News Release

News Release Globecomm Maritime March 24, 2011

Specialist maritime software provider makes advanced decision support weather package available at no charge to new and existing se@COMM customers.
Cedar Knolls, NJ. Globecomm Maritime has announced that its popular Telaurus se@WEATHER application is now available with no monthly subscription fee.
Available as part of the Telaurus se@COMM communications management suite, se@WEATHER is an icon-driven, graphical marine weather analysis system, providing instant access to the most accurate and enhanced current global weather with sea condition data, including surface pressure, wind direction, significant wave heights, fronts, and tropical storms.
Powered by Applied Weather Technology (AWT), se@WEATHER utilizes the same intuitive, easy to use interface found on AWT’s BonVoyage System marine voyage optimization system (BVS), and can be easily upgraded to AWT’s fully- featured BVS system
Malcolm McMaster, VP Globecomm Maritime and President Telaurus Communications, said:
“The introduction of Inmarsat FleetBroadband and other higher bandwidth technologies allows ship operators to make use of powerful data applications that can improve vessel safety and productivity. se@WEATHER offers the benefits of allowing the vessel’s master to view high quality analyses of current global weather and sea conditions at any time. We wanted to make se@WEATHER a free of charge option to enable owners to see for themselves the increases in productivity that are possible when used with broadband.”
The data is delivered in a highly compressed format to minimize communication costs and generates sophisticated color-enhanced graphics which allow the ship’s master or navigation officer to easily view and interpret weather and sea conditions.
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Customers who were previously paying a monthly fee will now enjoy this service free of charge. New customers who register for a subscription to the service now will also be able to use the service with no fees payable.
se@WEATHER is one of the many maritime satellite solutions available from Telaurus and provided by Globecomm Maritime. Telaurus’ flagship product, se@COMM allows users to communicate via email, fax, telex and SMS, as well as permitting controlled web browsing. se@COMM features real-time email delivery capabilities and unique pre-pricing by the kilobit, enabling users to control their communication spend.
se@COMM provides a high level of flexibility to address the diverse needs of shipowners and ship management companies, offering ships the benefits of shore-based email systems, while achieving an average 50% reduction on normally incurred costs.
Telaurus customers will be able to learn more about the Globecomm Maritime offering from its staff who are participating in the following upcoming conferences: CMA Shipping 2011, Connecticut, March 21-23 and SeaAsia in Singapore, (10-15 April).
For more information on se@WEATHER and other services provided by Globecomm Maritime, please visit www.globecommsystems.com/maritime or contact us at info@telaurus.com.