SCOTTSDALE,
AZ - July 10th, 2002
- Quantum3D®, Inc., a leading provider of open architecture
realtime 3D visual computing solutions for the Visual Simulation
and Training (VST) and Embedded Visual Computing (EVC) markets,
announced today at the Image Conference 2002, that Adacel Technologies,
Ltd, a leading developer of advanced software and systems for
air traffic control systems and related training systems applications,
has selected Quantum3D's AAlchemy™ advanced, open architecture
image generators and OpenGVS™ realtime scene management
software for use on the synthetic environment realtime training
systems that Adacel will be developing and deploying on the
United States Air Force (USAF) Tower Simulation System (TSS)
program which Adacel was recently awarded. TSS is the largest
air traffic control (ATC) training and simulation program awarded
to date, and will entail the deployment of comprehensive synthetic
environment realtime training systems at USAF locations worldwide.
This major new design win represents a continuation of Adacel
and Quantum3D's long standing business relationship and provides
another a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract for Quantum3D.
"TSS is one of the most advanced ATC
training systems on the market today and the requirements levied
by the program stressed the need for the IG to provide state-of-the-art
image quality and performance, coupled with outstanding cost-of-ownership,
P3I and obsolescence management," said Lionel Leveille,
President and CEO of Adacel. "Adacel has been working with
Quantum3D's open architecture IG products for several years
now, and the combination of Adacel's air traffic control and
air traffic management training software and program experience,
combined with Quantum3D's IG systems and software and commitment
to life cycle management has once again resulted in a successful
program win. We look forward to working with Quantum3D as we
deliver on this crucial USAF program."
The
TSS program required a comprehensive solution that could provide
USAF air traffic controllers with the tools needed to achieve
and maintain proficiency in the skills required to manage the
airspace in a military ATC environment. For TSS, Quantum3D is
providing Adacel with over 600 AAlchemy™ high-fidelity
out-the-window channels. AAlchemy was the only open architecture
PC-based IG that met USAF requirements for visual acuity, which
is crucial for aircraft recognition and identification at FAA
and USAF specified ranges, by providing the combination of high
resolution (up to 1600 x 1200 pixels per channel) and rotated
grid anti-aliasing (either 4 or 8 sub-pixel samples) concurrently
with the OpenGVS™ realtime scene management software, provide
the fill rate and polygon performance required to achieve sustained
frame rates which are mandated by the program. In addition,
AAlchemy™ features Quantum3D's unique SwapLock™ technology,
which provides pixel-level inter-channel synchronization to
minimize inter-channel artifacts that cause negative training
in juxtaposed display, wide-field-of-view applications. AAlchemy™
also supports custom resolutions for JVC D-ILA projectors, which
are widely used in the ATC market and provide a key component
of the Adacel solution.
"Adacel has one of the strongest ATC
teams on the planet and we see our highly successful partnership
with them for this market as a tremendous validation of both
our open architecture IG technology and our business model in
which we partner with leading integrators and solution providers
for key visual simulation, training and embedded visual computing
markets, ," said Ross Q. Smith, Quantum3D co-founder and
vice president of sales and marketing. "Rather than competing
with our customers, we team with them, and together we can provide
the best combination of technology, experience and value. We've
now won six major programs with Adacel to date, and we extremely
proud to be part of this important win today. All of us at Quantum3D
look forward to helping Adacel deliver this crucial capability
to the USAF over the next several years."
About Adacel Technologies, Ltd.
Adacel Technologies Ltd. is one of Australia's leading developers
of advanced software and systems for aviation, telecommunications,
defense and e-Business. …In the fourteen years since its
establishment, Adacel has built internationally recognized software
and systems engineering expertise, which it is now using to
develop and market unique software, systems and computer training
products in Australia, Europe, North America and Asia. Adacel
is listed on the ASX (Code: ADA) and can be found on the Web
at www.adacel.com.
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D develops and markets realtime 2D/3D visual computing
subsystems, integrated systems and software for the visual simulation
and training and embedded visual computing markets. Quantum3D's
AAlchemy, Obsidian nV and Graphite family of scaleable, open
architecture PC-based image generators (PC-IGs) include mission
critical features, industry leading performance, superior graphics
and image quality, and unsurpassed value, which have made the
products the industry standard for synthetic environment training
applications. In addition, Quantum3D creates and distributes
realtime development software tools and products, including
OpenGVS™ that enable developers to fully optimize their
applications to benefit from the company's visual computing
solutions. Quantum3D is the exclusive supplier of NVIDIA graphics
technology for the embedded military and aerospace visual computing
market. Quantum3D's embedded visual computing product offerings
include the FARSIGHT nV program for custom form factor applications
embedded graphics applications, and the Sentiris™ \ embedded
graphics subsystems for COTS form factor embedded graphics applications.
Quantum3D is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered
in San Jose, CA. For more information, please see www.quantum3d.com.
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