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Award recognizes performance by a minorily sub-contractor
T he N ational A eronautics and
Space A dm inistration has honored
S oftw are M aintenance S pecialists
(SM S) as “ 1996 M inority S u b co n
tractor o f the Y ear.”
SM S is being honored for its su b
co n tract service to the R ockw ell
Space S ystem s D ivision based in
D ow ney, Calif. R ockw ell’s Space
System s D ivision is a prim e co n tra c
tor for the Johnson Space C enter in
H ouston.
As a leading national provider o f
com puter outsourcing services, SM S
provides R ock w ell’s Space System s
D ivision w ith data processing su p
port for the co m p an y ’s m ulti-plat
form co m p u ter operations. SM S
inform ation technology services sup
port the space shuttle orbiter pro
gram , including pre- and post-flight
analysis. In addition, SM S m anages
the d iv isio n ’s m ainfram e netw ork
com m unication links with Rockw ell
facilities across the country.
“A s a subcontractor to Rockw ell,
SM S has focused on m eeting the
space system s di vision’s bottom -line
objectives for low ering operating
costs and im proving operations,” said
M iguel "M ik e” W inder, SM S presi
dent and ch ief executive officer. “We
are honored that the space system s
division nom inated the com pany for
this distinguished aw ard.”
T he aw ard recognizes achieve
m ents by entrepreneurs and honors
subcontractors that have provided
outstanding high-tech support and
service to N A SA .
“N A SA recognizes the co ntribu
tions m inority businesses m ake in
assisting N A SA in fulfilling its m is
sion,” said Ralph T hom as, N A SA
asso ciate ad m in istra to r for sm all
business.
A c c o r d in g to Jim B o w e r,
R ockw ell Space System s D ivision’s
d irector o f m aterials, SM S w as se
lected based on a full and open co m
petition by subm itting the best-val
ued p ro p o sal for su p p o rt o f the
d iv isio n ’s m ainfram e com puting
operations.
“Since 1994, SM S has perform ed
beyond our expectations and has
helped the space system s division
stream line operations and rem ain a
leader in the aerospace industry,”
B ow er said.
Rockw ell Space System s Division
d e s ig n s , b u ild s an d in te g r a te s
m anned and unm anned space sys
tem s and supporting hardw are for
N A SA , the D epartm ent o f Defense
and com m ercial users. It is the prime
contractor for the NAS A space shuttle
orbiter and the A ir F orce’s N avstar
G lobal Positioning System Block I,
II, IIA and IIF satellites.
L isted in 1995 as one o f Inc.
m agazine's “Fastest-Growing Private
C om panies,” SM S offers m ulti-plat
form system s m anagem ent, data pro
cessing, system s integration, techni
cal support and application develop
ment services. SMS provides transi
tional and selective outsourcing ser
vices to com panies throughout the
U.S., including A llergan Inc., A p
plied M agnetics Corp., A vco F inan
cial Services Inc., C ox C om m unica
tions, D A TA T A PE Inc., D en n y ’s
Inc., M cG aw Inc., N estle Inc., Lucas
G eared System s Inc. and Varian A s
sociates.
SM S com pany headquarters are
located at 3 H utton C enter, Santa
Ana, C alif., 92704; telephone: 714/
850-6600.
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Song, winner of Smail
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Minority Businessperson
of the year
Income Protection
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Paul Song, president o f Seattle-
based A RIS Corp., has been selected
by the U.S. Sm all Business A dm in
istration (SB A ) as the M inority Small
B usinessperson o f the Y ear for R e
gion X.
C o m p e titio n e x te n d e d am o n g
Alaska, Idaho, O regon, and W ash
ington, and Song will now be consid
ered for even more recognition later
this month at the national level.
“The nation’s econom y is strong,
and com petition at every level is
very sharp,” said SB A A dm inistrator
Philip Lader. “S o these regional
w inners should be justifiably proud
o f this significant accom plishm ent.”
ARIS Corp, is an inform ation sys
tem s consulting, training and prod
uct developm ent com pany w hich
provides com puter-related business
solutions for large U.S. corporations
and organizations. T he com pany
specializes in finding business and
organizational solutions through
advanced technology.
“I am so pleased that a thriving
small business like the A RIS C orpo
ration received this honor. Paul Song
is an exem plary m em ber o f S eattle’s
business com m unity and serves as an
inspiration to aspiring en tre p re
neurs,” said Gretchen Sorensen, SB A
Regional A dm inistrator.
These SBA regional aw ards re
flect that each year since 1983, the
president designates one w eek for
recognition o f the accom plishm ents
o f m inority en trep ren eu rs. T hat
event. M inority E nterprise D evel
opm ent (M ED ) W eek, results in cer
em onies throughout the nation and
this year will be celebrated from Sept.
22 to Sept. 28.
The SBA has 10 regions and one
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Portland, Oregon will host ap
proximately 20 minority meeting
planners from throughout the coun
try on Novem ber I Oth- 17th. Slated
as "Hospitality Tour ’96", the 7 day
event is designed to influence orga
nizations to consider Portland as a
destination for their future conven
tions, meetings and conferences.
Portland’s first hospitality tour
was held last N ovem ber and re
ceived rave reviews in national m e
dia, as well as by the guests that
attended.
Roy Jay, President and C E O o f
Oregon Convention and Visitor Ser
vices Network, says that this years
sequel promises to be bigger and
better than ever. Evening com m u
nity and business receptions are be
ing planned for Novem ber 14th,
15th and 16th in Portland.
Individuals and businesses that want
to attend theevening receptions should
call 244-5794ext. 22tobe included on
a special invitation list.
o f these 10 regional w inners will be
elevated within the next few w eeks
as S B A ’s National M inority Small
B usinessperson o f the Y ear and re
ceive special recognition during a
four-day M ED W eek conference in
the natio n ’s capital.
The national conference starts on
M onday, Sept. 23, and is co sp o n
sored by the SBA and the M inority
B usiness D evelopm ent A gency o f
the U.S. D epartm ent o f C om m erce.
T his y ea r’s them e is “M inority B usi
ness: A m erica’s C om petitive A d
vantage.”
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