JBM Joins EDGE® Innovation Network

ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 13, 2009 – JBM announced today it has joined the EDGE® Innovation Network, a collaborative, open-environment initiative enabling industry and academia, with government input, to work together to enhance the delivery cycle of new technologies and innovative capabilities to warfighters and first responders.   Sponsored by General Dynamics C4 Systems, the EDGE provides subject matter expertise, advanced product portfolios and equipment, facilities and laboratories for developing and testing technologies, products and systems that make end-users more mobile, connected and informed.   Andy Vonada, JBM Chief Operating Officer, said, “This is a very exciting opportunity for JBM.  We possess almost two decades of experience working side-by-side with our nation’s forces – often in austere locations, but always in direct support to their vital missions.  We are eager to enhance the EDGE team by bringing our extensive technical expertise and years of deployed experience to make a tangible impact on current and future requirements.” The EDGE has already delivered technology innovations to the U.S. Army’s Land Warrior program, and it is currently monitoring more than 20 projects intended to improve and enhance warfighter and first responder capabilities. Pete Palmer, EDGE Innovation Network director, said, “By aligning technologies and innovations from EDGE members like JBM with requests and feedback from warfighters, first responders, and other programs, we can deliver new and relevant capabilities to users faster than typical acquisition cycles currently allow.”  The first EDGE Innovation Center opened in December 2006. EDGE Innovation Centers are currently operating in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Leavenworth, Kan.; Orlando, Fla.; Taunton, Mass.; and Oakdale, United Kingdom. There are currently over 100 EDGE members. Recent additions to the EDGE membership include the University of California, Santa Barbara campus;  iRobot Corporation, Bedford, Md.; Aspen Systems, Inc., Marlborough, Mass.; Viecore Federal Systems Division, Eatontown, N.J.; and Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.   More information can be found online at www.EDGE-innovation.com. For more information about how leverage EDGE, please contact JBM’s Business Development Team.