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SOCOM Awards Contract to RemoteReality

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., August 18, 2010 - RemoteReality announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).   Under this contract RemoteReality will leverage its expertise in wide area high definition video systems to develop new capabilities for the Department of Defense.

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Commands (SOC or SOCOM) of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States Armed Forces.  The command is part of the Department of Defense . USSOCOM is headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

“RemoteReality’s wide area video technology is increasingly being used across a large number of critical defense applications” saysRetired Vice Admiral  Dennis McGinn, the company’s CEO. “This award from SOCOM is the latest in a series of recent wins for our game changing technology which provides much needed capabilities in key warfighting areas.” 

RemoteReality’s wide area camera systems have been used in a variety of defense and homeland security applications, including on submarine periscopes, surface ships and both manned and unmanned ground vehicles. 

About RemoteReality Corporation

RemoteReality designs ultra wide area camera systems that dramatically improve situational awareness in military and homeland security applications. Our products deliver real-time wide-area visual information to users, greatly improving their operational context, speed and accuracy of decision making. Our innovative embedded design greatly reduces system cost and complexity compared to traditional video technologies.  Our omni-directional camera technology spans both visual and thermal infrared (LWIR and MWIR) spectra, enabling us to provide solutions with continuous 360-degree coverage during both day and night.  For security applications our intelligent object tracking software automates the analysis of the video, issuing alarms and automatically controlling a slaved device (pan-tilt-zoom camera or weapons system) to follow potential threats. More information can be found at www.remotereality.com.