New York Defense and Security Conference Adds Speakers from (NASDAQ:APEI), (OTCQB: IMSC), (OTCQB: APDN) Discussing Cybersecurity, Explosives Detection and DNA Based Security

New York, NY - March 5, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Defense and Security News Alert: Investorideas.com, an investor research and news portal covering leading sectors including technology and defense, announces new speakers and presenters for its upcoming Security and Defense Conference, “Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security”, to be held both live in New York and online on March 11, 2014.

Added presenting companies includeAmerican Public University System ( NASDAQ:APEI ) speaking on their behalf Dr. Clay Wilson, Program Director for Cybersecurity; Implant Sciences ( OTCQB:IMSC ) a leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and established counter-terrorism technology and Applied DNA Sciences ( OTCQB: APDN ) ,a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions.
Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies, Inc. will open the conference agenda at 9:00 a.m. following networking and registration. Mr. Balboni was First Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as NYS Senator wrote nearly all of the major laws relating to Homeland Security for New York State.
Closing the conference is Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc. Mr. Quintana is a dynamic high-technology Business Executive with a strategic business and tactical operations background; he has held key positions in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies. He has been engaged in Russia, States of the Former Soviet Union, Kuwait, Iraq, and globally sensitive locations.
The theme of the conference is ‘Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security’ and will be discussing developments in biodefense, biometrics including fingerprint, voice and facial recognition, cyber security and other leading edge technologies. Speakers and presenters will discuss how these issues impact individuals, corporations and governments globally.
The one-day agenda will include a financial panel, an industry panel that includes some of the brightest minds within the sector, and presenting companies showcasing their innovative technologies. Attendance to this conference is free to all media, investors and industry service providers.
When /where:
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, The New York Hilton Midtown, New York City (1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019) and Online.
Conference info:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/

Media, Investors, Service Providers Attend and Register free: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp

Agenda:

8:00 – 9:00AM	Registration & Networking
9:00 - 9:20AM	What is the Key to Staying Ahead?
Featured Speaker: MICHAEL BALBONI, Former New York State Senator; Founder RedLand Strategies, Inc.
Full day of speakers and presenting companies followed by:
5:30PM	Closing Remarks SPEAKER: LESTER QUINTANA, Cellucci Associates, Inc.
5:45 – 7:15PM	Cocktail Reception

See full agenda at http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/
Presenting Companies:
See the list here: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Companies.asp
New Presenting Company:
American Public University System (NASDAQ:APEI) - Dr. Clay Wilson is the Program Director for Cybersecurity
Dr. Clay Wilson is the Program Director for Cybersecurity graduate studies at the American Public University, where he has responsibility for designing new courses. He is past Program Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), where he oversaw development of new graduate-level courses. Dr. Wilson is also a former analyst for national defense policy at the Congressional Research Service where he analyzed cyber intelligence reports for the U.S. Congress and NATO committees on net-centric warfare, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, and other vulnerabilities of high-technology military systems and critical infrastructures. More info: http://www.apu.apus.edu/academic/faculty-members/bio/4438/clay-wilson
Implant Sciences ( OTCQB:IMSC ) is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and established counter-terrorism technology that detects and identifies threats from the small amounts left behind after a person handles explosives. Implant Sciences' security solutions are used worldwide for aviation, public transport, customs, air cargo, critical infrastructure, ports/ borders, and emergency response. The Company has thousands of units deployed to over 50 countries, and its trace detectors have been successfully used at the Sochi Olympics, Beijing Olympics, the Universiade Games, and the Special Olympics.
In January 2013, IMSC became only the third ETD manufacturer and the sole American-owned company to have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. With advanced capabilities including superior sensitivity, automatic internal calibration, rapid clear-down, push button maintenance, and administration of trace detection, the Company's handheld QS-H150 and desktop QS-B220 simplify the use, maintenance, and administration of trace detection. www.implantsciences.com
Applied DNA Sciences ( OTCQB: APDN ) is a provider of botanical-DNA based security and authentication solutions that can help protect products, brands, entire supply chains, and intellectual property of companies, governments and consumers from theft, counterfeiting, fraud and diversion. SigNature(R) DNA describes the uncopyable marker that is at the heart of all of the Company’s security and authentication solutions. SigNature DNA is at the core of a family of products such as DNANet, APDN’s antitheft product, and digitalDNA, which provides powerful track and trace. All provide a forensic chain of evidence and can be used to prosecute perpetrators. www.adnas.com
Speakers: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Speakers.asp
The growing list of speakers and presenters includes Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies, Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc., Kris Tuttle, Director of Research for SoundView Technology Group; cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey*, Partner with Liberty Group Ventures; and Kiersten Todt**, President and Managing Partner of Liberty Group Ventures.
*From 2004 - 2013, Roger Cressey served as an on-air counterterrorism analyst with NBC News, appearing frequently on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC and CNBC.
**Ms. Todt has commented on homeland security and sport security issues in multiple media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. Her work on sport security has been published in two editions of The International Centre for Sport Security Journal.
Other speakers include Jason Kolbert, Head of Healthcare Research, Senior Managing Director and Biotechnology Analyst, Maxim Group; Manish Thakur, Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group;
Marty Martin, CEO of Crane & Crane Consulting, who also has a background with the CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Army; Scott Greiper, President and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group; Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS); Janice Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) and Phil Agcaoili, Chairman, Ponemon Institute Fellows Co-founding Member, Cloud Security Alliance Board Member, Mobile Active Defense.
Visit the conference page to learn more and sign up:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference
Investors, media and industry service providers: Register here free: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp
Media Partners:
Media partners include www.SecuritySolutionsWatch.com , a breaking news site covering new security solutions and business trends; SecurityStockWatch.com for investors following the sector; www.Wallstreetcalendar.com , informing the institutional investment community; Australian Security Magazine ( http://www.australiansecuritymagazine.com.au/ ); Global Security Finance ( www.globalsecurityfinance.com ), an online daily news and data service covering the physical, cyber and identity security and defense sectors; Hedge Connection ( https://www.hedgeconnection.com ), an interactive, web-based marketing tool available to hedge funds and investors; www.biometricupdate.com and http://www.biometricstechnologywatch.com/.
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Presenting Companies Contact info:
Cali Van Zant cvanzant@investorideas.com 800. 665. 0411
Sponsorship info:
Eric Salvarezza esalvarezza@investorideas.com 631. 664. 1311
Media Partners: D. Van Zant dvanzant@investorideas.com 800. 665. 0411
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Investorideas.com Security Conference Adds Dr. Clay Wilson, Program Director for Cybersecurity at American Public University System (NASDAQ:APEI), Implant Sciences (OTCQB: IMSC)

New York, NY - March 4, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research and news portal covering leading sectors including technology and defense, announces new speakers and presenters for its upcoming Security and Defense Conference, “Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security”, to be held both live in New York and online on March 11, 2014.

Added presenting companies include American Public University System ( NASDAQ:APEI ) speaking on their behalf Dr. Clay Wilson, Program Director for Cybersecurity; Implant Sciences ( OTCQB:IMSC ) a leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and established counter-terrorism technology.
Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies, Inc. will open the conference agenda at 9:00 a.m. following networking and registration. Mr. Balboni was First Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as NYS Senator wrote nearly all of the major laws relating to Homeland Security for New York State.
Closing the conference is Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc. Mr. Quintana is a dynamic high-technology Business Executive with a strategic business and tactical operations background; he has held key positions in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies. He has been engaged in Russia, States of the Former Soviet Union, Kuwait, Iraq, and globally sensitive locations.
The theme of the conference is ‘Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security’ and will be discussing developments in biodefense, biometrics including fingerprint, voice and facial recognition, cyber security and other leading edge technologies. Speakers and presenters will discuss how these issues impact individuals, corporations and governments globally.
The one-day agenda will include a financial panel, an industry panel that includes some of the brightest minds within the sector, and presenting companies showcasing their innovative technologies. Attendance to this conference is free to all media, investors and industry service providers.
This is one of the best represented conferences in terms of industry expertise, sector knowledge and innovation and will be game-changing for everyone that attends.
When /where:
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, The New York Hilton Midtown, New York City (1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019) and Online.
Conference info:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/

Media, Investors, Service Providers Attend and Register free: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp

Agenda:

8:00 – 9:00AM	Registration & Networking
9:00 - 9:20AM	What is the Key to Staying Ahead?
Featured Speaker: MICHAEL BALBONI, Former New York State Senator; Founder RedLand Strategies, Inc.
Full day of speakers and presenting companies followed by:
5:30PM	Closing Remarks SPEAKER: LESTER QUINTANA, Cellucci Associates, Inc.
5:45 – 7:15PM	Cocktail Reception

See full agenda at http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/
New Presenting Company:
American Public University System (NASDAQ:APEI) - Dr. Clay Wilson is the Program Director for Cybersecurity
Dr. Clay Wilson is the Program Director for Cybersecurity graduate studies at the American Public University, where he has responsibility for designing new courses. He is past Program Director for Cybersecurity Policy at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC), where he oversaw development of new graduate-level courses. Dr. Wilson is also a former analyst for national defense policy at the Congressional Research Service where he analyzed cyber intelligence reports for the U.S. Congress and NATO committees on net-centric warfare, cybersecurity, nanotechnology, and other vulnerabilities of high-technology military systems and critical infrastructures. More info: http://www.apu.apus.edu/academic/faculty-members/bio/4438/clay-wilson
Implant Sciences ( OTCQB:IMSC ) is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) and established counter-terrorism technology that detects and identifies threats from the small amounts left behind after a person handles explosives. Implant Sciences' security solutions are used worldwide for aviation, public transport, customs, air cargo, critical infrastructure, ports/ borders, and emergency response. The Company has thousands of units deployed to over 50 countries, and its trace detectors have been successfully used at the Sochi Olympics, Beijing Olympics, the Universiade Games, and the Special Olympics.
In January 2013, IMSC became only the third ETD manufacturer and the sole American-owned company to have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. With advanced capabilities including superior sensitivity, automatic internal calibration, rapid clear-down, push button maintenance, and administration of trace detection, the Company's handheld QS-H150 and desktop QS-B220 simplify the use, maintenance, and administration of trace detection. www.implantsciences.com
Speakers: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Speakers.asp
The growing list of speakers and presenters includes Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies, Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc., Kris Tuttle, Director of Research for SoundView Technology Group; cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey*, Partner with Liberty Group Ventures; and Kiersten Todt**, President and Managing Partner of Liberty Group Ventures.
*From 2004 - 2013, Roger Cressey served as an on-air counterterrorism analyst with NBC News, appearing frequently on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC and CNBC.
**Ms. Todt has commented on homeland security and sport security issues in multiple media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. Her work on sport security has been published in two editions of The International Centre for Sport Security Journal.
Other speakers include Jason Kolbert, Head of Healthcare Research, Senior Managing Director and Biotechnology Analyst, Maxim Group; Manish Thakur, Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group;
Marty Martin, CEO of Crane & Crane Consulting, who also has a background with the CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Army; Scott Greiper, President and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group; Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS); Janice Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) and Phil Agcaoili, Chairman, Ponemon Institute Fellows Co-founding Member, Cloud Security Alliance Board Member, Mobile Active Defense.
Visit the conference page to learn more and sign up:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference
Investors, media and industry service providers: Register here free: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp
Media Partners:
Media partners include www.SecuritySolutionsWatch.com , a breaking news site covering new security solutions and business trends; SecurityStockWatch.com for investors following the sector; www.Wallstreetcalendar.com , informing the institutional investment community; Australian Security Magazine ( http://www.australiansecuritymagazine.com.au/ ); Global Security Finance ( www.globalsecurityfinance.com ), an online daily news and data service covering the physical, cyber and identity security and defense sectors; Hedge Connection ( https://www.hedgeconnection.com ), an interactive, web-based marketing tool available to hedge funds and investors; www.biometricupdate.com and http://www.biometricstechnologywatch.com/.
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Presenting Companies Contact info:
Cali Van Zant cvanzant@investorideas.com 800. 665. 0411
Sponsorship info:
Eric Salvarezza esalvarezza@investorideas.com 631. 664. 1311
Media Partners: D. Van Zant dvanzant@investorideas.com 800. 665. 0411
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Biometric Stock Alert: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCQB: NXTD) to Present MobileBio(TM) Suite of Biometric Solutions at Defense and Security Conference March 11th New York

SHELTON, CT - March 4, 2014 (Investorideas.com Newswire) NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCQB: NXTD) a biometrics company focused on the growing m-commerce market, announces it will be presenting at the Defense and Security Conference, "Game Changing Technologies," to be held in New York on March 11th at The New York Hilton Midtown. The live conference will also be featured on a streaming live news and syndication platform to global media and industry followers.

The Company will join leading experts including Janice Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) and cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey, Partner with Liberty Group.
Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc. will discuss the company's innovative MobileBio™ suite of biometric solutions including its soon to be released Wocket™, a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, with no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval.
The presentation will also feature the company's 3D facial recognition technology.
Speakers and presenters includes Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies, Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc., Kris Tuttle, Director of Research for SoundView Technology Group; cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey, Partner with Liberty Group Ventures; and Kiersten Todt, President and Managing Partner of Liberty Group Ventures, Marty Martin, CEO of Crane & Crane Consulting, who also has a background with the CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Army; Scott Greiper, President and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group; Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index, Janice Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) and Phil Agcaoili, Chairman, Ponemon Institute Fellows Co-founding Member, Cloud Security Alliance Board Member, Mobile Active Defense.
The one-day agenda will include a financial panel, an industry panel that includes some of the brightest minds within the sector, and presenting companies showcasing their innovative technologies. Attendance to this conference is free to all media, investors and industry service providers.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The New York Hilton Midtown
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
8:00 - 9:00 AM Registration & Networking
12:00 - 12:25 PM NXT-ID (OTCQB: NXTD) (May be slight changes in time)
12:30 - 5:25 PM Presenting companies and speakers
5:30 PM Closing Remarks
Speaker: Lester Quintana, Cellucci Associates, Inc.
5:45 - 7:15PM Cocktail Reception

Register and attend free or online: (limited seats available) http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp

Conference info: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/

The Wocket product FAQ is available to consumers and media at http://www.thewocket.com/ and http://www.wocketwallet.com/.
Interested consumers can also sign up for product info and news alerts in anticipation of the product launch.
About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World
NXT-ID, Inc.'s (OTCQB: NXTD) innovative MobileBio™ solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio™ suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by the Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.thewocket.com/
NXT-ID' wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/
Forward-Looking Statements for NXT-ID
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, as of the date of this press release, and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements herein with respect to the successful execution of the Company's business strategy. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, our ability to establish and maintain the proprietary nature of our technology through the patent process, as well as our ability to possibly license from others patents and patent applications necessary to develop products; the availability of financing; the Company's ability to implement its long range business plan for various applications of its technology; the Company's ability to enter into agreements with any necessary marketing and/or distribution partners; the impact of competition, the obtaining and maintenance of any necessary regulatory clearances applicable to applications of the Company's technology; and management of growth and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Investor Inquiries:
Kirin Smith
ProActive Capital Group
Direct: 646 863 6519
800 665-0411
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Security News Alert: Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies to Open Investorideas.com Security Conference - March 11th in New York; Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President of Cellucci Associates, Inc. to Provide Closing Remarks

New York, NY - March 3, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research and news portal covering leading sectors including technology and defense, announces new speakers and presenters for its upcoming Security and Defense Conference, “Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security”, to be held both live in New York and online on March 11, 2014.

Michael Balboni, Former New York State Senator and Founder of RedLand Strategies, Inc. will open the conference agenda at 9:00 a.m. following networking and registration. Mr. Balboni was First Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee and as NYS Senator wrote nearly all of the major laws relating to Homeland Security for New York State.
Also added to the speaker list and closing the conference is Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc. Mr. Quintana is a dynamic high-technology Business Executive with a strategic business and tactical operations background; he has held key positions in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies. He has been engaged in Russia, States of the Former Soviet Union, Kuwait, Iraq, and globally sensitive locations.
The additional presenting company is Silanis, a company that has been providing secure electronic signature solutions to government for over 15 years, and understands the unique security and signing needs of Federal DoD and civilian agencies, as well as state and local governments(see more below).
The theme of the conference is ‘Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security’ and will be discussing developments in biodefense, biometrics including fingerprint, voice and facial recognition, cyber security and other leading edge technologies. Speakers and presenters will discuss how these issues impact individuals, corporations and governments globally.
The day’s agenda will include a financial panel, an industry panel that includes some of the brightest minds within the sector, and presenting companies showcasing their innovative technologies. Attendance to this conference is free to all media, investors and industry service providers.
This is one of the best represented conferences in terms of industry expertise, sector knowledge and innovation and will be game-changing for everyone that attends.
When /where:
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, The New York Hilton Midtown, New York City (1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019) and Online.
Conference info:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/
Media, Investors, Service Providers Attend and Register free: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp
Agenda:

8:00 – 9:00AM	Registration & Networking
9:00 - 9:20AM	What is the Key to Staying Ahead?
Featured Speaker: MICHAEL BALBONI, Former New York State Senator; Founder RedLand Strategies, Inc.
Full day of speakers and presenting companies followed by:
5:30PM	Closing Remarks SPEAKER: LESTER QUINTANA, Cellucci Associates, Inc.
5:45 – 7:15PM	Cocktail Reception

See full agenda at http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/
New Presenting Company:
Silanis Technology: www.silanis.com
Businesses and government organizations of all sizes choose Silanis Technology when electronic signatures matter. With more than 600 million documents processed every year, Silanis eSignLive™ is the most widely used esignaturesolution around the world. Thousands of organizations, big and small, including leading banks, insurers, credit providers, pharmaceutical and government agencies trust eSignLive as their platform to make business digital. Silanis has been providing secure electronic signature solutions to government for over 15 years, and understands the unique security and signing needs of Federal DoD and civilian agencies, as well as state and local governments. Siilanis stands behind the longest running implementation of esignatures in the US government, and the largest signature initiative ever undertaken in government. Organizations that have standardized on Silanis include the US Joint Chiefs of Staff; the US Army with an enterprise license for 1.6 million personnel; and the General Services Administration (GSA), which mandated the use of esignatures for GSA Schedules contracts.
New speakers added:
Michael Balboni, Founder of RedLand Strategies http://www.redlandstrategies.com/
Founded by the Honorable Senator Michael Balboni:

• First Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
• As NYS Senator, wrote nearly all of the major laws relating to Homeland Security for New York State.
• Deputy Secretary for Public Safety and Homeland Security Advisor for New York State, under two governors.
• Oversaw creation of: New York Alerts, Critical Infrastructure Suspicious Activity Reporting system for the State.
• Senior Fellow with the Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) at George Washington University.
• Serves on the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission as well as on several homeland security think tanks, charitable boards dealing with public health.
• Regular contributor as a terrorism expert on national and local television and print media.

RedLand Strategies specializes in Homeland Security, Crisis & Emergency Management, Government Relations, Political Strategy, Transportation, and Financial Industries.
We leverage governmental and corporate relationships to generate sales opportunities and effective solutions to today's complex problems in both the private and public sectors
Mr. Lester Quintana, Senior Vice President for Consulting Services, Cellucci Associates, Inc. http://www.cellucciassociates.com/
Mr. Quintana is a dynamic high-technology Business Executive with a strategic business and tactical operations background; he has held key positions in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies. He has been engaged in Russia, States of the Former Soviet Union, Kuwait, Iraq, and globally sensitive locations.
Mr. Quintana's areas of expertise include identifying commercial emerging technologies and providing them with strategic roadmaps with funding sources. He also provides executable strategic market penetration plans with emphasis on profitable growth, in-depth market analysis, and teaming agreements/negotiations. Most importantly, he has directly contributed to national security at the diplomatic level throughout the vast majority of the Russian Federation from Moscow to Siberia, to include states of the Former Soviet Union. While at the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, he received numerous commendations for his homeland security efforts.
More info: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Speakers-More-Info.asp
The growing list of speakers and presenters includes Kris Tuttle, Director of Research for SoundView Technology Group; cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey*, Partner with Liberty Group Ventures; and Kiersten Todt**, President and Managing Partner of Liberty Group Ventures.
*From 2004 - 2013, Roger Cressey served as an on-air counterterrorism analyst with NBC News, appearing frequently on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC and CNBC.
**Ms. Todt has commented on homeland security and sport security issues in multiple media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. Her work on sport security has been published in two editions of The International Centre for Sport Security Journal.
Other speakers include Jason Kolbert, Head of Healthcare Research, Senior Managing Director and Biotechnology Analyst, Maxim Group; Manish Thakur, Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group;
Marty Martin, CEO of Crane & Crane Consulting, who also has a background with the CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Army; Scott Greiper, President and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group; Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS); Janice Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) and Phil Agcaoili, Chairman, Ponemon Institute Fellows Co-founding Member, Cloud Security Alliance Board Member, Mobile Active Defense.
Presenting Companies:
See more companies: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Companies.asp
Visit the conference page to learn more and sign up:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference
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Media Partners:
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NXT-ID's (OTCQB:NXTD) Wocket™; a Next Generation Smart Wallet and COIN Coming to Consumers in 2014 to Replace all the Credit Cards in Your Wallet

Point Roberts, WA, NEW YORK, NY - February 26, 2014 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including biometrics and mobile technology, issues an exclusive follow-up interview with Mr. Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc., creator of Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet and Mr. Kanishk Parashar, CEO of Coin, as each company prepares to launch their products to consumers this year. Both products take aim at consumer’s bulky wallets and hope to replace all credit cards in a wallet with one simple solution.

Alan Goode, Managing Director of GoodeIntelligence.com notes, “With the recent attacks that saw millions of customers of Target having their personal information, including payment card details, stolen, there is a pressing need to improve the security of payment services at the physical store. EMV is one solution that could improve the security posture of card present transactions at the physical point of sale but perhaps, what we need is a leap to next generation technology that combines convenience and security. Mobile payments are one option but the complexity of the ecosystem has created problems for combining all of our card details within a secure mobile wallet that is accepted at all retail outlets. There are alternatives; innovative technologies that could solve the problem of convenience and security such as NXT-ID’s Wocket and Coin. They take the approach of combining the ubiquity of card-based payments with a single, secure digital wallet that can hold all of a consumer’s card details in the single device."
Another new start-up competitor has emerged on the landscape, called the Loop Wallet™ App, that says it scans, stores and organizes all your cards on a smartphone securely, and lets you pay at virtually every retailer today.
It is clear that this is the year for the race to bring consumers the most innovative payment solutions; consumers and investors stay tuned!
NXT-ID, Inc. Interview:
Q: Investorideas.com
Gino you recently released a product FAQ, 'Get to knowWocket™’ that shared a lot of new product features including the number of cards it can hold (up to 10,000). Can you share some of the new product features?
A: Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc
Certainly. These product features are not so much new but we are releasing more details as we get closer to product launch. There’s still more to come! I would encourage those who are interested to visit our website www.nxt-id.com and read the FAQ’s on the Wocket product page.
Essentially, Wocket is a next generation smart wallet that locks all of your private information in an electronic vault where only an authorized user can gain access to the information and has a single dynamic card for all your payments You can store up to 10,000 records in Wocket including credit, debit, loyalty, gift, ID and membership cards as well as coupons and even medical records, to name a few. The Wocket completely replaces your wallet. It even allows for you to carry cash!
Q: Investorideas.com
Your company recently published filings regarding a private placement funding that was non- dilutive and described by analysts as investor friendly. Can you share what that means in laymen’s terms?
A: Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc
As a public company we wanted to show our investors that, as a management team, we believed in the company, so the founders returned stock to the Company on a one for one basis with the new shares that were issued in the financing. As a result, existing investors are not diluted by having more shares issued and the Company has more money in the bank!
Q: Investorideas.com
Can you discuss the security features on Wocket and what differentiates it from the competition?
A: Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc.
Wocket uses multifactor biometric and PIN identification to allow access to private information. In addition, this information is stored on a secure encrypted chip inside the Wocket. This information is input directly into Wocket and does not come from the internet or the cloud or a phone or other computer. The information on the dynamic card is zeroised after one swipe, so if the card itself is lost, it carries no information about the owner.
Q: Investorideas.com
When is your expected roll- out to debut the Wocket and are you on schedule?
A: Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc.
We expect to debut Wocket at the end of March or early April and we are currently on schedule for that time frame.
Q: Investorideas.com
How do you view the competitive landscape and how confident are you in Wocket’s technology?
A: Gino Pereira, Chief Executive Officer of NXT-ID, Inc.
I think that the whole payments space is going through tremendous disruption at the moment with a number of players, both large and small, looking for ways to improve security and functionality.
There will potentially be several winners who achieve this in slightly different ways. We think of ourselves as not just a company enabling a more convenient method of payment but we are a next generation authentication company with solutions to multiple problems across different platforms. Wocket is an authentication device as well as your wallet, and in combination with our one time use dynamic pairing algorithms, can authenticate the user for payments both at the point of sale (POS) for card present transactions as well as for card not present transactions such as online purchases. Wocket can also authenticate you for seamless access to smart devices of the future with access to your house and your car! We have technologies for tomorrow’s world that are not only a lot more secure than what is available today but also will be convenient and easy to use.
COIN Interview:
Q: Investorideas.com
I read that less than a week after your first media launch, you reached your initial pre-sale goal. What is the ongoing interest like for presales - has the momentum continued?
A: Kanishk Parashar, CEO of Coin
We are very excited about our continued growth after hitting our $50,000 goal in just 40 minutes after launch, but we aren't releasing any more specifics at this time. We want to keep our focus on manufacturing the product as we ramp up to start shipping this summer.
Q: Investorideas.com
The company also addressed some of the security concerns following the initial media release. Can you tell us what changes were made with regard to security?
A: Kanishk Parashar, CEO of Coin
In total below are the security features of Coin:

• The Coin app is password protected and is 128-bit/256-bit encrypted for all storage and communication with its easy-to-use consumer app to ensure the safety of your identity.
• With Coin, you can only add your cards that match your personal information stored in the app. Your full name will be printed on the Coin and your signature will be on the back.
• Coin sends you a push notification alerting you if you leave your Coin behind and locks automatically if you go too far away, making it unusable if anyone tries to pay with it. If you need to unlock your Coin without your phone - you can enter in your single button passcode (similar to Morse code) so you always have your Coin available for use.
• On the digital screen, you will see the nickname that you assigned to your card, the last 4-digits of the card and the expiration date. If you need any other information off your card - you can go to your Coin app which has front and back images of your card.
• Coin has an alarm, that remembers how many times your Coin is being swiped, and will alert you via the app if it is being swiped fraudulently when out of your hands.
• Coin can lock for one particular card so it can’t be changed to a different card by a merchant or waiter for example.

Q: Investorideas.com
I read in late January in VC Post that the company is raising approximately $15 million in a Series-A financing. Can you give us an update on that, and are you able to disclose any key investors in the raise? (http://www.vcpost.com/articles/21195/20140129/us-credit-card-wallet-coin-raising-15m-in-series-a-funding-sources.htm)
A: Kanishk Parashar, CEO of Coin
No comment.
Q: Investorideas.com
Is the company still on track to release the product to consumers for this summer?
A: Kanishk Parashar, CEO of Coin
Yes - Summer 2014.
Q: Investorideas.com
In closing, can you sum up the consumer response and attitude towards your product?
A: Kanishk Parashar, CEO of Coin
We are very excited by the initial consumer response that we have received so far. Our backers have been very positive and patiently awaiting the release of Coin this summer.
About NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World
NXT-ID, Inc.'s innovative MobileBio™ solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio™ suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by the Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.thewocket.com/, http://www.wocketwallet.com/
NXT-ID's wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/
Investor Inquiries:
Kirin Smith
ProActive Capital Group
Direct: 646 863 6519
Corporate:mailto:info@nxtid.com
About COIN
Hold all your cards in one Coin.
https://onlycoin.com/about/
Goode Intelligence is an independent research and consultancy company that provides quality advice to global decision makers in business and technology. Goode Intelligence works in information security, mobile security, authentication and identity verification, biometrics, enterprise mobility and mobile commerce sectors. Founded in 2007 by Alan Goode and headquartered in London Goode Intelligence helps both technology providers, investors and IT purchasers make strategic business decisions based on quality research, insight and consulting.
Goode Intelligence works with a cross-section of clients, from global brands that are ranked on the FTSE/Fortune 100 to start-up technology companies.http://www.goodeintelligence.com
Previous Wocket™ and COIN Interview with Investorideas.com
December 9 th 2013: http://www.investorideas.com/CO/NXT/news/2013/12091ep.asp
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Investorideas.com Security Conference Adds Viscount Systems (OTCQB:VSYS) to Presenters; Speakers Discuss Key Security issues including Biodefense, Biometrics and Cybersecurity

New York, NY - February 20, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research and news portal covering leading sectors including technology and defense, announces new speakers and presenters for its upcoming Security and Defense Conference, “Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security”, to be held live in New York and online on March 11, 2014.

New financial panelists include Manish Thakur, Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group and Jason Kolbert, Head of Healthcare Research, Senior Managing Director and Biotechnology Analyst at Maxim Group.
Added to presenting companies is Viscount Systems (OTCQB:VSYS), a Canadian manufacturer of advanced physical access control systems that combines traditional access control performance with cyber security (true convergence of logical and physical access) to increase security while driving down facility costs to secure offices, hospitals, critical infrastructure, schools, banks, and manufacturing. The company’s unique offering satisfies new US Federal Government standards for increased protection of facilities from external threats. http://viscount.com/
The theme of the conference is 'game changing technologies, the face and the future of security’ and will be discussing developments in biodefense, biometrics including fingerprint, voice and facial recognition, cyber security and other leading edge technologies.
The agenda will include a financial panel, and industry panel and presenting companies showcasing their technologies.
Recently added media partners include BiometricUpdate.com, a leading news property that publishes breaking news, analysis, and research about the $7 billion global biometric market.
"We project that the global biometrics market will grow to $15 billion by 2015 from its 2012 estimated value of $7 billion," states Stephen Mayhew, President of Biometrics Research Group Inc., an independent market research consultancy, which publishes BiometricUpdate.com, the most trusted and authoritative source for news and industry intelligence in the sector.  "The market for automated fingerprint identification systems and fingerprint biometric technologies account for the greatest share of the global biometrics market and is forecast to continue to be the main source of overall market revenues from 2010 to 2015. We believe the fingerprint modality was valued at $5 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach nearly $10 billion in 2015. Face, iris, vein, and voice recognition biometric technologies together form the second largest segment. This sector was worth an estimated $2 billion in 2010 and is expected to reach $5 billion in 2015."
"Biometric technology is advancing faster than many people realize. The consumer and mobile spaces have seen huge gains in the past year, bringing authentication and payment systems to the forefront of this discussion. All the while, security and defense applications are more technologically advanced today than they ever have been and international adoption is soaring.”  -- Adam Vrankulj, Managing Editor, BiometricUpdate.com.
New speakers added:
Manish Thakur, Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group
Manish Thakur is Managing Partner of Hudson Fairfax Group, a strategic investment firm based in New York, Washington and London, focused on cybersecurity, intelligence, big data analytics, and defense private equity. Manish has spent over 20 years covering defense, technology, telecommunications and satellite companies as a principal investor, CFO and investment banker. Before founding HFG, he worked at such firms as Merrill Lynch, SG Cowen and HSBC, where his responsibilities included private equity and strategic investments, initial public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. Manish also serves as National Security Coordinator for a Capitol Hill-based political action committee. Manish holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and a BSc (honors) in Economics from the University of London.
Jason Kolbert, Head of Healthcare Research, Senior Managing Director and Biotechnology Analyst, Maxim Group
Jason's career began as a chemist in the pharmaceutical industry, and evolved into a product, and marketing manager with Schering-Plough in Japan. Upon returning from Japan, Jason joined Salomon Smith Barney, as a research associate which has now evolved into an 18 year career on Wall Street as a ranked biotechnology analyst.
Mr. Kolbert today is a senior managing director with the Maxim group and the head of Healthcare Research as well as a covering analyst. As the head of Healthcare, Jason manages the Healthcare effort to maintain a balance of large capitalized relevant institutional coverage combined with the next generation of small capitalized emerging companies that will influence the sector. As a covering analyst Mr. Kolbert's focus is across several therapeutic areas with an emphasis in antiviral medicine, regenerative medicine, oncology and immunology (cell therapy). Mr. Kolbert is noted for being among the first analysts to focus on the changing landscape for Hepatitis C therapy, identifying Pharmasset in its early days as a company with paradigm shifting nucleoside technology (subsequently acquired by Gilead for $11 billion). Today Mr. Kolbert is making the same call for Stem Cell Therapy, identifying the sector as having the potential to alter current treatment paradigms.
Mr. Kolbert spent seven years at Citi Group as a traditional sell side analyst followed by seven years on the buy side as a portfolio manager with the Susquehanna International Group. Mr. Kolbert most recently returned to his analyst role after spending a year as the head of business development for a public cell therapy company. Today at Maxim with his colleagues Mr. Kolbert oversees a team responsible for covering 70 companies and supporting the needs of the firm.
The growing list of speakers and presenters includes Kris Tuttle, Director of Research for SoundView Technology Group; cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey*, Partner with Liberty Group Ventures; and Kiersten Todt**, President and Managing Partner of Liberty Group Ventures.
*From 2004 - 2013, Roger Cressey served as an on-air counterterrorism analyst with NBC News, appearing frequently on NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC and CNBC.
**Ms. Todt has commented on homeland security and sport security issues in multiple media outlets, including MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. Her work on sport security has been published in two editions of The International Centre for Sport Security Journal.
Other speakers include Marty Martin, CEO of Crane & Crane Consulting, who also has a background with the CIA, NSA, and the U.S. Army, Scott Greiper, President and Founding Partner of Secure Strategy Group, Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS), Janice Kephart, Founder and CEO of The Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) and Phil Agcaoili, Chairman, Ponemon Institute Fellows Co-founding Member, Cloud Security Alliance Board Member, Mobile Active Defense.
Presenting Companies currently include:
NXT- ID Inc. - Mobile Security for a Mobile World
NXT-ID, Inc.'s (OTCQB:NXTD) innovative MobileBio™ solution mitigates consumer risks associated with mobile computing, m-commerce and smart OS-enabled devices. The company is focused on the growing m-commerce market, launching its innovative MobileBio™ suite of biometric solutions that secure consumers' mobile platforms led by the Wocket™; a next generation smart wallet designed to replace all the cards in your wallet, no smart phone required. The Wocket works anywhere credit cards are accepted and only works with your biometric stamp of approval. http://www.thewocket.com /, http://www.wocketwallet.com/
NXT-ID's wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, is engaged in biometric identification has 22 licensed patents in the field of 3D facial recognition http://www.nxt-id.com/, http://3d-id.net/
Tekcapital, Ltd. - The World's Largest University Network for Open Innovation
Tekcapital helps clients profit from new, university-developed intellectual properties. With our proprietary discovery search engine, linked to 3,300+ universities in 160 countries, coupled with expert scientific review, we provide a turn-key service to make it easy for clients to find and acquire the IP they need to create a competitive advantage. http://tekcapital.com/
PositiveID Corporation
PositiveID Corporation (OTCBB:PSID) develops unique medical devices and molecular diagnostic systems, focused primarily on diabetes management, rapid medical testing and airborne bio-threat detection. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, MFS, is focused on the development of microfluidic systems for automated preparation of and performance of biological assays. http://www.PositiveIDCorp.com
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Investorideas.com Security and Defense Conference:
Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security
Tuesday, March 11, 2014,The New York Hilton Midtown and Online at a unique content and syndication platform
Hear some of the top thought leaders in Biometrics, Biodefense and Cybersecurity discuss the "Face and Future of Security ". Hear Industry experts, financial experts and management of companies with leading edge technology in this one day session. Investors can gain insight into key trends for 2014 and beyond!
Investors, media and industry service providers: Register here free: http://www.investorideas.com/Conference/Conference-Registration.asp
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Disclaimer/ Disclosure: The Investorideas.com newswire is a third party publisher of news and research as well as creates original content as a news source. Original content created by investorideas is protected by copyright laws other than syndication rights. Investorideas is a news source on Google news and Linkedintoday plus hundreds of syndication partners. Our site does not make recommendations for purchases or sale of stocks or products. Nothing on our sites should be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell products or securities. All investment involves risk and possible loss of investment. This site is currently compensated by featured companies, news submissions, content marketing and online advertising. Contact each company directly for press release questions. Disclosure is posted on each release if required but otherwise the news was not compensated for and is published for the sole interest of our readers. More disclaimer info: http://www.investorideas.com/About/Disclaimer.aspBC Residents and Investor Disclaimer : Effective September 15 2008 - all BC investors should review all OTC and Pink sheet listed companies for adherence in new disclosure filings and filing appropriate documents with Sedar. Read for more info: http://www.bcsc.bc.ca/release.aspx?id=6894. Global investors must adhere to regulations of each country
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Cali Van Zant cvanzant@investorideas.com 800. 665. 0411
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Eric Salvarezza esalvarezza@investorideas.com 631. 664. 1311
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Investorideas.com Security Conference Features Preview Q&A with Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: DXS)

New York, NY - February 19, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) Investorideas.com, an investor research and news portal covering leading sectors including technology and defense, issues a preview Q&A with Scott Sacknoff, President of Spade Defense Index (NYSE: ^DXS). Scott will be one of the financial panelists at the upcoming Security and Defense Conference, “Game Changing Technologies: The Face and Future of Security", to be held live in New York and online on March 11, 2014.

Scott Sacknoff manages the SPADE Defense Index (NYSE: DXS) which serves as the underlying index for InvescoPowershares Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE ticker: PPA). http://www.spadeindex.com/
The theme of the conference will share insight into developments in biodefense, biometrics including fingerprint, voice and facial recognition, cyber security and other security and defense issues. The agenda will include a financial panel, and industry panel and presenting companies showcasing their technologies. The current list of speakers represents some of the top thought leaders in biometrics and cybersecurity including cybersecurity expert and counterterrorism analyst Roger Cressey.
Learn more about the conference:
http://www.investorideas.com/Conference
Interview
Investorideas.com: Let's start with a quick recap of 2013 and the start of the first quarter.
SMS: A good place to start. Although many though the year would be all gloom and doom for the sector with the Pentagon's budget on a downward slope from the peak in war spending and the expected impact from sequestration, I held a more moderate view. Although there would be stress in the system, I believed that the rise in sales to international defense customers combined with the upcycle in commercial aerospace spending would offset the U.S. government budget declines and things would not be as bad as some forecasted. But even I couldn't foresee how good a year it would become. By the end of 2013, the SPADE Defense Index has gained 48.18%, nearly 20% more than the gain in the S&P500.
Investorideas.com: And the start of 2014?
SMS: The sector is still at or near its historic high. Year to date, the market is down 0.4% but the aerospace and defense sector is up 3.4%.
Investorideas.com: Any patterns you've seen in the numbers?
SMS: We noticed in 2013 that investors interested in the sector appeared to choose individual companies over fund-related —whether Boeing, which was up 81% in 2013 or Lockheed Martin, which gained 61% while offering a 4% dividend. Toward the end of 2013 and continuing through the beginning of the year, we've noticed an inflow into funds such as PPA. This makes some sense after the sector's significant gains in 2013. The ETF gives exposure to the sector and diversification from positions in any one company. Although most firms reported good numbers in their Q1 reporting, comments from Boeing executives regarding their forecast for 2014 spooked the markets and caused the stock to tumble by more than 11% in a ten day period. Fund products offer diversification which gives some investors comfort so a shift was probably inevitable.
Investorideas.com: How do you see the year shaping up going forward?
SMS: Congress and the White House reaching agreement on an FY-14 budget is a great positive as it starts to clarify what the Department of Defense can and will do with the funds allocated to them. A proposed $535 billion core budget would be $36 billion over the sequester-mandated cap with the administration offsetting this increase by reducing other areas in the federal budget. According to Defense News, as part of the budget deal agreement put forth by Sen. Patty Murray and Rep Paul Ryan, the expected budget to be submitted to Congress on March 4 th for 2015 is roughly $496 billion and it includes about $30 billion restored to the Pentagon in 2014 and 2015. We can start to think of these years as the end of the transition period and a stabilization of the current budget puts us possibly near to the bottom of the budget cycle which should stay flat to improving over the next several years and the budget seeing a boost starting in FY16.
Meanwhile, international sales continue to provide a boost to the domestic market and have a meaningful impact on the bottom line of the large firms. Commercial aerospace, which is still in the early innings of a multi-year cycle, is highlighted by Boeing's backlog for new planes stretching to the end of the decade. Newly announced plans to bridge the 777 with a newer plane in 2020 could stretch the commercial aerospace upcycle to the early part of the next decade fueled by global travel growth.
Investorideas.com: And what concerns would keep investors up at night?
SMS: First, with this Congress and White House, there is always political risk and the plans for defense spending mentioned above could easily change. But at least for the moment, the acrimony appears to be calming down a bit. Second, after such a huge run in the stock market during 2013, some companies are near the top of their valuations. So while economic growth is still expected in 2014, which will help justify their valuations, this year is expected to be more of a stock pickers market. Inflows into ETFs are a signal that investors are confident in a sector and want to stay exposed but might be unsure which firms are the clear winners or which firms are at their peak valuations. While shares in the funds being held by investors are up 50% in just the past two to three months, it is still down 75% from its peak. Although we see the sector performing at least in line with the broader market over the rest of the year, if there is an economic hiccup causing investors to pocket gains and pull funds out of the market, stocks overall would see a decline, not just the aerospace and defense sector.
Investorideas.com: Looking at the future of defense technology, which ones and who do you see as benefitting?
SMS: Glad you asked. I will be spending time at the InvestorIdeas.com Security and Defense Conference on March 11th [2014] in New York City and the event is designed to talk about just this.
While wars are obviously to be avoided if at all possible, the post-war environment has historically been a prime period for innovation. Live conflict gives military commanders and planners a chance to evaluate what worked and what didn't work. And from these discussions needs are identified, a plan of action is put in place, and resources are allocated to develop the systems and technologies to eliminate the perceived shortcomings. While new technologies may spring up that provide the military with a previously unforeseen strategic edge, much of the R&D that occurs fits into one of two categories: (1) fixing problems and meeting needs and (2) developing counter technologies.
Additional opportunities can also come from the wave of military personnel entering or returning to the non-military workforce and take the technologies and the lessons learned in warfare and applying them to more, let's say, mundane applications. Post-war medical services and triage capabilities rise as an influx of trained personnel return to society. The application of GPS and positioning technologies for commercial activities expanded after the Gulf War in the 1990s. Although the military bought many of its commercial handheld devices from suppliers such as Radio Shack (true, by the way), GPS becoming a commonplace tool took off following the war as hundreds of thousands of people gained familiarity and exposure to the technology.
Investorideas.com: So what types of technology can we expect to see a boost in the near-term?
SMS: I think they’d fall into three categories.
First, protect the soldier when they are exposed to dangerous situations; and reduce the weight they have to carry through multi-purpose electronics, better reusable power sources, and new water technologies.
Second, the digital warfighter, namely improving the interoperability of different systems they have to use and not overwhelming the soldier with information; and
Third, cyber which is an ongoing battle that is currently being fought on multiple fronts. Investors should obviously keep their eyes open for opportunities in each of these areas.
Investors should obviously keep their eyes open for opportunities in each of these areas.
Investorideas.com: You also mentioned counter technologies.
SMS: Yes, thanks for bringing that back up. If we look back at the history of warfare, it's always been a concept of gaining an edge over ones enemies or adversaries. Whether better bows and arrow, catapults or more modern examples. The implementation of the tank in World War I was designed to disrupt trench warfare. Advances in guns and projectiles led to armor shielded vehicles which in turn led to anti-tank weapons. Planes led to anti-aircraft and radar technologies which in turn spawned the need for missiles which were faster and harder to shoot down. Satellite sensors and missile warning systems were then developed to prevent enemies from shooting down spy planes and identify the launch of missiles and rockets to provide more time to mount a proper defense. GPS enabled more precision targeting of expensive ordnance so technologies to jam and disrupt the signals were developed. IEDs were used to disrupt U.S. forces in Iraq so technologies were developed to counter whether V-shaped undercarriages of vehicles to divert the force from the explosion to improved armor and plating for vehicles. It's a cycle. Roughly every twenty years for more than a century, new technologies and systems are developed that change the way warfare is conducted. And these revolutions led to the development of counter technologies and counters to the counter. It essentially exists for every system and technology in play.
Investorideas.com: Thank you. Something for our readers to think about.
Scott Sacknoff manages the SPADE Defense Index which serves as the underlying index for InvescoPowershares Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE ticker: PPA).
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