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Lockheed Martin, Flight Safety International, Partner Microsoft For ESP Platform

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Friday, February 22nd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt Microsoft [MSFT] took another step forward into the defense and aviation arena with its simulation ESP Platform, announcing two new industry parners: Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Flight Safety International. "As a simulation platform we can really help reduce the significant investments that these partners are making when they're basically required to maintain their own multiple proprietary visual simulation systems," Shawn Firminger, studio manager, Microsoft ACES Studio, told Defense Daily. Related to that, is based on our unique…

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