Loral Space Information Systems using Gensym's G2 Software to develop advanced traffic management systems.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1995--Gensym Corp., leading provider of software for creating intelligent real-time solutions, today announced that 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 Corp. (NYSE-LOR), has selected Gensym's G2 real-time expert system to develop advanced highway traffic management systems for the City of Houston, Loral is using G2 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, G2 will allow traffic controllers in the new $11 million Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. Traffic and Emergency Management Center to detect and quickly resolve traffic incidents. "With G2, developers can confidently build an intelligent highway management application incorporating features such as alarm filtering In network management, the ability to pinpoint the device that has failed. If one device in a network fails, others may fail as a result and cause alarms. Without alarm filtering, the management console reports all deteriorating devices with equal attention. and correlation, as well as fault detection and diagnosis," explained Gensym president, Dr. Robert Moore Robert Moore may refer to
tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate. standstills," Moore continued. Loral is the systems integrator for the Greater Houston Center, which is scheduled to open in early 1996. As a 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 is also 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. 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 bank 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 Corp., 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 of electronics, communications, space and systems integration. Founded in 1986, Gensym Corp. 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. Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Gensym has regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Dortmund, Hong Kong, Houston, Leiden, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seoul, Toronto, Uppsala, and Washington, D.C. CONTACT: Gensym Corp. Loral Betsy Gartner, 617/547-2500 Joseph Tedino, 703/416-5540 |
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