Indoor GPS Receives Aviation Week's Prestigious Technology Innovation Award

Award signals growing popularity of Indoor GPS as a universal metrology solution for the aerospace industry

DULLES, Virginia - October 7, 2003 Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine announced that Arc Second, Inc. is the recipient of its 2004 Technology Innovation Award. Arc Second's Indoor GPS technology was selected by a panel of seven judges from the private sector and military services. Other winners included Honeywell and Lockheed Martin.

"We are extremely excited to have been recognized by Aviation Week Magazine for this coveted award," said Arc Second's President and C.E.O., Edward Barrientos. "Past winners have included pioneering technologies that have revolutionized the Aerospace industry. We are confident that Indoor GPS will have an equally large impact on how aircraft are built in the future."

"Innovation has driven the aerospace industry since the Wright Brothers flew the first powered flight almost 100 years ago," said Aviation Week's Executive Vice President/Publisher Kenneth E. Gazzola. "The technologies selected as the recipients of Aviation Week's Technology Innovation Awards for 2004 are likely to pay dividends for years to come in new capabilities and improved efficiencies for aerospace manufacturing, aircraft maintenance and space exploration."

The 7th Annual Technology Innovation Awards will be presented at the Dallas Aquarium on October 28th 2003, as part of the Aerospace & Defense Programs & Productivity Conference and Exhibition. Edward Barrientos, President and CEO of Arc Second will be in Dallas to receive the award from Aviation Week publisher, Ken Gazzola.

About Indoor GPS

Indoor GPS was developed utilizing Arc Second's proprietary 3D-Intelligence technology and is the first proven positioning system with the accuracy, reliability and utility to support large-scale metrology. Using signals from transmitters that emit laser and infrared light, small receivers can calculate their position coordinates independently. Uses include the measurement and inspection of large tooling, sub-assemblies and infrastructure in the aerospace, automotive, rail, and shipbuilding industries. Indoor GPS is providing facility owners, metrologists, toolmakers and other users of accurate coordinate data with unparalleled flexibility in collecting critical metrology data. For more information about Indoor GPS, go to www.IndoorGPS.com.

About Arc Second, Inc.

Arc Second develops, manufactures and markets 3D-Intelligence (3D-I) measurement and tracking products and mobile CAD software solutions. Arc Second markets its products to the construction, architecture, manufacturing, product design, forensics, aerospace, virtual reality and movie special effects sectors. Founded in 1990, Arc Second is a privately held company located in Dulles, Virginia in the heart of the Northern Virginia technology corridor. For more information about Arc Second, go to www.ArcSecond.com.

About Aviation Week

Aviation Week & Space Technology is the world's leading aviation and aerospace industry magazine, covering technology, business and operations in the commercial, military and space markets for more than 106,000 paid subscribers in 180 countries. The group's web portal, www.AviationNow.com, offers the industry's most reliable news, information and features.

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