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Italian Auto Electronics Manufacturer Marelli Orders Software, Real-Time Simulation Equipment From Applied Dynamics International

25 February 1998

Italian Auto Electronics Manufacturer Marelli Orders Software, Real-Time Simulation Equipment From Applied Dynamics International

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 25 -- Italian automotive electronics
supplier Magneti Marelli, Spa., of Bologna, has ordered several hundred
thousand dollars in sophisticated embedded systems software and real-time
simulation system hardware from Applied Dynamics International.
    ADI will install the equipment, which will be used in the development of
electronic engine controls for a number of European automobiles, during the
second quarter of 1998.
    "The system we're installing for Marelli is a large and sophisticated
one," said ADI president and chief executive officer John McIntosh.  "It'll be
used for target-based rapid prototyping to develop engine electronic controls
for next-generation automobiles.  We're delighted to have won this business;
Marelli is a highly respected automotive electronics company that has a wide
European customer base."
    McIntosh said the Marelli sale was accomplished by ADI's European sales
and technical staff in Wellingborough, England.
    Applied Dynamics International is a supplier of advanced integrated
hardware and software tools for the automotive, off-highway, aerospace,
electronics and other related industries.  In addition to its Michigan
headquarters, ADI has an international office in the United Kingdom,
installations in 23 countries and representatives throughout the world.

SOURCE  Applied Dynamics International