E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has called President Obama’s 2010 proposed fiscal budget, “solid for defense, space and civil aviation” in a Feb. 27 statement from AIA...

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Access Intelligence LLC (AI), a business-to-business information and marketing solutions provider, has added the Offshore Communications event to AI’s Satellite Group portfolio, acquiring Offshore Communications from Technology...

TECHNOLOGY Glowlink Releases Satellite System Upgrade Glowlink released a new version of its flagship Model 1000 system.     Version 2.11.1 introduces advanced data fusion technologies, alarm management tool sets and...

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] SkyTerra appointed Marc Montagner executive vice president of strategy, development and distribution, the company announced Feb. 26.      Montagner has a history of corporate development experience with...

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced Feb. 26.     The Advent Newswifts...

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] OpenTV, a middleware and interactive solutions provider, reached full-year profitability for the first time in the company’s history, OpenTV announced Feb. 25.     The company recorded a...

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Raytheon Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Raytheon Co. received a $1.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for initial production of the GPS Advanced Digital Antenna...

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Despite a challenging global economy, Iridium posted strong financial results in 2008, driven by growth in all three of its key markets, the company announced Feb. 26....

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Sea Launch has begun preparations for the launch of the Telstar 11N communications satellite Feb. 26 from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, the company announced Feb....

[Satellite News 02-26-09] DigitalGlobe‘s WorldView 2 remote sensing instrument, provided by ITT Corp., has been integrated by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. into the WorldView 2 spacecraft, DigitalGlobe announced Feb....