Akoostix has been selected to execute the Land Acoustics and Seismic Surveillance Literature Review for DRDC Atlantic. This contract will support DRDC's Land Acoustics and Seismic studies for Surveillance Operations (LASSO) project, and will assist them in refining their research direction. Our team will be summarizing the existing knowledge and current state of the art concerning the utilization of acoustic and seismic sensors on or near land. The emphases will be on their use for operational surveillance and on existing techniques and trends for target classification using on-land or land-based acoustic and seismic sensors.

Akoostix Inc. is two years old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Akoostix announced today that it has exceeded its previous year's sales less then seven months into its fiscal year. Current year sales include a number of milestones:

• Largest single contract to date (in value),

• First international customer, and,

• First non-defence customer; all of which have resulted in,

• A new, full-time employee.

The scope of this year's work includes research trial support, system development, and advanced prototype development across:

• Torpedo defence,

• Active multistatics,

• Autonomous surveillance,

• Underwater communications, and,

• Marine mammal monitoring / environmental mitigation.

This project work will provide solutions to both the defence and oil and gas industries.

Akoostix sponsors the Maritime Acoustic Symposium organized and hosted by the Acoustic Data Analysis Centre - Atlantic. This bi-annual event brings together military and civilian experts in the field of underwater acoustics from around the world. During the symposium Akoostix will co-present "Mitigating Multistatic Active Sonar Operator Overload using Clutter Displays" with DRDC Atlantic scientist Nicole Collison.

Some (long overdue) pictures from the Q302 sea-trial supported by Akoostix Inc. in January/February.

Akoostix Inc. is one year old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Akoostix has been selected by DRDC Atlantic and Omnitech Inc to support experimental development of an underwater acoustic modem. Our expertise in DSP and conversion / integration of Matlab software into C/C++ will play a vital role in the success of this project. The underwater acoustic modem is intended to support ongoing development of autonomous underwater systems that will be used to modernize Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR).

Akoostix Inc. announced today that it has won a competitive $30K CAD bid for support to the Rapidly Deployable Systems (RDS) Post Technology Demonstration Project (TDP) Systems Design Review and Re-engineering Study. This important work will investigate and recommend the best approach to use as RDS is migrated towards operational use. Both the processing hardware and software designs will be examined. The Canadian and some allied militaries have expressed a significant level of interest in using RDS operationally.

It was announced today that Akoostix Inc. has been awarded additional funding ($15K CAD) to provide increased trial support for the Marine Mammal Mitigation / Towed Array and Sonobuoy Multistatic Trials. Akoostix Inc. will be supplying a second person to provide trial planning, data gathering, and acoustic analysis expertise to augment DRDC scientists during the trials. These events will take place in the Caribbean between January and February 2007.

Today Akoostix Inc. announces its successful win of the competitive bid for Fighting Operator Overload. This $50K CAD project focuses on examining the reduction in acoustic operator's overload. The overload resulted from increases in system performance, processing improvements, and the introduction of new analysis tools. Specifically, the goal is to show how localization aids and clutter tools can be integrated to improve overall system performance and reduce operator overload. These tools - the localization and clutter algorithms - have been developed at DRDC Atlantic and incorporated into the Software Tools for Analysis and Research (STAR) suite over the past three years. Initial evidence of the usefulness of these tools has been demonstrated during STAR preliminary analysis of real data. Now the STAR tools will be used for more in-depth data analysis centered on standard measures of performance, such as probability of detection, probability of false alarm, and time to detection. The result will be a more quantitative measure of the tools' effectiveness towards mitigating operator overload. Akoostix has teamed with Human Systems Incorporated who will provide expertise and consulting on human factors engineering.

Akoostix has been awarded another LAND Buoy software upgrade contract. This contract will add the ability to control the Buoy's operation via Freewave radio.

Akoostix Inc. announced today that it has won a competitive $100K CAD bid for support to the Marine Mammal Mitigation / Towed Array and Sonobuoy Multistatic Trials. This work will involve upgrading the Acoustic Subsystem, a module used in the Slocum Glider and Stealth Buoy, to perform detection of marine mammal vocalizations and integration of data from detections into the Acoustic Cetacean Detection Capability (ACDC) workstation. These efforts will support improved environmental mitigation during active sonar trials. It will also involve developing data interfaces between sea trial data gathering equipment and STAR (Software Tools for Analysis and Research) via DRDC Data Servers. This contract will culminate in approximately 3 weeks worth of sea trials in the Caribbean in early 2007.

Akoostix Inc. announced today that it has won a competitive $60K CAD bid for support to the STAR Localization Libraries. These libraries are being developed to transfer multi-sensor data fusion and target localization capability from DRDC's algorithm prototype STAR (Software Tools for Analysis and Research) to C++ libraries that can be integrated into system prototypes. The algorithms are used to generate a much simpler presentation of detection information from multiple sensors that includes any or all of bearing, time difference of arrival and/or multistatic ellipse features. These features are fused to reveal multiple targets, each represented by an area of probability ellipse. The ellipse takes into account multiple system errors to provide a realistic view of target data.

Akoostix sponsors the Canadian Acoustical Society's Annual Conference in Halifax. Akoostix's president and VP, Joe Hood and Derek Burnett, volunteer as exhibit coordinators for this Canada-wide event.

Akoostix Inc. announced today that it has won a highly competitive $115K CAD bid for support to the Rapidly Deployable Systems (RDS) Technology Demonstration Project (TDP). Akoostix has teamed with Omnitech Inc. to provide upgrade and support services to the RDS. This will include software / hardware upgrades and on-site trial support of the Standing Contingent Force (SCF) sea trial taking place off of the Carolina's this Fall. This strategic win has proven that Akoostix is a strong competitor in the acoustic R&D arena

Akoostix has been awarded a small LAND Buoy software upgrade contract.

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