Boeing has selected GL Studio over its competitors in
development of their new Virtual Warfare Center
ORLANDO, FL, April 14, 2003 - Distributed Simulation Technology, Inc. [DiSTI] a leading provider of software tools and components for the development of advanced visual and simulation applications, today announced that Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO has selected GL Studio for their next generation applications. Boeing will use GL Studio in development of their new Virtual Warfare Center. The company selected GL Studio over its competitors due to many factors including, GL Studio's powerful EGO technology, excellent documentation, unlimited runtime policy and their library of avionics equipment and behaviors.
"We are extremely proud to have been selected by such a renowned company as Boeing for the long term", said Joe Swinski, President of DiSTI. "Our company has always remained strongly committed to the modeling and simulation industry, and is an active promoter of simulation standards since 1994. This Virtual Warfare Center commitment clearly recognizes DiSTI's leading role in this rapidly-growing market".
"GL Studio has been successfully implemented in a wide range of training solutions, including F-14, F-16, F-18, F-22, A-10, E-2C, EA-6B, EC-135, UH-60, AH-64, P-3, and T-39, said Matthew Wendt, Business Development Manager for DiSTI. "GL Studio offers a proven and mature technology making it possible to quickly develop the 3D graphics required for today's training solutions. DiSTI has created an excellent foothold in the defense training and simulation market with their courseware, GL Studio software and professional services solutions.
GL Studio is a rapid simulation development tool for creating 2D/3D simulation objects and innovative user interfaces. GL Studio is currently used by most of the major simulation companies around the world. GL Studio is a COTS product with over 75 customers and thousands of licenses installed since its debut in 2001. Uses for GL Studio include flight simulators, maintenance trainers, reusable learning objects for computer based training, instructor operator stations and instrumentation for use in simulated devices.
About Boeing (www.boeing.com)
Boeing develops and produces jet transports, military aircraft and space and missile systems through four segments: commercial airplanes, military aircraft and missiles, space and communications and BCC. Boeing employs approximately 166,000 people with fiscal 2002 revenue over $54 billion.
About DiSTI
DiSTI is a software development company providing a wide range of software and services to support the development of advanced visual applications. Our solutions allow our customers to develop human machine interfaces for embedded systems, maintenance trainers, courseware, and real time visual applications. DiSTI's mission is to simplify the development of human machine interfaces with tools developers can use produce photo-realistic graphics faster and cheaper then ever before. DiSTI's products are used by the titans of industry including Anteon, Boeing, General Dynamics, L-3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, SAIC, INDRA Thales, and SAAB to name a few. DiSTI is headquarters are in Orlando, FL, neighboring US Army PEO STRI, NAVAIR and University of Central Florida research facilities. GL Studio is sold directly and through its distributors in North America, Europe, South America, Australia and Asia.
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Contact:
Mike Sivret
Director of World Wide Sale
11486 Corporate Blvd., Suite 190
Orlando, FL 32817
msivret@disti.com
www.DiSTI.com
