ARINC Joins SITC in UK; Consortium Seeks Security Industry Growth

Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Incorporated today announced it has joined SITC, the Security Innovation and Technology Consortium Ltd., based in London, UK. SITC is an alliance of industry, research, and government, dedicated to promoting growth in the security industry through innovation and collaboration.

Ray Batt, Director of Government & Security for ARINC EMEA, said "As a world leader in the integration of mission-critical security systems for government and commercial users, ARINC is committed to the advancement of security technology. This new association with SITC supports our ambition to expand our business in this fast moving sector through partnership and development. "We are delighted ARINC has chosen to join SITC and we look forward to working with them to locate new opportunities through partnering with other SITC members and constructing leading-edge security solutions," stated Stephen Swain, CEO of SITC. "With more than 260 members, ranging from technology startups to universities and large corporations, SITC is well placed to help ARINC leverage its engineering and integration capabilities by collaboration to address current security challenges."

ARINC is a particularly strong player in the security industry in the United States, where its AIM^® Security Technology is used by a majority of U.S. Nuclear Electric power plants and is currently being integrated with multiple security systems of the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

SITC is a non-profit organization receiving core funding from the UK Government’s South East England Economic Development Agency (SEEDA). SITC operates on a wider geographical footprint than other regional sector agencies and draws its membership from across the UK and overseas. Its board of directors represents an industry cross-section of Systems Integrators, End Users, Industry Associations, Research Interests, and Subject Matter Experts.

ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland with regional headquarters in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001:2008 certified.

Release: 09-128

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