Altran and Microsoft Present Flight Focus' Innovative Electronic Flight Bag Solution for Aircraft Connectivity

Paris (ots/PRNewswire) -

On the occasion of the 2013 Paris Air Show from 17 to 23 June,
Altran and Microsoft Corporation will highlight their strategic
partnership in IT and Business Intelligence with a first innovation
in the domain of Aircraft connectivity. Altran, Microsoft and Flight
Focus will present "NavigaSuite", the first suite of Electronic
Flight Bag (EFB) applications designed by Altran and integrated by
Flight Focus on the Windows 8 platform.

Repositioned as an open platform provider with total independence
regarding EFB application providers, the company Flight Focus, which
recently installed and certified their Cabin Inflight WiFi platform
for Inflight Entertainment & Connectivity on Air China's A330s,
demonstrates a fully Integrated Tablet Management solution with this
prototype. By integrating the "NavigaSuite", the Flight Focus open
avionics platform offers a seamlessly integrated, customised and
secure connected flight deck solution that optimizes flight
operations and simplifies pilot mission.

Everything the pilot needs is integrated in a seamless
environment: pre-flight check in, workflow for missions, manuals and
charts, as well as the possibility of selecting the data sets they
require in a clipboard, and sending messages to flight operations,
all in a seamless environment. The Mail App is automatically
installed in Windows 8 and used as the official messaging tool for
pilots and flight operations.

"Built on the Windows 8 platform, the Connected EFB for the
Airline industry is a mission-critical, enterprise-class solution
designed to manage pre-flight, flight and file operations for the
cockpit. The new prototype allows pilots to perform their tasks in a
simple yet immersive way, while providing the high level of security
required by the flight deck," said Jean-Philippe Courtois, the
President of Microsoft International.

"For this project, Microsoft and Altran have pooled their
expertise to deliver the architecture, specifications, development
and tests for the 'NavigaSuite'. We collaborated with Flight Focus to
enable Windows 8 connectivity and support aircraft interfacing
(drivers and security). Altran can fast-track any software
application development with its Altran Mobile Factory, design
tailored, connected apps and solutions for airlines and operators,
and is the best-equipped partner for a custom-made, connected EFB
project leveraging Flight Focus technology," said Sebastien Renouard,
Altran's Executive Director - Aerospace, Defence and Railways.

Read the complete press release [http://admin.altran.com/fileadmi
n/medias/1.altran.com/documents/Press_Releases/2013/PR_ALT_Microsoft_
Flight_Focus_17062013.pdf ]

Get connected at the Altran Chalet [http://www.altran.com/press-n
ews/events/altran-at-paris-air-show-2013.html ] and discover the
demonstrator.

Contact: Leonore COUSIN +33(0)1-46-41-71-60

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