Xionix Simulation Wins Contract to Upgrade United Airlines Trainers; First Program Win for Xionix Strengthens E&S's Expansion into Civil Airline Training Systems Market.HORSHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 1996--Xionix Simulation, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by United Airlines to upgrade their B747 and 757 Autoflight System Trainers. This is the first major program win by Xionix since the company was acquired by Evans & Sutherland. The software and hardware upgrades include the incorporation of the exclusive FMCEmulator in both devices. The FMCEmulator is a PC-based unit which uses actual aircraft FMC See fixed mobile convergence. software and represents the exact functionality of the aircraft flight management computer. It also includes the ability to load the aircraft FMC operational program and navigation database. This unique product results from an exclusive agreement between Xionix and Honeywell that enables flight training devices to have higher fidelity at low cost. "A deciding factor in this decision was the advantages the FMCEmulator gives United in easily updating the FMC software and loading the FMC operation program and navigational database Navigational databases incorporate both the network model and hierarchical model of database interfaces and have evolved into Set-oriented systems [1]. Navigational techniques use "pointers" and "paths" to navigate among data records (also known as "nodes"). with the actual aircraft floppies. These features will allow these devices to stay current with the aircraft navigational and operational software with minimal simulator (1) Software that enables the execution of an application written for a different computer environment. Same as emulator. (2) Software that models the interactions of hypothetical or real-world objects or business processes. technical support," said Bill Lang of United Airlines. David Welham, President of Xionix, stated "This contract is an ideal start for Xionix under the Evans & Sutherland banner and we are proud to be working with both United Airlines and Honeywell to develop new, cost-effective training solutions for the airline industry." Xionix Simulation, Inc., located adjacent to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, is a leading producer of Flight Management System Trainers and training devices used for training flight crews in the operation of the complex systems found in the automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. glass cockpit A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit that features electronic instrument displays. A relatively recent development, glass cockpits are highly sought-after upgrades from traditional cockpits. . Xionix has installed systems at more than 20 of the world's leading airlines. Evans & Sutherland manufactures hardware and software for developing highly realistic visual systems that produce high-quality, 3D graphics and synthetic environments. Founded in 1968, the company has delivered visual systems for simulation and training to the civil aviation and defense industries, and every U.S. branch of service, allied forces, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , museums, planetariums, and location-based entertainment centers. The company is headquartered in the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education. Research Park in 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. . The E&S web page is located at http://www.es.com. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: E&S is a registered trademark of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation. FMCEmulator is a trademark of Xionix Simulation, Inc. CONTACT: Evans & Sutherland Jayne Anderson, 801/582-5847 or 801/582-5848 (Fax) or Edelman Worldwide Debbie Young, 415/468-4033 or 415/968-2201 (Fax) |
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