LORAL SPACE INFORMATION SYSTEMS USING GENSYM'S G2 SOFTWARE TO DEVELOP ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1995--Loral Space Information Systems (LSIS LSIS Legal Support Investigative Service (Los Angeles, California) LSIS Loral Space Information Systems LSIS Least Squares Importance Sampling ), a division of Loral Corporation Loral Corporation was a small Bronx defense contractor on the verge of bankruptcy when in 1972 it was acquired by Bernard Schwartz, who over the course of the next two decades built it into a major player in the global aerospace and defense industry, acquiring sixteen other defense (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LOR LOR Letter Of Reprimand (military) LoR Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) LOR Learning Object Repository LOR Linux.Org. ), has selected an intelligent software product from Gensym Corporation (company) Gensym Corporation - A company that supplies software and services for intelligent operations management. Common applications include quality management, process optimisation, dynamic scheduling, network management, energy and environmental management, and process to develop advanced highway traffic management systems for the City of Houston. Loral is using Gensym's G2 real-time expert system software to develop the Advanced Transportation Management System for automated freeway and arterial roadway management--a key element of the national Intelligent Transportation System program managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Because Gensym's G2 software can process real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. from thousands of roadway sensors while at the same time suggest ways to resolve traffic problems, it is ideally suited to improving highway traffic flow and safety in major urban areas. As part of the Houston advanced management system, the new software will allow traffic controllers in the new $11 million Greater Houston Traffic and Emergency Management Center to detect and quickly resolve traffic incidents. Loral is the systems integrator for the Greater Houston center, which is scheduled to open in early 1996. As system integrator, Loral will integrate new and existing traffic management system components, including freeway loop detectors, surveillance cameras, changeable message signs, lane control signals, ramp flow-metering signals, high occupancy vehicle operations and a computerized traffic signal system. Loral also is using Gensym's G2 to develop Space Shuttle and Space Station mission support applications for NASA's new Control Center Complex at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Gensym Corporation is the leading supplier of software products for developing and deploying intelligent real-time solutions for industrial, scientific, commercial and government applications. With over 3,000 product licenses installed worldwide, Gensym serves 30 industrial sectors including the process industries, discrete manufacturing, telecommunications, environmental, power and aerospace. Loral Space Information Systems (LSIS), based in Houston, Texas, is the leading supplier of sophisticated information, ground data, control center hardware and software, and wide band communications products. LSIS is the prime contractor for NASA's Mission Systems Contract (MSC (1) (MSC.Software Corporation, Santa Ana, CA, www.mscsoftware.com) Founded in 1963 by Richard H. MacNeal and Robert G. Schwendler, MSC is the world's largest provider of mechanical computer aided engineering (MCAE) strategies, simulation software and services. ) at Johnson Space Center. Under MSC, Loral is designing and developing a next generation distributed control center for the combined operation of the Space Shuttle and Space Station. Loral is also providing Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance engineering and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services and specialized flight hardware and software for NASA's Johnson Space Center. Loral Corporation, headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , is a high- technology company that primarily concentrates in defense electronics, communications, space and systems integration. CONTACT: Loral Joseph Tedino (703) 416-5540 or Gensym Betsy Gartner (617) 547-2500 |
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