29th Sep 2005 07:00
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC29 September 2005 Embargoed until 0700 29 September 2005 Ultra Electronics Holdings plc ("Ultra" or "the Group") Ultra wins contract to provide IT integration at Shanghai Airport Ultra announces that its Airport Systems business has signed a major contract toprovide IT integration services to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China.The airport expansion programme includes a second terminal which is beingconstructed, a second runway having already been opened early this year. Ultra'scontract has a value of over US$9 million and the work will be complete by March2008. Ultra will install its integration broker product, known as UltraIB, at ShanghaiAirport. The integration broker concept was developed by Ultra in conjunctionwith major airports and embodies the knowledge Ultra has gained through its longexperience in the aviation industry. UltraIB provides airport specificapplication services and cost-effective integration of the many differentsystems that are used by operational staff throughout the airport facility.Ultra is currently supplying UltraIB services for the Terminal 5 project atLondon Heathrow and has also done so on a number of completed integrationprojects such as those at Hong Kong International, Zurich and Kansas CityInternational Airport. Ultra will also deliver and install other elements of its product range atShanghai, including its airport operational database and its resource managementand planning system. These will facilitate the further expansion of the Shanghaifacilities and will also service the nearby domestic airport at Hongqiao. The long-term plan for Shanghai includes a total of four terminals and fourrunways, which would provide the ability to handle up to 80 million passengersper year. Frank Hope, Managing Director of Ultra's Information & Power Systems division,commented: "We are very pleased to have been selected by Shanghai Pudong InternationalAirport to be its partner in developing further the facilities at this leadingairport. Ultra is committed to providing a robust, flexible and highly reliablesolution that will meet the requirements of the airport and its customers. Thisinstallation will act as a reference site to support the Group's continuingpenetration of the fast-growing Chinese market." - Ends - Enquiries: Ultra Electronics Holdings plc 020 8813 4321Douglas Caster, Chief Executive www.ultra-electronics.comAndy Hamment, Group Marketing Director [email protected] Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700Susan Ellis / Susanne Walker Notes to editors: Ultra Electronics is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturingand supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems andproducts for defence, security and aerospace applications worldwide. Ultra, which employs 3,000 people in the UK and North America, focuses on highintegrity sensing, control, communication and display systems with an emphasison integrated information technology solutions. The Group concentrates onobtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many of its products andtechnologies being market leaders in their field. Ultra's products and services are used on aircraft, ships, submarines, armouredvehicles, surveillance systems, airports and transport systems around the world.Ultra also plays an important role in supporting prime contractors byundertaking specialist system and sub-system integration using the combinedexpertise of the Group businesses. Ultra is organised into three divisions as follows: Aircraft & Vehicle Systems including miniature airborne compressors; highintegrity software and systems; aircraft system electronics; aircraft cockpitindicators; aircraft noise and vibration control systems; airframe protectionsystems, armoured vehicle electronic information and control systems; human/computer interface equipment and shared working environment solutions. Information & Power Systems including command and control systems equipment;weapons interfacing electronics; radar tracking; electro optical tracking;surveillance systems; naval data processing and distribution; airport andairline information management systems; ID card systems; naval power conversion;signature management of naval vessels; transit system power conversion andcontrol. Tactical & Sonar Systems including secure tactical line-of-sight radio systems,multiplexers and switches; voice communication systems; tactical data links;cryptographic equipment; active, passive and multi-static sonobuoys; sonobuoyreceivers and processors; distributed surveillance sensor arrays; ship's sonarsystems; acoustic countermeasure systems and ship's torpedo defence systems. Ultra Electronics Airport Systems provides systems integration and consultancy,passenger processing and information systems, security, baggage management andairport operational products for the airline and airport marketplace worldwide. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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