U.S. Air Force Chooses CAE Healthcare’s LearningSpace...
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12/14/2012 12:15:00 PM
U.S. Air Force Chooses CAE Healthcare’s LearningSpace for Medical Simulation Centers Worldwide
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Montreal, Canada, and Ashburn, Va., USA, December
14, 2012 -- CAE Healthcare and Telos Corporation
announced on the eve of the Special Operations Medical
Association conference (SOMA) that the United States Air Force has
chosen CAE Healthcare's LearningSpace as its center management
solution in 25 medical simulation centers worldwide. Prime
contractor Telos Corporation will provide program management
services, as well as information assurance and accreditation
required for connection to the Air Force network under the NETCENTS
task order.
"For the first time, the U.S. Air Force has chosen one learning
management system to be used as a standard in its medical
simulation centers," said Michael Bernstein, president of CAE
Healthcare. "We are excited to provide the U.S. Air Force this
opportunity to manage, share and further develop medical simulation
training on a global scale." The contract was included in CAE
Healthcare's fiscal year 2013 second quarter order intake
results.
Telos Corporation CEO John B. Wood added his enthusiasm, "In
these times of belt tightening and heightened security, we have the
opportunity to help the Air Force better train medical personnel
safely and efficiently."
The U.S. Air Force will install LearningSpace in Tier 1 and Tier
2 medical simulation centers in the United States, the United
Kingdom, South Korea and Japan. LearningSpace is a Web-based
learning management system that captures simulations and patient
data on video for learner debrief and assessment.
Tier 1 medical simulation centers are the largest in the Air
Force Medical Support Agency, responsible for curriculum
development, mentoring and training instructors. Tier one sites
that will be the first to install LearningSpace include U.S. Air
Force Bases (AFB) Keesler in Biloxi, Mississippi; Travis in
Fairfield, California; Elmendorf in Anchorage, Alaska and
Lakenheath AFB near Suffolk, England. Additional centers
slated for the first phase of the LearningSpace installation
include Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, USA; Wright Patterson
AFB in Dayton, Ohio, USA; Yakota AB outside Tokyo, Japan, and Osan
AB in Osan, South Korea.
Telos serves as a prime contractor on the five-year NETCENTS
contract vehicle, which was recently extended by the government
for an additional two years. NETCENTS is an indefinite-delivery,
indefinite-quantity contract that provides the Air Force, the
Department of Defense and other federal agencies with a single
vehicle through which to buy network-centric information
technologies, networking equipment, and services, as well as voice,
video and data communications hardware and software and telephony
solutions from preferred contractors. NETCENTS provides a proven
competitive edge for the federal government by reducing the
time-to-market for critical networking and communications equipment
and services.
CAE Healthcare's LearningSpace is currently undergoing the
Department of Defense Information Assurance
Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)
for security compliance, which is expected be completed by July
2013.
About Telos Corporation
Telos Corporation has provided innovative IT solutions and
services to the federal government for more than 30 years. Telos
solutions ensure that the government's most security-conscious
organizations comply with demanding federal and DoD information
security mandates. Offerings include Xacta® IA
Manager and other solutions for cybersecurity and
information assurance, secure
networks, network
management and defense, mission
applications and development, secure
communications, and identity
assurance and access. Solutions are represented to the federal
government on Telos' GSA schedule. For more information,
visit www.telos.com.
About CAE Healthcare
CAE Healthcare offers cutting-edge learning tools to
healthcare students and professionals, allowing them to develop
practical experience through risk-free simulation training before
treating real patients. CAE Healthcare's full spectrum of
simulation solutions includes surgical and imaging simulation,
curriculum, center management and highly realistic adult, pediatric
and baby patient simulators. Today, approximately 7,000 CAE
Healthcare simulators are in use worldwide by medical schools,
nursing schools, hospitals, defense forces and other entities. www.caehealthcare.com
About CAE
CAE (NYSE: CAE; TSX: CAE) is a global leader in modeling,
simulation and training for civil aviation and defense. The company
employs approximately 8,000 people at more than 100 sites and
training locations in approximately 30 countries. CAE offers civil
aviation, military, and helicopter training services in more than
45 locations worldwide and trains approximately 100,000 crewmembers
yearly. In addition, the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy offers
training to aspiring pilot cadets in 11 CAE-operated flight
schools. CAE's business is diversified, ranging from the sale of
simulation products to providing comprehensive services such as
training and aviation services, integrated enterprise solutions,
in-service support and crew sourcing. The company applies
simulation expertise and operational experience to help customers
enhance safety, improve efficiency, maintain readiness and solve
challenging problems. CAE is leveraging its simulation capabilities
in new markets such as healthcare and mining. www.cae.com
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CAE Contacts:
Nathalie Bourque, Vice President, Public Affairs and Global
Communications, +1-514-734-5788, nathalie.bourque@cae.com
Investor relations: Andrew Arnovitz, Vice President, Investor
Relations and Strategy, +1-514-734-5760, andrew.arnovitz@cae.com
Trade media: Tess Mitchell, Vice President, CAE Healthcare
Marketing, +1-941-504-3255, tess.mitchell@cae.com
Telos Corporation Contact:
Renate Neely, Director of Marketing, 1-703-724-3780, renate.neely@telos.com
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