Beacon Interactive Systems is a defense contractor having facilities in Waltham MA and Norfolk, VA. The firm develops Maritime Internet of Things (IoT) software solutions designed to deliver Operational Visibility and Efficiency for the Maritime Industry. With a history in commercial development covering Startups to Fortune 500 Companies, Beacon currently works with multiple U.S. Navy organizations (ONR, NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR and US Fleet Forces Command). The Beacon Interactive approach is to provide the client with strategic solutions that deliver equally on both business process management and innovative technological capabilities. The firm's Collaborative Performance Support software solutions provide increased workforce efficiency while improving strategic visibility into an organizationâs performance, capabilities and knowledge. The firm's Mission Performance software solutions enable clients to streamline their workflow- enabling immediate cost-savings, heightened efficiency and increased visibility. With client in both the private and public sectors, in its early years Beacon worked with a blue-chip list of names that included MetLife, IBM and Olympus executing such projects as Sales Force Automation and Email Response Management for call center operations. Beacon later shifted forcus to work in the federal arena - most specifically the US Navy. Key products are a software application designed to support sailors doing corrective or scheduled equipment maintenance, aboard ship or on shore, through every step in the process and T3⢠(Technology Transition Tool)-this application- a Collaborative Program Management support to the people overseeing Science and Technology (S&T) investment. In addition to providing individualized performance support, T3 also automatically captures the artifacts of the development process such as reports, briefs, or technology demonstrations - steamlining paperwork, centralizing communications to enhance collaborati