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Latest NewsAugust 2006ST Electronics' US Satcom Company To Partner Electronics Corporation Of India To Support Survey Of IndiaSingapore, 22 August 2006 — Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited's (ST Electronics) US satellite communications company, iDirect Technologies (iDirect), today announced a new partnership with Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) to offer improved communications capabilities via satellite networks to customers in the Indian market. The two companies recently deployed an iDirect 1IF VSAT Hub Chassis in Dehradun for Survey of India, the oldest scientific department of the Government of India. Survey of India, set up in 1767, is the National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology. ST Electronics is the electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering Limited. ECIL chose the iDirect star/mesh hybrid solution for its advanced features, designed to optimally support IP networks in the country. The new ECIL network will support Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, VoIP, video and other data applications, and will be used for modernisation of Tide Gauge systems. The new platform will also aid in a tsunami warning system. ECIL and iDirect will deploy the network in two phases, the first supporting a Star topology, and the second incorporating Mesh remotes onto the same network.
Electronics Corporation of India Limited is a public sector corporation in India supplying and maintaining a wide spectrum of equipment to various departments of the Indian Government, and is a key integration partner for iDirect in India. iDirect Technologies designs, develops, and markets satellite-based broadband access solutions targeted at the enterprise, government, carrier and educational sectors that have the need for fast, flexible, and geographically dispersed two-way internet/intranet access. The company has developed technology solutions that combine high performance, worldwide availability, and ease of installation, high reliability, and low cost to end customers. In addition, iDirect solutions offer unprecedented efficiencies, increased revenue opportunities and higher per customer gross margins to satellite network operators. iDirect was awarded the 2005 World Teleport Association Teleport Technology of the year, the Innovation & Technology of the Year by The ISCe Advisory Board, and named number one in the Deloitte & Touche Virginia Technology Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing U.S. technology companies. iDirect operates its corporate headquarters in Herndon, Virginia and has regional offices in Europe, Asia, and covering Latin America. Additional information is available on the company website at www.idirect.net. iDirect is a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems Inc. Vision Technologies Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. Please visit www.vt-systems.com. ST Electronics, the electronics arm of ST Engineering, delivers innovative system solutions to government, commercial, defence, and industrial customers worldwide.It specialises in the design, development and integration of advanced electronics systems, such as broadband radio frequency and satellite communication, e-government solutions, information communications technologies, rail and traffic management, real-time command & control, training and simulation, digital media, intelligent building management, and information security and mobile commerce solutions. Please visit www.stee.stengg.com. Media contact:Magdalen Loh
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We are pleased that ECIL in India has selected our iDirect platform for their solutions to Survey of India who will use it, amongst other applications, for mission critical data acquisition and communications to save human lives and assets in crisis situations. The iDirect platform offers the user an optimal means to integrate various IP applications for timely and reliable dissemination of data for decisive action to avert or manage a disaster.
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