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HONEYWELL INC. GRABS $7.2 SPACE SHUTTLE CONTRACT
Honeywell Inc. [HON] recently won a $7.2 million NASA contract for a Space Integrated GPS/Inertial Navigation System that can be used in the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and its...
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MONTEK SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA
RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT MONTEK SIGNS DEAL WITH NCAA October 3, 1996 Raytheon Aircraft Montek Co. [RTN] recently signed a deal with the Norwegian Civil Aviation Administration (NCAA) to provide a DGPS...
TRAVINFO PROJECT TESTS VEHICLE NAVIGATION UNITS IN BAY AREA
TRAVINFO PROJECT TESTS VEHICLE NAVIGATION UNITS IN BAY AREA October 3, 1996 SAN FRANCISCO–A new federally funded intelligent transportation system (ITS) project will allow companies to assess how mobile information...
ETAK NAMES KAWADA PRESIDENT AND CEO
ETAK NAMES KAWADA PRESIDENT AND CEO October 3, 1996 Menlo Park, Calif.-based Etak Inc. named Hirohito Kawada as president and CEO. Kawada, who has years of vehicle navigation experience, comes...
ROCKWELL NAMES COLE AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
ROCKWELL NAMES COLE AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR October 3, 1996 Rockwell International [ROK] recently named Craig Cole as business development director, Transit/Integrated Local Government Systems. Cole will help to develop...
HONEYWELL INC. NAMES UNIT PRESIDENT
HONEYWELL INC. NAMES UNIT PRESIDENT October 3, 1996 Honeywell’s [HON] Phoenix-based Space and Aviation Control business named Don Schwanz, who was vice president of the company’s Air Transport Systems, president....
MICROSOFT ROLLS OUT MAPPING PRODUCTS
MICROSOFT ROLLS OUT MAPPING PRODUCTS October 3, 1996 Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] recently put three new mapping products on the market. The software, part of the Automap line, has links to...
RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING
RM ION CHAPTER SPONSORS APPLICATIONS MEETING October 3, 1996 The Rocky Mountain Section of the Institute of Navigation (ION) is planning a "Cutting-Edge GPS Applications" meeting Oct. 24 at the...
CMC ANNOUNCES NEW COMPASS 3800
CMC ANNOUNCES NEW COMPASS 3800 October 3, 1996 Chicago Map Corp.’s (CMC) new $339 Compass 3800 combines a Garmin GPS 38 handheld receiver with its street-level mapping software for use...