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Proofpoint Systems Team Awarded U.S. Navy SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Contract
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Los Altos, CA - May 30, 2008 The US Navy announced today that Proofpoint Systems has been awarded a contract under the SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Multiple Award Contract. Proofpoint's performance support systems - first deployed in the United States Navy - are recognized as an effective self-help bridge across improvement disciplines such as Lean Manufacturing, the Baldrige Quality Program, Six Sigma, and the Balanced Scorecard. Proofpoint's systems maximize best practices from the fields of management science and performance improvement; are readily accessible via the internet; help leaders see their environment more clearly; streamline task management, tracking, and communication; optimize decision making; and support the management of projects and the tracking of key initiatives and resource investments. These applications are being employed in environments worldwide where critical requirements call for consistent analysis processes; ease of communication; and dependable, metrics-based, project management. Proofpoint's products were nominated in 2006, 2007, and 2008 as Finalists for the American Business Awards. The SeaPort-e contract is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) vehicle established to facilitate the Navy-wide electronic procurement process. SeaPort-e leverages Navy buying power, improves business intelligence, and reduces purchasing time. As Mike Brooks, Proofpoint's operations vice president, noted, "We're fortunate to have a superb relationship with the Navy and DoD. The Seaport-e award is recognition of our past performance, an indication of the trust and confidence our organizations have in each other, and a significant step in our ability to rapidly respond to a wider range of global Naval challenges and opportunities in the future." SeaPort-e supports all commands within the Naval Enterprise as well as the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Included in the Naval Enterprise are the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Strategic Systems Programs, Office of Naval Research, and the United States Marine Corps. To respond to the needs this broad customer base, Proofpoint assembled a team of experienced and well-regarded organizations to provide specific support in the areas of:
Software Engineering, Development, Programming, and Networking
"Since 2005, the Navy has been an early adopter of Proofpoint's Organizational Performance Systems (OPS)," said Tom Sheets, Proofpoint's vice president of government relations. "Seaport-e provides a low-cost, highly effective conduit for tying together a massive amount of global maritime data now resident in the Proofpoint database and dramatically increasing access to precision metrics."Engineering, Systems Engineering and Process Engineering Human Factors, Performance, and Usability Engineering Program, Functional and Administrative Support About Proofpoint Systems: Proofpoint Systems of Los Altos, CA, (www.proofpoint.net) has spearheaded the advancement of web-based self-help performance analysis methodologies. Proofpoint's groundbreaking applications are widely deployed where data driven recommendations, precision metrics, and responsive solutions to complex issues are a must. |
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