DiSTI
American software company
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::summary American software company ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The DiSTI Corporation |
| logo | [[Image:DiSTI Logo 2014 BL Med.png |
| type | Privately owned company |
| foundation | 1994 |
| location | Orlando, Florida |
| key_people | John Hayward |
| (CEO) | |
| Joe Swinski | |
| (President) |
| | industry | Modeling and simulation, simulation and training | | products | GL Studio | | homepage | | ::
| name = The DiSTI Corporation | logo = [[Image:DiSTI Logo 2014 BL Med.png|The DiSTI Corporation logo]] | type = Privately owned company | foundation = 1994 | location = Orlando, Florida | key_people = John Hayward (CEO) Joe Swinski (President)
William K. Andrews (COO) | industry = Modeling and simulation, simulation and training | products = GL Studio VE Studio, VE Mentor, DiSTI Schoolhouse | revenue = | homepage = The DiSTI Corporation is a company that provides software tools for the development of GUI software and 3D virtual training for simulators and embedded systems.
Company
DiSTI concentrates on software to aid in the creation of simulated training, prototyping, and deployment of embedded systems. Their software is often used in the development of Virtual Maintenance Training systems, desktop trainers, as well as embedded avionics, automotive, and medical devices.
Their cornerstone product is the GL Studio Toolkit, which has been implemented in the development of the embedded avionics for Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic's commercial spacecraft: the VSS Enterprise and VMS Eve.
History
DiSTI was formed by Joe Swinski, Darren Humphrey, and William (Bill) Andrews in 1994 in Orlando, Florida.
Swinski, Humphrey, and Andrews met while working together at the Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. At IST, Swinski, Humphrey, and Andrews were aiding in the development of simulation training classes for graduate students, but they saw an opportunity to give the simulation and training industry the same type of training.
It was under a SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract, completed June 24, 2000, that DiSTI developed the GL Studio toolkit. DiSTI now makes software that helps developers create virtual training environments to teach technical, complex activities such as maintenance on airplanes, engines and power plants. DiSTI's patented software also creates human-machine interfaces such as dashboards, gauges, and control screens.
Companies use diSTI technologies worldwide, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, Raytheon, Thales Group, BAE Systems, Dassault Group, among many others.
In July 2020, DiSTI Corporation reported that John Hayward had been appointed as chief executive officer by the company's board of directors.
References
References
- "About Us {{!}} HMI Development {{!}} Virtual Training Solutions {{!}} DiSTI".
- [http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/05/24/smallb1.html Walsh, Daniel P. 2010, May 20. “DiSTI Poised for Growth in Software Development”. Orlando Business Journal.] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-11-02)
- "Partners & Associations - The DiSTI Corporation".
- (6 July 2020). "The DiSTI Corporation Names John Hayward Chief Executive Officer".
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