Archived News

Semandex Exhibiting at Fort Belvoir Defense Technology & Intelligence Career Fair - On September 10, 2009, Semandex will be exhibiting and attending the Fort Belvoir Defense Technology & Intelligence Career Fair.  Semandex is currently looking for an experienced Field Engineer.  COME VISIT US!

Semandex SWIM Baseline Delivered to USMC for Installation and Test - On May 22, 2009 the Semandex SWIM (government purpose) software baseline was delivered to USMC in Quantico, Virginia, for testing and transition into a key tactical Marine Corps Program of Record.  This baseline includes the Tango commercial software baseline, supplemented by advanced research capabilities added as part of the Office of Naval Research Large Tactical Sensor Networks (LTSN) Program.

Semandex Awarded DARPA "Data In The Wild - Video" Contract - On May 14, 2009, Semandex was awarded an extension of our "Data In The Wild" effort to also look at automated integration of video resources through the inclusion of video object ontologies and video post-processing capabilities for object extraction.  This effort is being conducted under an ongoing SBIR Phase II effort, administered by the National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health.

Semandex Teams With START for US Data Integration Project - As the sole commercial partner under the DHS-sponsored US Data Integration Project, Semandex presented Tango semantic technology and transition strategies at the project Kick-off, held at the University of Arkansas on May 12-13, 2009.  The project is led by the DHS Center of Excellence for Studies of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland, and includes academic partners from the University of Arkansas, John Jay College, Michigan State University, University of Oklahoma, and the University of Maryland.  The project will focus on integration of the large data collections of the consortium members related to US domestic terrorism, as well as additional studies in areas such as outcomes of policy decisions with respect to levels of violence.

Semandex Briefs US SOCOM on Connected Intelligence - Sponsored by the US SOCOM TILO Office, Semandex presented Tango use cases in the areas of Contingency Planning, Identity Management, and Civil Affairs on May 5, 2009.  Use of the Tango Semantic Wiki for human/computer collaboration provides a key new capability in the search for improved methods to address the various mission needs.  Copies of the briefing can be made available through our Knowledge Center.

Semandex Joins ACIN Consortium - On January 15, 2009, Semandex became an official member of the Applied Communications and Information Networking (ACIN) Consortium, located in Camden, NJ. The ACIN Technology Center is America’s first small business accelerator serving the US Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security. Established in 2001 through a contract between the US Army and Drexel University, the mission of the ACIN Technology Center is to identify small businesses and technologies that make information delivery faster, more secure, and more flexible. They are focused on Applied Communications and Information Networking technology that provides benefits to the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security either leveraging COTS technology or with the potential for commercial development.