11/29/2007: DDS Wins 2007 e-Ward from the Louisiana Technology Council and GNO Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007, Time: 4:00 PM
To: State and National Media

Diamond Data Systems, Inc. announces it has won eWARD from Louisiana Technology Council and GNO, Inc.

 New Orleans – November 29 , 2007 – Diamond Data Systems is pleased to announce that it has won the 2007 eWARD for “Best Application of Technology” from the Louisiana Technology Council and Greater New Orleans, Inc., two local business promotion and development organizations.

The annual award, given to the metropolitan area’s top companies, organizations or individuals, honors those who compete in one or more of seven available categories. Of the categories available DDS competed in “Best Application of Technology” and successfully won out over numerous other entrants vying for the honor.

Using an existing web services technology Diamond Data Systems, Inc. developed a product for the U.S. Navy and adapted it to integrate directly into the Navy’s cadre of key tier-1 tactical decision-making systems. The result is that the system revolutionizes the speed and method by which critical, real-time tactical decision-making data is delivered to the warfighter. The project is called the Naval Oceanographic Portal, or “NOP”, and provides a single point of access for meteorological, atmospheric and oceanographic data that previously had to be obtained, classified and disseminated from over one hundred different websites.

Keith Alphonso, Director of Diamond Data’s office located at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and project director of the winning technology said, “This project is an excellent example of how existing technologies can be brought to bear to solve complex problems, help save taxpayer money, and provide better support to our warfighters.”

About Diamond Data Systems

Diamond Data Systems is a leading provider of high value IT solutions that include IT strategy, software engineering, network infrastructure design, information assurance, IT contracting and IT outsourcing. DDS has delivered these solutions to commercial enterprises in a variety of industries including healthcare and oil & gas as well as federal, state and local governments.

DDS was recently selected as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Greater New Orleans region, the third time in the past 4 years. The company was also awarded the Bronze Award for “Innovator of the Year”; the inaugural “2006 SMB 20 Award for Small Business Innovation” from the national publication PC Magazine. DDS is headquartered in New Orleans, LA with an office at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

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Joe Berry, Media Relations
5732 Salmen Street, Suite C
New Orleans, LA 70123
800-218-9009 (Corporate Headquarters)