Orlando, FL. Arpil 14, 2006  – Coalescent Technologies Corporation’s Training Product, the Virtual Incident Management System (VIMS™) training software is featured on the cover of the Spring Issue of the “NBC International” publication. Coalescent’s Chemical; Biological; Radiological; and Nuclear (CBRN) synthetic training solutions are a focus of an article entitled “Contains artificial colours and contaminants” by Rob de la Poer. The article explores the growing use of synthetic training environments for CBRN training by examining a tool used at the United Kingdom’s Defence CBRN Centre and Coalescent’s gaming-technology based products developed in cooperation with the U.S. Chemical School at Ft. Leonard Wood.

Coalescent’s synthetic CBRN training systems are designed to provide scenario-based training, in a common synthetic environment, to individuals and/or units. The participants can all be in the same classroom setting, or distributed to multiple locations and connected via a local area network or through the web. These training systems are further designed to enable cooperative training and incident response rehearsal among military and first responder organizations down to the Local level.

The broad capabilities of these training solutions are highlighted, in the article, by Coalescent’s Operations Manager, Bob Eastman: “We had to adapt everything, from the different chemical agent monitors and their reaction to different chemicals to the uniforms and animations for holding that equipment and calling out alarms during NBC engagements… plus on top of that we had to program in the plumes, chemicals, and agents. You have a whole range of tools…for instance, if you have a CAM, you can bring that up to go though its testing phases, and it will actually come up on the screen and look like the authentic model. This is all done in real-time.” Mr. De la Poer notes that: “This flexibility of scenario and situational evolution far outstrips that offered by physical simulations, and could therefore be considered more immersive for the user.”

About Coalescent Technologies Corporation
Coalescent Technologies Corporation is an ISO 9001:2000 certified professional engineering, simulation, and training firm established in 1995. Since our founding, we have focused primarily on Federal government programs and have earned our outstanding reputation and strong client base through consistently and successfully delivered quality products and services on time and within budget. Coalescent is privately owned and operated, with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

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Dumfries, Virginia
Albany, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Helena, MT
Indian Head, Maryland
St. Inigoes, Maryland
Indianapolis, Indiana
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