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MARINE FINANCE satellite systems, including

INTELSAT, Defense Satellite

Communication System (DSCS),

NATO and Skynet.

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Fincantieri To Use

HydroComp Software

HydroComp, Inc. has announced that Fincantieri Shipyards,

Trieste, Italy, has recently pur- chased multiple copies of its

NavCad software. NavCad

Version 3.5 for Windows is a soft- ware tool for the prediction and analysis of vessel speed and power performance.

It also reportedly facilitates the selection of suitable propulsion system components, including engines, gears and propellers.

The software can be used for every type of displacement, semi- displacement and planing craft, river barge, sailboat and catama- ran. Version 3.5 also offers fea- tures such as sensitivity analysis, method expert prediction, method ranking and minimum hull drag analysis.

HydroComp, Inc. provides soft- ware products and consultancy services for the performance analy- sis and design of marine vehicles for industrial, governmental and other clients.

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Fleet, to helping the Surface Ship

Maintenance Division in the Naval

Sea Systems Command develop advanced maintenance policies and procedures for surface ships.

AMS and its subcontractors,

SAIC/AmSEC, ADI Technology and Integrated Systems Analysis,

Inc. (ISA), will continue to provide support for the Surface Ship

Maintenance Improvement

Program, including the provision of certified port engineers to assist in defining ship repairs.

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard task order, potentially worth an estimated $52 million, will help the Navy implement standardized technology solutions and high- quality systems in support of the naval shipyard community's criti- cal support mission. AMS is a partner with SRA International,

Inc for this effort.

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This IS NO

AMS Granted Contract

Continuation By U.S. Navy

American Management Systems (AMS) has been selected by the

U.S. Navy to continue its work with the Surface Ship

Maintenance Improvement

Program, and to perform systems engineering and technical support services for the Puget Sound Naval

Shipyard. "These contract wins confirm the value we provide the Navy on a daily basis," said Bill Purdy, vice president and general manager for

AMS's Navy work.

AMS's work with the Surface

Ship Maintenance Improvement

Program, estimated at $100 mil- lion over five years, represents a third consecutive contract award that extends back to 1981. Since this partnership began, AMS's role has evolved from supporting a pilot

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