Formation's Advanced
Integrated Recorder (AIR)
Selected by Airways New Zealand
Formation Recorders Selected for Airways New Zealand's
Main Trunk and Oceanic Business Units to Support Safety Investigators
MOORESTOWN, NEW
JERSEY, USA, (September 9, 2008)…Formation, Inc. announced
today that Airways New Zealand has selected its Advanced Integrated
Recorder (AIR) to record voice traffic for five air traffic control
locations in New Zealand. The units will support training and the work
of safety investigators who monitor communications between pilots and
control towers. Deliveries will begin in November 2008.
"Airways New Zealand is one of the world's leading providers of
commercial Air Navigation Services," says Formation CEO R. Nim Evatt.
"Selecting AIR to record voice communications for a significant amount
of air space in New Zealand shows tremendous confidence in Formation
and our products."
Airways New Zealand's requirements include up to four terabytes of
online hard disk storage capable of capturing 90 days of voice
communications. This storage capacity provides instant access to
critical information and eliminates the labor and inconvenience of
daily media changes. The AIR systems will be fully redundant to avoid
any possible single points of failure. The AIR systems will be
implemented in Christchurch Area Control Centre, Auckland Tower,
Wellington Tower, Christchurch Tower and Oceanic Control Centre (at
Auckland Airport). The initial implementation will provide voice
recording functionality at all five locations; Auckland Tower will
also gain Windows-screen recording functionality.
"We selected AIR after extensive evaluation of recorder options
including demonstrations from vendors," said Michael Stewart,
Engineering Systems Manager for Airways New Zealand. "AIR met our
requirements at the best price."
The AIR system is used in air traffic control, air defense and command
and control centers worldwide, recording, storing and replaying
workstation screen activity, radar, LAN and voice data in a single
time-tagged and synchronized system. The system is scaleable,
expandable, and provides any size facility with the ability to
recreate critical events, eliminate manual data correlation, and
reduce liability risk. Configurations range from a stand-alone 1U
(1.75 inch) server with as few as 12 voice channels to a networked
storage system supporting over 1000 screen, data, and voice channels.
About Formation, Inc.
Formation, Inc. of Moorestown, NJ, USA designs and manufactures
hardware and software products and provides related engineering
services for the defense, aviation, data communications, and
transportation industries. Products include ToughDisk Rugged Hard
Disks, Advanced Integrated Recorders, avionics-class servers, and
rugged wired and wireless networks. For information visit
www.formation.com or call +1 856.234.5020.
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For
Information Contact: Gene Lovely (856)
380-2926 genel@formation.com
