Posted August 31
Mobile Satellite
Ventures,
a Reston-based provider of satellite communication services,
released its SMART system. Satellite Mutual Aid Radio
Talkgroup allows law enforcement and safety officials
to utilize a nationwide, two-way satellite radio network,
which ties together first-responders and government agencies
in times of emergencies. (NR)
Posted August 6
Athena Technologies Inc., a producer of navigation
systems headquartered in Warrenton, successfully flight-tested
its Micro INS, an integrated flight data package. The
size of a small cell phone, the system provides altitude,
heading, airspeed and other data points for cockpit displays
in aircraft. Athena plans to market a series of products
based on Micro INS that will be FAA certified for use
in autopilot and flight control systems for the general
and business aviation markets. (News release)
Posted Aug. 1
XO Communications Inc., a telecommunications
company headquarted in Reston, added 24 metropolitan
markets across the U.S. to its broadband wireless coverage
network in partnership with Nextlink. Among the new service
areas are Austin, Texas, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland,
Ore., and San Francisco. (PR Newswire)
Posted July 11 Guardian Technologies International Inc., a Herndon-based
developer of threat detection systems, filed a patent
for medical mapping software for advanced imaging and
visualization of various diseases, including breast
cancer, to allow earlier diagnosis and treatment. (Business
Wire)
Posted July 10 Philip Morris, a Richmond-based cigarette manufacturer,
will produce a smokeless, spit-free tobacco product called
Marlboro Snus at its York County facility. The product
will be launched in late summer with consumer testing
in the Dallas-Ft. Worth market. (Daily Press)
Virginia Tech researchers
have developed a process of taking discarded poultry
byproducts and turning them into biodegradable plastics
using protein blends found in feathers and eggs. The
new material could provide an environmentally friendly
alternative to petroleum–based
plastics. (The Roanoke Times)
