E&S Ensemble Accepted for Bradley Advanced Training System.Business Editors/Technology Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (E&S(R)) (Nasdaq:ESCC ESCC Eastern Shore Community College ESCC East Sussex County Council ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ESCC Enhanced Serial Communication(s) Controller ESCC Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity )--Evans & Sutherland's Ensemble(TM) PC-based image visual system marked a key milestone last week with the successful completion of acceptance testing (programming) acceptance testing - Formal testing conducted to determine whether a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and thus whether the customer should accept the system. for the Bradley Advanced Training System (BATS), the company announced today. The Ensemble systems were ordered for the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command The U.S. Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), formally known as Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, (TACOM), headquartered in Warren, MI, is part of AMC, the U.S. Army Materiel Command. in Warren, Michigan Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 138,247, making Warren the largest city in Macomb County, the third most populous city in Michigan, and Metro Detroit's largest suburb. , through a subcontract sub·con·tract n. A contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party. intr. & tr.v. sub·con·tract·ed, sub·con·tract·ing, sub·con·tracts with United Defense LP of Santa, Clara, California. E&S is under contract for thirteen Ensemble systems to support BATS maneuver and gunnery training systems. The BATS Ensemble systems run databases that were developed for the E&S ESIG ESIG European Solvents Industry Group ESIG Environmental and Societal Impacts Group (US National Center for Atmospheric Research) ESIG Electronic Signature ESIG Ecole Supérieure d'Informatique de Gestion (R) image generators currently in operation on the U.S. Army's Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT CCTT Close Combat Tactical Trainer (US Army) CCTT Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (Ottawa, ON, Canada) CCTT Covert Channel Tunneling Tool CCTT Career Connection to Teaching with Technology ) Program and emulates the ESIG host computer interface. This host and database compatibility and interoperability with the CCTT program enhances the Army's investment in database creation and will allow a smooth and cost-effective transition to Ensemble for the next-generation CCTT systems. "The completion of final acceptance testing represents a significant accomplishment for both E&S and the U.S. Army," said David Figgins, E&S Simulation Group vice president. "Successfully completing acceptance testing demonstrates that Ensemble provides outstanding performance and reliability for ground warfare applications. Furthermore, the compatibility and interoperability of the ESIG and Ensemble systems will enable the Army to maximize the value of its investment in both hardware and software." About Ensemble Ensemble is the first complete, PC-based image generation system. A turnkey hardware and software system, Ensemble represents a significant advancement in visual systems for simulation, provide true, realistic simulation on a PC platform. About Evans & Sutherland Evans & Sutherland produces hardware and software to create highly realistic 3D images. E&S business units deliver high-quality visual systems for simulation and training in defense and commercial applications, digital theaters, and related applications throughout the world. Visit the E&S web site at http://www.es.com. E&S, Ensemble, and ESIG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . All other trade names or marks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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