NAUTIS Maritime Simulators & RescueSim Emergency Response Trainer featuring at selected partner stands. 

Rotterdam/Abu Dhabi, February 17th 2011 – VSTEP’s NAUTIS Maritime Simulators and RescueSim Emergency Response Trainer will be featuring at selected partner booths during the IDEX 2011 Expo in Abu Dhabi, UAE. These selected exhibitors have chosen VSTEP’s innovation solutions because of their high visual quality, realism, user friendliness and affordability.

IDEX 2011 will be hosted from 20-24th February 2011 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE and will be a venue for more than 950 exhibitors from over 50 countries. With more than 50,000 visitors expected to attend including 150 official delegations, the IDEX is the pinnacle Defence conference in the Middle East.

The following VSTEP simulation solutions are on display:

• The NAUTIS range of maritime training simulators offers an affordable and effective alternative for training maritime professionals, officers and crews. With a full range of simulators, from desktop trainer to full mission bridge simulator, VSTEP has a cost-effective training solution fulfilling the training requirements of nautical colleges, naval academies, maritime training centres and individual ship owners.
  
  NAUTIS Naval Task Force is a specific simulator for the Navies and law enforcement agencies. It is suited for navigation planning and training, as well as more specific naval tasks like replenishment at sea, tactical communication with flags & morse, bridge team management, amphibious operations, RAS, flight ops, DIVTACs, etc. Watch the NAUTIS Naval Task Force video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKjO1FYX1eQ

NAUTIS Maritime Simulator Solutions will be on display at the following exhibitor booths:
IMTECH Marine & Offshore – Stand 10-D17
TP MARINE - Stand 07-D30

• RescueSim is single and multi agency training software that prepares public safety and security professionals for real-life incidents in a virtual environment. RescueSim allows emergency crews to experience the incident as they would in real-life. They assess the situation and determine the best response strategy, implement it and then observe the consequences of their decisions. RescueSim also has industry specific modules, focusing on a wide range of emergencies and incidents, as well as industrial incidents, port & offshore incidents. Watch the RescueSim introduction video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbt9sXhWGnY

RescueSim Emergency Response Simulation will be on display by Prescient Systems & Technologies Pte Ltd at the Tawazun Holding Stand 05-A10

Visit the above exhibitor stands during IDEX 2011 to get a firsthand impression of VSTEP’s maritime and incident management simulation solutions.

- For more info about NAUTIS Maritime Simulators, visit www.nautissim.com
- For more info about RescueSim Virtual Emergency Response Training, visit www.rescuesim.com
- For more information about the IDEX 2011 expo, visit www.idexuae.ae
 

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About VSTEP
VSTEP is a leading International developer of simulators and virtual training software. VSTEP creates 3D virtual training applications and simulators that allow people to build their skills in a practical and cost effective way. VSTEP has two core product categories:
- RescueSim – Virtual Emergency Response Training: RescueSim is mono- and multidisciplinary training software that prepares public safety and security professionals for real-life incidents and allows them to experience and train incidents in a safe virtual 3D environment.
- NAUTIS - Maritime Simulation Training: A new generation of affordable advanced maritime training solutions for the military & civilian maritime industry.
www.vstep.nl, www.nautissim.com, www.rescuesim.com

About IMTECH Marine & Offshore
Imtech Marine & Offshore is part of Imtech Marine. Imtech Marine is a leading group of companies in the global maritime market, operating as full-service provider and system integrator of tailor made, innovative technology solutions covering the whole ship. Imtech Marine specializes in Automation (Platform and Bridge), Navigation & Communication including Connectivity, Energy & Drive systems, HVAC solutions and Fire Protection systems, Entertainment, Lighting systems and Maritime Services. Managing each project from pre-design and engineering through to commissioning, Imtech Marine provides innovative systems and reliable services during the operational life cycle of the ship. The group reached annual revenues of €550 million in 2009, employing 2,500 employees at more than 70 offices along shipping routes and close to shipbuilding centers. In 2010 Imtech celebrates its 150th anniversary. www.imtech.eu/marineoffshore

About TP MARINE
TP Marine BV is an innovative Dutch boat building company specialized in designing and building high speed work boats and military platforms. TP Marine develops customized designs for an extensive variety of applications such as unmanned and underwater vehicles with variouw payload systems, patrol boats , landing craft, etc.TP Marine has designed and built vessels for prominent Dutch and international clients such as the Dutch military police, Monaco police, and the Nigerian and the Portugese Navy. During IDEX exhibition, TP Marine will exhibit leading designs in naval warfare, such as a multi role combat craft, an underwater Trimaron and an unmanned security vessel. A broad experience together with the ability to perform worldwide aftersales and logistics has given TP Marine an enviable reputation in the industry. TP Marine has been building vessels for 15 years and has supplied vessels all over the world. www.tpmarine.nl

About Prescient Systems & Technologies Pte Ltd
Prescient is an associate company of public-listed integrated global engineering group Singapore Technologies Engineering Limited (www.stengg.com), which has a market capitalization of USD7.5 billion on the Singapore Exchange. Prescient specialises in the design and development of Simulation & Training Systems, Network-based Defence and Instrumented Training Systems. Its solutions cover Datalink Networks, Embedded Simulation Solutions and Instrumentation Training Systems that encompass mission planning and airborne communications for both homeland security and military applications. www.prescient.com.sg

About TAWAZUN
The Offset Program Bureau (OPB) was established in 1992 to oversee the offset program in the UAE. It is mandated to set up joint ventures, as well as to invest in commercial, industrial, financial, and educational projects and to create investment funds in the UAE and abroad. In 2007, OPB created a fully-owned subsidiary; Tawazun Holding to contribute substantially in diversifying UAE’s oil-dominated economy by focusing on the development and expansion of selected emerging companies across a wide range of industrial and commercial disciplines. Since its inception, Tawazun Holding’s major subsidiaries are Caracal International - the first national arms manufacturer in the United Arab Emirates – and Merkel, the German maker of hunting rifles and shotguns which has production lines in Germany, as well as a distribution network in all over Europe and North America. Tawazun adopts an aggressive and upbeat investment strategy which will certainly help in driving change within the marketplace and inspire emerging companies by providing the right ingredients for success.