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Entereza received the Pinon award in recognition of our commitment to quality and performance excellence in 2007. The award is presented by Quality New Mexico, which is patterned after the national Malcolm Baldridge quality program. Entereza president, Virginia Buckmelter, accepted the award at the annual New Mexico Quality Awards banquet.

Entereza moved to our new location at 2501 Yale Blvd. SE, Suite 200, Albuquerque NM 87106. All phone numbers and email addresses are the same. The new office is near the Sunport, on the northwest corner of Yale and Randolph. An open house is tentatively scheduled for 16 April.

The Small Business Administration announced that Entereza has was nominated by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center for the 2007 Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year Award. The winner will be announced in March 2008.

Entereza submitted the application for the 2007 Quality New Mexico Pinon Recognition (commitment to Performance Excellence). The New Mexico Quality Awards, modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, recognizes businesses and other organizations that are in various stages of their "Performance Excellence Journey." Announcements will be made in March 2008.

The president of Entereza, Virginia Buckmelter was elected treasurer of PACA (Professional Aerospace Contractors Association). PACA has become widely used by all government agencies in the Albuquerque area as a forum for interaction with industry. PACA is a non-profit, non-discriminatory and politically non-partisan organization. For more information or a membership application, please visit www.pacanm.org.

The Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) awarded Entereza the 2-year Hazmat Security Training Program contract. The project includes the development of web-based training, instructor-led training, train-the-trainer, a scenario-based DVD, and advertisement materials. By project end, approximately 1,000 transportation industry personnel will be trained in 10 key cities throughout the country. The training will then become available to tens of thousands of commercial transportation companies, both large and small, for their internal use.

Entereza supports the Joint Biological Point Detection System (JBPDS) Project at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Entereza provided support for test conducted during the spring of 2007 and will support the JBPDS with data collection, data entry, test instrumentation, and contingency personnel during MOT&E field tests in September through December 2007.

New Mexico's Flying 40 awards are given to the state's fastest growing technology-based businesses. The Flying 40 is a selection of the top 40 revenue-generating technology companies in the state of New Mexico. The selection criteria are based on revenue and revenue growth.

The Space Development Test Wing at Kirtland AFB, NM awarded Entereza a contract for help desk support for the Defense Travel System (DTA) support and Comprehensive Cost and Requirements System (CCaRs) support. The contract covers the period from April 2007 through April 2012.

Entereza is pleased to announce our certification as a Women's Business Enterprise and a member of the Women's Business Council Southwest (WBCS). The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is dedicated to advancing the success of certified women's business enterprises, government agencies and corporate members in partnership with its affiliated women's business organizations.

The WBENC, founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC works to foster diversity in the world of commerce with programs and policies designed to expand opportunities and eliminate barriers in the marketplace for women business owners. WBENC works with representatives of corporations to encourage the utilization and expansion of supplier/vendor diversity programs.

The WBENC certification for women-owned businesses is one of the most widely recognized and respected certifications in the nation. WBENC certification is accepted by over 700 major corporations across the country and a number of federal and government agencies. Entereza is pleased to join the ranks of this great organization.

Entereza is pleased to announce their recent purchase of Continuous Solutions, Inc., which has a focus in business continuity and disaster recovery. This acquisition included a purchasing agreement (#35-000-00-00089) with the State of New Mexico.

The contract is a $4.5M three year award. Entereza will revamp current courses and develop new courses to address the needs of the AFOTEC's test directors and analysts. Entereza is supporting the contract through instructor-led courses, as well as web-based and computer-based training.

InfraGard will be hosting several events this year including a wireless security training course, penetration training mini-courses, and a national conference to be held in February in Taos. Attendees at the national conference will include local FBI and InfraGard Board members as well as Governor Richardson (requested) and national FBI and InfraGard Board members. Topics for the national event will focus around Intellectual Property Education and Awareness.

The Eleventh Annual Event salutes women who have laid the groundwork and led the way for a thriving environment for women-owned businesses in every field, and in every community in the State of New Mexico. The list is compiled based on the gross sales during a defined 12-month period. "Women-Owned" is defined as at least 51 percent woman-owned and managed.

SAIC Group SVP Chuck Zang announced that SAIC will be awarding its "Sub-Contractor of the Year" award to Entereza Network Solutions at SAIC's Small Business Award Banquet on January 15, 2004, at the Sheraton Old Town. Entereza provided support activities for two of SAIC's largest test and evaluation programs at AFOTEC. They managed the relationship with Lockheed Martin to procure the Chemical Biological Aerosal Warning System (CBAWS) for testing purposes by AFOTEC. The company provided test personnel to support the Joint Program Office's Joint Biological Point Detection System two month test effort at Eglin AFB. Both projects involved chemical biogical advance warning system testing prior to fielding to protect US military personnel. Company prinicpals, both native New Mexicans, are VirginiaBuckmelter, CEO, and Randy Krall, CTO.