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AsiaSat Buys a Fully Integrated Satellite Control System From Integral Systems
Integral's EPOCH Integrated Product Suite to Fly AsiaSat's Lockheed Martin and
Boeing Satellites
LANHAM, Md., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integral Systems, Inc. , the
leading provider of satellite ground systems and Asia Satellite
Telecommunications Company Limited ("AsiaSat") , Asia's leading satellite
operator, today jointly announced the signing of a contract for Integral to
provide a single, consolidated primary satellite control system to AsiaSat for
its AsiaSat 2, AsiaSat 3S and AsiaSat 4 satellites. The AsiaSat 2 satellite is
based on the Lockheed Martin Series 7000 platform, while the AsiaSat 3S and
AsiaSat 4 satellites are based on the Boeing 601HP platform.
The system will be based upon Integral Systems' EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product
Suite) that has become the industry standard for consolidated operations of
mixed fleets of satellites. This contract will deliver AsiaSat an easy-to-use,
fully integrated multi-satellite control center using a single platform that
provides complete real-time command and control, orbital analysis and maneuver
planning as well as offline trending/analysis functions for all three satellites
of the AsiaSat fleet. Thenew system will simplify AsiaSat's satellite
operation, and in turn reduce operating cost.
Mr. Peter Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of AsiaSat said, "This contract
underlines our commitment to quality satellite service. With this new satellite
control system, we are able to consolidate our satellite operation under one
single platform and offer further redundancy in monitoring and command, thus
strengthen our service efficiency and reliability."
"We are extremely pleased by this new contract in Asia," said Steve Chamberlain,
Chairman and CEO of Integral Systems. "The opportunity to deliver a control
system to AsiaSat, Asia's first privately owned regional satellite operator, and
one of the premier commercial satellite operators in the world, is particularly
exciting for us," he added.
Integral Systems has also supplied satellite ground systems to National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), Loral Skynet, Newskies
Satellites, Echostar, Sirius Satellite Radio, Binariang Satellite Systems, Shin
Satellite Public Company Ltd., SES Americom, Optus, ChinaSat, EOSAT, Alcatel,
TRW, ROCSAT, EUMETSAT and Orbital Sciences, among others.
About AsiaSat
Formed in 1988, Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), the
leading regional satellite operator in Asia, serves over two- thirds of the
world's population withits satellites, AsiaSat 2, AsiaSat 3S and AsiaSat 4.
The AsiaSat satellite system provides services to both the broadcast and
telecommunications industries. Over 120 analogue and digital television
channels and 90 radio channels are now delivered by the Company's satellites,
reaching over 80 million households, with more than 300 million viewers across
the Asia Pacific region. Many telecommunications customers use AsiaSat for
services such as public telephone networks, private VSAT networks and high speed
Internet and multimedia services.
AsiaSat is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications
Holdings Limited; a company listed on both the Hong Kong (SEHK:1135HK) and New
York (NYSE:SAT) stock exchanges. AsiaSat's two major shareholders are CITIC
Group and SES GLOBAL, the world's premier satellite group based in Luxembourg.
About Integral Systems:
Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a leading provider of satellite ground
systems and has supported over 190 different satellite missions for
communications, science, meteorological, and earth resource applications. The
Company was the first to offer an integrated suite of COTS (Commercial Off The
Shelf) software products for satellite command and control, the EPOCH IPS
product line. EPOCH has become a world market leader in commercial applications
with successful installations on 5 continents. The Company also offers products
and services for satellite integration and test and payload data processing.
The Company's subsidiary, SAT Corporation, provides satellite and terrestrial
communications signal monitoring systems to satellite operators and users
throughout the world. Through its Newpoint Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, the
Company also provides software for equipment monitoring and control to satellite
operators and telecommunications firms. The Company's RT Logic subsidiary
builds telemetry processing systems for military applications including tracking
stations, control centers and range operations. Integral Systems has
approximately 360 employees working at Company headquarters in Lanham, Maryland,
and at other locations in both the U.S. and Europe.
Except for statements of historical facts, this news release contains
forward-looking statements about the Company, including but not necessarily
limited to financial projections, all of which are based on the Company's
current expectations. There is no assurance that the Company's projections will
in fact be achieved. The forward-looking statements appearing in this news
release are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from such statements, including the Company's reliance on
contracts and subcontracts funded by the U.S. government, intense competitionin
the ground systems industry, the competitive bidding process to which the
Company's government and commercial contracts are subject, the Company's
dependence on the satellite industry for most of its revenues, rapid
technological changes in the satellite industry, the Company's acquisition
strategy and those other risks noted in the Company's SEC filings. The Company
assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements
appearing in this news release.
DATASOURCE: Integral Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Stuart Daughtridge, Vice President, Commercial Division, of
Integral Systems, Inc., +1-301-731-4233, or fax: +1-301-731-9606
Web site: http://www.integ.com/