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Mediaware appoints senior defence executive to lead US

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Digital video compression developer, Mediaware, has appointed military and intelligence sector veteran, Jason Frye, to the newly created position vice president, defence and intelligence, based in Washington, D.C. Frye's role is considered pivotal for Mediaware's growth, as 90% of the Australian company's revenue is derived from US-based clients. He joins Mediaware from a tenure with L-3 Communications Government Services Inc. Prior to his role at L-3 Communications, Frye served in a variety of positions within the ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) sector. In 2000, he was awarded the Defence Information Systems Agency's Director's award for science and engineering excellence as a result of his work for the US Joint Interoperability Test Command as ISR systems test director. Previous to that role, he held a senior position designing integration and standards conformance testing at BDM Federal Inc. Frye joined BDM after a 23-year career with the US Army, where he held various technical and leadership positions focused on intelligence roles, including direction of a key joint service intelligence gathering mission.