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Press Release
UK MOD contracts MIRO to refresh WRAM
Next generation solution based on Java 2EE architecture;
battle-tested features, unique capabilities to deploy in field to
be retained in WRAM Online
La Jolla, CA – July 25, 2005
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has contracted MIRO Technologies
to design and develop an enhanced presentation layer based on new
technology architecture to refresh their existing Work Recording
& Asset Management (WRAM) solution. This new generation solution
will provide users, who currently manage over 500 military Rotary
Wing aircraft for the Royal Navy and Army with the existing WRAM
application, a totally new GUI dubbed WRAM Online that promises
improved user productivity, reduced training and closer integration
with OEMs in Depth maintenance areas.
Development of WRAM Online is already well underway. The project
will run for just nine months, culminating in a joint MIRO/MOD system
and user acceptance test in 4Q 2005 and roll-out to the entire WRAM
community, which includes Apache helicopter users who have been
the leading sponsors of the new generation concept, in 2Q 2006.
“WRAM Online will provide a single version of the application
for all Rotary Wing users across all three services” said
Cmdr. Terry O’Reilly, Team Leader of Data Services Rotary
Wing which operates within the Defence Logistics Organization (DLO),
a tri-service unit that integrates Britain's Army, Navy and Air
Force logistics support.
“We look forward to delivering WRAM Online to the MOD,”
says Vincent Monteparte, President of MIRO Technologies. “We
believe that development of this JAVA web-based solution strongly
positions our technology for the proposed Joint Asset Management
Engineering Solution (JAMES) Air requirement,” he continued.
WRAM Online will retain the proven, battle-tested features of the
existing WRAM application, particularly the unique capability to
autonomously support deployed units both ashore and afloat by means
of effective data distribution. This means that units in the field
can maintain aircraft and control airworthiness in a disconnected
environment, entirely without the need to connect their laptops
to a remote server.
What is WRAM?
The Work Recording & Asset Management system is really three
systems in one: a management information system, a logistics tools
and a unit maintenance management tool. As a management information
system, WRAM provides Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) with visibility
of all tracked assets; time to overhaul, failure trends, status,
geographical and assembly location, demand and supply profiles and
asset histories. As a logistics tool, WRAM allows IPTs to monitor
the effectiveness of equipment in-service support and maintenance
policies, equipment performance and life cycle costing. It provides
essential data to feed OEMs in-service support systems and enable
them to deliver support in the depth area. As a unit maintenance
management tool, it provides airworthiness decision support and
a paperless working environment in addition to the major benefit
of delivering consistent procedures for its users irrespective of
unit or location.
WRAM program continues to grow at UK MOD
Since its inception in 1993, the Royal Navy and Army have placed
almost their entire fleet of helicopters on the system. Over the
forthcoming 18 months, a total of 67 Apache helicopters and 25 RAF
Sea King Mk3/3a will have been captured into the system, taking
the total close to 600 aircraft on WRAM.
The next generation WRAM application that will provide a leading
edge JAVA based web solution to combine the British navy and army
on to a single system. We believe that WRAM Online is considered
a critical step towards achieving convergence of all Rotary Wing
Platforms across all three MOD services.
ABOUT MIRO TECHNOLOGIES
MIRO Technologies is a leading provider of world class, enterprise
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul and logistics support software
for the defense and commercial aerospace markets with over 150,000
end-users. MIRO’s GOLDTM and AuRATM software solutions are
installed at 158 sites around the world. MIRO Technologies has successfully
supported the needs of military operators, commercial airlines and
repair facilities and suppliers for 23 years with integrated products
and services that power profits and performance. Headquartered in
La Jolla, California, MIRO Technologies also has offices in Yeovil,
Somerset, U.K. Further information about the company and its product
suite can be found at www.mirotechnologies.com.
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