SAIC Expands Human Language Technology Offerings for Federal and Commercial Customers

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] announced today it has acquired technology, intellectual property and  related assets from three firms that develop human language technologies: AppTek Partners, LLC; Applications Technology, Inc.; and MediaMind, LLC.  

As part of the deal, SAIC will acquire a complete suite of products for text and speech (voice) processing, including machine translation, knowledge management and automated speech recognition tools for more than 30 languages . Federal government and commercial customers use these tools to automatically translate and transcribe large volumes of data and significantly reduce the amount of time needed to edit and finalize translated output.  

The acquired technology and assets will help further establish SAIC as a leader in delivering language services to the intelligence, defense and law enforcement communities. The deal will bolster SAIC's existing portfolio of more than 70 languages and dialects, helping linguists provide enhanced translation, interpretation and analysis services to U.S. government and commercial firm decision-makers.  

"The combination of new machine translation technology and SAIC's existing human translation capabilities will serve as a powerful accelerant for developing real-time language translation solutions that quickly and accurately reflect the true meaning of a particular culture or dialect," said John Hynes, senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We are well positioned for growth in this rising market segment."

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health.  The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.  Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.8 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.  For more information, visit www.saic.com.  SAIC:  From Science to Solutions®

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2010, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

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