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CMLabs announces new Vortex Training Simulator product line

CMLabs partners with OETIO to deliver operator training simulators and curricula.

February 14, 2006 – Montreal, Canada – CMLabs Simulations Inc., the leading supplier of real-time physics-based simulation software and services announces the availability of the new Vortex Training Simulator product line in collaboration with the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario (OETIO).

CMLabs’ Vortex physics engine is the basis of the heavy equipment simulators while OETIO provides their award winning training curricula to provide a proven and validated product for the be operator training industry. The first products in the series, Vortex Mobile Crane and Vortex Tower Crane, are now ready to ship.

OETIO has now trained several classes of operators on the Vortex Mobile Crane training simulator with great success.

CMLabs long-standing success in providing physics simulation development toolkits and specialized engineering services, along with OETIO’s internationally recognized leadership in crane and heavy equipment operator training, positions Vortex Training Simulators to be a great success. The construction equipment training market now has access to high-fidelity, physically-realistic simulation at a price point that was not previously achievable.

About CMLabs:
CMLabs provides specialized physics-based behavior modeling for real-time simulation. CMLabs’ combination of professional services and innovative software tools enables developers to create high-fidelity interactive applications. CMLabs’ commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) product, Vortex, is the leading development platform for physics-based modeling of vehicles, machines and robots. Vortex is used by application developers to build physically accurate motion models and interactive behaviors for demanding industrial applications such as training, virtual reality, and robotics and general visualization.

For more information on CMLabs, please visit www.cm-labs.com or email info@cm-labs.com.

For more information on Vortex Training Simulators, please visit www.vortexsim.com or email info@vortexsim.com.

About OETIO:
Founded in 1982 as a labour/management initiative, OETIO is now internationally recognized as a first-class training facility for crane and heavy equipment operators. OETIO’s primary mandate is to provide safety, operator, and maintenance training for Ontario’s construction industry. OETIO provides courses on mobile, tower, and overhead cranes, a wide variety of heavy earth-moving equipment, truck transport, concrete pumps and industrial lifting equipment. Courses are delivered through a combination of distance-learning, classroom, computer-based (CD-ROM) and virtual-reality simulator labs, and hands-on practical training. Accidents, injuries and repair costs in the industry have been significantly reduced as a result of the comprehensive OETIO training programs.

For more information about OETIO, please contact Tina Gasser by phone at +1-613-543-2911 or by email at tgasser@oetio.com. Visit OETIO on the web at www.oetio.com.

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