Northrop Grumman votes iPaper

<FONT SIZE=2>&#009;Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed an agreement with iPaper LLC to exclusively license and manufacture the company's electronic voting systems. </FONT>

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed an agreement with iPaper LLC to exclusively license and manufacture the company's electronic voting systems.

The pact marks the Los Angeles-based systems integrator's entrance into the election services market and coincides with the signing of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by President Bush. The act authorizes $4 billion over three years to improve state and local elections systems.

Northrop Grumman chose the voting solution developed by iPaper, a division of Diversified Dynamics Inc. of Richmond, Va., following a comprehensive evaluation of available technologies and systems, company officials said.

Through the agreement, Northrop Grumman will offer a complete solution, including early voting capability, precinct systems and optical-scanning absentee systems.

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