SILVERDALE, Wash. (Aug. 9, 2011) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a local company an additional software development contract valued in excess of $1 million over five months.  The company, Applied Technical Systems (ATS) has hired additional software engineers in both its Silverdale, Wash. and Washington, D.C. locations to support this new business.

This new contract focuses on developing an intuitive, streamlined system to aid in patent application examination and decision making processes.  The solution includes an entirely new graphical user interface, advanced decision support services, information exchange and system interoperability.  This solution will also be designed to improve workflow with a significant time reduction in the data to decision process.

“ATS is pleased that our customers continue to place confidence in our capabilities and successful track record of delivering quality solutions,” says Carey Kolb, ATS vice president of systems engineering. “We take pride in the fact that we bring large-scale contracts—and job opportunities—to the Kitsap community.”

Through Internet-based technology, ATS will provide the USPTO with improved information management systems that supply patent examiners with the answers and tools needed to make faster, smarter decisions in the patent examination process.

This contract award is the most recent win in a string of successful projects that highlight ATS' work for its federal customers and its commitment to improving customer’s efficiency and decision making capabilities.

Applied Technical Systems Inc. (ATS) is an innovative technology company with expertise in cloud computing, data analysis and Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM). Since 1980, ATS has been providing logistics, lifecycle management and software engineering services. Headquartered in Silverdale, Washington, ATS also has offices in McLean, Virginia and Suffolk, Virginia. For more information about ATS, visit http://www.atsid.com or call 360.698.7100.

SILVERDALE, Wash. – July 11, 2011 – Applied Technical Systems (ATS)  is pleased to announce it has been awarded an additional software development contract that requires hiring additional software engineers in both its Silverdale, WA and Washington, DC locations to support this new business.  

This contract award is the most recent win in a string of successful projects that highlight ATS's work for its federal customers.

More details to follow.

Applied Technical Systems Inc. (ATS) is an innovative technology company with expertise in cloud computing, data analysis and Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM). Since 1980 ATS has been providing logistics, lifecycle management and software engineering services. ATS’s clients include the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, and the Washington State Government. Headquartered in Silverdale, Washington, ATS has offices in Washington D.C. and Norfolk, Virginia. For more information about ATS, visit http://www.atsid.com or call 360.698.7100.

ARLINGTON, Va. June 29, 2011 - Doug West, Applied Technical Systems, Inc. (ATS) Vice President of Naval Engineering, has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Council to continue on in the position of Secretary. Mr. West is one of the founding members assisting in the establishment of the SDVOSB Council and has held this same position since incorporation of the Council 2 years ago.

Rick Leenstra Sr., Founder and CEO of ATS, states, “ATS is extremely pleased to be a Charter Member of the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Council. As a company founded by a veteran, a company that employs numerous veterans from different eras, and a company that supplies services and products to our future veterans it is extremely important to be a part of those organizations that advocate for all veterans and especially Service Disabled Veteran’s opportunities to succeed in business”.

Applied Technical Systems Inc. (ATS) is an innovative technology company with expertise in data analysis. Since 1980 ATS has been providing logistics, lifecycle management and software engineering services. ATS’s clients include the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Department of Agriculture, and the Washington State Government. Headquartered in Silverdale, Wash., ATS has offices in Washington D.C. and Norfolk, Va. For more information about ATS, visit http://www.atsid.com