Covia Labs Selected To Demonstrate Interoperable Communications Software Platform At U.S. Military’s 2010 CWID Event
Monday, March 22, 2010
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA –– Covia Labs, Inc. today announced that it has been selected to participate in the 2010 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) events taking place between June 14th and 25th, 2010. Covia, which is being sponsored for CWID 2010 by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), will demonstrate its software platform that enables encrypted interoperable communications between a wide array of devices and equipment. The demonstrations will take place at the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters located at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, the Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, VA, and the Canada Public Safety command facility in Ottawa, Canada.
An initiative of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CWID is an annual event that showcases cutting-edge information technology for U.S. military organizations. Technologies are accepted for participation because they provide new information sharing capability or aim to improve an existing capability in support of articulated demonstration objectives. As a part of the 2010 CWID program, the USNORTHCOM event will simulate a terrorist attack in the U.S., focusing on strategies that can enable encrypted and reliable interoperable communications between response personnel from the U.S. and Canadian military, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and local emergency responder, police and fire agencies.
Covia Labs will be demonstrating the company’s software platform which solves the communications equipment incompatibilities within and among military and government agencies. It merges the data and functionality found on multiple, diverse devices and equipment into one, fully integrated and encrypted system. Regardless of hardware, operating system or platform, a single interoperable system can be created that integrates everything from ordinary commercial devices, such as cell phones and laptops, to mission-specific equipment, such as security cameras, sensors and weapons systems. A designated administrator or multiple users can manage and utilize the resources of all devices on the platform.
Military and civilian agencies participating in CWID 2010 will test the capabilities of Covia’s system to share information and other mission-critical tools across trusted organizations, and to enable these organizations to interoperate as a single, unified entity. Specifically, they will review Covia’s ability to: • Intelligently deploy resources • Enhance mission capabilities • Improve response times
“Many of today’s military operations, especially military-civilian missions, involve multilateral engagements of diverse forces and organizations, each operating with their own equipment and communications systems,” said David Kahn, CEO of Covia Labs, Inc. “As a result, it is difficult for aligned forces to coordinate operations. There is a strong need for a comprehensive platform that can help tie these diverse systems together on a mission-specific basis. We look forward to demonstrating Covia’s capabilities in this area at CWID, which has identified improving leader-centric, network-enabled operations as specific objectives for this year’s event.”
Covia’s software platform offers a cost-effective way for government and military organizations to integrate consumer mobile phones and commercially available devices into their operations. Since Covia creates an independent and encrypted communications system, it can also operate across existing carrier networks to supplement existing public safety radio equipment and private networks, with greater coverage and richer media. For example, devices within the Covia system could provide a map with continuously moving icons that represent the current locations of emergency response personnel, equipment and command sites.
A “How It Works” demonstration video of Covia’s services can be found at www.covialabs.com.
Covia Labs, Inc. Covia Labs, Inc. is the developer of a unique, patented software platform that, for the first time, enables the creation and deployment of interoperable applications that run across an unlimited number of diverse devices, regardless of operating system or hardware. With Covia, a single application can securely and simultaneously run across trusted devices, creating a secure “device collective” that automatically understands and utilizes the unique functionality of each device for the most efficient execution of the goal of the application. Covia Labs is located in Mountain View, CA and is privately held. For more information, visit www.covialabs.com
