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Oct. 07, 2008"TerraEchos Inc. is pleased to announced that it has been awarded a Phase II award from the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology to further the commercialization objectives of the Adelos Sensor System (ASS). TerraEchos, along with its manufacturering partner, S&K Electronics, will utilize the funding to perform specific tasks associated with testing, evaluation, and optimization of the Adelos Sensor System in cooperation with the Dept. of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory.
DOE-INL, through a FY 08 Lab Directed Research and Development Award, developed an Adelos test bed to evaluate the performance of Adelos, characterization of signal, and as a future environment for evaluation of Navy acoustic classification algorithms desinged to determine target types.
TerraEchos is honored to have received the Research and Commercialization Technology funding based upon performance and success during Phase I of the project.
"We are extremely excited to have received the positive news from the State of Montana," states Dr. Alex Philp, President and CEO of TerraEchos Inc. "Ever since the licensing of the BLUE ROSE technology from the US Navy, we have been have been working as hard as we can with our partners to add significant value, expand upon the world class Navy technology, and develop a commercial solution dedicated to very relevant national security challenges. We wouldn't be here if it were not for the support of the Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology."
The funding will allow TerraEchos Inc. to work closely wtih the Idaho National Lab., the US Navy - Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and other government parties in deployment of the Adelos system.
For more information, please contact:
406-532-3254 - Ext. 1"
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TerraEchos Inc. Signs CRADA with Department of Energy - Idaho National Lab
Sep. 23, 2008"TerraEchos Inc. is pleased to announce that it has executed successfully a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Dept. of Energy (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL).
The overall purpose of the CRADA is to establish a mutually beneficial relationship between TerraEchos and INL involving the Adelos Sensor System. The CRADA will faciliate cooperative research and development of Adelos in specific areas of mutual interest to TerraEchos and INL.
Adelos is an advanced fiber optic sensor system designed for covert surveilliance and intelligence gathering for mission critical national and homeland security challenges such as secure borders, critical infrastructure, and force protection as well as specific civilian applications.
Developed by the US Navy - NUWC - Newport, the Adelos system is based upon patented technology called BLUE ROSE. TerraEchos is a licensee of the BLUE ROSE technology and has been working for the past two years to build upon the significant Navy investment. Part of this effort has involved working closely with the Idaho National Laboratory, manufacturing partner S&K Electronics, and its parent company, GCS Research, to extend the BLUE ROSE technology into next-generation C4ISR application spaces.
"The finalization of the CRADA with INL represents another long-standing, sequential step toward the execution of our commercialization objectives with the BLUE ROSE technology," states Dr. Alex Philp, President and CEO of TerraEchos Inc. "Our relationship with INL is mission critical to our future success with this sensor system, and INL represents a world-class partner for us to prove the value of the BLUE ROSE technology against real-world challenges."
Work has already begun under the terms of the CRADA, and will be expanding rapidly throughout FY 09 and FY 10 in applied sensor system applications in national and homeland security challenges. Dr. Philp anticipates multiple benefits to both parties, and underscores the significance of this activity in terms of regional economic development based upon advanced technologies.
"The CRADA is a valuable vehicle by which our small company can work with one of the top research laboratories in the world and tackle some of the most pressing and challenging problems of our time - protecting our borders, protecting our dams, pipelines, and high value targets from terrorist threat," states Dr. Philp. "The mutual investment between the local, state, federal, and private stakeholders in the Adelos technology represents an effective commercialization strategy, and something we intend to expand to create more high-tech, high paying jobs in Montana and Idaho."
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Alex Philp
406-532-3254"
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TerraEchos Receives Funding from The Montana Board of Research and Commercialization Technology
Oct. 08, 2007"TerraEchos has received a grant from the Montana Board of Research and Commercializaton Technology to assist with the manufacturing, testing and evaluation of advanced fiber optic sensor technology licensed from the US Navy. "
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TerraEchos Announces Launch of Operations
Oct. 01, 2007"Missoula, MT – For Immediate Release
October 8, 2007
TerraEchos is pleased to announce that it has launched operations and full-scale manufacturing of the Adelos™ system through a series of strategic partnerships, local, state, and federal assistance, and private capital secured from a small grouping of strategic investors.
TerraEchos Inc., a Montana-based company, develops and provides some of the most advanced and state of the art technology currently available in the world for covert intelligence and surveillance solutions. Adelos addresses one of the most important requirements for government and business today - protecting personnel, high value critical infrastructure and assets, monitoring sensitive perimeters and facilities, and securing vulnerable borders.
This new solution is based on patented technology held by the US Navy (BLUE ROSE) for advanced digital acoustic fiber-optics. It is licensed exclusively to TerraEchos from the US Navy and TerraEchos is commercializing this technology to meet growing government and private sector security demands in various sectors.
The Adelos™ product combines patented Navy technology (BLUE ROSE) and advanced geospatial capabilities from the world’s leading GIS software provider, ESRI, Inc., into an Integrated Situational Awareness Architecture (ISAA), and leverages standards-based, commercial off-the-shelf technologies. ISAA allows multiple sensor systems to be integrated into a common operational picture (COP) for threat detection, classification, and communication.
The Adelos solution provides state-of-the-art capabilities never offered before outside of the US Navy in the form of covert surveillance and intelligence sensor capabilities within a distributed situational awareness environment.
Currently, TerraEchos is working with its sister company GCS Research and its strategic partner, S&K Electronics, on various applications of Adelos with the Idaho National Laboratory, a DOE facility ideally suited for multiple national security requirements.
As an ongoing technology transfer program, a TerraEchos remains engaged with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center – Newport and is expanding the relationship to include a variety of additional features.
For more information, please contact Dr. Alex Philp, 406-532-3254 or aphilp@terraechos.com. Please visit: www.terraechos.com.
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Montana Governor Recognizes TerraEchos: Helps Propel Company Launch
Sep. 13, 2007"Governor Brian Schweitzer presents TerraEchos with a manufacturing planning grant award. "
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center Receives National Excellence Award for BLUE ROSE Technology Transfer
May. 17, 2007"Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport - Newport, R.I.
The members of this team were honored for development of the Blue Rose Fiber Optic Perimeter Security and Detection System. Blue Rose detects an intruder via changes in the buried optical fiber caused by sound waves in the ground. The system alerts the operator with an audio alarm as well as a visual display of the location of the intrusion along the perimeter. An integrated camera system utilizes GPS information relayed by Blue Rose to tilt, pan and zoom to the precise location for further visual identification of the intruder. This technology is being made available as a commercial product for perimeter security at airports, power plants, oil and gas refineries, commercial and domestic buildings, pipelines and international borders.
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TechLink : The New Border Patrol: Navy Invention Hears Intruders
Feb. 22, 2006"Picture an intruder stepping stealthily across an international borderline. Now shift to a U.S. Command and Control center several miles away where a computer system is alerting a security officer to the intruder’s movement, having detected the slight sound of a footstep and zeroed in on the intruder’s exact location. The security officer dispatches a UAV to monitor from the air, ground forces to intercept on the ground, and the intruder is stopped...."
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Oct. 19, 2004
"GCS Research is pleased to announce that it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center - Newport (NUWC)..."
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