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Advanced Technology Systems Inc. of McLean, an information technology systems and solutions developer and IT-Defense, a consulting firm, announced a strategic alliance to deliver comprehensive information technology risk management and risk governance solutions to federal, state and local governments. (Business Wire)

America Online Inc. of Dulles, an interactive services company, announced a strategic alliance with the National Football League to provide sports fans with unprecedented access to a variety of NFL audio and video content. (Business Wire)

EVOLVENT Technologies, a technology firm headquartered in Falls Church, signed a contract with Omnicell of California, a provider of patient safety solutions for healthcare, to provide a Department of Defense Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process program. (Business Wire)

General Dynamics, a Falls Church-based mission-critical information systems and technologies provider, joined Lockheed Martin's team to develop the U.S. Air Force's next generation Global Positioning Satellite system, GPS III, by providing the communications payload, as well as modeling, simulation and systems security engineering support. (PR Newswire)

KEMA Inc., a Fairfax-based provider of technical and management consulting and training services to the gas energy and electric power industries, formed a strategic partnership with Excelergy Corp., a provider of high-performance software platforms, to deliver their services and platforms to the North American energy/utility value chain. (Business Wire)

Infodata Systems of Herndon, an enterprise content management solutions company, was awarded a contract by The National American Red Cross to implement a content and management system at operations in Washington, D.C., and Charlotte, N.C. (Business Wire)

MicroStrategy Inc., a McLean-based worldwide provider of business intelligence software and FirstBI, its master distributor in Greater China, signed an agreement with UFsoft Co., China's largest independent software firm, to provide Chinese companies with data analysis and reporting capabilities to help optimize business operations, enhance efficiencies and improve customer relations. (PR Newswire)

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems of Reston, a global integrator of complex mission-enabling systems and services for defense, intelligence and civil markets, plans to collaborate with New York-based Intell-Check Inc., a provider of advanced document and age verifications systems, to pilot a prototype cross-credentialing system that recognizes and authenticates the identity of visitors to military and defense industry facilities. (Business Wire)

Spacenet Inc. of McLean, a provider of two-way satellite-based broadband networking solutions, was selected by Valero Energy Corp. of San Antonio to develop a network to its chain of retail and wholesale outlets in the United States and Canada. (Business Wire)

webMethods Inc. of Fairfax, a provider of integration software enabling Global Business Visibility, was selected by Manulife (International), a Hong Kong member of Canadian-based Manulife Financial, to use webMethods' Integration Platform to support the deployment of new services and applications. (PR Newswire)

Wythe and Carroll counties have divided up the assets of a joint, 240-acre industrial park in the Ivanhoe community due to problems in negotiating projects. (The Roanoke Times)