[seadog] Furuno to Collaborate with OSI
- From: "Tom Blanchard" <tomblanchard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "SEADOG" <seadog@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 13:19:35 -0400
Offshore Systems International Ltd. (OSI) announced that its systems
division, has signed a multi-year agreement with Furuno Electric Company
Ltd. With the agreement, the two companies will work together to produce an
electronic ship navigation system which Furuno will sell and service through
its world-wide dealer network. "Furuno is a marine electronics leader with
great products and huge reach," said John Jacobson, President and CEO of
OSI. "Offshore is strong in the military market. Together we're bringing
OSI's world-class navigation software to the global commercial market." The
new system is expected to be launched later in 2003. Furuno will distribute
the system under the Furuno brand name, and OSI will receive a license fee
for each system sold. The system will be based on ECPINS® (Electronic Chart
Precise Integrated Navigation System), Offshore's pre-eminent ship
navigation software which provides a precise, real-time display of position
and progress on electronic charts. ECPINS meets international safety and
quality standards, including the International Maritime Organization's (IMO)
standards for ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems).
GREAT!! Perhaps the better name would be Fouled Up Chart You Now Own
(Fucuno) to go with the Fouled Up Radar U Now Own (Furuno).
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