Sciax Announces Sale to Air Canada for Military Maintenance Contract
Wednesday March 31, 4:05 pm ET
BAY CITY, Mich. and TORONTO, March 31, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- UgoMedia Interactive Corp. (Other OTC:UGMI.PK - News) (name change to Sciax Corporation pending) announced today it has received an order from Air Canada for endoscopic inspection equipment used in aircraft maintenance performed under contract for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). ``We expect that synergies between our defence and security business, and our industrial maintenance business will present us with good opportunities for maximizing value for the company from our military customer base,'' stated Ken Smart, President and founder of Sciax. Air Canada has a long term contract to provide maintenance services for the DND fleet of Airbus A310 aircraft.
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Endoscopes, also called, borescopes, fiberscopes or videoprobes, are used in remote visual inspection applications by a variety of security and industrial users. In industry, endoscopes are used primarily by aerospace, oil and gas, manufacturing, and power generation companies. Endoscopes enable users to visually inspect hidden or inaccessible areas in circumstances where viewing with the unaided eye would be difficult or impossible. The opto-electronic technology used in industrial endoscopes is very similar to that of medical instruments which are increasingly employed in diagnostic procedures and minimally invasive surgery. Endoscopes have several security applications where they are useful in conducting contraband searches, covert surveillance, and physical security operations. Traditional industrial markets employ endoscopes in research and development, maintenance, and quality control environments.
The Sciax Wolf Pack(tm) is a highly modularized opto-electronic remote viewing system used by law enforcement and military personnel. The reconfigurable, multi-operational design of Wolf Pack makes the system ideal for many applications in physical security, drug and contraband interdiction, tactical response and protective security. Wolf Pack electronics and optical components are built to high standards of durability, allowing successful deployment in harsh conditions that would prohibit the use of many conventional imaging systems.
About Sciax
Sciax is an emerging leader in defense imaging systems for law enforcement and military personnel engaged in counter-terrorism and other special security operations. Sciax America Inc. and Sciax Technology Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of UgoMedia Interactive Corporation (Other OTC:UGMI.PK - News). A name change from UgoMedia Interactive Corp. to Sciax Corporation is pending.
Sciax is the manufacturer of Wolf Pack, the company's tactical remote viewing system used by law enforcement and military organizations in North America and Europe. Customers include, military and law enforcement agencies of the U.S. and German Governments, contraband interdiction units of Canada Customs, and LAPD-SWAT.
