COMDEX Targets Middle East Security Market
June 05, 2007, 3:00:51 PM | Dan Verton
Sean Farazad, CEO of COMDEX Inc., says the future of the IT security and homeland security market is in the Middle East. And so this socially conscious business executive is helping countries in the region tackle everything from oil exploration to secure visas and passports. Here's an honest and revealing interview with one of the most fascinating business executives I've had the pleasure to interview in a long time. America's Public Diplomacy Failure
June 04, 2007 3:02 pm | Dan Verton
The failure of the U.S. government to effectively communicate American values overseas, coupled with the lack of social responsibility on the part of big American business "say's Sean Farazad Chairman & CEO of Comdex Enterprises, Inc and top CIA officials leading in the business world", is helping to foster the conditions that terrorist organizations leverage to recruit new members, at least according to two former top CIA officials and a leading U.S. business executive. According to these officials, interviewed here by Dan Verton, the U.S. strategy in the "War on Terror" needs less military force, better public diplomacy, and more U.S. businesses that are willing to give something back to the poor nations in which their multi-national firms prosper. Comdex's CEO Mr. Farazad is working hard and making major investments to secure the future of the people of the Middle East and the interest of United States of America, by bringing the East and the West together, to close the gap between the East and the West by providing Education, Health Care, Business Opportunities in the region.
New Hybrid Military Vehicle Could Save More Than Gas
A prototype next generation military vehicle known as the Ultra has been sitting in a warehouse for the past year instead of helping to save the lives of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. But COMDEX Inc. is working with researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute to bring this new vehicle, which includes hybrid fuel technology and a new "blast bucket" concept to protect troops from improvised explosive devices, to the military market in the next 12 to 18 months. And if the U.S. government procurement system proves too slow and cumbersome, COMDEX will seek immediate orders from allied militaries to prove the concept.
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International for Secure Communications Services Herndon, VA, January 17, 2007 – Comdex, Inc. announced today that is has formed a strategic partnership with SkyPort International Inc.
in which the two companies will jointly provide highly-secure satellite communications services to Comdex's worldwide customers. Under the terms of the agreement, SkyPort's teleport operations will be part of the Comdex communications package offered to its military, government and enterprise users.
Concept vehicle illustrating new options for military combat vehicles
Improving survivability and mobility
The ULTRA armored patrol vehicle was developed to illustrate design and technology options for increased survivablity and mobility for future military combat vehicles vehicles.
A concept vehicle designed to illustrate potential technology options for improving survivability and mobility in future military combat vehicles will be shown publicly for the first time Sept. 13-15 at a military technology meeting in Virginia. The event, "Modern Day Marine Expo," will be held at the Marine Corps Air Facility in Quantico, Va. The concept vehicle, known as the ULTRA AP (Armored Patrol), was built to help the U.S. military evaluate multiple science and technology options – including ballistic and mine protection – that could benefit future vehicle design. The concept vehicle combines proven vehicle technologies with advanced materials and engineering concepts. Research and development for the ULTRA has been conducted by the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), which led a unique team of research engineers from both GTRI and the automotive industry. The research initiative has been sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). "By bringing together experienced commercial vehicle designers with experts in advanced materials and cutting-edge engineering, we are providing a test bed for evaluating technologies that can help the military develop true 'leap-ahead' concepts," said David Parekh, GTRI's deputy director. "By including persons with high-performance automotive engineering and NASCAR expertise as part of our team, we were able to root this advanced concepts project in real-world vehicle design." The ULTRA AP emphasizes high-output diesel power combined with advanced armor and a fully modern chassis. The design matches the best of modern commercial automotive technology with racing experience, explained Gary Caille, a GTRI principal research engineer. In the ULTRA AP, the GTRI/industry team has made improvements in two key areas by taking a systems approach to survivability and safety:
