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AGI Software Incorporates Microsoft Virtual Earth Platform

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 February 2009, 09:08 CST

AGI software streams Microsoft Virtual Earth imagery to enhance design, analysis and situational-awareness applications

EXTON, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AGI, producer of commercially available STK software for integrated analysis of land, sea, air and space assets, announces the integration of Microsoft Virtual Earth. Through this service, AGI products can directly stream the ever-expanding set of terabytes of global, high-resolution imagery and maps from Virtual Earth. Access to the Virtual Earth imagery will be available with AGI's STK, STK Engine and Insight 3D software products.

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"We are excited to offer this fantastic Microsoft Virtual Earth platform to effortlessly provide our users with the most realistic picture of their mission at their fingertips," says Paul Graziani, AGI president and CEO.

Chris Sampson, director of Virtual Earth Sales and Operations at Microsoft, adds, "We are pleased to provide our Virtual Earth imagery to AGI software users to better serve customers and augment the realism of their 3-D visualizations."

All AGI products are available to act as a client to the served Virtual Earth imagery with the release of STK 9. Learn more about the Virtual Earth imagery included in AGI's latest major software release at www.agi.com/whatsnew.

About AGI

Analytical Graphics, Inc. develops commercial off-the-shelf analysis software for land, sea, air and space that is relied upon by the space, defense and intelligence communities in more than 35,000 worldwide installations. AGI's software includes desktop applications, an application engine and lightweight component libraries, with a wide range of licensing and pricing options. For additional information about AGI, e-mail info@agi.com or explore www.agi.com.

SOURCE Analytical Graphics, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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