Integral's Satellite Control System Declared Operational for the U.S. Air Force's Milstar Satellites
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CCS-C System replaces Legacy Ground System
LANHAM, Md., Dec. 15 / -- Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS) today announced that the U.S. Air Force has begun Milstar satellite operations using the new CCS-C (Command and Control System - Consolidated) satellite control system. This event marks the completion of the transition of satellite operations for the Air Force's DSCS III and Milstar communications satellites from the legacy CCS (Command & Control System) to the new CCS-C system developed by Integral Systems.
The CCS-C provides modern, state-of-the-art satellite ground control capabilities for the Air Force's MILSATCOM communication satellite programs and is being developed using Integral Systems' EPOCH IPS (Integrated Product Suite) software. At completion, the CCS-C will provide ground system control for the DSCS III, Milstar, Advanced EHF (Extremely High Frequency), and WGS (Wideband Gapfiller Satellites) families of satellites. Additional satellite programs, such as Transformational Communications, may be added to the CCS-C in the future.
Lt Col John Shaw, 4 SOPS commander said: "CCS-C, as the next generation of SGLS command and control capability, is a significant leap forward for us as Milstar operators. Its streamlined user interfaces and task processing capabilities make it extremely responsive and enable us to fly and fight our Milstar weapon system much more effectively for warfighters across the globe."
David Bryant, Integral's Director of Communication Satellite Programs stated, "Integral is very proud to have helped achieve the Air Force's objective to improve satellite operations and reduce maintenance costs by replacing the aging CCS system with our modern, EPOCH IPS based CCS-C system. The on-schedule transition to DSCS and now Milstar operations validates our system's flexible architecture as well as our system engineering approaches." Steve Roth, Integral's CCS-C Program Manager stated, "The operational declaration of the CCS-C is a significant milestone for MILSATCOM, and this transition from the legacy system was accomplished seamlessly with no impact to the warfighter."
The results contained in this submission were generated in whole, or in part, through work supporting the MILSATCOM Joint Program Office (MJPO).
About Integral Systems
Founded in 1982, Integral Systems is a leading provider of satellite ground systems and has supported over 205 different satellite missions for communications, science, meteorological and earth resource applications. The Company was the first to offer an integrated suite of COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) software products for satellite command & control, the EPOCH IPS product line. EPOCH has become a world market leader in commercial applications with successful installations on 5 continents.
The Company's subsidiary, SAT Corporation, provides satellite and terrestrial communications signal monitoring systems to satellite operators and users throughout the world. Through its Newpoint Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, the Company also provides software for equipment monitoring and control to satellite operators and telecommunications firms. The Company's RT Logic subsidiary builds telemetry processing systems for military applications including tracking stations, control centers and range operations. The Company's Lumistar Inc. subsidiary is a provider of system level and board level telemetry acquisition products. Integral Systems has approximately 410 employees working at Company headquarters in Lanham, Maryland, and at other locations in the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.integ.com/.
Source: Integral Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Jim Schuetzle, Vice President, Air Force Programs, of Integral Systems, Inc., +1-301-731-4233, Ext. 4194, or Fax: +1-301-429-5418
Web site: http://www.integ.com/
