Archive: 2013

Understanding ITAR

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As a global company, one of our main concerns is any reluctance potential customers may have to purchasing from General Digital. With a large (and rapidly growing) international customer base, we are aware that ITAR (International Trade in Arms Regulations) and EAR (Export Administration Regulations) may cause some international businesses to be wary about buying […]

Heroes Against Holiday Hunger

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As you may recall, this past spring we partnered with the American Red Cross and donated enough blood to help save the lives of more than 80 hospital patients in need of platelets, plasma, and red blood cells. Continuing our stream of social consciousness, General Digital teamed up with Hands on Hartford Food Pantry to […]

Send in the Drones

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With the successful test flights of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C extended-endurance Fire Scout unmanned aircraft, General Digital Software Services was able to beam with pride. The aircraft, based on the Bell 407 light commercial helicopter, made its first flights on October 31st at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. Boasting twice the endurance and three times […]

Some Clarity Concerning Analog and Digital Video Signals

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Video signals (also called “video inputs”) come in many flavors and they’re not always so easy to distinguish. There are both analog and digital video signals, with different characteristics, advantages, and limitations. We have provided this guide to help you decipher the different types of video signals and their applications, and thus determine which will […]

Droning On About UAV Software Testing

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Rafael Blanco and Jim Consolini headed to our nation’s capital in mid-August to exhibit at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems 2013, an annual conference focusing on addressing the most important trends, advancements and information impacting the unmanned vehicle industry. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International is “committed to fostering, developing, and promoting unmanned systems and robotic […]

GD Software Services is Serious About Safety

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General Digital Software Services has been part of the company since it’s inception in 1973. Currently, it is comprised of 2 groups: IV&V and Software Development. Rafael Blanco, the manager of the IV&V unit, explains all that his group provides to our customers. “General Digital Software Services is well aware that Independent Verification and Validation […]

A Showcase of Simply Sensational Screens at SID

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General Digital’s Optical Bonding Laboratories does it again! Year after year, OBL displays at the Society of Information Display (SID) Display Week International Symposium and Exhibition. And year after year, OBL continues to dazzle with innovative designs for display enhancements. With Jennifer Derleth, OBL’s Director of Operations at the helm, it’s easy to see why. […]

27 Pints Saves 81 Lives

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As part of General Digital’s effort to be more socially responsible, we organized and hosted our first blood drive on Monday, May 6th. Thanks to 32 willing donors—20 from GD and 12 from area businesses (though 5 were unable to donate)—the American Red Cross told us that “What we collected will help save the lives […]

Aviation History in the Making

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Congratulations to Pratt & Whitney and Bombardier! At 11:59 AM this morning, Transport Canada issued the Type Certificate for the PW1500G engine models (including the PW1519G, PW1521G and PW1524G). Our Software Services Group is proud to have been a part of the software testing phase of this project, and the team that certified the first […]