On the Move - by David Berlin

Date: September 19, 2007
Client: Crossflo
Summary: Michael Berman has joined Crossflo Systems as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Berman previously worked as vice president and general manager for Bull Services, a France-based U.S. systems integrator.

Speaking the Same Language - by Alice Lipowicz

Date: September 17, 2007
Client: Crossflo
Summary: The Federal Communications Commission’s new national broadband network for public safety will enable first responders to share data throughout much of the country starting as soon as 2009. But the new pipeline probably won’t achieve its full potential until more standards and systems for such data exchanges are widely adopted, according to experts.

"Now that a single framework, NIEM, has been established, it will still take time for the domains, including emergency management, to vet the standard and make sure it works within their existing infrastructure,” said Michael Berman, vice president of sales and marketing at Crossflo Systems Inc., of San Diego.

NYC Office Hires Firm to Help Train Criminal Justice Workers - by John Moore

Date: August 8, 2007
Client: Crossflo
Summary: New York City tapped Crossflo Systems to train criminal justice workers on how to manage data in accordance with information-sharing standards.

Crossflo’s training is based on its life cycle methodology for developing Information Exchange Package Documentation. IEPD provides a data-sharing blueprint, defining what data will be shared and with whom it will be shared, said Winfield Wagner, director of integrated justice information systems at Crossflo.

Bringing it all Together - by David Essex

Date: May 28, 2007
Client: Crossflo
Summary: For decades, the Defense Department and intelligence agencies cultivated a garden of specialized technologies that shifted classified data — typically files, text chat and e-mail — across security classifications and network domains.

“We see it as a very, very good step,” said Michael Ryan, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Crossflo Systems, maker of DataExchange cross- domain middleware. “It’s more effective for usto be able to standardize on a smaller set of technologies.” Getting to a simpler set of technologies, however, may require some work, given the wide range of what is offered now.

Middleware makes data sharing easier for N.J. police - by Trudy Walsh

Date: April 4, 2007
Client: Crossflo Systems
Summary: The New Jersey State Police, pretty much like every other law enforcement organization in the past five years or so, has been working on improving its data sharing capabilities. The problem was an abundance of information silos, said Chris Rein, an IT program manager who has worked for the state police since 2005.

Wanting to take a standards-based approach, NJSP decided to use Crossflo Data Exchange (CDX), a browser-based middleware solution from Crossflo Systems Inc. The software provides secure cross-domain data sharing across disparate platforms and different data structures, said Joe Ramirez, Crossflo’s director of technical integration services.

A long haul for freight security - by John Moore

Date: February 26, 2007
Client: Crossflo Systems
Summary: The task of securing cargo in the United States involves a complex web of interconnected transportation systems, governmental jurisdictions and industry players. A big question for the government is how can it improve cargo security without impeding the flow of commerce.

Data-sharing initiatives are getting under way at individual ports, said Roger Hawkes, vice president of National Defense and Domestic Security at Crossflo, a provider of data-sharing software. However, the port environment is complex, often involving city, county or state government authorities or private owners, Hawkes said. A single waterway might have dozens of ports. For example, the 32-mile long Houston Ship Channel has more than 200 separate facilities.