Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Thu, January 29, 2009 DNI and DIA?s Analyst Space Collaboration Tool Named One of the Top 50 Inventions of 2008 by Time Magazine
FAIRFAX, Va.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT) announced today that Analysts Space, or A-Space, an application that ManTech developed for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), has been named one of the 50 best inventions of 2008 by Time Magazine. The list, in the November 10, 2008 issue of Time, includes the most innovative products and developments of the year such as the world's fastest computer, an electric, battery powered sports car, and the world's first moving skyscraper.
Time described A-Space as a "Facebook for Spies," that is "… designed to encourage the sharing of ideas and information among members of the FBI, the CIA, the NSA and the U.S.'s 13 other intelligence services."
A-Space is one of the DNI and DIA's key strategic intelligence collaboration and information sharing initiatives. It is the next generation intelligence analysis work environment with the intent to transform the way the Intelligence Community shares information. A-Space provides an interactive workspace for intelligence analysts to solve problems, and among other capabilities, uses Web 2.0 tools to share geospatial intelligence data.
About ManTech International Corporation:
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia with approximately 7,900 professionals, ManTech International Corporation is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the Intelligence Community; the departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice; the Space Community and other U.S. federal government customers. ManTech's expertise includes systems engineering, systems integration, software development, enterprise architecture, cyber security, information assurance, intelligence operations and analysis support, network and critical infrastructure protection, information operations and information warfare support, information technology, communications integration, logistics and supply chain management, and service oriented architectures. The company supports the advanced telecommunications systems that are used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in other parts of the world; has developed a secure, collaborative communications system for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and builds and maintains secure databases that track terrorists. The company operates in the United States and 40 countries. In 2008, BusinessWeek magazine chose ManTech for its 2008 ‘InfoTech 100' listing representing the best performing tech companies in the world. In 2007, ManTech was named one of BusinessWeek.com's fastest growing tech companies; to Business 2.0 magazine's 100 Fastest Growing Technology Companies list for the second year in a row; to the Deloitte & Touche list of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Virginia; and a GI Jobs magazine Top Ten Military Friendly Employer. Additional information on ManTech can be found at [ www.mantech.com ].
Forward-Looking Information:
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