Avwatch Launches Operations in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

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Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:13am EST

Firm Delivers Full Motion Video and Persistent Surveillance
          Capabilities to Meet Homeland Security Requirements
CAPE COD, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Avwatch (www.avwatch.us), a firm focused on improving airborne
technology capabilities for homeland security professionals, today
announced the launch of the new company in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Avwatch commences operations with a nationally recognized executive
team holding more than a decade of operational security and disaster
response experience. Avwatch is dedicated to supporting the homeland
security operations of both the private and government sectors through
airborne platforms that allow security professionals to view real-time
aerial imagery and data.

   Avwatch's unique airborne platform permits homeland security
professionals the freedom to interact directly with aircraft, generate
requested flight routes, specify the data to be collected and
precisely control the onboard camera sensors. Communications between
the ground user and aircraft are provided via the Internet, meaning
the user and aircraft can communicate in real time, permitting
immediate aircraft tasking and retrieval of data and imagery updates
from anywhere in the world, at anytime. Avwatch provides homeland
security professionals with a low-cost solution that is capable of
conducting routine patrols efficiently and effectively.

   Another innovative Avwatch service, for the protection of critical
infrastructure, provides homeland security professionals the ability
to specify the frequency of security inspections, as well as the data
collected from each location. When the inspection is completed, a
comprehensive report is delivered to authorized security personnel
through a secure Internet connection. If the client desires, Avwatch
will then archive the information and facilitate secure data retrieval
for the purposes of historical and forensics analysis.

   "As a Coast Guard officer, I spent the last decade improving the
Guard's operational processes and technologies to meet homeland
security requirements," said Chris Kluckhuhn, President, Avwatch. "I
am excited to announce the launch of Avwatch, which I formed to
rapidly implement the new technology capabilities that we as homeland
security professionals require to meet both our daily mission and
disaster response needs. To support these operations, Avwatch's aerial
platforms provide a real-time 'eye-in-the-sky' that improves
situational awareness and mission effectiveness."

   About Avwatch

   Avwatch is dedicated to meeting the needs of homeland security
professionals in private industry and federal, state and local
government jurisdictions through the use of low cost and high
endurance aircraft. Avwatch's innovative software platform provides
homeland security professionals the ability to directly task aircraft
and view imagery in real time through a secure internet connection.
Avwatch was founded in 2008 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for more
information, visit www.avwatch.us.

Press Contact:
DPR Group
Christine Randle
240-686-1000
crandle@dprgroup.com
or
Company Contact:
Avwatch
Chris Kluckhuhn
508-360-4398
clk@avwatch.us

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