SPS Announces www.NauticalCharts.gov Wins The 2001 Pioneer Award

Arlington, VA, May 25, 2001 – Software Performance Systems, Inc. (SPS) announced today that www.NauticalCharts.gov is the recipient of the 2001 Pioneer Award chosen by E-Gov's Government Solutions Center (GSC).  Winners were selected for their significant impacts on how Government conducts business in the Information Age.  In recognition, SPSwill also deliver a "Best Practice Briefing" at the E-Gov 2001 Exposition, July 10th - 11th.

The 2001 E-Gov Pioneer Award was granted to only 20 government agencies out of nearly 300 initial nominations from federal, state, and local government organizations, as well as international submissions.  Selection criteria for the award included systems that: "increased productivity, saved limited public resources, and improved the quality, timeliness, and accuracy of citizen services.” (E-Gov 2001).  This is the second of two recent and national-level awards won by NauticalCharts.gov.  The web-based system had made news in February by winning the 2001 Excellence.gov Award presented by the Federal CIO Council.

SPS developed and deployed the www.NauticalCharts.gov web site for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Coast Survey (OCS) from a grant from the IT Innovation Fund.  Mr. Dave Enabnit, Technical Director of OCS led the NOAA team.

SPS Strategic Solutions Vice President, Joe Linza said prior to system deployment, "Nautical Charts had been printed in large batches through an expensive lithographic process, then placed in inventory.  When ordered, charts could be several years old.  Because waterways are dynamic, many charts were out-of-date when ordered, and had to be updated by hand.  It was also expensive to keep inventory, and wastage was high.  NOAA's Office of Coast Survey has enabled a Print-On-Demand capability for charts, accessed through the www.NauticalCharts.gov B2G2B Internet exchange.  Charts are now printed with up-to-the minute accuracy.  And since charts are only printed when ordered, inventory costs for chart agents and the Government are kept to a minimum.”

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Software Performance Systems, Inc. (SPS), a small business based in Maryland, is a privately held information technology services provider. Established in 1995, SPS specializes in the design and integration of large Web-based solutions for State and Local Governments and commercial clients. SPS has been honored with many national awards, including: #10 ranking in the Computerworld Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT, Deloitte's Virginia Technology Fast 50 and North America Technology Fast 500, and as a SBA Exporter of the Year. More importantly, SPS solutions helped our clients win prestigious awards, including the Grace Hopper Federal Government Technology Leadership Award, the E-Gov Pioneer Award, the Excellence.gov Grand Prize Award, and the Government IT Agency Award for Excellence in Government.
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Software Performance Systems, Inc.
Sid Chowdhary, VP State and Local Government Solutions Division
240-949-8825 / 1-866-734-6777
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