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8.23.2005 |
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Global ePoint’s Aviation Division Enters Into Cooperation Agreement With Division of Lufthansa Airlines for Sales and Marketing of AirWorks Electronic Flight Bag |
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Lufthansa Systems FlightNav, Inc. and Company’s AirWorks Subsidiary to Jointly Market Electronic Flight Bag Which Reduces Airline Fuel Consumption |
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CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Aug. 23, 2005 — Global ePoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEPT – News), a leading manufacturer of security technologies for the aviation, law enforcement, industrial and commercial markets, today announced its AirWorks Aviation Division has entered into a formal cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Systems FlightNav, Inc., a division of Lufthansa Airlines, to market, sell and provide the Class 2 Bundled Electronic Flight Bag ("EFB") to commercial airlines and government and/or military customers.
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About Lufthansa Systems FlightNav Inc. | |||
Lufthansa Systems FlightNav Inc., based in Glattburg, Switzerland, is engaged in the business of providing flight information services and products to commercial customers worldwide and has developed and owns certain electronic flight bag ("EFB") software applications and associated data for use in the operation of aircraft. As the first service provider in airline flight support, Lufthansa Systems has now received EASA’s Letter of Acceptance. This certification enables more than 110 airlines, currently customers of Lufthansa Systems’ Lido FMS database, to apply for use of the new precision area navigation (P–RNAV) procedures at their aviation authority. These precision approach and departure procedures represent a major innovation in flight navigation and will be permitted from October 2005, provided they are based on certified navigation data as is the case with Lufthansa Systems. |
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About Global ePoint’s Aviation Division | |||
The Company’s Aviation Division includes Global AirWorks, whose primary communications and security products include the Cockpit Door Surveillance System (CDSS), a digital electronic "flight bag" of all flight and on–board manuals and records for pilots and a Laptop Computer Power System for passengers and flight crews. AirWorks customers include airline major OEMs, such as AT&T Aviation, BAE Systems, In–flight Phone, L3 Communications, and Rockwell Collins; all major U.S. airlines; and all major international carriers, including ATA, Air China, Bombardier, Finnair, Varig, KLM, Lufthansa, and Cathay Pacific. AirWorks holds more than 40 supplemental type certificates (STC) certifying AirWorks as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)–approved manufacturer and installer for a range of interior equipment and systems for a variety of commercial aircraft flying worldwide. |
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About GlobalePoint, Inc. | |||
Global ePoint designs, manufactures, sells and distributes digital video surveillance systems for the law enforcement, military, aviation and homeland security markets. On the cutting edge of digital technology, Global ePoint is developing new compression technologies and next–generation, secure network digital video systems and servers for a wide range of new markets, concentrating primarily on security and homeland defense applications. The Company also manufactures customized computing systems for industrial, business and consumer markets, as well as other specialized electronic products and systems. Complete vertical integration — from design and manufacturing to sales and distribution — allows the Company to capture efficiencies and maintain cost advantages in these growing markets, particularly homeland security. For more information, please visit www.globalepoint.com
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