BAE SYSTEMS Selects eNGENUITY Technologies' VAPS and Consulting Services for the Typhoon Program.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers I/ITSEC I/ITSEC Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference 2002 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 eNGENUITY Technologies Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :EGY EGY Egypt (ISO Country code) EGY Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd ), a leading provider of software tools and components for the development of advanced visual and simulation applications, today announced the sale of VAPS VAPS Video Arcade Preservation Society VAPS Variable Assist Power Steering VAPS Virtual Avionics Prototyping System VAPS Virtual Applications Prototyping System VAPS Virginia Power Shift (student conference on global climate change) , DesignDoc, and consulting services to the Air Systems business unit of BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. . The combination of both products and consulting services, valuing $372,000 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , were procured by BAE SYSTEMS to assist with the design specification of cockpit displays for the Typhoon typhoon: see hurricane. Program. "The adoption of VAPS, as part of the process and toolset development for the Typhoon Format Symbology sym·bol·o·gy n. 1. The study or interpretation of symbols or symbolism. 2. The use of symbols. symbology 1. the study and interpretation of symbols. Also called symbolism. , has already leveraged significant savings through the porting of Virtual Graphics Sub-System Rig application to PC hardware, making significant savings on the unit cost of training aids Any item developed or procured with the primary intent that it shall assist in training and the process of learning. ," said Andy Lumb, Typhoon Deputy Avionics Integrated Product Team Leader, at BAE SYSTEMS (Air Systems business unit). "The benefits of "define once use many times" has been built into the process which has also enabled the option of auto-code generation into the airborne target - both of which will deliver time and cost benefits to the program," continued Lumb. "eNGENUITY has provided high quality consulting services throughout the development process, and was extremely responsive in providing support and care during this intensive activity," concluded Lumb. "BAE SYSTEMS' investment in VAPS and consulting services demonstrates confidence in our ability to deliver on important programs. eNGENUITY Technologies is extremely proud to meet these expectations and to contribute to the development of the Typhoon Program," said Robert Atkinson, Director of Marketing at eNGENUITY Technologies Inc. The VAPS Suite is a development environment for rapidly designing, building, testing and modifying the behavior of graphical Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for safety/mission critical applications. VAPS Developer is ideal for any HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. It provides a graphics-based visualization of an industrial control and monitoring system. or GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. application requiring high performance and high quality graphics such as cockpit avionics, vehicle information display systems and medical instrumentation, especially applications that will be retargeted to real-time embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . DesignDoc automates the creation of design and user documentation to greatly reduce the time required to prepare comprehensive product technical documentation for the HMI. About BAE SYSTEMS BAE SYSTEMS is a systems company, innovating for a safer world. BAE SYSTEMS employs nearly 100,000 people including Joint Ventures, and has annual sales of around pounds sterling 13 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. BAE SYSTEMS is dedicated to making the intelligent connections needed to deliver innovative solutions. Further information about BAE SYSTEMS is available at www.baesystems.com. About eNGENUITY Technologies Inc. eNGENUITY Technologies is a leading provider of software tools and components for the development of advanced visual and simulation applications. The company specializes in Human-Machine-Interface, simulation and Java 2D(TM) visualization solutions. eNGENUITY Technologies' products provide the means to dramatically shorten development cycles while improving software performance reliability. Our tools are currently in use by over 800 customers globally within thousands of mission, business and safety-critical applications. The Company is headquartered in Montreal and has offices and distributors throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. Further information about eNGENUITY Technologies Inc. is available at www.engenuitytech.com. Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could affect the Company's abilities to achieve its objectives and cause actual events to differ materially from expectations. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's prospectus filed with the Canadian Securities Commissions on July 12, 1999 and its Annual Report for fiscal year 2002 filed on October 10, 2002. |
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