MONTREAL, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - - CAE today announced
that it will work together with Microsoft Corporation to provide
collaborative simulation solutions for the defence, public safety and
homeland security markets.
Microsoft has selected CAE as a worldwide "go-to-market" Industry
Priority Solution partner focused on simulation-based solutions,
including professional services and commercial-off-the-shelf simulation
software. Working together in the defence, public safety and homeland
security sectors, Microsoft and CAE will utilize the products,
services, and expertise of their respective companies to provide
decision support, training, and other simulation-based solutions. In
the new collaboration relationship, CAE will be a Microsoft lead
collaborator in defence, public safety and homeland security where it
has already established itself as a proven and trusted provider of
simulation and modelling products and services.
"Defence, public safety, and homeland security are important market
focus areas for Microsoft," said Tim Bloechl, Executive Director for
Worldwide Public Safety and National Security at Microsoft. "As a
company that works closely with industry partners to meet the needs of
customers around the world, we've been working to identify a number of
leading independent solution vendors with expertise in these markets
and a proven record of delivering Microsoft-based solutions. CAE, with
its offerings for simulation and modelling products and services, was a
logical choice."
"Like CAE, Microsoft sees the potential for increased use of
simulation by a broader market audience," said Marc Parent, CAE's Group
President, Simulation Products and Military Training & Services.
"By collaborating with Microsoft, we see an opportunity to develop new
markets, new solutions and new channels for our simulation-based
products and professional services."
CAE's collaboration with Microsoft will include Presagis, CAE's
company specializing in COTS simulation software. As CAE designs
simulation-based solutions for the defence, public safety, and homeland
security markets, COTS simulation software from Presagis as well as
Microsoft ESP, the new visual simulation platform, will be used in the
development of the overall solution.
CAE is a world leader in providing simulation and modelling
technologies and integrated training solutions for the civil aviation
industry and defence forces around the globe. With annual revenues
exceeding C$1 billion, CAE employs approximately 6,000 people at more
than 75 sites and training locations in 20 countries. We have the
largest installed base of civil and military full-flight simulators and
training devices. Through our global network of 27 civil aviation and
military training centres, we train more than 75,000 crewmembers
yearly. We also offer modelling and simulation software to various
market segments and CAE's professional services division assists
customers with a wide range of simulation-based needs. www.cae.com
