Maryland creates security innovation center.

• Author: Fein, Geoff S.
• Position: Security Beat - Brief Article

The Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation, in Annapolis, Md., has created a homeland security technology incubator, to help companies market their products.

Seven firms have leased sites in the Chesapeake Innovation Center. The industries' expertise includes biodefense, communications and information technology solutions.

More than 100 companies went through a four-step application process scrutinizing business potential, technical merit, commercial viability and potential economic impact to the region. The center is 80 percent leased.

Participants include Global Wireless Network, designers and manufacturers of wireless hardware devices; ICUC, a communications company that integrates telephone numbers with Internet services...