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Geotek Communications [GOTK] signed a deal with Hughes Network Systems Inc. [GMH] for $100 million in vendor credit financing. Geotek also announced that it has launched the first Windows-based fleet […]

Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC] recently was awarded a seven-year, $27 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin Federal Systems [LMT] to support the U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). CSC also […]

General Motors OnStar [GM] recently won the Cellular Telephone Industry Association’s (CTIA) New Vision APPY Award for its GPS/cellular system. The CTIA APPY awards are presented to the "most innovative […]

Honeywell Inc. [HON] recently won a $7.2 million NASA contract for a Space Integrated GPS/Inertial Navigation System that can be used in the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and its […]

Barton Anthony Borrasca, 49, a senior policy analyst with Overlook Systems, recently died of cancer at his home in Alexandria, Va. Borrasca worked with the Navstar GPS office during his […]

Based on a recommendation from Judge Martha DeGraff of the General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week denied a protest by Kansas City, […]

Navtech Seminars is planning three GPS courses Nov. 18-22 in Alexandria, Va., and six GPS courses in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 9-13. Courses range from the "Fundamentals of GPS" to "Applied […]

Cabin John, Md.-based GeoResearch Inc.’s GPS/GIS ’97 Conference organizers are accepting technical papers and poster presentations until Feb. 15, 1997. The conference will be held in Annapolis, Md., May 13-16, […]

Orbital Communications Corp. [ORBI] recently named Beraq, Israel-based Elisra Electronics Systems‘ Stellar Satellite Communications subsidiary to manufacture a handheld communicator for its Orbcomm satellite system. The communicator, the EL-2000, will […]

C-MAP CHARTS USED BY U.S. NAVY October 3, 1996 C-Map.’s electronic charting display and information systems (ECDIS) units were used recently by five U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. The carriers also […]

JPO AWARDS GPS KIT CONTRACT TO ALLIED SIGNAL October 3, 1996 Olathe, Kan.-based Allied Signal Avionics Inc. recently won a $1.9 million Navstar GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) contract for […]

ROCKWELL AG UNIT GRABS $4.5 MILLION CONTRACT October 3, 1996 Rockwell Agriculture Systems [ROK] recently won a $4.5 million contract for a integrated sprayer control systems from Willmar, Minn.-based Willmar […]

RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MONTEK SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA October 3, 1996 Raytheon Aircraft Montek Co. [RTN] recently signed a deal with the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) to provide a DGPS […]

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TRAVINFO PROJECT TESTS VEHICLE NAVIGATION UNITS IN BAY AREA October 3, 1996 SAN FRANCISCO–A new federally funded intelligent transportation system (ITS) project will allow companies to assess how mobile information […]

ETAK NAMES KAWADA PRESIDENT AND CEO October 3, 1996 Menlo Park, Calif.-based Etak Inc. named Hirohito Kawada as president and CEO. Kawada, who has years of vehicle navigation experience, comes […]

ROCKWELL NAMES COLE AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR October 3, 1996 Rockwell International [ROK] recently named Craig Cole as business development director, Transit/Integrated Local Government Systems. Cole will help to develop […]

HONEYWELL INC. NAMES UNIT PRESIDENT October 3, 1996 Honeywell’s [HON] Phoenix-based Space and Aviation Control business named Don Schwanz, who was vice president of the company’s Air Transport Systems, president. […]

MICROSOFT ROLLS OUT MAPPING PRODUCTS October 3, 1996 Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] recently put three new mapping products on the market. The software, part of the Automap line, has links to […]

RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING October 3, 1996 The Rocky Mountain Section of the Institute of Navigation (ION) is planning a "Cutting-Edge GPS Applications" meeting Oct. 24 at the […]

CMC ANNOUNCES NEW COMPASS 3800 October 3, 1996 Chicago Map Corp.’s (CMC) new $339 Compass 3800 combines a Garmin GPS 38 handheld receiver with its street-level mapping software for use […]

STARLINK DEVELOPS DNAV FIELD PACK October 3, 1996 Austin, Texas-based Starlink Inc.’s new DNAV Field Pack combines a DGPS receiver and MSK radiobeacon for portable data collection, the company said. […]

ALLEN OSBORNE ASSOCIATES INTRODUCES RTTK CAPABILITY October 3, 1996 Westlake Village, Calif.-based Allen Osborne Associates’ (AOA) Real Time TurboKinematic (RTTK) is designed for its TurboRogue and Rascal GPS receivers, the […]

CERULEAN AND AT&T OFFER AVL PRODUCT October 3, 1996 Cerulean Technology Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services [T] are offering an AVL system on a laptop computer. The product is designed […]

Interstate Electronics Corp. (IEC) recently named C. Stephen Jungers as vice president of business development. Jungers, who will market the company’s defense and commercial GPS products, previously was Lockheed Sanders’ […]

The Panasonic KX-G7001 subscriber communicator has GPS circuitry and antenna that is designed for the Orbcomm low-Earth orbit satellite system. The units, marketed in the U.S. by Panasonic Industrial Co., […]

The Washington State Department of Transportation and ITS America are sponsoring the National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference in Spokane, Wash. For details, call 206/543-3332 or e-mail blegg@u.washington.edu.

Honeywell Inc. [HON] and Pelorus recently showed off its DPGS Satellite Landing System 2000, or SLS-2000, at the Northwest American Association of Airport Executives meeting in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–Contrary to press reports, a lawsuit and rumors, the Federal Aviation Administration expects to meet its phase I deadline for the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) by late […]

Trimble Navigation [TRMB] recently won a contract from the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department in Florida to equipment 70 fire and rescue vehicles with its GPS/AVL Subsystem. In addition, […]