FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2009, 2:00PM
To: State and National Media
New Orleans, LA–January 21, 2009 – Diamond Data Systems Received the 2008 World Class Team Supplier Award from Northrop Grumman Corporation
Diamond Data Systems, LLC. (DDS) announced today that it has received the 2008 World Class Team Supplier Award from Northrop Grumman (NG) Corporation for its recent work for the Command Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC). According to Northrop Grumman “DDS’s detailed knowledge has been essential in performing the services required by Naval Operations.” DDS was recognized for this work with a letter of appreciation from CNMOC’s Commanding Officer, Adm. Titley. In his letter Adm. Titley stated that DDS’s support can be summed with one word, Exemplary!
Gwendolyn Tillman, NG Corporate Manager for Socio-Economic Business Programs/ Government Relations who informed DDS about the award, stated in her email that “This award is given to those suppliers who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements and support of Northrop Grumman programs”.
DDS’s director over the project, Mr. Keith Alphonso, stated “We have an excellent team in place supporting Northrop Grumman and CNMOC, and are excited to be working on such an exciting project for the Navy.”
About Diamond Data Systems
DDS, a Geocent company, is a leading provider of high value information technology (IT) solutions that include IT strategy, software engineering, network infrastructure design, information assurance, IT contracting and IT outsourcing. DDS has delivered these solutions to commercial enterprises in a variety of industries including healthcare and oil and gas as well as federal, state and local governments. DDS was recently honored as one of the Best Places to Work for the fourth time in the last 5 years. DDS has also won the “2007 eWard for Innovative Use of Technology”, the 2007 Bronze Award for “Innovator of the Year”, and the inaugural “2006 SMB 20 Award for Small Business Innovation” from national publication PC Magazine. DDS is headquartered in New Orleans, LA with an office at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Our company can be found on the web at: http://www.diamonddata.com.
CONTACT:
Keith Alphonso, Director
Building 1103, Suite 146K
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
800-218-9009 (Corporate Headquarters)