Northrop Grumman Enters New Market With Innovative Election Systems and Services

Oct. 30, 2002

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that the company has entered the worldwide electronic election services market by signing an agreement with iPaper, LLC, Richmond, Va., to exclusively license and manufacture iPaper's electronic voting systems.

Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) and Electronic Systems sectors will develop and market high-tech election systems, addressing a critical need for fully integrated, dependable and affordable voting systems throughout voting precincts in the United States. Northrop Grumman selected the iPaper solution following a comprehensive evaluation of available technologies and systems.

"Northrop Grumman is unreservedly committed to strengthening the integrity of our election process and ensuring that every ballot cast counts, and we firmly believe that this solution is up to the challenge," said Cheryl Janey, vice president, State & Local Programs, Northrop Grumman IT. "We objectively looked for voting systems with the best combination of performance, price and an open-platform design that could be easily upgraded. The iPaper solution offered all those benefits and can correct the shortcomings of currently installed voting systems that have resulted in erroneous ballots."

Northrop Grumman will offer a complete voting system, including early-voting capability, state-of-the-art precinct systems and optical-scanning absentee systems. The complete election management software programs manage ballot creation, vote tallies and the creation of reports for an election. A smaller but essential component is the audio ballot module that permits disabled voters to vote using audio rather than visual prompts. The system utilizes smart cards to identify both polling officer and voter, as well as a voting device that stores ballot information and voter input. This solution is based on LCD/electronic switch voting technology, which is simple to operate and easy to transport. This solution does not require calibration, thereby reducing discrepancies caused by both human and technology errors.

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