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iEntertainment Network Receives Contract Extension for Air Force Enhanced Technical Order Project
Business Wire, Oct 26, 2005
CARY, N.C. -- iEntertainment Network, (PINK SHEETS:IENT), the award-winning developer of the World Famous WarBirds TotalSims series of simulations, announced today that they have received an extension on the Air Force Enhanced Technical Order project from SEI, St. Louis, a major defense contractor, for the Air Force Material Command. The original contract began in June 2005. The contract extension includes a major presentation to the Air Force at Wright Patterson AFB in November.
This Contract directed IENT to review the currently available commercial options to produce an Enhanced Technical Order system to improve the ability of maintenance personnel to accomplish maintenance tasks in field and remote locations using modern computer, communications, and video game techniques.
This project identified commercially available options that may be added to future Air Force efforts to enhance technical maintenance activities and to recommend how these improvements might be implemented in the United States Air Force.
About iEntertainment Network
iEntertainment Network, Inc. (BB:IENT:pk) is a leading provider of online entertainment communities and publisher of online and retail games. WarBirds 2005, IENT's premiere massively multiplayer flight simulation software, which plays on both PCs and MAC computers, has won numerous awards around the world for "Best Online Simulation Game" and attracts players from over 70 countries. A more complete description of WarBirds 2005 and all of the TotalSims games can be found at http://www.totalsims.com.
Patent Protected Technology - Establishing a mission to deliver cutting edge technology for the interactive entertainment industry, iEntertainment holds an Internet patent (Patent Number: 6,042,477), integral to the development and support of online gaming. The PATENT, entitled Minimizing Latency Technology, allows companies to develop their online communities with real-time integration and visuals. For more information on iEntertainment's total suite of online games or gaming technologies, please visit www.IENT.com.
About SEI
Systems & Electronics Inc. (SEI), a subsidiary of Engineered Support Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EASI), is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with a manufacturing facility located in West Plains, Missouri. SEI is a full service supplier of diversified defense products and support for the U.S. Military and other customers. The St. Louis complex consists of a 270,000 square foot administration, engineering and prototype development facility.
Engineered Support Systems, Inc. provides advanced sustainment solutions including the design, manufacture and supply of integrated military electronics, support equipment and technical and logistics services for all branches of America's armed forces and certain foreign militaries, homeland security forces and selected government and intelligence agencies. The company also produces specialized equipment and systems for commercial and industrial applications. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.engineeredsupport.com.
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