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Calian Technology [Toronto: CTY] announced Monday that its Systems Engineering Division has received new contracts that increase the division’s backlog of signed work to over $71 million through March. The...

Equant [NYSE: ENT], a provider of data and IP services for multinational businesses, will deploy an IP virtual private network for EUMETSAT to process weather data gathered from international meteorological...

Satellite videophones, developed in the United Kingdom, are bringing a new dimension to reporting on the battlefield in Iraq. The live action on the frontline, which is being beamed into...

Pioneer Hi-Bred International is launching a GPS device based on FieldWorker Products software to help growers with crop management. Pioneer agronomists will use this system to capture field-scouting observations using...

SkyFrames [OTCBB: SKYU], a provider of secure satellite broadband Internet services, plans to incorporate an information security product from CyberGuard [AMEX: CFW] to enhance the security of satellite broadband communications....

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that its engineers are designing an orbital space plane (OSP) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Boeing is one of three contractor teams developing proposals...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR], has completed static-load testing of iPSTAR-1, the largest commercial communications satellite with a launch weight...

Garmin International is supporting a growing number of consumer GPS navigation and location applications that have caught the attention of Wall Street. Parent company Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN] is enjoying a...

Centrality Communications has launched its Atlas processor family, targeted for GPS-enabled handsets, PDAs and telematics systems. By combining up to six chips, Centrality’s Atlas processor family provides reduced system bill...

Medianet Communications [CDNX: MNE] has signed an agreement with Aboriginal Voices Radio (AVR) to provide administration/production facilities and support for satellite-delivered programming. Under this agreement, programming content will be produced...