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Honeywell International [HON] officials said today that Joseph DeFrancisco was named vice president of the company’s military markets segment. He will be responsible for defense and space customer management activities....

StarBand, a McLean, Va.-based two-way, high-speed satellite Internet service provider, has launched the StarBand 481 Telecommuter service to provide a business-grade satellite modem capability that is compatible with both Windows...

AXONN, a New Orleans, La.-based wireless data company, entered into an agreement that calls for the distribution of its AXTracker satellite-based tracking system in Europe through United Kingdom-based BCM, a...

Delphi Corp. [DPH] officials said today at the Mid-America Trucking Show that Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] receivers will be available to drivers of Penske Truck Leasing’s fleet. Penske will outfit...

Interstate Connections LLC officials said today that they have inked a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] to expand Sirius product availability within its stores. Interstate operates 70 “store-within-a-store” outlets...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] officials said today that the company had signed an agreement to supply Russia’s Modern Institute for the Humanities with a SkyStar 360E hub and 155...

EADS Astrium announced today that the W3A spacecraft it designed and built for Eutelsat has successfully performed early operations and is now in geostationary orbit. The satellite is drifting to...

Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] officials said today that David Anhalt has joined the company as senior director of its Advanced Programs Group. He will be leading Orbital’s efforts in providing...

C-Com Satellite Systems [CMI] officials said today that the company’s iNetVu mobile antenna systems will be distributed in Australia by Ericsson [ERICY]. C-Com officials said that Ericsson is integrating the...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has granted Telenor Satellite Services the authority to use extended Ku-band frequencies over the AMOS 2 satellite from the company’s Southbury, Conn., teleport. Telenor, with...