Gensym and Science Systems Sign OEM Agreement.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1999-- Gensym's G2 To be the Foundation of Science Systems' Universal Intelligent Toolkit (Space UNiT) Gensym Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GNSM), a leading provider of software and services for intelligent operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , today announced an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement with Science Systems, a U.K. based provider of software for satellite mission control systems. Science Systems will use Gensym's G2(R) software in its Space UNiT product, which improves the efficiency of spacecraft operations by monitoring operational status and intelligently planning, scheduling, configuring, editing, and executing mission procedures in real time. "Science Systems is the European market leader in the development of software for satellite mission control systems," observed John Auburn, Science Systems' Sales Director. "We also have one of the largest pools of experienced G2 intelligent systems professionals within Europe. By combining these areas of expertise, the Space UNiT product has been developed as a tool to construct intelligent real-time systems Real-time systems Computer systems in which the computer is required to perform its tasks within the time restraints of some process or simultaneously with the system it is assisting. for space and non-space industry applications. G2 provides a rich environment for the specification of knowledge used within satellite control. This, along with the ease of integration and Gensym's new Java user interface capabilities, compelled us to use Gensym products." "Traditional satellite control systems are based largely on operators monitoring screens of information and carrying out repetitive pre-set tasks," noted Carl Davies, Gensym's Vice-President for Europe, Middle East and Africa. "However, increasing demands are now being placed on satellite operations due to the expanding population of satellites and the complexity of the environments within which these spacecraft operate. To control escalating costs, satellite operating companies are looking to advanced techniques to assist in the day-to-day operations of the modern satellite control center. The G2-based Space UNiT offers a powerful solution for this problem," he added. Space UNiT provides an environment for specifying mission operations models and reflects the current status of spacecraft and ground segment control systems and mission operations. UNiT has an open, highly extensible and portable architecture, and an interface that allows users to accomplish their tasks with no specialist software knowledge. Ultimately, this means lower maintenance costs and increased efficiency through the automated scheduling and monitoring of procedures and actions Space UNiT carries out. Space UNiT will be used by the European Meteorological Satellite meteorological satellite: see satellite, artificial; weather satellite. Organization (EUMETSAT EUMETSAT European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites EUMETSAT European Meteorological Satellite ) for the Meteosat Second Generation control facility, by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT EUTELSAT European Telecommunications Satellite ) for its constellation of telecommunications satellites, and by the U.K. Ministry of Defense for control automation of its SKYNET satellites (fourth generation military/defense communications satellite communications satellite artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an instrumented inflatable sphere that passively reflected radio signals back to ). Science Systems is one of the U.K.'s leading IT services and software companies. Its clients are drawn from a wide range of market sectors including space, utilities, transport, communications, defense, government, and retail. As a group, Science Systems employs over 400 people and has its headquarters in Chippenham and offices in Bristol, Reading, Manchester, Nottingham and Prague. Science Systems' principal activity is the design and development of custom software for client-specific requirements. Other services include specialist consultancy as well as applications and facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. . Clients include the HMV HMV His Master's Voice HMV High Mobility Vehicle HMV High Mileage Vehicle HMV High Molecular Weight HMV Heavy Maintenance Visit HMV Hazardous Materials Vault (military vault for dangerous materials) HMV Heavy Military Vehicle Group, McDonalds, Thames Water Thames Water, known originally as the Thames Water Authority and after privatization as Thames Water Utilities Limited, is the utility responsible for water supply and waste water treatment in parts of Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire, and the Thames Valley in the , Northern Electric, the European Space Agency European Space Agency (ESA), multinational agency dedicated to the promotion, for exclusively peaceful purposes, of cooperation among European states in space research and technology. , and the Ministry of Defense. Visit Science Systems at www.scisys.co.uk. Founded in 1986, Gensym Corporation is a leading supplier of software and services for intelligent operations management. Common applications include modeling and simulation for improved process design and optimization; intelligent monitoring and control for more efficient process control and higher levels of safety; fault management and diagnosis for greater levels of asset and service availability; and intelligent scheduling for optimizing production in real time. Gensym has sold more than 11,000 product licenses to organizations in manufacturing, communications, aerospace, transportation, government, and other industries. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gensym has worldwide coverage with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Visit Gensym online at http://www.gensym.com. Gensym and G2 are registered trademarks of Gensym Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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