Alex Preston Joins SAIC to Lead Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that Alexander J. (Alex) Preston has joined SAIC as the general manager of SAIC's Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit, effective April 15, 2005. Preston replaces Bill Kelly, who is now focused on acquisitions, business development and strategic planning for SAIC's Enterprise and Infrastructure Solutions Group.


Preston joins SAIC from ANXeBusiness Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC, where he served as president and chief executive officer. Before joining ANXeBusiness, he served as vice president, supply and logistics, at Visteon Corporation, a leading supplier of automotive technology systems. While at Visteon, Preston was responsible for purchasing, information technology operations and business process developments. He oversaw the separation of the Ford/Visteon information systems. Prior to his employment at Visteon, Preston was the director of process reengineering and computer integrated engineering and manufacturing at the Ford Motor Company. He received a degree in computer science from the University of Newcastle- upon-Tyne in England in 1980.

According to Larry Peck, president of the SAIC Enterprise and Infrastructure Solutions Group, "Alex and the business unit have an exciting future and will face many challenges, including international competition, recruiting, quality control, maintenance demands, configuration control and the fact that the business unit is dispersed over four major locations," (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.; Toronto, Canada; Kansas City, Kan.; and Cambridge, U.K.). The Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit currently provides products and solutions for customs authorities, shipping and trucking companies, port and terminal operators, U.S. and foreign military, emergency first responders, law enforcement agencies and all sectors of the transportation industry.

SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, providing information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. From science to solutions, SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. With annual revenues of $7.2 billion, SAIC and its subsidiaries have more than 42,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found at http://www.saic.com.

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