Cadmatic Acquires Eagle Technology
Cadmatic and Macrovision have agreed a major technology co-operation deal. Cadmatic has purchased specially commissioned software technology and development incorporating customized modules of Macrovision Eagle Software Framework. The deal will support Cadmatic's ambitious business and growth strategy.The agreement provides Cadmatic with the necessary technical know-how, commercial property rights, source code and future development control of this specially developed technology. The agreed solution provides Cadmatic with the flexibility and agility required to rapidly respond to client needs in the marine, process and energy industries.Cadmatic has utilized Macrovision's Eagle Framework technology as a development platform for its ship hull 3D design products.
Digital Approach to Maritime Piracy Issues
A Scottish company has launched onto the global shipping market the first comprehensive software product designed to combat the increasing problem of modern-day piracy at sea. • The cost of piracy in 2011 is estimated at $7 billion / £4.46 billion (including increased security spend and ransom payments). • The numbers of hostages and size of individual ransom demands also increased over the same period. Marine MTS, based in Aberdeen, has developed Sentinel, which tracks user vessels remotely. As well as helping the user plot a safe route through problem areas, the software will automatically alert emergency or military services should something unusual happen on board.
