Solution Provider and Consultant to the Air Traffic Management Domain

Company Frequentis Comsoft GmbH
Date 16.07.2012

Austro Control is the first ANSP to receive latest version of surveillance data processing system: ARTAS V8B

Vienna/AUSTRIA, July 2012 – COMSOFT has just completed the first complete procurement, delivery and installation of the latest version of the market- leading ATM Surveillance, Tracker and Server, ‘ARTAS’

EUROCONTROL’s ARTAS is one of the most advanced and mature surveillance data processing and distribution systems in the world, currently used by 34 European civil and military air navigation service providers (ANSPs), making it the most widely used in Europe. The state-of-the-art-system uses all available sensor input data to provide an accurate and up-to-date air situation picture to air traffic controllers. COMSOFT has been the first industrial partner for EUROCONTROL’s Centralised ARTAS Maintenance and Support (CAMOS) since 2001.

Since then, COMSOFT has provided regular updates of ARTAS with improvements and enhancements to meet the growing demands of its users. The contract for Austro Control covered the complete procurement, delivery, installation, as well as testing, training and support for the latest version V8B, offering greater maintainability, reliability, as well as other performance enhancements and improved cost effectiveness.

The Site Acceptance Test (SAT), which is normally the final stage before handover, was successfully completed in September 2011, and was followed by training of Austro Control staff in the new system. Robert Guttman from Austro Control Engineering Services commented on the rapid and comprehensive delivery by COMSOFT within the agreed timeframe: “We are very grateful for the outstanding support that we received during the project ramp up. It is largely thanks to the excellent and dedicated project management skills of COMSOFT that we were able to complete the project within the agreed operational timeframe.”

Markus Heichel, COMSOFT ARTAS Project Team manager added: “As the first recipient of COMSOFT’s latest version of ARTAS, the Austro Control project was an excellent demonstration of COMSOFT’s all-round strength in product development and improvement, as well as customer-focused service excellence and delivery. We hope it will become a reference project for other ARTAS users as we continue to roll-out ARTAS V8B. ”

COMSOFT GmbH was established in 1979 and has been active in the ATC domain for over 20 years. The company enjoys a worldwide reputation in this market.

For further information, please visit our website at www.comsoft.aero or contact:
Malcolm McAdam    Phone: +49 721 9497 – 1086 COMSOFT GmbH    malcolm.mcadam@comsoft.aero

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