Gables Engineering Selects Quantum3D IGL178 and IData178 for FAA DO-178B Certified Reconfigurable Multi-Function Avionics Display Program

San Jose, CA, March 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Quantum3D®, Inc., a leading provider of Commercial, Off-the-Shelf (COTS) open-architecture, realtime visual computing solutions, today announced that Gables Engineering, Inc. has selected Quantum3D IGL178™ and IData178™ for use in a new, reconfigurable, Multi-Function Display (MFD) system targeted at air-transport, regional and business-aviation flight deck applications.

IGL178 is the avionics and visual computing industry’s first software-based Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) for FAA DO-178B Level-A certifiable OpenGL® Safety Critical (SC) and OpenGL Embedded Systems (ES) based applications and IData®178 is the avionics industry’s leading FAA DO-178B Level-A certifiable model-based Human Machine Interface (HMI) and embedded visual computing application development and deployment software tool suite.

Developed by both companies in close cooperation, the Gables Reconfigurable MFD includes smart display technology that enables the system to support important flight deck functions including Attitude Direction Indicators (ADIs), Horizontal Situation Indicators (HSIs), soft controllers and other capabilities on a reconfigurable platform with significantly reduced FAA or other authority safety-critical certification expenses.

IGL178 and IData178 at Avionics 08
Quantum3D will demonstrate IGL178 and IData178 at the Avionics 08 Conference in the Quantum3D Booth (#A24), March 5-6 in Amsterdam, Netherlands at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. To schedule an appointment at Avionics 08, please email salesinfo@quantum3d.com or contact Andy Pinkard, Quantum3D EMEA Director of Business Development at +44 798-938-2676.

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