Press Releases
St. John’s, Newfoundland – June 2, 2009 – Marport, a leading subsea acoustics
technology company, announced today that its Software Defined Sonar platform has been
selected to be profiled in the Innovation Showcase at the Underwater Defence Technology
conference. UDT Europe will be held in Cannes, France from June 9 – 11, 2009.
The Underwater Defence Technology conference is the leading forum for influential
members of the international undersea defence community. The conference unites key naval
decision makers, defence scientists, technologists and procurement specialists with the
leading undersea defence manufacturers and suppliers to discover and discuss the latest
developments and issues affecting undersea defence technology.
Marport's Software Defined Sonar is a patent-pending technology that uses programmable
digital processors to provide features needed for next generation underwater surveillance
and communications. It serves a wide variety of legacy sonar applications and can support
rapid development and deployment of novel sonar solutions. The technology increases
underwater tactical capability, improves sonar functionality, enhances signal processing and
substantially reduces costs - all while replacing racks of legacy sonar equipment.
Karl Kenny, Marport President & CEO said, "Marport is honored to be profiled in the UDT
Innovation Showcase. This is further validation of our overriding goal to be at the forefront in
the development and functionality of cutting-edge Software Defined Sonar technology."
About Marport
Marport is a leading developer of Software Defined Sonar technology - a disruptive hardware
and software platform that enables broadband, multimode sonar products for underwater
surveillance and communications. Marport designs and manufactures advanced acoustic
solutions for commercial fisheries, underwater defence, offshore energy and ocean
science. For more information, visit www.marport.com
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