CellExchange Inc.

CellExchange Inc. is a "security software and infrastructure provider" based on the campus of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CellExchange and "its wholly owned subsidiary CellExchange Federal, Inc. perform work for the U.S. Government. Its affiliate Cambridge Technology Enterprises (www.ctepl.com) focuses on commercial work."

In May 2007, CellExchange Inc. became a member of the Homeland Security & Defense Business Council.

Government contracts
CellExchange counts the following among its customers


 * U.S. Navy
 * U.S. Air Force
 * U.S. Army
 * Boeing
 * Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
 * Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

Cell Exchange Federal, Inc. was awarded a five-year GSA Group 70 IT Schedule Contract in December 8, 2003, which is valid through December 6, 2008, with the U.S. government to provide "professional IT services to Federal government customers."

TALON
CellExchange initially developed the Joint Protection Enterprise Network (JPEN) program&mdash;"an integrated force protection informationsharing system that would provide common situational awareness around military facilities for all the services"&mdash;for the U.S. Department of Defense.

JPEN is a "system that functions as a conduit for Anti-terrorism/Force Protection leaders to share incident data and to conduct real-time analysis and alerts for situational awareness", and which has a "demonstrated capability to connect with civilian agencies and state/local entities. JPEN was sponsored by" the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Partners
The following are CellExchange partners:


 * Hewlett-Packard
 * IBM
 * KBase
 * Northrop Grumman
 * Oracle
 * SAIC
 * SCRA
 * University of New Orleans

Management
The following are members of CellExchange's management team.
 * Bhaskar Panigrahi, Chief Executive Officer
 * Krishna P. Nangegadda, President
 * Ari Salonen, PhD, Senior Vice President, Business Development
 * Jim D'Augustine, Chief Technology Officer
 * David Weiser, Senior Vice President, Services
 * Steven McShane (Captain, USN, Ret.), Vice President, Navy Account

Board of Directors
The following are members of CellExchange's board of directors.
 * Sundar Subramaniam, Chairman
 * Bhaskar Panigrahi, Chief Executive Officer

Advisory Board

 * Arthur N. (Bud) Langston, Rear Admiral US Navy (Retired)
 * Tom O'Riordan, Major General US Air Force (Retired)

Contact information
CellExchange Federal, Inc. 101 Main Street, 16th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617 528-2100 FAX: 617 528-2199 E-mail: bd AT cellexchange.com Web: http://www.cellexchange.com/

Related SourceWatch articles

 * defense contractors
 * The Threat and Local Observation Notice (TALON) Report Program

External articles

 * "City of Jacksonville And CellExchange Unveil Prototype 'Protect America' Threat Assessment and Responder System," Business Wire (TheFreeLibrary.com), October 31, 2003.
 * "CellExchange to expand Hyderabad centre," ExpressConputerOnline, February 9, 2004.
 * Caron Golden, "Pass the word," Government Computer News, October 10, 2005.