VT MAK, a company of VT Systems Inc, and Scalable Network Technologies Inc. announced a partnership agreement. Under this agreement the companies will be highlighting the use of QualNet, SNT's high-fidelity network performance prediction application, with VR-Forces, MAK's computer generated forces toolkit. VT MAK develops commercial off the shelf tools and toolkits to link, simulate, and visualize your virtual world. Link. Simulate. Visualize. More than just words, these are the elements of a distributed simulation. VT MAK provides a total solution, offering all the pieces you need to complete your simulation puzzle.

This integration of QualNet as a communications effects server brings more real-life effects like time delays and network constraints to the VR-Forces synthetic world. The increased importance of Network Centric Warfare requires this higher fidelity of communications in mission planning and rehearsal. Antycip Simulation Ltd, the European sales channel for both companies, will be demonstrating this integration in their booth (C120) at ITEC in Stockholm, Sweden. The integration will also be the topic of Antycip's presentation at ITEC's "Innovation Showcase" on Thursday, June 12 at 10:45 am.

QualNet Developer is a new category of testing/development tool that exercises networks, network elements, and users in ways that legacy modeling and simulation software cannot. QualNet is ultra high-fidelity evaluation software that digitally represents an entire network, including every variable that will affect the performance of the real network - devices, communication links, transmitters/antennas, terrain and atmospheric effects, and human interaction/operation. QualNet's digital representation of networks is so accurate that no user or connected component can discern whether it's connected to the emulated network, or the real network.

VR-Forces is MAK's software toolkit for generating and executing battlefield scenarios. It can be used as a tactical leadership trainer, threat generator, behavior model testbed, or computer generated forces application. VR-Forces customers include RUAG, the Thales Watchkeeper UAV program, and Raytheon's DD(G) 1000 program.

"Information is now the greatest source of power in combat, and communication between decision makers and field forces to turn information into effective action is the critical link in harnessing that power. QualNet and VR-Forces are perfectly matched to provide superior insight into how the network will support the warfighter. We are pleased to announce the MAK-SNT partnership that will bring immense value to our customers,” Rajive BAGRODIA, Ph.D., Founder & CEO, Scalable Network Technologies.

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"Integration of leading COTS tools like QualNet and VR-Forces, provides customers with exponentially superior capability while saving them development time. MAK and SNT share a similar philosophy about product quality and customer service that makes this a natural fit," Warren KATZ Chief Executive Officer, VT MAK.