WASHINGTON (July 26, 2007) On Monday, July 16th, President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the 2006 National Medals of Science and Technology, the Nation?fs highest honor for science and technology innovation. Exostar, the leader in secure multi-enterprise collaboration technologies for aerospace and defense (A&D), congratulates its Chairman of the Board, Paul G. Kaminski, for being named a 2006 National Medal of Technology Laureate.

The National Medal of Technology honors America's leading innovators. The award is given to individuals, teams, and/or companies/divisions for their outstanding contributions to the nation's economic, environmental and social well-being through the development and commercialization of technology products, processes and concepts; technological innovation; and development of the Nation's technological manpower. The Department of Commerce administers the award, which was established by an act of Congress in 1980. For more information about the National Medal of Technology visit: http://www.technology.gov/medal/ .

"I am deeply honored to receive the 2006 National Medal of Technology. I have been privileged throughout my career to be involved with leading organizations - such as Exostar - that enhance the productivity of our economy through innovation and application of advanced technology," said Kaminski.

Exostar was founded by BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Rolls-Royce, to build solutions that enable secure collaboration and information sharing among partners, suppliers and customers. Its on-demand applications provide multi-tier supply chain visibility, sourcing, procurement and program collaboration to a community network of 38,000 manufacturers and suppliers. Exostar?fs leading position in digital identity and access management allows users of its Trusted Workspace to share information while maintaining appropriate controls and reducing compliance risk.

"Paul Kaminski is a true visionary and champion of technology innovation," said Kevin Lowdermilk, President and CEO of Exostar. "His contributions as Chairman of Exostar over the last six years have been invaluable. On behalf of all of the employees of Exostar, our partners and customers, I offer our sincere congratulations."

The award will be presented by President Bush to the Laureates during a White House awards ceremony, tomorrow, Friday, July 27, 2007.

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About Exostar
Exostar powers secure collaborative supply networks helping manufacturers and suppliers work together to gain visibility, control and integration of critical business processes, speeding time-to-market, increasing profitability and reducing risk. Initially launched in 2000, Exostar was founded to support the complex trading needs of the world's largest aerospace and defense companies, including BAE SYSTEMS, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin Corp., Raytheon Co. and Rolls-Royce. Today, its on-demand solutions provide business collaboration, secure infrastructure and supply chain execution capabilities for 38,000 trading partners worldwide. For more information, please visit www.exostar.com.

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