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BT

EADS (The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company)

ESS Project

The ESS consortium consists of 19 partners (including APD) that will bring together a wide spectrum of European SME's, industrial and academic partners from a variety of fields, ranging from sensor design and electronic communications to civil protection. The resulting cooperation will help provide an added measure of security to European citizens.

Garmin

Garmin is the world's leading mobile navigation device company and a global manufacturer of in-car Sat Navs, portable navigation devices, handheld GPS units and GPS products for the marine and outdoor sectors.

Microbus

Microbus specialises in the provision of In-vehicle Computers to the UK Emergency Services. With over twenty years experience in PC design and development for rugged environments, Microbus has a comprehensive understanding of the technological and practical issues presented running computers in vehicles. Thousands of Microbus computers are installed in UK Emergency Service vehicles in addition to Taxis and Public Utility vehicles. Using their in-house designed and manufactured PC boards, In-vehicle Computers are independently tested and certified to meet the European legal requirement of "e-mark", the UN's "E-mark" and the UK Police Information Technology Organisation's A&ES5 spec 9 class 1 certification

Motorola

O2

O2 aims to enrich customer's lives by enabling them to get the most from their mobile. As a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK, O2 offers a range of services including text, media messaging, games, always on data connections (via GPRS) and much more. Other services under development include music over mobile and mobile video. O2 is the UK market leader in mobile data services such as text, with over half a billion messages being sent by O2 customers each month.

O2 was formed in 2001 following the demerger from British Telecom of its former mobile business, BT Wireless. O2 (UK) Limited is a subsidiary of mmO2 plc which also delivers O2 branded services in Ireland and Germany. O2 has approximately 12 million customers in the UK.

Steria

One of the foremost IT services companies in Europe, Steria designs and delivers integrated quality business solutions underpinned by the provision of secure infrastructures. Steria has a long-term commitment to the Emergency Services market and is a leading provider of Command & Control solutions. In the UK Police sector, Steria's STORM Control application has more installations than any of its competitors.