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Company Profile

Vitrociset designs, develops and manages systems and services in which quality and safetyare combined with the highest standards of reliability and innovation. In addition, the Companyprovides public administrations, government agencies, international organizations and privatefirms with leading-edge technical solutions designed for both military and civil applications.

Vitrociset was formed in 1992 from the merger of two Italian Companies, Ciset and Vitroselenia:the former mainly operating in the civil sector and the latter in the military one.Both Companies already had a specific thirty-year experience in the design and developmentof complex electronics and information-technology systems.

Vitrociset’s activity encompasses specialized technical services for high-level performancesystems in the fields of Air Traffic Management, Command and Control, Integrated Logisticsfor military and civil applications, Space Control and Launching Sites, Telecommunications,Logistics Information systems, Logical and Physical Security, Environmental Monitoring andInfo-mobility.

Over the last few years, Vitrociset has put into action a careful strategy to diversify its offeringsand scale up new markets; therefore the Company has significantly strengthen its presenceand specialization in public administration with extremely qualified and competitive propo-sals in Information, Communication & Multimedia Technology.

Quality, security, reliability andinnovation distinguish all of thework in the Vitrociset Group.

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Experience and skills in development of complex systems havebeen instrumental for Vitrociset to partner for over forty yearswith governmental bodies in the defence sector.

Vitrociset provides the Italian Ministry of Defence with pro-ducts and services specifically developed to meet technical,operational, logistics and administrative requirements that arepeculiar to all Armed Forces. Among its major customers, it is worth mentioning: the ItalianAir Force, Italian Army, Nato Agencies (Namsa, Netma, NC3A),Royal Saudi Air Force and Eurofighter Consortium.

Over the recent decades, Vitrociset has gained experience andskills in this segment by supplying turn-key system engineeringand logistics services for weapons systems (i.e., aircraft, mis-siles, radars, etc.), Command & Control systems as well as te-lecommunications and IT systems, by also providing fullmanagement support for complex “mission-critical” systems,even in partnership with customers.

Vitrociset provides Armed Forces with technical support andmaintenance in all of the Air Defence and ATC radar sites aswell as for air navigation aids and missile systems. For this pur-pose, Vitrociset also produces ground support systems and testequipment.

Furthermore Vitrociset, along with SELEX-SI, formed theS3LOG consortium that puts itself in as the outstanding Ita-lian leader in the provision of info-logistics systems and servi-ces for defence, able to compete with the major internationalplayers in this segment.

Fire Test Range at Salto di Quirra (PISQ)The Fire Test Range at Salto di Quirra (PISQ), Sardinia, Italy, isone of the major, largest fully equipped experimental and testareas existing worldwide and was so devised as to be used byItalian and foreign armed forces, as well as by civil industrialparties, for training purposes and experimental trials on suchcutting-edge, complex weapon systems as military aircraft inaddition to missile, electronic warfare and armament systems. For several decades Vitrociset, as a Global Service provider, hasalways made a valuable contribution to the full operation ofthe PISQ by dedicating part of its technical-logistics organiza-tion to keep most systems running and conduct all operationalactivities with due observance of the stringent service level re-quirements of the Ministry of Defence.In addition, Vitrociset has also been in charge of the continuingupgrade of the PISQ, by integrating new sensors and more andmore sophisticated command and control systems within thetest range area. To this end, since the beginning, Vitrociset hasseamlessly provided engineering support services - intendedto reduce time while making feasibility studies of new experi-mental activities and/or pre-arrangements and upgrade ope-rations – always catering for all aspects of security, safety andexcellence in results.

SILEF – Logistcs Information System for the Italian Air ForceFor over 20 years, Vitrociset has been developing and suppor-ting Logistics Information Systems for Armed Forces, whichare based on increasingly sophisticated technologies and con-cepts for the control of the full “Supply Chain” of weapon sy-stems and ordinary materials.In this regard, the NETMA (Nato Eurofighter and Tornado Ma-nagement Agency) entrusted Vitrociset with the developmentand management of SiLEF on behalf of the Italian Air Force. The application of SiLEF (logistics information system), origi-nated for EuroFighter Typhoon aircraft, has gradually been ex-tended to all of the remaining aircraft of the Italian air fleet(Tornado, AMX, C130J, etc.) and now also includes ground sy-stems and such ordinary materials as uniforms, lubricants, etc.SiLEF is based on advanced technologies and is so devised asto keep under control the dynamic configuration of each wea-pon system - the latter being a key element for some otherfunctionalities including maintenance management, material

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handling and industrial accounting for any organizations or costcentres – so as to allow for early reckoning and final accountsof the management costs for each flight line.Although SiLEF was originally developed for military applica-tions, it can now be used in the civil sector as well, for the ma-nagement of complex systems such as ships, trains, vehiclesetc. In so doing, management costs may remarkably be redu-ced throughout the systems lifecycle.

ATC Training Simulator - Italian Air Force On behalf of the RACSA Unit (Airspace Control Training Unit) ofthe Italian Air Force situated in Pratica di Mare base, nearRome, Vitrociset has developed an innovative simulation sy-stem for the training of air traffic controllers. The system may concurrently simulate several operational si-tuations in an integrated fashion. In particular, route control,approach control, tower control and precision landing functions(i.e. GCA, Ground Controller Approach) may simultaneously beperformed in the same scenario.The trainee air traffic controller working in the control toweroperates in an immersive 360° virtual-reality environment.Around the trainee, a 3D virtual scenario of an airfield is seam-lessly and uniformly developed in order to accurately reproducewhat a controller normally sees from a real control tower.The simulator is intended to reproduce unconventional, com-plex scenarios such as aircraft breakdowns or fires, SAR proce-dures, or adverse weather and visibility conditions.

IMBTS (Improved Missile BIT test Set) – Armed Forces usingAMRAAM missile.The IMBTS is the portable test system designed and producedby Raytheon and Vitrociset as a support tool for AMRAAM mis-sile.It is an unprecedented portable test set performing both 3 and5 sec BIT tests for all of the current missile configurations (B, C5and C7).The IMBTS is useable for field tests (flight line) and/or first-level maintenance services at workshops.The system is certified by RAYTHEON for use with AMRAAMmissile.

RDMS – Reference Data Management System(Eurofighter Consortium)As Main Contractor of an International Consortium formed byEADS-CASA, HP (Former EDS UK) and DataWarehouse, Vitro-ciset was selected by the Eurofighter Consortium for the deve-

lopment, implementation and maintenance of the configura-tion data management system for Eurofighter aircraft, termedReference Data Management System (RDMS).The Eurofighter Consortium is composed of the EFA (Eurofi-ghter aircraft) development and production contractors, morespecifically: BAES (UK), EADS-GE (Germany), EADS-CASA(Spain) and ALENIA AERONAUTICA (Italy).

EPS – CADPS – NETMA Agency (Italy, UK, Germany and Spain)Vitrociset has developed the EPS - CADPS system i.e. the NET-MA’s (Nato Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) cen-tral procurement information system, designed to befit specificrequirements for the “procurement” (Material ProcurementManagement) of logistics support.EPS - CADPS is used by Italy, UK, Germany and Spain for Tor-nado and Eurofighter 2000 (Typhoon) aircraft.

Meteorology SystemsMeteorological systems for air navigation are designed to pro-vide support to Air Traffic Control services in the form of upda-ted meteorological information so as to prevent any dangeroussituations during aircraft takeoff, navigation and landing.By boasting a long-standing technical experience in aeronauti-cal meteorology - gained as a privileged supplier to the Meteo-rology and Climatology National Centre of the Italian Air Force- Vitrociset plays a leading role in the supply of ground, air andsatellite data acquisition systems and networks as well as ofapplication software.Its proven know-how in the development, integration, instal-lation and maintenance of weather systems, puts Vitrociset ina position to provide, in this segment, turn-key solutions forany airport infrastructure.Vitrociset offers a wide range of scalable software products formeteorological data acquisition, validation, processing, pre-sentation and filing. These products are easily configurable,thus making data acquisition possible from whether state-of-the-art or old-generation weather sensors and legacy systems.Vitrociset’s systems are typically supplied together with a wea-ther-sensor array (infrastructure) of the types available fromthe major sensor vendors worldwide; Vitrociset, however pro-vides support for the integration of its products in any legacyweather-sensor array as well.Vitrociset’s proposed solutions also envisage the implemen-tation of fixed, transportable and field automatic weather sy-stems.

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National security compulsorily requires the adoption of crime-fighting tools intended for the utmost protection of people,homeland and infrastructures against criminal acts and terro-rist attacks, as well as for a better coordination among PoliceForces. To this end Vitrociset sharing the targets of such mission, ac-tively cooperates with Public Institutions in the study, design,development, management and evolution of most reliable so-lutions meeting drastic security and cost reduction require-ments. Vitrociset has gained long-standing, high-level skills and ex-perience in the design and development of systems for the sur-veillance, integration and management of collecteddata/information, electronic imaging management, real-timeintrusion prevention, support for investigation of suspect ordangerous characters, as well as of monitoring systems for mi-gration flows and “virtual border” security systems for the Ita-lian airspaceVitrociset, has become an important partner of the Italian Mi-nistry of the Interior with projects for the control of migrationflows by air and sea, and has extended its activity in the sectorof Citizens’ Security by completing the conclusion of PON con-tracts (2000 to 2006) on the “Inter-police National Multi-ser-vice Broadband Network”. Vitrociset’s security offer covers all ofthe areas associated with the telecommunications sector. TheInter-police Network, developed and managed by Vitrociset,provides the full national territory with voice, data and imagetransmission services for all Italian police corps (Polizia di Stato,Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza). Vitrociset is also active in Citizens’ Security as well as in MajorInfrastructures with advanced technical solutions for land sur-vey and control by means of Video-surveillance systems andOperations Control Rooms integrating diverse technologicalplatforms, various components and transmission systems suchas: cameras and monitoring/control sensors; intrusion detec-tion systems; access control systems; wireless or fibre connec-tion networks, depending on the conditions of theenvironment; application and management software.Vitrociset develops solutions befitting various requirements,such as the defence of precincts, public urban safety, land con-trol or critical-area control, and security of high quality, reliablenetworks able to be used for communication and environmentmonitoring services as well.

Inter-Police NetworkThe Inter-police Network is actually composed of three net-works - functionally and, to some extent, physically separated– which provide the full national territory with voice, data andimage transmission services for all Italian police corps (Poliziadi Stato, Carabinieri and Guardia di Finanza). The structure of active network elements is based on a speci-fic architecture - developed to maximize service continuity andreliability as well as optimize traffic volume - and the use ofvarious types of transmission facilities such as radio links, ca-bles, fibre optics, etc.Today target-oriented analysis and design activities are beingconducted on Inter-Police communication network to improveand increase its capacity, through an extensive use of fibreoptic carriers. In fact optical carrier transmission represents akey element in the “engine” of networking evolution and hasentailed, and certainly will still do, a considerable growth ofrouting systems for a significant increase of processing andbroadband link-interfacing capacity. Another key element in the networking evolution process is theconveyance of all of transmission services on IP (Internet-networking Protocol), used for voice and image data transmis-sion.The third main line of the Inter-Police network evolution pro-cess is the provision of secure wireless mobility to the servicenetworking. In so doing, Police Forces’ operations and, conse-quently, territory control capacity are significantly increased.

SITA (Computerized Mapping and Control System for Envi-ronmental Protection) – “Carabinieri” Police ForceIn the important, more and more critical area of Environmen-tal Protection, Vitrociset has developed, on behalf of the Cara-binieri Force’s General Headquarters, a computerized systemfor territory screening and control.

SITA is a complex-technology tool befitting such requirementsas:• methodical control of ecological system conditions andevolution;

• effective coordination of the activities of all authorities and institutions responsible for the safeguard and protection of natural heritage;

• accurate and punctual territory and rural areas controls - to be effected by law enforcement authorities - to improve crime-fighting capacity in sectors such as: solid and toxic

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waste treatment, water and air pollution, illegal building as well as the damaging of ecological (fires) and archaeological (grave robbing) heritage.

At present, the project only concerns southern Italian regions(Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily)which are included in the Objective 1 of the 2000-2006 Natio-nal Operations Security Plan for the development of “Mezzo-giorno d’Italia” (South of Italy) but, in the near future, it willextended to the entire national territory.Through territorial/investigative data acquisition and proces-sing, the system enables continuous land survey operationsand remote access to environmental data, thus being develo-ped a multi-media Environment Database, always updated bynew data entries and information. SITA system and methodologies will be even expanded by theproject that Vitrociset is developing on behalf of the Ministry ofthe Environment for the monitoring of environmental crimeimpact on the risk of soil erosion (i.e. the Objective 1.3 for theenvironmental protection, which is part of the 2007 to 2013 Na-tional Operations Security Plan, the programme jointly finan-ced with European funds and under managementresponsibility of the Ministry of Interior.The project is intended to determine and limit the effects ofany violation of environmental regulations, with special refe-rence to crimes impacting on the risk of hydraulic issues withinthe four south Italian regions (Campania, Apulia, Calabria andSicily) included in the “convergence” Objective. With the use of laser-scanning techniques, remote sensingoperations by way of aircraft will provide new digital terrain andsurface models for accurate and reliable topographic mappingof in-country areas subject to soil erosion and hazardous to in-habitants.To this end, those technologies and functions of cartographicsystem Network, that the Ministry of the Environment has al-ready provided to numbers of local governments, will also beextended to regional environmental protection agencies(ARPAs).Possible evolutions of SITA project also include its applicationin the control of waste disposal emergencies.

Video Surveillance system for the Municipality of Naples –Ministry of InteriorOn behalf of the Ministry of Interior, Vitrociset has developedfor the Municipality of Naples a video surveillance system forcar, motorbike and moped plate recognition, integrated withvehicle control/tracking TVCC and real-time equipment for lawenforcement purposes.

In so doing, Vitrociset has provided Police Forces in charge ofguarding urban areas with a land control and screening tool forthe acquisition of sensitive information to be used for preven-tive and investigation monitoring purposes.To this end, Vitrociset has implemented a “best in class” solu-tion characterized by:

• use of innovative technologies such as CCTV systems, for real time acquisition of land data and images (e.g. car plate) and their cataloguing and handling by Officers in charge of coordinating Police Forces’ activities;

• high reliability and 24-hour operation for acquisition ofphotos and videotapes;

• high scalability in view of the forthcoming full coverage of municipal and peripheral areas;

• containment of management and TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) costs by the adoption of radio technologies (i.e. mobile WiMax).

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Vitrociset offers its consulting, planning, and implementationcapacities to contribute to the development, innovation and mo-dernization of the Central and Local Public Administration. It isthe company’s aim to help Government, Institutions and publicstructures be protagonists in change and modernization. Nu-merous institutional bodies, at both the central and the territo-rial levels, have chosen Vitrociset as a partner and supplier.

Full-IP and IP-Enabled technology telephone systemsThe Public Administration is making a significant effort to renewthe technological infrastructure supporting its institutional acti-vities. Particular attention is being paid to Information & Com-munication Technology and to the renewal of the informationexchange processes, both those within the P.A. and those takingplace among the P.A., the citizens and businesses. Vitrociset designs,sets up, and manages multifunction private telephone networks thatoffer immediate functional advantages for Administrations, suitablefor ensuring the evolution of the technologies and the migration ofthe solutions toward increasingly evolved IP services, integrated intothe transmission and switching technologies, as indicated by themost recent regulatory policies.

Web TV – Chamber of Deputies To promote citizen participation in democratic life, the Chamber ofDeputies has focused on an innovative system for access via Internet,both live and “on demand”, to audio and video contents generated byits various activities. The solution is the Web TV created by Vitroci-set, which permits the consultation of detailed documents at thesame time as the specific related video contents viewed (such as, forexample, the transcription of the speeches during the Chamber’ssessions “on the air”); the simultaneous viewing, in a multivideo ma-trix, of both the live broadcasts of the Parliamentary activitiesof the Chamber of Deputies and archival footage and the con-sultation of the past, present, and future TV Guide, organized ac-cording to the same thematic categories making up the portal’sstructure. It is an interface that is extremely intuitive and easy to use.

e-HealthFor the Region of Campania, Vitrociset created the Single Integrated

Reservation Centre (Centro Unico di Prenotazione Integrato) of theRegional Health Services (CUReP) which, through mechanisms of in-tegration and sharing of IT systems, makes the full range of heal-thcare services accessible and available to the various types of usersin a secure and unified manner. For the “Roma D” Local Health Ser-vice, Vitrociset produced the Electronic Healthcare File (Fascicolo Sa-nitario Elettronico - F.S.E.), the collection of health-related andsocial-medical information and documents generated by past andpresent clinical events, concerning a particular patient. The FSE wascreated as a support for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and reha-bilitation, study and scientific research in the medical, biomedical,and epidemiological fields, and the planning, management, moni-toring and evaluation of healthcare.

WiFi connection – City of VeniceThe Venetian Municipal Administration decided to provide connec-tivity for resident Venetian citizens, workers, and the millions of tou-rists who visit the lagoon city every year, in order to enable access tothe services which will be made available to them over the comingmonths and years. This has been accomplished thanks to hundredsof hot spots installed in the most strategic locations and most signi-ficant squares. The project was an innovative initiative for Venice andcertainly for Vitrociset, since no other WIFI network of such a sizeexists anywhere else in either Italy or the world. The “CittadinanzaDigitale” (Digital Citizenry) project was a great challenge for the digi-talization of the lagoon city. It was a modernization process which, inthe near future, will lead to Internet coverage for the entire city of Ve-nice and for Mestre.

MIADRA – Monitoring of the environmental impact fromenvironmental crimesThe Information System for the monitoring of the environmentalimpact from environmental crimes, framed within the projects fallingwithin the 2007/2013 National Support Framework – PON (NationalOperational Program)-Safety, supports the activities of the Ministryof the Environment and Defence of the Territory and the Sea in fi-ghting all forms of environment-related crime through a constantmonitoring of the territory and water resources.In fact, the general aims the Administration intends to pursue are

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those of: implementing systems and methodologies for fighting,identifying and eliminating the effects of crimes committed againstthe environment and more specifically those related to flood risks;obtaining an informative overview to be made available to those cal-led upon to plan restoration operations on the basis of the situationsof greatest risk for citizens; lastly, being able to begin, as quickly aspossible, the systematic monitoring of the territory in order to fightthis kind of crime.In this framework Vitrociset, which has been operating for years inthe sector of solutions and infrastructure for the environment, pro-duces the information system; provides tools for territorial analysiswhich, alongside the horizontal functions typical of geographic in-formation systems (GIS), make it possible to have a series of speci-fic functions enabling the use of procedures for the assessment offlood danger scenarios, with particular reference to those caused byman-made interferences stemming from environmental crimes; of-fers innovative solutions for non-invasive video surveillance. Usingsuch systems, the NOE (Ecological Operations Unit of the Carabinieri)operators can, on the one hand, carry out their investigation, pre-vention, repression of the cases of environmental crimes against theterritory more effectively and, on the other, provide other organiza-tions and agencies – first and foremost the ARPA (Regional Envi-ronmental Protection Agencies) – with information useful forupdating the panorama of the chief flood risk situations caused byenvironmental crimes, providing a detailed overview and an analysisof the situations at highest risk, in order to identify the operations tobe carried out on the most dangerous situations.

SIDAT/SIGRAAP – Information System of the TavoliereFood District and for the Management of Agricultural Wa-stes under the Policy Agreement The Tavoliere Area Territorial Integrated Plan (PIT) pursues the deve-lopment and innovation of the rural and agro-food economy withinthe territorial framework of the Province of Foggia. Among the ac-tions developed by the PIT, Vitrociset created the SIDAT – Informa-tion System of the Tavoliere Food District – supporting the supplychain traceability, and the SIGRAAP – Information System for theManagement of Agricultural Wastes under the Policy Agreement.The SIDAT project concerns food safety, which can be guaranteedonly through a control of the supply chain which ensures the tracea-

bility of the products “from the field to the table”. The Food Systemoperators must be able to identify who has supplied a food, an ani-mal feed, an animal, or any other substance intended for the pro-duction of a food. They must also be able to identify the firms towhich they have supplied their products and to label the foods orfeeds that will be marketed. Traceability is not only to be consideredan operational tool for monitoring foods, but is also a tool for the pro-motion and marketing of the District and its products.The SIGRAAP enables farms to dispose of all the agricultural wastesproduced in a safe, certified manner.

Development and Modernization of the Information Systemof the Veneto Regional Council The project focused on the introduction of the new emerging te-chnologies for the improvement of the internal automation proces-ses of the procedural flows connected with the institutional activitiesand the external processes for the improvement of communicationand interoperability with other external agencies. This is achievedthrough the upgrading of the hardware infrastructure, the acquisitionof specific basic software and the reorganization of the business pro-cesses which, through the introduction of application functions de-veloped ad hoc, makes possible an effective use of the system and aprofitable information exchange with the citizens and bodies insti-tutionally involved in the Regional Legislative Assembly. The projectenvisages the supply of a completely web-based, “user-centric” typeinformation system and guarantees compliance with the Stanca Actas far as usability and accessibility are concerned. Vitrociset has created a consistent, sturdy technological architecture,based on the Java 2 Enterprise Edition and the Web approach. Thechoice made follows, first and foremost, the indications of the CNIPA(National Centre for Informatics in the Public Administration) for thePublic Administration, identifying open-source products as the stra-tegic choice for optimizing economic resources and creating long-la-sting assets for public entities. The open-source products chosen areflanked by best-of-breed commercial products to ensure a reliable,high-performance data management.

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The objective of the Major Private Customer Area is to aidcompanies in grasping all the opportunities offered by thedigital economy and transformations introduced by the newtechnologies, so they can recover efficiency in their internalprocesses and effectiveness in their relations with their sta-keholders.

The offering ranges from strategic consultancy to the deve-lopment of innovative ICT solutions through which the IT canbe kept in line with the changes brought about by the busi-ness dynamics, to increase the company’s competitivenessin the market of reference; it also makes it possible to ena-ble new services through the positioning of its offering innew value chains.

The element of true innovation introduced by Vitrociset forthis rapidly expanding market area is based on an accurateanalysis of our Customers’ Business Goals.

The Vitrociset capacity for innovation is based on under-standing the “change” of the context in which each singleoffering is realized, in order to arrive proactively at influen-cing the change itself.

This new approach is based on the strong interaction withthe customer and with its consulting, engineering and deli-very structures, with a view to:

· identifying the objectives of the projects, highlighting thebenefits for the targets, creating business plans and busi-ness cases that aim for an optimization of the economicresources, guaranteeing the sustainability and “ROI” ofthe initiatives;

· analyzing, optimizing, or re-engineering the internal andcommunication processes in order to improve services tocustomers, partners, and employees;

· defining technological roadmaps for the gradual evolutionof modern and service-oriented ICT architectures, safe-guarding and enhancing the investments made;

· creating governance, decision support and business intel-ligence systems;

· supporting the governance IT through advanced BusinessService Management and IT Automation systems, desi-gning and providing value-added services based on theconvergence of the IT, TLC and New Media systems.

In the Utilities and Major Private Customer business area,the Company is increasingly involved in the supply of highlyspecialised professional services in such key strategic areasas Networking & Security, where it invests its capitals andresources and as New Media, where it offers application de-velopments, specialist consulting and innovation.

Some of the main areas of Vitrociset specialization in thisbusiness area are:

· monitoring and control of power grids through the use ofadvanced technologies and SCADA systems, thanks to aspecialization acquired in command and control systemsand on the basis of important partnerships with interna-tional-level technological players;

· complex networks, maintenance and their evolution;· complex physical security systems (video surveillance andanti-intrusion);

· design of radio systems using TETRA and TBT technologyfor communication between air and ground personnel ope-rating on the ground at airports;

· creation and maintenance of voice networks;· complex re-hosting projects using state-of-the-art te-chnology (Clerity), permitting savings and optimization indata centre management;

· monitoring of traffic, satellite monitoring of vehicles andmonitoring of accidents;

· exclusive distribution of Broadband Private Mobile Radioproducts based on 3G UMTS IP technology, set up for LTEfor the creation of private UMTS networks (university cam-puses, shopping centres and malls, etc.)

· creation of Digital Signage application platforms for theimplementation of central systems collecting film clips,images and news coming from various sources.

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Vitrociset’s activity in the space market dates back to 1982 withthe awarding of a turnkey contract for the management of theESA (European Space Agency) Redu tracking station.

The gradual and constant expansion of Vitrociset’s offer to thekey players of the sector (ASI, CNES, Arianespace, MOD and Sa-tellite Operators) has required the diversification of its productsand services, such as the design and development of mission-critical systems - an example of which is the development ofessential components of the User Segment in the HELIOS mis-sion, as well as of the SICRAL satellite communication systemand the ESA Simulators and Control Centres.

Since the early 1990s, the company has been actively presentat the launch site in French Guyana, at all ESA’s operating cen-tres (ESOC, ESTEC, ESRIN), at the “ground segment” facilitiesfor the HELIOS and, subsequently, SICRAL missions, as well asat the CNES, in Toulouse for the control of ATV missions and atESAC (Spain) in support to the science Directorate of ESA.

The strongly European focus and competitiveness of the Spacemarket are such that the participation in joint ventures withforeign companies further qualifies Vitrociset’s industrial offer.

Actually, Vitrociset has chosen to provide its services directlyto the end-customers of European public institutions, and wasawarded important projects in the context of the EuropeanCommission’s Framework Programmes (in the Environmentand Transport sectors). Today, this legacy has been instrumen-tal in the design of Satellite Navigation Systems for maritimeand air transport based on GALILEO and EGNOS and the deve-lopment of multi-technology applications (Surveillance, Posi-tioning/Navigation, and Telecommunications).

The reliability and quality demonstrated by Vitrociset in thismarket have entailed a further and important growth of its rolein the design and integration of Major Systems, with the ac-ceptance of full responsibilities in the deployment of the VEGAcarrier launch site in Kourou, French Guyana, as well as of si-

gnificant components of the Soyouz launcher.

Conventional ServicesIn response to the requirements of governmental bodies andmanufacturers operating in the space sector, since 1982Vitrociset has been offering the following services:• technical/operational assistance;• turnkey management of ground stations;• logistics and operations engineering;• IT and facility management.

Vitrociset’s services take the form of either an integrated pro-duct originating since the early stage of system design and de-finition or a stand-alone product for use in third-partyapplications. Vitrociset’s reference customers in this segmentinclude national and European governmental bodies active inthe space sector, namely:• European Space Agency (ESA);• Italian Space Agency (ASI);• French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES);• Italian Ministry of Defence;• Italian Centre for Space Research (CIRA).

Space Transportation and Launching Services/SystemsVitrociset’s skills and expertise in system engineering for spaceapplications are best visible in its system design abilities andturn-key supplies as well as in the integration, validation andcommissioning of space carrier transportation/launchinginfrastructure.Vitrociset is currently in charge of the implementation of thelaunching site for VEGA European advanced generation carrierat the European Spaceport of Kourou - in French Guyana - andcritical components of the launching infrastructure of Soyuz. As for the Vega Ground Segment, Vitrociset has designed anddeployed the data processing centre for the checks of the laun-cher and the final count-down to lift-off, in addition to all ofthe automated washing, cleaning and propellant loadingfacilities which are activated by the command and control sy-stem as well.

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Satellite and Telecommunication Services for EuropeanPublic Institutions and BusinessesVitrociset’s corporate mission is “to develop high added-valueservices stimulating innovation”. Telecommunications,chiefly satellite telecommunications, is the main basic te-chnology for the development of pioneering application ser-vices in such segments as:

• Positioning/navigation communication;• Security/Earth observation;• Environmental control;• Disaster prevention.

In pursuing such opportunities, Vitrociset has always played aleading role in the development and operational managementof European localisation infrastructure, such as EGNOS. Mo-reover, the Company is in charge of developing GALILEO pivo-tal components and actively participates in the definition ofthe role that satellite technology will play in building a SingleEuropean Sky. With a view to the forthcoming satellite technology integra-tion, Vitrociset has already promoted initiatives in the air traf-fic sector for the following customers:

• Italy’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ENAV);• European Space Agency (ESA);• Italian Space Agency (ASI);• EUROCONTROL;• European Commission;• Italian Ministry for University and Research.

Vitrociset also provides connectivity and telecommunicationservices for the control of orbiting satellites through proprie-tary telemetry and remote-control infrastructure to the ad-vantage and on behalf of the major European providers,among others:

• EUTELSAT;• INTELSAT;• NEW SKIES;• TELECOM.

Furthermore, Vitrociset developed the ground segment of theUnmanned Space Vehicle (USV), the latter produced by CIRA,and was also in charge of refurbishment and enhancement ofthe ASI launching site in Malindi (Kenia). Vitrociset’s activity range in this sector is topped up by its ope-rational services in support of ARIANE spaceship launchingcampaigns. Vitrociset reference customers include:

• ARIANESPACE;• Italian Space Agency (ASI);• French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES);• Italian Centre for Space Research (CIRA), either directly or in association with major national and international partners in the aerospace industry.

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Vitrociset provides high-technology solutions in various Tran-sport sectors, which include automated systems for flight as-sistance and info-mobility as well as “ad hoc” equipment andservices for road, port and highway applications.Vitrociset’s major customers include national and foreign airnavigation service providers, central and local government bo-dies, as well as European and International Agencies.Air Transport is the most significant segment. In particular,Vitrociset has acquired high-level skills and more than fortyyears of proven experience in the Air Traffic Control field (ATC). The broad span of Vitrociset offer encompasses “end-to-end”solutions and value-added services, ranging from technicalconsultancy to design and development of new solutions,which greatly enable the Company to considerably penetrateboth domestic and international markets.The company’s production and implementation abilities arethe outcome of continuous specialisation and follow-up trai-ning courses, periodically attended by its personnel, and of ad-vanced technologies the company uses to provide “state ofthe art” solutions for all branches of Transport at whatevertime. The most noteworthy systems offered by Vitrociset inthe Transport sector, are:

Air Transport• “Turn-key” systems for area/airport ATC centres;• Communication systems;• Airport meteorological systems and regional/national forecasting centres;

• Systems for ground checks of nav-aid operational parameters.Rail Transport• Complex on-board communication management systems;• Remote on-board surveillance systems;• Computer-based train management systems.Sea Transport• Maritime telecommunications systems as aids to marine and port navigation;

• Port security and video surveillance systems.

Road Transport• Motorway visual aids;• Meteorological observation and forecasting systems;• Remote Command and control systems for technical installations;

• Road traffic monitoring systems.

PRODUCTS:Flight Data Processing - FDPThe FDP (Flight Data Processing) system provides area con-trol centres, approach units and tower controllers with advan-ced ATC services which considerably increase the operationscapacity of ATC operators in terms of traffic volumes and sa-fety. In fact, FDP provides aircraft trajectory and air traffic pre-dictions with 30/60-minute look-ahead times, thus enablingair traffic controllers to detect in advance hazardous situationsand make traffic planning adjustments consequently.

Controller Working Position - CWPThe CWP developed by Vitrociset is a new-generation inte-grated solution providing the air traffic controller with a com-plete cutting-edge working position dealing with theinteractive presentation of surveillance and FDP data. Vitrociset’s CWP system is in full compliance with the Euro-control Common Operational Performance Specifications(COPS).

Aeronautical Information System - AIS The AISS (Aeronautical Information Service System) is mainlyintended to collect aeronautical data, file them in a centralizeddata base and make them available to pilots all over the na-tional territory in pre-flight information bulletin formats.

Message switching systemsAeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network - AFTNThe AFTN/CIDIN system is a message-switching applicationfor the exchange of air traffic service (ATS) messages throughAFTN/CIDIN networks.

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ATS Message Handling System - AMHS The AMHS system is an application for the exchange of airtraffic service (ATS) messages between users of the Aeronau-tical Telecommunication Network (ATN). The AMHS systemhas been conceived as a response to the requirement from Eu-ropean ANSPs for an aeronautical communications standardhallmarked by enhanced functions and quality of service inthe exchange of ATS messages. It is intended to be a replace-ment to the current ATS message exchange systems using tra-ditional AFTN/CIDIN protocols. The AMHS provides softwarearchitectural models and technical solutions for full compati-bility and uniformity of the different types of ATN protocolswhich are now in use.

Tower TOOLTowerTooL is a “must” for new-generation ATC towers inwhich all functionalities are to be available to controllersthrough a unique interface. TowerTool is a product suite com-prising systems that can be modularly integrated so as toreach configurations meeting specific customer’s require-ments at best.

Store and Replay – STAR ATCVitrociset has developed a complete system for the acquisi-tion, recording, reproduction and running of all of the audioand video communications concerned with air traffic mana-gement consoles. STAR ATC system may be used in militaryand civilian contexts as well as for non-ATM applications.

Simulation SystemsIn response to the increasing demand for safety and reliabi-lity - subsequent to the current, remarkable growth in air traf-fic - Vitrociset has developed an innovative simulation systemfor the training of air traffic controllers.

ATRES ATRES (Air Traffic Environment Simulator) is an air navigationsimulator which is so devised as to generate virtual air trafficconditions befitting training requirements for controllers toroute arriving and departing aircraft safely and accurately. Thesystem may concurrently simulate several operational situationsin an integrated fashion. In particular, air control, approachcontrol, tower control and precision landing functions (i.e. GCA,Ground Controller Approach) may simultaneously be perfor-

med in the same scenario.

ATRES-LATRES-L is an ATC simulation platform representing an ad-vanced, powerful self-training tool for ATC student controllers.It is a notebook device fully equipped with all the componentspeculiar to complex ATC systems, such as FDP-integrated airtraffic generator and Human-machine interface with standardfunctions. In addition, a speech recognition software providesfor voice-driven training operations and an embedded perfor-mance assessment functionality automatically evaluates astudent's ability to perform objective standards on the basis ofevaluation criteria previously concerted with the trainer.

Mobile Systems. Ground Check Vehicle – GCVAs for periodical check and calibration services for navigationradio aids, Vitrociset has equipped a vehicle with all of thetools and equipment needed for ground checks of Instrumen-tal Landing Systems (ILS).

Mobile TowerBy boasting a long-standing technical experience in themaintenance and management of air traffic control sy-stems and services, Vitrociset has designed and developeddifferent Mobile Control Tower solutions. Vitrociset’s MobileTower (M-TWR) systems are designed for both civil and mili-tary airfields and so devised so as to favour quick deploymentservices and reliable operations even in tough weather condi-tions.

Mobile AVL The mobile AVL (Lighting Visual Aids) system provides airportrunways with a lighting system for use in emergency situa-tions or when a fixed lighting system undergoes maintenanceoperations or replacement.

DVOR/DMEIn the sector of radio navigation aids, Vitrociset supplies andinstalls VOR (VHF Omnidirectional Range) and DME (DistanceMeasuring Equipment) with due observance of all of the re-quirements peculiar to “turnkey” supplies.

Information System for info-mobility and road haulagesafetyThe info-mobility and road haulage safety system is an ICT

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platform providing a range of different services intended toreduce the occurrence of accidents and improve productivityin the road haulage sector. Through the application of ICT so-lutions and the development of integrated communicationand localization utilities, the system enables to increase safetylevels for road hauliers.

Meteorological ProductsVitrociset’s proposed solutions in the meteorological sectorare the result of well-established relations with world-classpartners in the meteorological sector such as ENAV andCNMCA, i.e. centres of excellence in meteorology and clima-tology which have long relied on Vitrociset for the procurementof services and systems. The Company’s technical experienceand know-how in the choice of ad hoc architectures, its deve-lopment of specific software and full understanding of wea-ther phenomena unquestionably form part and parcel ofVitrociset’s background. Such assets are indispensable formeeting safety and security requirements at all times and arevalid instruments for applications in the field of weather fore-casts and observations. Major meteorological products andservices offered by Vitrociset are detailed below:

Automatic Terminal Area Information System - ATISThe ATIS System (Automatic Terminal area Information Ser-vice) is so devised as to broadcast onboard aircraft any real-time terminal area-related meteorological and aeronauticalinformation needed for flight safety.

Automatic Wheather Observation System - AWOSThe AWOS system proposed by Vitrociset is intended to ma-nage the acquisition and distribution of all airport weatherdata and bulletins.

Low Level Windshear Alert System - LLWASThe LLWAS is a system for monitoring microburst and wind-shear phenomena and is based on an algorithm patented bythe U.C.A.R. and approved by the F.A.A., which underlies theLLWAS-NE system phase III.

Development of remote sensing and meteorological dataacquisition systems In scenarios where security during operations is a key element,

the constant control of weather conditions and the use of in-novative devices in the measurement of meteorological para-meters, through the use of dedicated software for analysingthe state and evolution of weather phenomena, are indispen-sable tools in decision making activities in which the knowledgeof weather conditions and their possible evolution is critical.Vitrociset provides end-to-end solutions for the automatic ac-quisition of weather data and their satellite downlink to cen-tralised systems.

Meteorological Database - BDMThe impact of weather and climatic conditions on the perfor-mance of aeronautical activities implies the primary need tosense, process and disseminate weather information. TheBDM (Meteorological Database) system was designed to actas the central node of a weather data distribution network forthe acquisition of weather data and their integrity in time, aswell as for long/middle-term statistical queries and compu-tation.

IWS SystemThe IWS system is a tool comprising a set of functions relatedto weather phenomena observation and forecast activities.The main characteristics of the IWS are summed up below:• data acquisition from national sensor networks;• production of analyses on the available weather data as well as of hourly and daily forecast analyses;

• storage for a configurable period of weather data and their consultation;

• integration with external COTS (Commercial Off-the-Shelf) software.

Development of software systems for the processing and di-stribution of weather forecast products.The automation of computation processes and the opportu-nity to store a large quantity of data and therefore constantlymonitor the evolution of phenomena during long time inter-vals allow meteorological agencies to use efficient tools intheir constant observation of weather conditions.Vitrociset develops state-of-the-art software solutions for theprocessing of data originated from multiple sources as well astheir storage and distribution to end users.

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Vitrociset is part of a first-rate technical and scientific inter-national network of universities, research institutes and in-dustrial concerns (the latter mainly represented by Small andMedium Enterprises) and partakes - in most cases with suc-cess and as key-role player - in numbers of significant “calls”for defence projects, both national (Ministry of Education, Uni-versity & Scientific Research, Ministry of the Economic Deve-lopment) and international (European Union and Agencies,European Defence Agency), as well as in NATO study groups(RTO, NIAG) as Industrial Advisor.

The main Research & Development projects with active con-tribution from Vitrociset, are:

EC FP7-ICT-Security:“NI2S3 - Net-centric Information & Integration Services for Security Systems”

EDA JIP: “MEDUSA - Multi SEnsor Data fusion grid for Urban Situational Awareness”

EC FP7-Security: “TASS - Total Airport Security System”

EC JLS: “THIS - Transport Hub Intelligent video System”

EDA ICET: “HECTOR - HElicopter fuselage Crack moniToring andprognosis through on-board sensOR network”

MSE Industry 2015 – Sustainable Mobility: “IMPULSO -Integrated Multimodal Platform for Urban andextra urban Logistic System Optimization”

MSE Industry 2015 – Sustainable Mobility: “SLIMPORT- Sicurity, Logistics, Inter-Modal PORT”

In addition, Vitrociset regularly and actively attends Techno-logical Platforms (Academic, Institutional and IndustrialBoards) for setting the “Strategic Research Agenda”, whichprovides for strategic national research priorities:

ACARE(Advanced Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe)

PTMB(Technology Platform for the Mediterranean and Black Seas)

SERIT(SEcurity Research in ITaly)

TERIT(TElecommunication Research in ITaly)

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At the base of above relevant results is the new company policy, that keeps the R&D as fulcrum for the competences enhan-cement and the competitiveness development in the national and international markets, inverting the current tendency ofindustry world to reduce the R&D investments.


5Permanent establishments around the world

10Radio Navigation Aids systems installed

26Radar systems efficiently maintained and kept into operationall over the Italian territory

30Countries where Vitrociset has implemented projects for bothcivil and military applications

76%Of all the staff is composed of university graduates or highly-qualified professionals

100Air Traffic Control systems installed throughout the world

110Launches of Ariane 4 and 5 missiles with Vitrociset supportingoptical & video data acquisition processes as well as commandand control centre operations

300Meteorological stations designed, integrated and put intooperation

900Staff

2.000Trunks of radio link installed and maintained

3.000Experimental missions at the Test Range of Salto di Quirra, withVitrociset providing maintenance and support services for radar,optical and telecommunications systems

5.000Maintenance interventions per year for communicationequipment

8.000Public and private customer’s seats where Vitrociset providesmaintenance services for ICT systems and networks

15.000Hours per year of specialization and follow-up vocationaltraining

250.000Phone and VOIP systems for which Vitrociset provides manage-ment and installation services to the Public Administration andthe Ministry of the Interior

350.000Phone and VOIP systems for which Vitrociset provides manage-ment and installation services to Civil Organizations and majorPrivate Customers

5.000.000Hours of software engineering activity over the last ten years

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Vitrociset in Figures

Every day, at Vitrociset, engineers, technicians and experts co-operate in design and development of solutionsimproving people’s security, infrastructure and IT networks.

Skills, expertise, long-standing experience, high standards of security, certifications, quality and innovation are onlysome of Vitrociset’s main distinguishing marks which feature the Company worldwide.


Certifications

• QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 for the EA19, 28, 33, 35, 37 sectors

• QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNI EN ISO 9001:2008• QUALITY ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNI EN ISO14001:2004 for the EA 28, 33, 35, 37, 19 sectors

• ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNI EN ISO 14001:2004 • SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISO 27001 • CORPORATE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE REQUIRE-MENTS OF THE NATO PUBLICATION AQAP 2110/160

PARTNERSHIP

• AVAYA PARTNER AUTHORIZED• CA PLATINUM PARTNER • ORACLE PARTNER NETWORK

ATTESTATIONS

SOA ALPI CERTIFICATE of Qualification for carrying out the design andexecution of public works up to classification VIII cat. OG 1/3/9/10/11/12OS 1/4/5/9/17/19/21/23/26/30.

AUTHORISATIONS - RM/821 7187 OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DE-VELOPMENT – DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS – TERRITORIAL IN-SPECTORATE LAZIO – SECTION 1 – AUTHORISATION OF 1st GRADEInstallation, test inspection, wiring and maintenance of internal tele-communications plants

AUTHORISATIONS -THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - DE-PARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS - general direction for electronic andradio broadcast communications services office 1 offer to the Public ofISP and WISP service and offer to the Public of service as Reseller of te-lephone service (pursuant to Dec. Work no. 259 of 1 August 2003)

AUTHORITY FOR THE GUARANTEES IN COMMUNICATIONS INSPEC-TION SERVICE AND REGISTRATION - COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORREGISTRY Registration ROC N° 18857 in the Registry of communications operators– Activity of Electronic Communications Services

Offices and Subsidiaries

HEAD AND REGISTERED OFFICEVia Tiburtina, 1020 00156 Rome - ITALYTel.: +39 06 8820.1

PLANTSCapo San Lorenzo - SS125 Km 78 09040 Villaputzu (CA) - ITALYTel.: +39 070 8606.1

BRANCH OFFICESMilanVia Caldera, 21Torre C, Ala 2 - CAP 20153Tel.: +39 02 4093381

NaplesBusiness CentreIsola F Lotto F2 - CAP 80143Tel.: +39 081 5822911

Venice - MargheraParco Scientifico Vega – Lybra Bldg.Via dele Industrie, 17/A - CAP 30175Tel.: +39 041 5094228

WHOLLY-OWNED FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES • Vitrociset France S.a.r.l., Kourou - FRENCH GUYANA • Vitrociset KSA, Riyadh – KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA• Vitrociset Belgium S.p.r.l. - Transinne (Belgium) - Ground operations/Galileo Program- Darmstadt (Germany) – Operations for ESA’s Operating Centre

- Noordwijk (Holland) – Engineering support to ESA’sTechnical Directorate

• Vitrociset Kenya (Nairobi)

JOINT-VENTURE COMPANIES• Vitrociset Jadwalean Co. Ltd , Riyadh - KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

PERMANENT PLANTS ABROAD• EUROFIGHTER Development, maintenance and support of the Reference Data Management System of Eurofighter 2000 and Tornado AircraftSystem support for application software at EurofighterIWSSC (International Weapon System Support Centre)

• NETMAMaintenance and support of the EPS-CADPSe-procurement system for Tornado and EurofighterAircraft


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