Racal Instruments Announces the Release of newWave in Support of IEEE1641 Standard Irvine, CA and Ferndown, Dorset, UK, 15 January 2005 - Racal Instruments, Inc., an EADS North America Company, announces the release of the software toolset, newWave, which facilitates the implementation and utilization of the newly approved Signal Definition Standard, IEEE 1641. The new standard allows signals to be fully defined in a nonprocedural manner, allowing the same standard based signal to be used in a multitude of test environments and a variety of situations. Developed to assist software and test developers utilize and implement the new signal standard, newWave enables signal definition exports into ATML, C++, and other commonly used test programming environments. In addition to providing a visual development environment for defining signals based on IEEE1641, newWave facilitates the visualization, simulation, and standardization of complex signals across multiple platforms. Integrating with test execution environments, providing import/export of IEEE1641 compliant signal definitions through VB and XML, being open architecture ATML compliant, and providing graphic signal simulation for proving newWave and third party defined signals, it is the software toolset of choice. When integrating with COTS test environments through ActiveX technology, dynamic signal updates based on external events are accomplished through DirectX streaming. In addition, real time signal generation is realized, and there is consistent data interoperability between platforms with ATML output. "A guiding principle during the development process was that newWave must be able to integrate with COTS test execution environments, e.g. with TestBase, a software and programming tool developed by TYX Corporation, an EADS North America Company, of Reston, Virginia", states Chris Gorringe, Software Engineering Manager. "The result of this design philosophy is that newWave, through ActiveX technology, supports signal based test programming in virtually all of the existing testing environments." The standard was approved by the IEEE Standards Association of which Racal Instruments is a member through participation of IEEE SCC20 committee, on September 23, 2004 at Autotestcon 2004 held in San Antonio, Texas. About Racal Instruments Racal Instruments, Inc. an EADS North America Company, designs, manufactures, sells, and services electronic test and measurement equipment and systems to leading high-technology customers throughout the world. It has facilities in the U.S., UK, France, Italy, and Germany and a sales and support network in over 80 countries. The company offers an extensive range of products and services, from modular instruments to turnkey automatic test systems. These are ideal for use in a wide variety of applications, including commercial functional test and measurement, laser diode burn-in and production, microcomputer production, and jet engine test. Among the key market sectors the company serves are Military, Aerospace, Marine, Medical, Telecommunications, Semiconductor, and Commercial Manufacturing. About EADS North America EADS North America is the North American operations of EADS, the second largest aerospace and defense company in the world. As a leader in all sectors of aerospace, defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute more than $6 billion to the U.S. economy annually, and support more than 100,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. With 12 operating companies located in 39 American cities and 21 states, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in commercial, civil, para-public and defense markets across the United States. Technical Contacts: UK: Chris Gorringe, Software Engineering Manager, +44 (0) 1202 872800 US: John Rosenwald, Business Development Manager, +1.210.699.6799, Ext. 212 Addition Technical Information: http://www.racalinstruments.com/newwave/newWave.htm http://www.racalinstrumentsgroup.co.uk/Brochures/NewWave/index.htm