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The Boeing Company and General Dynamics UK to Present at ITEC 2008

LONDON, UK – (June 5, 2008) Eedo Knowledgeware™, the leading provider of learning and knowledge systems, today announced that Chris Lewis-Cooper, Principal Training Architect, General Dynamics UK and Calvin (Trey) Cooper, Sr. Manager, Instructional Systems Training Systems and Services, The Boeing Company, will be presenting at ITEC 2008, a conference dedicated to defence training, simulation and education, June 10th – 12th, 2008.

Presentation details:

Converting Legacy Authorware
Mr. Cooper will look at legacy courseware conversion into ForceTen, Eedo’s Learning Content Management System (LCMS), highlighting the process of converting legacy Authorware courseware into a ForceTen readable format for use in the WEB environment.

New Dogs, Old Tricks- Re-Usuable Training Content for C41
Mr. Lewis-Cooper will present why General Dynamics UK chose ForceTen, Eedo’s Learning Content Management System (LCMS), to optimise the authoring, updating and configuration management of training courses for the £4 billion Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme. This session will also look at the tangible benefits of using an LCMS and comment on the implications for the UK MoD.

About Boeing
Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA, Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline support services. Boeing has customers in more than 90 countries around the world and is one of the largest U.S. exporters in terms of sales.

Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. We continue to expand our product line and services to meet emerging customer needs. Our broad range of capabilities includes creating new, more efficient members of our commercial airplane family; integrating military platforms, defense systems and the warfighter through network-centric operations; creating advanced technology solutions that reach across business units; e-enabling airplanes and providing connectivity on moving platforms; and arranging financing solutions for our customers.

Headquartered in Chicago, Boeing employs more than 160,000 people across the United States and in 70 countries. This represents one of the most diverse, talented and innovative workforces anywhere. More than 83,800 of our people hold college degrees--including nearly 29,000 advanced degrees--in virtually every business and technical field from approximately 2,800 colleges and universities worldwide. Our enterprise also leverages the talents of hundreds of thousands more skilled people working for Boeing suppliers worldwide.

About General Dynamics UK
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited is a British company, a leading prime contractor and complex systems integrator specialising in military communications, battlespace, and mission and information management systems for the UK and international export markets. General Dynamics UK has been active in the UK since 1962 and now employs over 1700 highly skilled staff at eight locations including Oakdale and Newbridge in South Wales, and Hastings in South East England.

General Dynamics UK is currently delivering the Bowman programme to provide the British Armed Forces with secure, digital voice and data communications, together with the information infrastructure to support a range of network-enabled systems over the next 30 years. With unparalleled experience in digitisation and a concentration of key skills and facilities, General Dynamics UK has a unique UK capability in the integration and digitisation of Armoured Fighting Vehicles. For more information, see www.generaldynamics.uk.com.

About Eedo Knowledgeware
Eedo Knowledgeware is a leading provider of learning and knowledge systems to drive productivity and efficiency. Eedo offers a set of powerful, adaptable and easy-to-use tools for business people and learning experts, addressing practical knowledge management requirements including; learning content management, dynamic delivery, rapid authoring, assessment, knowledge sharing, simulation, performance support and indexing and search. Eedo's award winning products are utilised in a broad range of industries and enterprises such as The Boeing Company, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Internal Revenue Service and Lufthansa. Eedo is privately held, with offices in the U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.



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