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MIL 3 to make key technology advances to OPNET software(Washington, D.C.) March 27, 1998 -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and MIL 3, Inc. today announced they have entered into an agreement for advancing the state-of-the-art in network simulation technology. Under the terms of this agreement, MIL 3 will make key technology enhancements to OPNET™ MODELER (its flagship product), including the capability for a single simulation to be run on parallel architectures. MIL 3 will incorporate a proprietary (patent pending) algorithm for parallel simulation into OPNET™ MODELER to significantly improve simulation execution speed.
In addition, OPNET™ will be updated to be compatible with the Department of Defense (DoD) High Level Architecture (HLA) standard, allowing simulations to be distributed across a network and to work in tandem with other HLA-compliant tools.
SAIC is integrating the HLA compliant, parallel version of OPNET™ into a discrete event communication simulator capable of being driven by computer generated forces and exercise histories. The DARPA/ITO sponsored effort is part of the Globally Mobile (GloMo) program. The SAIC effort, entitled "Simulation and Evaluation of Adaptive Mobile Large Scale Networks Systems" (SEAM-LSS), will provide a simulation environment to test and evaluate proposed GloMo technologies in realistic usage scenarios.
"The product enhancements we will be making as a part of this agreement will significantly advance the state-of-the-art for network simulation," stated Alain Cohen, president and co-founder of MIL 3. "They will also form the basis of new OPNET™ products that will benefit other users with compute-intensive applications."
"The addition of a parallel simulation capability to OPNET™ will allow us to explore extremely detailed, large network scenarios while maintaining fidelity of the model," said Vince Diehl, principal investigator for the SEAM-LSS project. "Additionally, the HLA interface will allow us to interact with existing scenario simulators. The realism provided by the HLA co-simulation will allow us to directly compare our simulation results with the performance of deployed networks."
MIL 3, the company that pioneered the technology of network simulation software, is a rapidly growing developer of advanced software tools for communications network planning and design. Based in Washington, D.C., MIL 3 has been the world leader since 1986 in providing state-of-the-art products for modeling and simulating communications networks. With its OPNET™ family of products, MIL 3 has provided more than 1,000 organizations of all sizes around the world with sophisticated tools to quickly and efficiently design or improve communications networks or components. MIL 3 serves North America, Europe, Asia / Pacific, and the Middle East both directly through its headquarters in the United States, and indirectly through a network of distributors. Information about MIL 3 is available on the Internet at www.opnet.com.
Employee-owned SAIC provides high-technology products and services to government and commercial customers in the areas of information technology, systems integration, telecommunications, national and international security, health systems and services, energy, transportation, and environmental systems and engineering. With the recent acquisition of Bellcore, the company and its subsidiaries have estimated annual revenues of $4 billion and more than 31,000 employees at offices in over 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found on the Internet at www.saic.com. Information about Bellcore is available at www.bellcore.com.
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