AMITA Wins Prestigious EU Bomb Data System (EBDS) Contract

By Amita Corporation, PRNE
Tuesday, April 27, 2010

OTTAWA, Canada, April 28, 2010 - AMITA Corporation, a leader in public safety and emergency management
solutions, is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract by the
European Police Office (EUROPOL), the European Union's Law Enforcement
Agency, to develop, implement and integrate the EU Bomb Data System (EBDS).
SOCIUS/Plus!, which is at the core of AMITA's global bomb database solution
bid, was selected as the EBDS through a competitive bidding process.

The European Union (EU) application of SOCIUS/Plus! will be the
implementation of an EBDS for the storage and exchange of information and
intelligence involving explosives, explosive/incendiary devices and Chemical,
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) materials for the EU Member
States and EU Competent Authorities. This widely available, user-friendly
data system will be accessible for those military units in charge of
EOD/CBRN, European Policing Agencies, as well as by a number of other
agencies/security services depending on national legislation.

The Law Enforcement Community of the 27 EU Member States will be able to
share and search incident information and intelligence through EBDS. Once the
system successfully passes the accreditation process, it will house up to and
including restricted incident data regarding Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) and their components, Improvised Incendiary Devices (IIDs), CBRN
materials and agents and precursors, etc., while providing valuable
analytical reports to analysts.

This announcement promises a common CBRN incident and intelligence
database tool (SOCIUS/Plus!) within EUROPOL and other Bomb Data Centers,
including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to exchange incident data,
information and best practices amongst the competent authorities of the
member states and third countries, provided there is a cooperation agreement
in place with EUROPOL. This could be of significant benefit to bomb techs and
investigators as well as the intelligence community from many sides. The
system should be running before the end of the September 2010 and may one day
provide a vast collection of CBRN incidents worldwide, thereby revealing
emerging trends and types of counter measures that are effective including
possibly links to countries' criminal/terrorist activity with groups that
have been active within the European Union.

Commenting on the agreement with EUROPOL, Monica Preston, President of
AMITA, said, "Canadian-built technology, developed by AMITA, will be the core
catalyst for CBRN technical incident data sharing on a global basis.
SOCIUS/Plus! originated from a joint government-private sector funded
research program for the protection of Canadians and is now internationally
recognized as the commercial product that will promote global and local
safety while helping build Canadian business and Canada's reputation as
technology innovators."

AMITA Corporation

Founded in 1985, AMITA Corporation is a public safety and emergency
management solutions company that offers IT consulting, commercialized
software solutions and expertise in CBRN-based research and development
programs. Focusing on the industries of law enforcement/first responders,
military/defence and public health, AMITA serves the requirements of
government, health care, public safety and emergency management agencies in
the areas of counter-terrorism, surveillance systems, mass casualty triage
and CBRNE incidents. For more information, visit www.amita.com.

For further information: Media Contact, Shelley Bryen, SR Manager,
Marketing Communications, AMITA Corporation, +1-613-742-6482 x209,
shelley.bryen@amita.com

For further information: Media Contact, Shelley Bryen, SR Manager, Marketing Communications, AMITA Corporation, +1-613-742-6482 x209, shelley.bryen at amita.com

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