FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2007

CONTACT: Steve Hicks Cadre5 (865) 694-5639 Brooke Welch AkinsCrisp Public Strategies (865) 680-6758

First commercial anti-terrorist mobile unit in the United States created in East Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Today Cadre5 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated the very first mobile anti-terrorist chemical and radiological detection system for commercial use in the United States. This system can detect chemicals and nuclear materials released accidentally or by terrorists at events that attract thousands of people, such as sporting events or community festivals.

"This system can be deployed over a 10 square mile area," said Steve Hicks, Cadre5 President and CEO. "If chemicals or nuclear materials are released into the air, the monitoring equipment can tell us the type of material, give the speed and direction of the wind and provide guidance for the best possible ways to evacuate. This system uses hardware and software standards to provide the widest range of configurations for various types of situations needing early alert and warning of potential hazards."

The SensorNet SNAPS II Mobile Unit was developed by Cadre5 over the course of 2 to 3 months under contract to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The original SNAPS prototype was developed for the Federal Government at ORNL and deployed in Washington, D.C. in 2006. The SNAPS II mobile unit will be shipped to Shelby County in mid-March.

"The {Shelby County} Sheriff's office will be the only agency in the state of Tennessee to have this sophisticated monitoring equipment. We must constantly be looking at new ways to keep our community safe not only from the terrorist attacks but from other events. Chemical emergencies could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of citizens in Shelby County," said Shelby County Sheriff Mark H. Luttrell, Jr.

"Along with detecting chemical and radiological materials, the mobile unit is capable of recording video and sending all of the data it collects through a secure network to a regional data center. All of this data is stored and recorded for historical purposes. The system is easily deployable and can be manned by two people and completely set up in under two hours," said Kelly Falter, Cadre5 Partner and Project Manager.

"Every major city in the United States would benefit from purchasing a SensorNet SNAPS II Mobile Unit," said Rich Stouder, Director of Technology Development and Deployment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. "These units will make it very difficult for a terrorist to get away with releasing any kind of harmful chemical into a public event."

Cadre5 is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, with an office in Memphis and clients throughout the United States. They are a full service technology and design firm that uses engineering, information architecture and interface design to develop the best solutions for the most difficult technological problems. Cadre5 develops strategies and deploys systems that vary greatly in usage, structure and size. For more information please go to www.cadre5.com or call (865) 694 - 5600.

	SNAPS II Mobile Command Center
	Mobile Sensor Node