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GEOINT 2022 attendees invited to experience Sit(x) demo featuring analytics of Ukraine

PAR Government has incorporated BlackSky’s (NYSE: BKSY) commercial satellite data into the Sit(x)™ cloud-native situational awareness suite making it possible for tactical and operational end users to access near real-time imagery on the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) mobile platform.

“As the name implies, Sit(x) can handle the situational awareness demands of any situation,” said PAR President Michael Nelson. “Sit(x) helps front-line commanders and warfighters make faster and better decisions by enabling two-way sharing of vital information. We are thrilled to team up with BlackSky and add their phenomenal space-based image products into the same tactical devices in use by over a quarter million people today.”

“Customers experience a force-multiplying first-to-know advantage with BlackSky’s proprietary high-revisit satellite constellation,” said BlackSky Chief Revenue Officer J.R. Riordan. “Together with PAR Government we’re improving the tactical ISR experience by providing insights and real-time analytics to those serving on the front lines when they need it most.”

Incorporating BlackSky imagery and derived products into Sit(x) is one of the first steps in turning the server into a geospatial data marketplace where users can access a variety of commercial imagery sources as near real-time base maps and other digital data.

At GEOINT 2022 participants can experience how Sit(x) displays the real-time locations of personnel and resources overlaid on a high-resolution multispectral BlackSky satellite image of Ukraine. To participate in the demo, attendees are invited to download the ATAK app and the companion app Sit(x) TeamConnect On-The-Go (OTG) from the Google Play Store, or Sit(x) for iOS from the Apple App Store to their mobile devices where they can view imagery and communicate with other GEOINT attendees.

The Sit(x) demonstrations will occur in Booth 504.

Sit(x) is a commercial Server-as-a-Service solution based on the TAK platform developed by PAR Government for the U.S. Defense & Intelligence Community. Sit(x) establishes real-time communication and information sharing among otherwise non-federated military and civilian personnel during rapidly evolving situations, both planned and unexpected.

With Sit(x), individuals and teams can communicate via standard personal computers and handheld mobile devices by voice, text, or symbology. They can share real-time full-motion video (FMV), GIS layers, airborne/drone imagery, GPS locations, raster maps, photos, and documents and now satellite imagery across their defined group.

PAR developed Sit(x) as an affordable and easy to use cloud-based alternative to TAK Server for organizations. Sit(x) is securely hosted in the AWS Gov Cloud with all hardware/software management handled by PAR. Fully secure and compatible with ATAK, WinTAK, and the just released iTAK, Sit(x) can be accessed via free downloadable gateway applications.

About PAR Government

PAR Government, an ESRI business partner for over 20 years, is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

About BlackSky Technology Inc.

BlackSky is a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence. Leveraging its own satellite constellation and harnessing the world’s emerging sensor network, the Company monitors the activities and locations worldwide that matter most to its customers. BlackSky’s on-demand constellation of proprietary satellites, together with the sensors in its partners’ constellations, are capable of imaging targeted locations on Earth multiple times a day in a variety of conditions. The data collected from BlackSky’s satellites and other sources populates BlackSky’s proprietary data lake and platform. Cutting-edge computer techniques, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, allow BlackSky’s customers to derive unique and commercially valuable insights, providing them with a first-to-know advantage. BlackSky’s suite of real-time geospatial intelligence products can be integrated into a customer’s system or made available through BlackSky’s Spectra platform using a laptop and internet connection. The Company’s variety of pricing and utilization options enables customers to customize their first-to-know experience. For more information, visit www.blacksky.com.

PAR Government, a provider of geospatial and decision support solutions for 57 years, has rebranded its TeamConnect™ cloud-based situational awareness suite as Sit(x)™. The commercial Sit(x) solution is designed for enhanced collaboration among government and civilian public safety organizations. PAR Government Systems Corporation (PGSC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR).

To complement the Android and Windows support already available in Sit(x), PAR has unveiled a free iOS app, giving Apple smartphone users access to the technology.

“The Sit(x) name better reflects the ability to provide effective situational awareness for any situation,” said Mark Kozak, PAR Government Vice President of Product Innovation. “This results in faster, more informed decision making at the command level and in the field.”

Sit(x) is a TAK Server-as-a-Service solution based on the Team Awareness Kit (TAK) situational awareness technology that PAR Government developed for the U.S. Defense & Intelligence Community under contract to DoD. This technology has been deployed under demanding conditions by every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces over the past decade.

PAR Government created the Sit(x) TAK Server-as-a-Service offering specifically to enable real-time communication and information sharing between non-connected public safety personnel during rapidly evolving multi-jurisdictional situations, both planned and unexpected. These include large public gatherings, such as sports events or concerts, and emergency incidents related to terror attacks or natural disasters.

The affordable and easy-to-use Sit(x) solution enables individuals and teams to communicate directly by text or symbology and share real-time full-motion video (FMV), GIS layers, imagery, GPS locations, raster maps, photos, and documents.

“Sit(x) can save lives, time, and resources by federating unrelated police and fire departments, U.S. government agencies, volunteer search-and-rescue groups, and even private security firms to collaborate as one coordinated entity during a major event,” said Kozak. “Due to its TAK lineage, Sit(x) opens the lines of communications between civilian public safety and the U.S. military, as well as our allies, with no export restrictions.”

The PAR Government Sit(x) offering is a subscription to the Sit(x) TAK Server-as-a-Service software suite in the cloud. Ready in minutes, Sit(x) scales to handle teams of any size and is protected with end-to-end secure connectivity. The suite provides complete lifecycle management – event preparation, rehearsal, training, dynamic response, post-mission playback & analysis and new response simulation.

The investment by subscribing agencies is minimal because there is no computer hardware to purchase, and the end-user applications are available from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store for free. All server operations and software maintenance are managed 24/7 in the cloud by PAR.

Learn more about Sit(x) and the new iOS app at https://pages.pargovernment.com/sitx-for-ios

About PAR Government

PAR Government, an ESRI business partner for over 20 years, is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.

PAR Technology subsidiary announces $15.2 million U.S. Navy Award at Lago Patria, Italy

PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded its subsidiary, Rome Research Corporation (RRC), a five-year $15.2 million contract to provide uninterrupted operations and maintenance (O&M) support at the Global Information Grid (GIG) facility in Lago Patria and Sicily, Italy. RRC is a leading provider of large satellite gateway O&M services providing interconnectivity to all facets of the Department of Defense (DoD) and has supported the Lago Patria facility since 2005.

The Naval Satellite Communications Facility - Lago Patria is a premier DoD satellite gateway site supporting a global network of information capabilities, processes and personnel. The facility supports collecting, processing, storing, disseminating and managing information on demand for use by military commanders, policy makers and support personnel. The facility supports wartime and peacetime strategic, operational, tactical and business functions spanning U.S. DoD, national security and related intelligence community missions. Additionally, it provides interfaces to coalition, allied and non-DoD users and systems around the globe.

At Lago Patria and other locations, RRC’s technical staff support commercial and military satellite communications (SATCOM) systems. For this project, RRC will apply its deep expertise of multi-band systems operating from 300 MHz to 300 GHz. RRC will be performing O&M duties on various baseband equipment and terrestrial transport systems in service of deployed tactical and strategic users. RRC’s expertise includes mission planning, activation, engineering and installation of low-level circuitry and includes critical communications security (COMSEC) support.

Mike Nelson, President of Rome Research Corporation, stated “RRC is honored that the Navy continues to entrust us to support this critical mission. We are pleased to build upon our 16 years of on-site support to Lago Patria and Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Naples and extend our support of DoD large SATCOM Gateways. Our employees are passionate about what they do to support the warfighter and we are delighted to continue to partner with the U.S. Navy to deliver these services.”

About PAR Government

PAR Government is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2013 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.

PAR Government Appoints Michael Nelson President and Pending Retirement of Matt Cicchinelli

Last week we announced the appointment of Mike Nelson as President of PAR Government. Mike is a strong and accomplished leader and I’m looking forward to helping him continue the growth path we’ve undertaken.

In connection with the appointment of Mike, we announced the retirement of Matt Cicchinelli. Matt has led PAR Government for six years and driven tremendous improvement across our organization. I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to work with Matt closely during my tenure at PAR and have left every interaction with an appreciation for his intellect, sense of ownership and character. Leaders are hard to find, leaders like Matt almost impossible. Matt will leave a legacy of consistently driving excellence and delivering committed results to the company and for our shareholders. He will be dearly missed.

With deep gratitude,

Savneet Singh
Chief Executive Officer
Par Tech Inc

About PAR Government

PAR Government is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2013 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.

PAR Government Systems Corporation (PGSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), today announced that it has been awarded a $490,400,000 ceiling, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee completion and firm-fixed-price type orders for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) software, hardware, and technical documentation. This is the largest single contract award in PAR’s history.

This contract provides for research, designing, prototyping, testing, evaluation, operational evaluation, experimentation, integration, technical installation, transition and support through initial operations of C-sUAS technologies.

Commenting on the award Matt Cicchinelli, President of PAR Government stated, “We are pleased that the Air Force has shown confidence in, and selection of PAR Government to support this important solution development and integration program. PAR Government will utilize our technical in-depth experience and knowledge gained over decades of working with the Department of Defense to accomplish the requirements of this important effort.”

Savneet Singh, PAR Technology’s CEO stated, “PAR is gratified to have been selected to provide advanced C-sUAS solutions in response to urgent mission needs. We have always prided ourselves on customer satisfaction and understand the critical role we play in supporting our operational customers and their requirements.”

Contract work will be performed in Rome, New York, and is expected to be a 6-year ordering period with a maximum of a 2-year Order Period of Performance beyond the ordering period.

This award is the result of a competitive acquisition. Fiscal 2021 research and development funds in the amount of $5,700,000 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, New York, is the contracting activity (FA8750-21-D-1100).

About PAR Government

PAR Government is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2013 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.

PAR Government, a provider of geospatial and decision support solutions for 50 years, today introduced GV-X™, a completely redesigned and upgraded version of its popular Gv3.0™ raster imagery and full-motion video (FMV) viewing package. The new GV-X™ will appeal to traditional geospatial end users, especially those who perform analysis of FMV from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other remote sensing platforms.

PAR Government will introduce GV-X™ at GEOINT 2021 and perform demonstrations in Booth 2514 in the exhibit hall. GEOINT 2021 is being held Oct. 5-8 at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri.

“GV-X™ is faster, more user approachable and offers numerous new capabilities for visualizing geospatial imagery,” said PAR Government President, Matt Cicchinelli. “The sweet spot for GV-X™ continues to be the access it provides FMV users to the metadata embedded in video streams that allows for advanced geospatial analysis.”

PAR developed the Gv3.0™ solution nearly 20 years ago as a government-off-the-shelf application for use exclusively by the U.S. Defense & Intelligence and GEOINT communities to view and analyze various types of raster imagery and FMV captured by satellite, drones and manned aircraft. After government support for the application ended with build 985 in 2015, PAR re-introduced Gv3.0™ in mid-2019 as an affordable commercial product available to all. The commercial version has updated many of the older open-source dependencies and migrated from Java 8 update 48 to the current release of Java 11 to comply with latest security requirements.

The new GV-X™ builds on the foundation that made the original product so popular with geospatial users. It reads many data files common in the GIS and GEOINT communities, including the National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) and NATO Secondary Imagery Format (NSIF).

The application has been widely embraced by the Defense-Intelligence community due to the fact it enables viewing and editing of KLV metadata (sensor type, geolocation, annotations, etc.) in the video stream that are vital for location-based applications and wide-area monitoring.

Enhancements to GV-X™ include a modernized user interface that fully leverages the 64-bit Windows10 environment and makes the software easier to access. Additionally, the underlying code has been rewritten and streamlined resulting in faster processing and functionality. Large raster files that once took minutes to load now render in seconds.

In addition to the enhanced graphical user interface, GV-X™ features numerous new capabilities, including the following:

• Intelligent Video Error Handling – With numerous UAV and airborne video systems on the market, file and format incompatibilities are inevitable. GV-X™ has built-in intelligence to identify errors in video files so they can be corrected by the user.
• Synchronized Video Play – Along with overall improved video performance, all videos in the project tab can be controlled with a single set of commands.
• Real-Time Frame Resolution Changes – Modern FMV systems, especially those used in the Defense & Intelligence sector, can switch from one format to another on the fly – high-resolution optical to lower-resolution thermal infrared red, for example. This switch also changes the pixel resolution of the video frame which other viewers are unable to handle. The new GV-X™ displays these videos flawlessly.
• Multiple Video Formats – GV-X™ continues to support all popular image and video compression formats, including the latest and most popular H.264 compression (also known as MPEG-4 Part 10), as well as H.265, MPEG-2/4, M4V, VP9, and WMV.
• Latest Version of STDI0002 – The updated GV-X™ now supports many more of the newest tags from the Compendium of Controlled Extensions for NITF

“GV-X™ remains one of the most affordable and functional geospatial imagery and FMV viewing packages on the market today,” said Cicchinelli. “Those customers who invested in Gv3.0™ with the maintenance package earlier in the year will receive credit towards an upgrade to GV-X™.”

About PAR Government

PAR Government is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2013 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.

PAR Government has established an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in conformance with the requirements of ISO 27001:2013. The certification is based on a corporate planning process that has adopted and implemented risk planning elements consistent with the new and enhanced requirements. The evidence collected during the assessment reflected the outcomes of the ISMS support, were consistent with the current strategic direction of the organization and generally met intended outcomes.

A Best Practice was noted due to PAR Government process maturity, leadership and depth of the documentation to include continuous improvement, as well as lessons learned. The methodology used for the certification assessment audit was performed remotely through interviews and samplings. All planned audit objectives were achieved.

About PAR Government

PAR Government is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 and 27001:2013 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.

PAR Government has established an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in conformance with the requirements of ISO 27001:2013. The recommendation for certification is based on a corporate planning process that has adopted and implemented risk planning elements consistent with the new and enhanced requirements. The evidence collected during the assessment reflected the outcomes of the ISMS support, were consistent with the current strategic direction of the organization and generally met intended outcomes.

A Best Practice was noted due to PAR Government process maturity, leadership and depth of the documentation to include continuous improvement, as well as lessons learned. The methodology used for this audit was via remote observations, interviews and sampling. The audit was conducted using Information and Communication Technologies including Teams, Smartphone Technology and Audio Bridge. All planned audit objectives were achieved. Despite the remote methodology, there were no connectivity issues that adversely affected the audit.

About PAR Government

PAR Government, an ESRI business partner for over 20 years, is a leader in providing computer-based system design, engineering and technical services to the Department of Defense and various federal agencies. An ISO 9001:2015 certified company, PAR Government is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (PAR), a leading global provider of software, systems, and service solutions to the restaurant and retail industries. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR.

About PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Technology Corporation (PAR) through its Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (“ISR”) solutions and mission systems support to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. PAR is also a leading global provider of software, systems, and service to the restaurant and retail industries, with 40+ years of experience and point of sale systems in nearly 100,000 restaurants and more than 110 countries, PAR is redefining the point of sale through cloud software and bringing technological innovation to all corners of the enterprise. PAR Technology Corporation’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAR. For more information, visit www.partech.com.