E&S EPX-50 Selected for Common Driver Trainer/Stryker Variant Program

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

    SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2005--Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. (E&S(R)) (Nasdaq: ESCC) announced today that the company has been selected to provide its EPX(TM)-50 visual system for the Common Driver Trainer (CDT)/Stryker Variant Program. The contract was awarded by FAAC Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., and includes nine out-the-window visual systems and five instructor/operator systems. The prime contractor is SAIC, and the end user is the U.S. Army. This order follows the recent CCTT win and solidifies E&S' position in the ground warfare PC-based simulation market.
    The CDT will serve several different vehicle platforms, including tracked vehicles, wheeled vehicles, and heavy machinery, and will provide realistic and challenging training under simulated diverse weather and visibility conditions. The Stryker vehicle is the first variant for the CDT and will enable training in the critical driver tasks that can be repetitively trained in a simulator, but are dangerous and infrequently trained in the real world, such as driving on ice, fording streams, driving under blackout conditions, and driving down a steep embankment when coming off an improved road.
    "Integration of the EPX-50 platform using the Common Image Generator Interface enables a high-performance rendering option to be offered as part of the CDT framework," said Kurt A. Flosky, executive vice president of FAAC and CDT deputy program manager under SAIC. "The EPX-50, in addition to its compatibility with the Army's CCTT program, provides high-resolution and 60-Hz update rate using complex databases ideally suited for the image generation needs of the Stryker Variant CDT simulators."
    "The EPX-50 continues to deliver on the promise of advanced PC-based simulation, and the broad acceptance of EPX software is very rewarding," said E&S Simulation Systems General Manager Nick Gibbs.
    EPX-50 uses E&S' Environment Processor software with military extensions (EPX) and runs on standard PC hardware equipped with state-of-the-art commercially available graphics accelerators.

    About EPX

    Evans & Sutherland's EPX software is designed to deliver flexibility, responsiveness and performance for the most demanding military training requirements. EPX software runs on hardware with a range of prices and capabilities, allowing customers to select the right hardware platform for their specific training missions. The unique, layered architecture of the software enhances reliability and allows rapid database creation and update from source materials. Since EPX databases are delivered as source data, the same data can be used in multiple applications and updated incrementally as new source materials become available. EPX offers ESIG(R)/CIGI host compatibility, which makes it easier to upgrade existing simulators to a new visual system. In addition, all EPX products are equipped with a 3D whole-earth terrain model and delivered with three high-resolution insets to allow training to begin immediately.

    About Evans & Sutherland

    Evans & Sutherland produces professional hardware and software to create highly realistic visual images for simulation, training, engineering and other applications throughout the world. E&S visual systems are used in both military and commercial systems, as well as planetariums and interactive theaters. Visit the E&S Web site at http://www.es.com.

    E&S, EPX and ESIG are trademarks or registered trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

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