FAA Awards Gallium Follow-on Contract; InterMAPhics Software Selected to Expand the Display Capabilities for the FAA's Enroute Simulator Used for Human Factors Testing.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000

ATCA 2000 - Gallium, a leading provider of user interface software for performance-critical applications, is pleased to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a follow-on contract based at the FAA Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI), Oklahoma City.

Gallium previously replicated the Display System Replacement (DSR) Computer-Human Interface (CHI) using its InterMAPhics(R) software toolkit. During the next phase of the program, Gallium will deliver both engineering services and a flight strip editor expanding the capabilities of the FAA's Advanced ATC Research Simulator used by Human Factors scientists for evaluating the enroute CHI.

Dr. Carol Manning, Engineering Research Psychologist for CAMI, states, "When the flight strip editor has been completed, it will be possible to reconfigure both data block and flight strip formats for use in studies conducted using CAMI's Advanced ATC Research Simulator."

"This is an exciting program for Gallium because it shows the flexibility of our product to replicate a customer's CHI. Now we're looking forward to working with CAMI to assess the effects of alternative ATC display formats on controller workload and performance," said Bob Deroode, Director of Air Traffic Management for Gallium.

About CAMI

The Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI), under direction of the Federal Air Surgeon, conducts medical research applicable to the mission of the FAA. CAMI's research centers on the human factors of aviation safety by looking at the causes of aircraft accidents and how to prevent them. www.cami.jccbi.gov/

About Gallium

Gallium is an international leader in the development of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) software for performance-critical applications in Air Traffic Management and the Defense sectors. Gallium's InterMAPhics(R) product line is an industry acclaimed suite of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software used by national agencies and companies worldwide involved in programs to prototype, develop, and maintain the HCI for their display applications. Built on more than two decades of software engineering experience, InterMAPhics(R) products and related services are developed to ISO 9001/TickIT, and U.S. Military DII COE standards. InterMAPhics is operational in more than 100 applications in 25 countries.

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