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SCATE® Technologies, Inc.
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SCATE® TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RELEASES MULTI-VECTOR VISION™

KEY CUSTOMER ESTIMATES $137 MILLION ANNUAL COST AVOIDANCE AND SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT TIME-TO-MARKET REDUCTIONS

(Orion, MI - January 26, 2006) SCATE® Technologies, Inc. has released Multi-Vector Vision™ (MVV)… a breakthrough vision analysis tool that can be used by anyone with a need to mathematically quantify operator/machine interface obscuration. SCATE® developed this new service to address the needs of automotive interior manufacturers, but now sees unlimited uses for the ground-breaking application. Not only will MVV create tremendous product development cycle reductions, but it will also drastically improve time to market… up to 7% in the estimation of one automotive OEM.

Multi-Vector Vision™ can currently be used by any organization that has analysis and governmental reporting requirements for vision and obscuration studies such as cockpit/instrument panel visibility, angular forward vision, 3D visual mass, and day/night visibility. MVV is revolutionary in that it “quantifies” and “ranks” various designs for their effectiveness in a completely virtual setting. MVV performs studies on raw computer-aided design (CAD) data, thus enabling the user to catch fatal design flaws before they reach engineering and prototype phases, or worse… the production phase.

SCATE® President and CEO, Steve Sadler explained further. “We created the Multi- Vector Vision™ application service to help companies that create vehicular cockpit systems to lower product development costs and lead time, so we knew that there would be a healthy market. What we did not fully realize was how big of an impact it would have. The customers that purchased MVV have surprised us with their cost savings and product development cycle reduction estimates. Now we are investigating even wider markets for MVV beyond transportation markets such as architecture, aerospace, sports applications, etc. The possibilities are virtually unlimited for the application of MVV.”

Multi-Vector Vision™ is a patent pending “Occupant Obscuration Visualization” software tool/service that is used to replicate the human operator's eyes as described by SAE (The Society of Automotive Engineers) J1050 - (The Visible Areas of Control & Display Surfaces on the Instrument Panel). SCATE® Multi-Vector Vision™ currently operates with Unigraphics NX3 and gathers vision audit information directly from native UG CAD parts. SCATE also plans to “port” MVV to support CATIA V5, and possibly other CAD platforms. MVV works by analyzing the design, and comparing the result to specific FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) and SAE criteria. This data is then uploaded and displayed interactively on a hosted website, which maintains the results on a 128bit encrypted server that is AAA (Authentication, Authorization & Auditing) enabled providing a high level of security and easy access.

“When it comes to creating any new product for the marketplace, speed to market, cost containment and overall quality are the name of the game if one wants to effectively compete” said Dan Rea, SCATE® COO. “In an age when significant advances in these areas are measured in tenths of a percentage point, seven percent gains represent revolutionary change. We are excited to explore the potential applications of MVV, and it has quickly become one of our flagship services” said Rea. Mr. Rea went on to say that “We see applications for MVV that include early design analysis of products like aircraft cockpits, sunglasses, protective face shields, safety glasses, etc… anything where the design's effectiveness is impacted by the ability of the operator or wearer to have a clear, glare-free, and unobstructed view of his or her task at hand.”

For more information, please contact Jeff Holth at 248.371.0315 Ext. 122, or email jholth@scate.com.

SCATE® Technologies, Inc. is an Oakland County Michigan-based technology company that has developed a powerful suite of business efficiency tools that apply to any industry. These technologies can be used by any Subject Matter Expert (SME) to rapidly capture any business process or technical subject matter and convert it into interactive web-based documentation and/or training.

SCATE® Technologies, Inc. - 40 Engelwood Dr. - Suite B - Orion, MI 48359
248.371.0315 - http://www.scate.com

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