Agilent Technologies and The Aerospace Corporation to Provide New Applications for Test Solutions for Aerospace/Defense Customers
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and The Aerospace Corporation today announced that the companies will work together under Agilent's Premier Solution Partner (PSP) program to provide new applications for test solutions for the Aerospace/Defense Industry. The Aerospace Corporation will partner with Agilent and other PSPs to integrate Agilent's test and measurement equipment into new applications that meet specific engineering challenges facing government and commercial aerospace customers.
"The Aerospace Corporation is renowned for its technical knowledge," said John Boutsikaris, general manager of Agilent's Worldwide Channel Partner Unit. "As experimental users of Agilent's test instruments, The Aerospace Corporation's engineers are ideally suited to work with us so that we can tailor our products to customers' specific applications needs."
Using its broad applications and measurement expertise, The Aerospace Corporation plans to help Agilent develop new techniques and interfaces that enable Agilent instruments to solve a customer's individual testing problems. Agilent's proven test products form a foundation for testing solutions upon which complex application-specific aerospace/defense capabilities can be integrated. By tapping into its wide array of scientific and engineering resources, The Aerospace Corporation can recommend and help provide the right aerospace/defense solutions using Agilent instruments and systems to meet a particular aerospace/defense customer's requirements.
The Aerospace Corporation maintains expertise in technologies needed by Agilent customers, including micro-electronics, optics, measurement techniques, reliability, modeling and simulation, micro-electromechanical systems, near- and far-field testing, broadband communications, wireless technology, interference assessment, image processing, and more.
"This agreement holds great promise for U.S. commercial and government customers in the on-going battle to advance technology, support national security and reduce costs," said Andrew Quintero, civil and commercial manager for The Aerospace Corporation. "We will leverage the expertise our staff already possesses to help Agilent cost-effectively meet the needs of its customers, avoiding conflict of interest."
About Agilent's Premier Solution Partners
Premier Solution Partners (PSPs) are certified by Agilent as best-in-class systems integrators and technical consultants in specific industries and application areas. Together, Agilent and its PSPs are committed to speeding the implementation of custom systems to drive the overall performance of their customers in key industries. The merging of Agilent's strengths in technology, instrumentation and standard platforms with its partners' core competencies in specific applications and systems integration enables customers to accelerate the transition from prototype to volume manufacturing.
About The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation consists of more than 3,000 people who work in electronics and sensors, mechanics and materials, propulsion, computer science, and space and environmental sciences. The corporate headquarters, including an engineering and laboratory complex, are in El Segundo California, adjacent to Los Angeles Air Force Base. The company also maintains offices at Johnson Space Center, Texas; at Air Force launch sites on the East and West Coasts; in Washington, D.C. and Chantilly, Va.; and at satellite operations and technology centers in the United States.
Aerospace employs a matrix organizational structure with systems engineering directorates that support varied customer programs. The operational groups draw technical support from a central engineering organization, ensuring efficient use of specialized staff, effective sharing of technical experience and the application of corporate memory and "horizontal engineering" across programs.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 43,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $9.4 billion in fiscal year 2000, as restated to reflect the sale of its healthcare business. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.