(Baltimore, Md.) June 3, 2013 – Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] has been awarded a contract by the Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development (DBED) to design and build video streaming capabilities for cameras on the Francis Scott Key Bridge in commemoration of Star-Spangled 200: a National Bicentennial in Maryland.  The cameras will provide live streaming video of the approximate view of Francis Scott Key when he conceived the lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner, including Fort McHenry, where American troops defended the nation from the British Navy.            
            Four cameras will provide important views of the National Monument and Historic Shrine. Two cameras will be installed at the Francis Scott Key Bridge to provide viewers the perspective that Francis Scott Key had when he wrote the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner. Two additional cameras will be installed to focus on the flag at Fort McHenry, one from the west at the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel building and one from the east at the Fort McHenry Tunnel building. The video will be configured for public streaming and provided to DBED to display on the Star-Spangled 200 website, starspangled200.com.
            “Star-Spangled 200 is an incredible celebration of the heritage of Maryland and of the state’s contribution to defending the freedom of our nation,” said Neil Chung, SAIC chief systems engineer.  “We’re excited to work with the DBED to commemorate this event by providing video-streaming capabilities at Francis Scott Key Bridge and Fort McHenry Tunnel, the birthplace of our National Anthem.” 
            Star-Spangled 200 is a three-year commemoration of Maryland’s unique contributions to the defense and heritage of the nation, including the birth of the Star-Spangled Banner.  Maryland played a pivotal role during the War of 1812, particularly during 1814 when the British captured and burned Washington, D.C. and then made their way toward Baltimore. The British planned to attack Baltimore by land at North Point and by sea at Fort McHenry, which stood in defense of the Baltimore Harbor. It was during the bombardment of Fort McHenry that Francis Scott Key, a Maryland-born attorney brought by truce ship to negotiate the release of an American prisoner, was inspired to write the words to what became the United States’ National Anthem.
            “’KeyCam is another signature project launched during the multi-year bicentennial commemoration,” said Bill Pencek, Executive Director of the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.  “When incorporated into a robust new microsite now under development, people from around the world will be able to share the experience of Key as he witnessed the historic events.”

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