SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanmina-SCI
Corporation (NASDAQ: SANM), a leading manufacturing and engineering
company making some of the world's most complex and innovative
optical, electronic and mechanical products, today announced that
its Defense and Aerospace Division and Adacel Systems, Inc.
(ASX:ADA) have entered into an exclusive marketing agreement for a
Linux-based version of Adacel's embedded Speech Recognition System
(eSRS). This system will be at the heart of Sanmina-SCI's Voice
Initiated Command Execution (VICE™) system.
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VICE is designed to minimize distractions and help eliminate
"heads-down in the cockpit" situations, allowing the operator to
focus on the mission. The command recognition system provides users
with a rapid means of executing commands as a supplement to
existing hand-entered and/or menu-driven methods. The software
provides direct access to system functions, while allowing the
operator heads-up awareness of the situation experienced by the
aircraft, vehicle or workstation. VICE is targeted for installation
in aircraft, ground vehicles, Tactical Operations Centers
(TOC)/Command Posts (CP), and various user workstations, where
enhanced situational awareness or reduced operator workload is
desired.
"Crew members spend a significant portion of their time
manipulating flight management and communication systems, and voice
recognition technology provides direct access to most of these
system functions without removing hands from the vehicle's
controls," said Mike Underwood,
President of Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems Division.
"Adacel's eSRS engine is the industry leader in speech recognition,
and we're excited to team up with this organization to provide
mission-critical capabilities to our armed forces. Combining eSRS
with our product design, VICE will allow users to quickly and
consistently execute commands, such as changing radio frequencies,
with just a simple phrase. We believe this will be a standard
capability for aircraft and ground vehicle systems in the
future."
"Adacel is proud to enter into this exclusive marketing
agreement with Sanmina-SCI to help solve many of the challenges
users face in today's technology-rich cockpits. Adacel's proven
speech technologies, captured in eSRS, will significantly ease
pilot and crew workload, improving flight safety and ensuring
mission success," said Jeff Tyrcha,
Adacel's Senior Vice President of Business Development.
Adacel's speech recognition solution is currently used on the
Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as well as the Aermacchi
M-346 Master. Sanmina-SCI's Defense and Aerospace Systems Division
is developing the initial VICE system for the Boeing AH-64D Apache
Block III helicopter.
About Sanmina-SCI
Sanmina-SCI Corporation is a leading electronics contract
manufacturer serving the fastest-growing segments of the global
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a
technology leader, Sanmina-SCI provides end-to-end manufacturing
solutions, delivering superior quality and support to OEMs
primarily in the communications, defense and aerospace, industrial
and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, enterprise
computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors.
Sanmina-SCI has facilities strategically located in key regions
throughout the world. More information regarding the company is
available at http://www.sanmina-sci.com.
About Adacel Systems, Inc.
Adacel Systems, Inc. of Orlando,
Florida is a leading developer of advanced simulation and
control systems for aviation and defense. The company operates in
the Global Aerospace Systems market including Operational Air
Traffic Management, Airport and Air Traffic Control Training, and
Airborne Vehicle Systems. For more information about Adacel please
visit www.adacel.com.
Sanmina-SCI Safe Harbor Statement
The foregoing, including the discussion regarding the Company's
future prospects, contains certain forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including uncertainties associated
with economic conditions in the electronics industry, particularly
in the principal industry sectors served by the Company, changes in
customer requirements and in the volume of sales principal
customers, the ability of Sanmina-SCI to effectively assimilate
acquired businesses and achieve the anticipated benefits of its
acquisitions, and competition and technological change. The
Company's actual results of operations may differ significantly
from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements as a
result of these and other factors, including factors set forth in
our Company's Annual and quarterly reports filed with the
Securities Exchange Commission.
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