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The DiSTI Corporation, the world’s leading provider of HMI software and virtual maintenance training solutions, announces that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed John Hayward as Chief Executive Officer. Hayward, an experienced leader in the realm of training and simulation, will bring his unique experience and strong leadership to further DiSTI’s growth.

“The Board is unanimous in our confidence that John Hayward is the right person to build upon DiSTI’s current momentum,” said Chairman of the Board John Regazzi. “Throughout his career, John has demonstrated the type of seasoned leadership and experience required to grow DiSTI’s market presence, while continuing to deliver the exceptional value our clients have come to expect.”

Before joining The DiSTI Corporation, Hayward held several senior leadership roles at TRU Simulation + Training, including Senior Vice President and General Manager. As one of TRU Simulation + Training’s executives responsible for new business development and operational execution for Government Solutions, John helped advance the Company’s growth strategy by building and leading strong teams around him. Before TRU, John worked as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Textron Systems Support Solutions. In these roles and for much of his career, John has been focused and successful in training pilots and vehicle operators for commercial and military applications.

“I am incredibly excited to assume this leadership role at a company with the legacy and reputation of DiSTI,” said Hayward. “This company has such talented people and technology. I am looking forward to helping clients transform their programs while remaining the global leader in virtual maintenance training for the government and defense industry.”

In John’s role as DiSTI CEO, he will directly oversee all of the Company’s business segments and direct its strategic growth. Responsibilities that include maximizing the market presence of VE Studio, the organization’s virtual development training platform. While John Hayward joins the helm of DiSTI during the COVID-19 global pandemic, he benefits from the Company’s strong on-going financial performance. DiSTI’s most recent significant wins include the U.S. Army’s Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) prototype program as well as the C-RAM II Operator and Maintenance Trainer.

“I believe I speak for everyone at DiSTI in welcoming Mr. Hayward to his new role. We look forward to his guidance as we turn towards the future and the enormous opportunities that lie ahead,” stated Regazzi.

The DiSTI Corporation receives order from the U.S. Army to develop Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers (DTT) for the M2A3/M2A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

The DiSTI Corporation was the recent recipient of a $5.5M delivery order from the United States Army for M2A3/M2A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) virtual trainers. As the world’s leading provider of virtual training solutions, DiSTI will provide Diagnostic Troubleshooting Trainers (DTT) for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, along with the classroom hardware as part of the Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) program.

“The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is a critical component in the U.S. Army’s Armored Brigade Combat Team and the combat vehicle modernization strategy,” said DiSTI CEO John Hayward. “The DiSTI Corporation is committed to continuing our mission of developing world-class, immersive training to ensure efficacy and force readiness.”

The total solution will extend the existing BFV DTT prototype lessons to include 80 maintenance and troubleshooting lessons and procedures. These variants of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle are equipped with enhanced features that provide rapid movement in reaction to combat or other adverse situations, protecting soldiers between critical points.

Installation of classrooms featuring the Bradley Fighting Vehicle DTT trainers will occur in Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Lee, Virginia, and Camp Shelby located near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

DiSTI’s virtual training solution will allow students to train in an advanced 3D learning environment to garner the skills necessary for BFV maintenance. This program will provide the U.S. Army with immersive, cost-effective training that improves student throughput, engagement, and learning outcomes.

The Family of Maintenance Trainers (FMT) is a program developed by the U.S. Army to establish a Common Core (CC) software baseline to replace its current software architecture with a solution adaptable to address new and emerging technologies for future training needs.

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The DiSTI Corporation, the world’s leading provider of virtual maintenance training solutions, has been selected by the U.S. Army to upgrade the C-RAM LPWS Operator and Maintainer Trainer (OMT). This project is a simulation system used to train U.S. Army soldiers in operation and maintenance of the Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS).

In October 2018, DiSTI completed a U.S. Army contract for the design, development, and testing of numerous electronic classrooms and training application software for the C-RAM LPWS and OMT. The training application software was developed using DiSTI’s VE Studio Virtual Training Development Platform networked electronic classroom Instructor Station, database-driven simulation engine, and lesson engine supporting tutorial, interactive practice, and assessment modes.

“We are honored to have been selected by the U.S. Army to upgrade the C-RAM Virtual Operations and Maintenance Trainer,” says John Cunningham, CRO of DISTI. “The use of the virtual technologies to train operators and maintainers continues to deliver real benefits to our military and commercial customers. Because the C-RAM was originally developed using DiSTI’s VE Studio Common Core Architecture the enhancements can be completed in a much more cost-effective and timely manner than traditional hand-coding practices.”

Due to changes in the tactical device with accompanying changes in the Technical Manuals associated with the C-RAM, a technology refresh to remain concurrent was required. As the trainer’s original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the U.S. Army selected DiSTI to perform the Operator and Maintainer upgrade.

The currently fielded and utilized systems will be technology refreshed, and a set of classroom equipment will be delivered and installed to support the training requirements for soldiers assigned to Air Defense Artillery (ADA) units.

This solution will allow the U.S. army to define curriculum, utilize advanced immersive training technologies while adapting a standardization for future training needs.

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As the world’s leading provider of graphical user interface software for over 20 years, The DiSTI Corporation is pleased to announce that Boom Supersonic has selected GL Studio as the Human Machine Interface (HMI) software development tool of choice for its supersonic demonstrator program. The Colorado-based company is using GL Studio to develop the embedded avionics in its supersonic demonstrator XB-1, as well as the prototyping, training simulator, and ground telemetry control room for the aircraft.

“XB-1’s high pitch attitude at landing means that the pilot has to rely solely on the multifunction display with an integrated camera to see the runway,” said Jeff Mabry, Chief Flight Test Engineer at Boom Supersonic. “We are excited to be using GL Studio software for such a safety-critical role in our cockpit. GL Studio has proven to be easily configurable and very reliable in all of our simulator development for the XB-1 flight deck.”

XB-1 is the demonstrator airplane for Overture and a critical step toward mainstream supersonic travel. XB-1 will prove key technologies for safe, efficient, and sustainable supersonic travel. Developed with GL Studio HMI software tools, XB-1 will be equipped with a primary display providing the pilot with all critical information in a single screen. This includes a forward-looking visual system to give pilots maximum visibility from the cockpit in addition to the primary flight displays, system synoptics, and engine information visualization.

“Boom’s adoption of GL Studio throughout their entire life cycle of XB-1 is the perfect use case for development efficiency,” said Christopher Giordano, VP of UX/UI Technology at DiSTI Corporation. “All of us at The DiSTI Corporation are extremely honored to be part of this historic endeavor with Boom and we look forward to the commercial production of Overture in the very near future.”

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The DiSTI Corporation, a leading graphical User Interface (UI) development software provider, announced today that the GL Studio runtime engine had renewed its ISO 26262 certification. GL Studio received its initial accreditation in 2015, making it the first solution in the market to achieve an ISO 26262-8:2018 ASIL D rating for its embedded UI runtime library source. Certified by TÜV NORD (Certificate Registration No. 44 207 13082113) up to Automotive Safety Integrity Level D, the highest classification of safety criticality defined by the ISO 26262 standard. This approach allows the OEMs and Tier 1’s to completely use GL Studio to certify their entire display framework.

“Building safe dashboard instrument clusters and heads-up displays for the automotive market is a natural progression for GL Studio,” stated Christopher Giordano, VP of UX/UI Technology at DiSTI. “GL Studio has long been relied upon in Aerospace, and as vehicles become more sophisticated in their technology, utilizing a software with its cornerstone in safety-critical makes sense for everyone.”

Producing certified user interfaces for dashboard instrument clusters and heads-up displays is critical for the automotive industry as national transportation safety commissions consider mandatory adoption of functional safety standards such as ISO 26262. Formerly released in November 2011, the ISO 26262 standard establishes the state-of-the-art for the automotive industry and assures the functional safety of a system with electrical/electronic components in production passenger vehicles.

The need for safety-critical becomes more prevalent in the embedded system software as graphics-based instrument clusters continue to replace traditional analog-based gauge clusters.

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To enhance the production displays, reduce prototyping development time while emphasizing safety, Topcon has adopted GL Studio for Fendt’s next-generation tractor and combine control screens.

For 20 years, The DiSTI Corporation has been a pioneer in the development of graphical user interface (GUI) software, GL Studio. As a leader in GUI design and the user interface software industry, DiSTI helped set the technological standards for creating high-quality user interfaces. Customers around the world rely on GL Studio’s suite of products to deploy HMIs for their products, including critical systems in avionics, automotive, transportation, and medical, to maintain their capabilities and have a competitive advantage in the market.

“Working with Topcon in support of Fendt over the past few years has been a great privilege for all of us at DiSTI”, said Christopher Giordano, Vice President of UX/UI Technology at DiSTI “This was one of the first large scale adoptions of GL Studio in the agriculture market, and GL Studio was a key component to Topcon’s delivery ahead of schedule which puts us in a good position to grow together with new platforms at both Topcon and Fendt.”

With Topcon’s integration of DiSTI’s award-winning GL Studio software, Fendt is continuing to exceed in its commitment to providing customers the tools and technology to reach their goals faster and with a higher yield.

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