frequencies from 20 to 6000 megahertz to
provide protection from the worldwide, growing problem of remote controlled
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
-- Microsoft Corporation will host a guided hands-on lab in the booth
for customers to experience Windows Vista and Office 2007. Microsoft will
demonstrate tools that help government agencies address various federal
mandates and guidelines. The lab will highlight accessibility, information
sharing, security and privacy features built into these new products.
-- Motorola, Inc. of Schaumburg, Illinois will introduce a full suite
of asset location solutions, including the MC70 rugged enterprise-class
digital assistant that incorporates a mobile phone, PDA, computer, scanner
and imager packaged in a single compact wireless device. The MC70 has just
received certification for airworthiness from electromagnetic interference
from the U.S. Air Force for all rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft. The
MC70 is widely used for asset location and mobility applications in health
care, warehousing, and transportation.
-- Pragma Systems, Inc. of Austin, Texas will demonstrate their new
secure connectivity FortressSSH software specifically designed to provide
authentication, encryption and data integrity for Windows servers, desktop
clients, and mobile devices. Pragma's award winning technology utilizes
FIPS approved AES encryption and is used in several government
installations for application delivery, secure file transfer, and remote
management and administration across any Windows environment.
Now in its 31st year, FOSE 2007 will take place on Tuesday - Thursday,
March 20 - 22 at the Washington DC Convention Center. Registration is free
for military, government, government contractors and educators, with valid
ID, and $50 for business and industry. For complete details, go to
http://www.fose.com or call 1-800-791-FOSE.
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