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For More Information, contact: Stephanie Groswirt MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc. Announces Data Conversion Contract with Defense Modeling and Simulation Office SAN JOSE, Calif. - August 16, 19993 -MultiGen-Paradigm Inc. today announced the award of a new contract by the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) for conversion of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) database. MultiGen-Paradigm will develop bi-directional mappings for the JSF database to their representation in SEDRIS Transmittal Format (STF) and vice versa. In addition, the company will develop the conversion software that transforms the database to STF, and then will perform the conversion. The database will be converted back to its native OpenFlightñ format as a ™round trip' to verify that the conversion was valid. SEDRIS was developed by DMSO to enable high-end databases to be shared between simulators with different types of image generators, each of which have their own distinctive native formats. STF is an intermediate format into which databases can be exported, allowing the data to be imported to a different format for use on another simulator. By having one common format, the total number of different software conversions among various formats is minimized. As a complex database, which supports out-the-window, infrared and radar simulations, JSF is an excellent test case to test the robustness of STF. Currently, the JSF database is used by the United States Navy and Air Force for requirements development of aircraft, and by competing prime contractors, Lockheed Martin and Boeing Defense Systems, for running experiments to validate their designs. "This contract marks a significant development for MultiGen-Paradigm and our industry because this database will now be available on multiple platforms," said Stephen Gersuk, vice president for visual simulation programs, MultiGen-Paradigm. "MultiGen-Paradigm customers will benefit from this development as the conversion utilities will be integrated in a future release of our commercial database development tools," added Dan Brockway, director of database services, MultiGen-Paradigm. MultiGen-Paradigm is the leading supplier of realtime 3D software for visual simulation, entertainment, urban simulation, and simulation based training applications. MultiGen-Paradigm's products, including MultiGen® II Pro, MultiGen Creator, and SmartScene®, are used to create 3D objects and scenes for use in realtime applications. The company defines and supports OpenFlight®, the industry-standard realtime 3D scene description database format. MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc. is also a world leader in visual and audio simulation, sensor and IR solutions, dome-based simulation, and virtual reality products for use on SGI's IRIX® and Windows NT® workstations. Vega and AudioWorks2 are recognized as the premier software for development of these applications. MultiGen-Paradigm's services groups develops custom large area databases, realtime applications, and turnkey image generator systems that exploit the high-end features of SGI workstations. MultiGen-Paradigm's customers include Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, the Air Force Research Laboratory, Bergmann Associates, Bechtel Engineering, Krauss Maffei, the Israeli Air Force, British Aerospace, Disney Imagineering, Full Sail, LEGO A/S, Nintendo Company Ltd. and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Further information about MultiGen-Paradigm and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.multigen-paradigm.com.
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